Category: Fundraising

I Pledge to Make an Impact

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As I’m sure most of you know by now, Youth Odyssey has been chosen for the FIRST TIME to be on the Coastal Bend Day of Giving! It is very exciting for us to be on this 24-hour fundraising blitz because of how many more kids we will able to help and how many more programs… Read more »

Expanding Awareness

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Last Friday, Youth Odyssey held a profit share to raise funds for our CCISD school programs. But this profit share wasn’t like any profit share we’d done before. We usually focus on the Corpus Christi area to promote Youth Odyssey and this time we went to College Station, Texas! Some may wonder why we chose to go so… Read more »

Spread the Word!!

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Alright everybody, get excited and spread the word that Youth Odyssey is on the Coastal Bend Day of Giving for the first time EVER this year! We are extremely happy and excited for this opportunity! What is the Coastal Bend Day of Giving you may be asking? Well, the Coastal Bend Day of Giving is… Read more »

2016 Summer Program Impact

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Youth Odyssey had a pretty jam packed 2016 summer season but it was all for the benefit of the Coastal Bend youth and beyond (with our summer camps). This summer season we were able to complete 14 programs! Of those programs, four were our week long summer camps that were open to all youth ages… Read more »

A Big Thank You to Our Sponsors!

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With school starting next week, our summer season is officially complete. We had an amazing season of summer camps and recreation center programs (you will hear all about it in next weeks blog) but none of it would have been possible without the amazing support of our sponsors and donors: Navy Army CCU United Healthcare… Read more »

Summer Camp Sponsors Shout Out!

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Every year Youth Odyssey approaches local and national businesses to see if they would be interested in corporate giving to help support the local community through our organization. This year we have outdone ourselves. We had a goal of raising $40,000 for our 2016 summer camps and programming and, with the help of giving individuals and large donations from companies… Read more »

Save The Date: Nov. 15th!

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For years Youth Odyssey has been hoping to get on the Coastal Bend Day of Giving and this year we finally made it!! What is the Coastal Bend Day of Giving you ask? The Coastal Bend Day of Giving is a one-day, online, matching gift campaign held each November to raise funds for nonprofit organizations  who serve the… Read more »

February was Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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  As you may know, Youth Odyssey held a variety of fundraisers during the month of February, all benefiting our summer programs for at-risk youth. First, we continued to use our online donation page to raise funds for our summer camps and programs. Second, we reached out to Geeks Who Drink and held a “Quiz for a Cause”… Read more »

Raising Money to Send Kids to Camp

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For the month of February, Youth Odyssey has been focusing on raising funds so local kids can have the opportunity to attend our summer camps. We are offering four different camps: Nueces Delta Camp, Living Local Camp, On The Water Canoe Camp, and Hit the Trail Backpacking Camp. Unlike our school programs, the summer camps do cost money to… Read more »

February Fundraisers!

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Youth Odyssey is pushing for sponsorships and donations for our summer camp season. We want you to get as much bang-for-your-buck so we’ve scheduled three FUN Fundraisers for February. If you want to sponsor a youth but can’t make the events, you can donate here online: Click here to DONATE to YOUTH ODYSSEY CAMPS Send a Kid to Camp… Read more »