Celebrate SCOPE and Our 2025 SCOPE Benefit Honorees Wed, April 9, 2025

SCOPE Midwest Celebrates Dayna Hardin

In place of hosting an in-person SCOPE Midwest event this spring, we will adjust our fundraising efforts in 2025 to support our very own SCOPE Midwest Chair, Dayna Hardin as she receives the camping industry’s most prestigious honor, the Ben Appelbaum Advocate for Youth Award at the annual SCOPE Benefit in NYC on April 9, 2025. Please join us as we continue to pave the Path to Camp and Beyond for children across the Midwest by supporting SCOPE Midwest Camperships through this event!

HONORING

Dayna Hardin
2025 Ben Appelbaum Advocate for Youth

About the Award & Dayna Hardin

The Ben Appelbaum Advocate for Youth Award is presented annually to an individual and/or organization that demonstrates a commitment to improving the lives of children, aligning with SCOPE’s mission to continue to pave the Path to Camp and Beyond for the children SCOPE helps to serve.  

Dayna Hardin is a visionary leader and passionate advocate for all children. As the Founder and Chair of SCOPE Midwest, Dayna has championed initiatives that create opportunities for underserved youth, ensuring every child has access to experiences that inspire growth, connection, and confidence. Her commitment to empowering future generations exemplifies the spirit of this award and leaves an indelible mark on the camping and youth development community. We look forward to celebrating Dayna with you on April 9, 2025!

All check contributions can be made out to:
SCOPE, 275 Madison Avenue, Suite 2110, New York, NY 10016

The SCOPE Midwest Board looks forward to
celebrating SCOPE and our event honorees on April 9!

Dayna Hardin, Chair
CampGroup

Michael Cohen
Emc Ventures

Chris Curtis

Ben Fisher
Camp Kawaga

Linsey Friedman
Camp Ojibwa

Lucia Thoensen
Tamarak Day Camp

Richard Woodstein
Camp Robin Hood

The Impact of SCOPE Midwest

About SCOPE Midwest

We believe every child deserves to experience the transformative qualities of camp regardless of socio-economic background. SCOPE Midwest provides these life-changing experiences in partnership with 15+ nonprofit overnight summer camps in the Midwest. Since 2007, we have provided nearly 3,000 camp scholarships to local children from under-resourced communities in the Chicagoland area and the Midwest.

Who Benefits?

Campers – SCOPE Midwest provides camp scholarships to children from under-resourced communities whose families and/or childcare providers otherwise would not have the financial means to afford camp. These campers are given the gift of camp at no cost to their family. Once campers attend, they are invited to continue attending camp in future summers as long as they remain enrolled in school.
 

Camps – All proceeds from SCOPE Midwest go directly to sending a child to nonprofit, ACA-Accredited, overnight summer camps in the Midwest. Many of these camps provide year-round youth services. SCOPE Midwest partners with camps that are well-equipped to provide high-quality programming for the diverse and unique needs of their campers.
 

Communities – We know that the life skills developed at camp encourage children to reach their potential long after summer has ended. Each child who receives a SCOPE campership commits to staying in school. Communities are strengthened through education and SCOPE partner camps play an integral role in this development.