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The Members of The Acorn Society welcome
you to become a member of The Acorn Society
of the American Camping Foundation by contributing
a charitable donation to the American Camp
Association. Why? Because you believe in
the magic and poetry of the camp experience!
You understand our shared responsibility
to preserve the camp experience for future
generations. Your commitment to the camp
experience has been demonstrated through
your many actions and good deeds on behalf
of children and the camp community. We offer
you the opportunity to once again express
your dedication to the future through a
planned gift to the American Camp Association.
 The
Acorn Society is a program to recognize
the fellowship of men and women who believe
in the purposes of organized camping and
who want to ensure that the camp experience
is continued as a growing, educational
opportunity for those who follow. Members
of the fellowship include camping in their
estate planning and/or make outright gifts
to either ACA or the Kruger Endowment of
the American Camping Foundation. The Acorn
Society holds an annual gathering at the
ACA national conference to recognize qualifying
donors and celebrate the future of the
camp experience. If you qualify for membership
in the Acorn Society but have not been
recognized by ACA, we encourage you to
make your gift known to us.
The crest of The Acorn Society is a symbol
of the mighty oak which identifies the
role of ACA in providing professional leadership
to all aspects of organized camping. The
educational, spiritual, physical, and social
traditions offered through a camp experience
build character, compassion, and commitment.
As an association we clearly value people,
the natural world, and a sense of contribution.
As such, we are dedicated to preserving
and promoting the camp experience for generations
to come.
The Acorn Society was created as a means
for the American Camp Association and the
American Camping Foundation to recognize
individuals who have made a significant
financial commitment to the future of the
camp experience. The men and women of The
Acorn Society believe in the purposes of
the camp experience and its benefits to
society and wish to ensure that in the future
the American Camping Association will continue
to give kids of all ages ". . . a world
of good."
Members of the Acorn Society have made
a financial contribution to either the American
Camp Association or the American Camping
Foundation Kruger Endowment in excess of
$25,000 or have provided for a significant
gift for the future of the camp experience
in their wills, trusts, or through some
other means. These gifts are expected to
grow through carefully managed investments
so that their principal remains intact,
but the ever-increasing income is available
to support ACA now and in the future. In
this way, The Acorn Society is the essence
of the expression that "a little acorn
can become a mighty oak." |
