From our President, John Garaventa:

♬ “I’m your captain, I’m your captain.” ♬

It was a simple song. I heard many times, sung by Mike Pace, around campfires at Hartford County 4-H Camp. AND, it was stuck in my head, and not without reason. I was driving a wheat combine, in a field I was on a cultural 4-H exchange in the Ukraine, Soviet Republic of the USSR. I felt like the captain of a ship, and it really did look like “amber waves of grain”. I was thousands of miles away, homesick for 4-H camp. Isn’t it interesting what can bring back memories of 4-H camp, a place that has left such a lasting impact on our lives? It could be a song, the crackle of a campfire, the sound of a slammed screen door. For me, Hartford County 4-H Camp had a major influence on the trajectory of my life, and I suspect that it has done the same for you.

Hartford County 4-H camp celebrated its 60^th anniversary in Marlborough and its 95^th year of 4-H camping this year. Camp provides youth the opportunity to experience the outdoors, gain independence, and learn new skills, while fostering new friendships and gaining confidence to be tomorrow’s leaders.

I hope you will join me in supporting Hartford County 4-H camp during the 2025-2026 annual fundraising campaign. Here’s how you can direct your much-appreciated donation:

Capital Improvement
Your support will assist with capital improvements, such as a feasibility study to improve bathroom facilities in the cabin areas with upgrades to septic, water, and electrical systems; installing new cabin roofs; dangerous tree removal; and a future investment in the installation of air conditioning in Baldwin Hall.

Endowment
Your support will maintain long-term investment income for the camp’s future.

Campership
Your support directly funds resources that make camp available for everyone.

A donation of any size will help maintain the camp's infrastructure and allow youth to build a brighter future, one that begins at Hartford County 4-H Camp. Thank you for your consideration and support.

Hartford County 4-H Camp Annual Fundraising

Join us in supporting Hartford County 4-H Camp during the 2025-2026 Annual Fundraising Campaign.