Merrymeeting Audubon Helps Local Kids and Educators Go to Summer Camp
Merrymeeting Audubon is proud to offer scholarships for area elementary students, teens and educators to attend summer programs in Maine.
The Chuck Huntington Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for area elementary students to attend the University of Maine 4H Camps. This year, we helped eighteen young campers enjoy one of the four camps: Bryant Pond in Bryant Pond, Tanglewood in Lincolnville, Blueberry Cove in Tenants Harbor and Greenland Point in Princeton.
The Stella Walsh Memorial Fund helps us send two teens and one educator each year to National Audubon’s famous Hog Island Camp in Bremen. This summer, two local teens and a local educator enjoyed the incredible programs at Hog Island.
PLEASE NOTE: Scholarships have been awarded for the 2024 camp season and this year’s application process is now closed. Check back in January for information about the 2025 scholarship season.
SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS:
Hog Island Audubon Teen Camp
Scholarships are available for area teens and educators for one-week residential experiences at the Hog Island Audubon Camp. These teen scholarships are supported by the Walsh Fund. A wide range of nature and ornithology programs are available from June through September. We hope to send two students (ages 14-17) and one educator to camp each summer. Here are sample offerings of Hog Island Camp programs:
Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens
Mountain to Sea Birding for Teens
Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week
For more information regarding Hog Island Camp programs, go to hogisland.audubon.org, or call (843) 340-8673 and ask about programs for Teens or, if you are an educator, Educator’s Week. For scholarship information, please contact Joan Newkirk, (207) 522-1574, mainejoan123@gmail.com
UofM 4H Camps & Learning Centers at Bryant Pond, Tanglewood, Blueberry Cove, and Greenland Point
Merrymeeting Audubon offers scholarships to all four University of Maine 4H Camps and Learning Centers to students, 8 to 14 years old, for week-long, residential programs. The camps are as follows: Bryant Pond in the town of Bryant Pond; Tanglewood, located in Lincolnville; Blueberry Cove, in Tenants Harbor; and Greenland Point in Princeton. A variety of programs are offered, including nature- and conservation-based, as well as traditional, such as camp sports, camp crafts and arts.
Tanglewood https://extension.umaine.edu/tanglewood/summer-camp/
Blueberry Cove https://extension.umaine.edu/tanglewood/summer-camp/
Greenland Point https://extension.umaine.edu/greenland-point/summer-camp/
If you have any questions about applying for Merrymeeting scholarships, please contact Peggy Page, mpage815@gmail.com, or 207-650-0549
MERRYMEETING AUDUBON CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP AREA:
Students and educators in the following areas are invited to apply for our scholarships:
RSU1 Bath, Phippsburg, Woolwich
RSU2 Dresden, Richmond
RSU4 Litchfield
RSU5 Durham, Freeport, Pownal
MSAD75 Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell, Topsham
AOS98 Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Georgetown, Southport
Other Arrowsic, Brunswick, Lisbon/Lisbon Falls, West Bath, Westport Island, Wiscasset
Homeschoolers who live in these towns may also apply
DONOR FUNDING:
Merrymeeting Audubon is proud of its track record of funding about 30 camperships per year. The chapter is able to provide such a high level of support for campers in our scholarship area through donations from committed local organizations and generous individuals.
