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Max Davis Scholarships
Click over to our Raffle Tickets page where all proceeds are directed to the WOLF Foundation.
Scholarships & Giving
First Priority Scholarship Applications for Summer 2010 are due on Friday, April 30th!
• Click here for information on how to apply for Merit Scholarships.
• Click here for information on how to apply for Financial Aid.
• Click here for information on other ways you can raise funds for your own Wolf Camp experience.
The board of directors of the WOLF Foundation includes:
President: Richard Minutoli, Ed.D. (Seattle)
Vice President: Stanley Abuan (Federal Way)
Secretary/Treasurer: Scott Davis, CPA (Bellingham)
Fundraising Chair: Judy Chaisson, DAOM (Bellingham)
Scholarship Chair: Kim Allen (Duvall)
Membership Chair: Michael Helms (Monroe)
The volunteer staff for the WOLF Foundation includes:
Executive Director: Chris Chisholm (Puyallup)
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Become a Booster!
by mailing a donation payable to the WOLF Foundation, c/o our board treasurer, Scott A. Davis, CPA, 2211 Elm St., Bellingham WA 98225, or donate using PayPal in one of the following amounts:
• Alpha Booster Membership in the WOLF Foundation is $25 annually, gives you a logo item of your choice (please make the request when first donating), puts you on our email list for WOLF Foundation minutes, allows for you to attend meetings, volunteer on committees, and makes you eligible for election to the board of directors.
• Pack Booster Membership in the WOLF Foundation is $50 annually, gives your whole family the same benefits and rights as described above for Alpha Membership:
• Max Davis Scholarships Donation in any amount you wish for foster kids, low income children, indigenous youth, outstanding young women in the field, and other meritous groups.:
• Click here for information on other ways you can donate time, materials or money.
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Purchase Raffle Tickets to Support Max Davis Scholarships:
Autographed Copy of "Wolf Camp" by Katie McKy
This is one of the most ironic-coincidental-synchronistic-serendipidous bits of Wolf Camp history. Wolf Camp founder Chris Chisholm's parents, residents of Chippewa Falls, WI, saw an article in the local paper about this new childrens book by local author Katie McKy. It's about a girl who goes off to a fictional Wolf Camp and returns acting strangely like a wild animal ... similar to what many parents of the real Wolf Camp often report.
Get this donated copy of the Wolf Camp book with autographs by the author and the real-life Wolf Camp founder Chris Chisholm by purchasing $1.00 raffle tickets whose proceeds go to Max Davis Scholarships!
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Eddyline Sea Kayak with Paddle, Spray Skirt, Floats & More
Fiberglass Sea Kayak, refurbished, with paddle, spray skirt, internal floats, plus optional life vest and wet suit for additional donation. Kayak donated by former board member Carol Arvin. We have used this kayak about once-per-year at Wolf Camp, and can attest to its excellent tracking, well-built hull, excellent rudder system, new paddle and spray skirt, and other features. To read about the history of Eddyline Kayaks, visit their website at www.eddyline.com
Get this kayak set by purchasing $5.00 raffle tickets whose proceeds go to Max Davis Scholarships!
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Donating to the WOLF Foundation
The Western Outdoor Learning Fund is a Washington State non-profit organization, independent from Wolf Camp and the Wolf College, whose mission it is to support those wishing to attend programs of earth skills education. The WOLF Foundation, as it is known, also endeavors to preserve land on which earth skills may be practiced, and it supports worthy research and development projects in the field of earth skills, such as experiments to safely recreate primitive living scenarios. Support from the WOLF Foundation is granted in the form of Max Davis Scholarships, which are dispersed to people who prove need or merit of financial aid. The scholarship fund is named after Max Davis, a favorite Wolf Camp participant who passed away in 2001 of a childhood illness. It is our hope that Max’s memory serves as an example for the kind of camper we hope to attract: aware of nature and its hazards; working hard to reach safe goals; keeping a uplifting attitude, and offering friendly leadership.
