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Do You Love PKU Camp? So Do We. Help Us Keep It Going

When asked what MAPKUF and its activities have meant to her, Emeline Schweitzer, a 14-year-old thriving with PKU that has been attending MAPKUF events since she was 9 months old, said, “It lets people with PKU know that they are not alone. Most of the year I am the weird kid that drinks a yellow drink super-fast and takes lots of pills. Camp Huber lets me just be me, no judgments made. I get to spend time with kids my age, joking about the weird things people say about our diet, or whose parents are the most annoying about drinking our formula.”

About MAPKUF and Camp Huber

The Maryland Alliance of PKU Families was started in 1994 by parents of children that have PKU to promote the health and well-being of persons with PKU. The inaugural event, Camp Huber for people with PKU and their families/support persons, combined educational experiences with networking and entertainment, where PKU food was on the menu and no explanations of diet were needed.

Over the years, MAPKUF expanded their goals and reach, now hosting several events throughout the year, and engaging about 100 people from across the Mid-Atlantic (and sometimes further). MAPKUF works to make camp, and the other events, affordable to all families that already struggle with high costs of insurance, medical food, formula, and medication, to ensure they are part of the MAPKUF community.

Your Help Is Needed

Each year, MAPKUF needs to raise at least $20,000 to cover the costs of camp, including providing full scholarships to 10 families, and requesting a low-cost donation from all other campers. Camp Huber 2023 will be a 2-day overnight camp experience for our PKU children and a family camp on Saturday. We need your help to support our mission and continue to have this great camp.

Goal

By April 1st, 2023, we will raise the $20,000 needed for Camp Huber through fundraisers, grants, and sponsorship.

Your Help Is Needed

Each year, MAPKUF needs to raise at least $20,000 to cover the costs of camp, including providing full scholarships to 10 families, and requesting a low-cost donation from all other campers. Camp Huber 2023 will be a 2-day overnight camp experience for our PKU children and a family camp on Saturday. We need your help to support our mission and continue to have this great camp.

How You Can Help:

1.  Consider Making a donation: If you or someone you know would like to donate to help us build this amazing network of support, there are several ways to do it. MAPKUF is a 501 C 3 nonprofit (EIN 52-1879326), so donations are tax deductible.
a.  Use this QR code to make a donation to MAPKUF through PayPal:

 

b.  Send checks, made out to MAPKUF, to
MAPKUF
323 DORCHESTER ROAD
PASADENA MD 21122

2.  Add us to your Amazon Smile account – every purchase you make helps give back a little bit to our organization. Share this information far and wide! The more people who use Amazon Smile for Maryland Alliance of PKU Families, the more funds we can raise together!

3. Host a Fundraising Events: There are so many fun ways to raise money for MAPKUF and Camp Huber. Find something you enjoy and go with it. We have had families raise $300 with a car wash, $900 with a candy bar sale, $500 with birthday fundraisers, and $200 with a night promoting a local restaurant fundraiser. Every fundraiser big or small helps us reach our goal! Contact us at mapkuf@gmail.com for more information on fundraising ideas (how about a Halloween Bake Sale with the tagline People with PKU make Every Bite Count – adding information about the importance of counting PHE?)

How MAPKUF Can Help You Raise Funds

Over the next few weeks, MAPKUF will be finalizing resources you can use to engage donors, including Sponsorship Forms with Recognition Levels, lists of resources from other PKU agencies, Social Media posts for Facebook Fundraisers, and a donate button on the MAPKUF Facebook page. If there are other items you would like us to work on, please let us know.

We are excited for you to join us in this process as we continue to grow. We will be keeping track of funds for next year and reporting our progress with our monthly newsletter (contact mapkuf@gmail.com to subscribe)! Please email mapkuf@gmail.com if you can help us in any of these ways! Any commitment big or small is very much appreciated.