The Dorothy Percival Fund

The DPFund was conceived after the death of Ms. Percival, who was the second director of Camp Ouareau. After her passing, I received an envelope with $20 in it and a note. The note explained how Ms. Percy, as she was called, had paid for this women’s tuition one semester. The woman’s father had lost his job, and Ms. Percy found out about the situation, and knew that the woman (back then a girl) would have to stop school, so she helped her out. It was with that first $20 and many more stories to follow about Ms. Percy that the Dorothy Percival Fund began to grow, over the years providing many girls with the opportunity to experience camp.
If you know of a girl who could use the assistance of the Fund to attend camp next summer, please send me her name. I will then send the family an application form. If the child is accepted, her camp fees will covered by a three-way contribution from the parents, the camp and the DPF.
The DPF joined the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund as a restricted endowment fund, which ensures that any donations made to the DPF will be used to send campers specifically to Ouareau. The fund is professionally managed to ensure that we will continue to be able to support campers for many years to come. An alumnae by the name of Kim Geddes is on the board of directors of Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund to assist with the DPFund for Ouareau.
Donations are also now tax receiptable. To make a donation, please visit "CanadaHelps" and "Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund".
Please include a note in the "Message" field indicating that you would like your donation to go to the Dorothy Percival Fund. We look forward to welcoming more DPF girls this summer.