With an entirely volunteer staff and board of directors, the expenses of the WOLF Foundation are minimal. Incidental costs are funded by in-house donations and fundraiser events. Your whole donation will be used for scholarships to people who qualify for financial aid based on need and merit. Please add a donation for our scholarship fund in the space provided on your Wolf Camp registration form payments page. However, donations are not yet 501(c)3 tax deductible.
There are many ways that you can donate, including:
Challenge Grant: Encourage others to donate by giving dollar-for-dollar what they donate over a time period. Please make checks payable to the WOLF Foundation, c/o Scott A. Davis, CPA, 103 E Holly #401, Bellingham, WA 98225.
Auction Item: Gift certificates for stores and services, furniture, older equipment, fancy libations and foods, artwork and other goods are welcome at our annual auction in November.
Sponsor A Camper: $100 for a weekend workshop, $250 for a day camp week, or $500 for an overnight week. Please make checks payable to the WOLF Foundation, c/o Wolf Camp, 7933 287th Ave Se, Monroe, WA 98272.
Attend Fundraisers: Including the annual Online Auction the first week of June, described on the Camp Store page.
Purchase Camp Store Items: Click over to the Camp Store page where all proceeds are directed to the WOLF Foundation.
Buy Raffle Tickets: Include this on your Wolf Camp registration form payments page; winners drawn at the Oct 30 Harvest Party. $1.00 per chance. Please make checks payable to the WOLF Foundation, c/o Wolf Camp, 7933 287th Ave Se, Monroe, WA 98272.
Volunteer Opportunities at Wolf Camp:
Many thanks to all who have asked to lend a hand. There are still many opportunities to volunteer in at our new home office, and you are welcome to come help at any time.
First Priorty Merit Scholarship Applications for Summer are due on Friday, April 30th: We are offering a limited number of merit scholarships generally ranging from $25-$175 for youth who send us nature journal entries that they produce between September-May. The journal entries may be written or videotaped, must be well edited, and may focus on a particular species found in your local area, or on a skill of primitive artisanry, such as making fire using a bow drill, or cooking a wild edible meal. Call us for help on how to sketch and journal a local bird, animal, tree, plant, mineral, fish, insect or earth skill. You will need to spend time observing species, documenting behavior, doing research, and making a complete journal entry. For an example, take a look at a good wildlife field guide that includes edible, medicinal or other utilitarian information. You can also simply follow a certain number of field exercises corresponding to your subject matter in the Wolf Journey earth skills curriculum. The earlier you apply, the better, since there are also discounts available for early registration.
First Priority Financial Aid Scholarship Applications for Summer are due on Friday, April 30th: We may grant applicants up to 75% of the costs toward an earth skills educational opportunity. We do expect that the student or another third party contribute the deposit, and that scholarship recipients attend the entirety of the programs for which they register. To apply for a scholarship, email answers the questions below, and attach a copy of your Wolf Camp or other earth skills school registration form which includes a detailed description of the program you wish to attend. Also attach a copy of the check you used, or other means of proof that you gave the required deposit. We want to thank you for your honest responses. Members of the WOLF Foundation board of directors, along with executive director Chris Chisholm, are the only persons reviewing the information you provide, and it will remain completely confidential. No late registration fees will apply to punctual scholarship applicants, and balances will not be due until your course start date. Deposits, however, must be paid by the time you apply for a scholarship.
1. Which program are you applying for, and for what length of time do you plan to participate?
2. Why are you interested in the program?
3. What would you like to use these earth skills for in the future?
4. What is your total household income this month, and for last year?
5. What is the value of family and household assets from which you may benefit now or in the future?
6. How many people are solely dependent on the income and assets which you list?
7. Mention any extraordinary expenses this month, season and year which are stretching your budget.
8. Note any other information that may be needed to help in this scholarship decision-making process.
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