Tag: CommunitySponsors

Summer Camp Sponsors Shout Out!

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 »

Summer Program Line Up

With our summer camps filled to the max and just around the corner, Youth Odyssey is excited to turn its’ focus on our summer programming schedule. This summer Youth Odyssey has partnered with housing projects and recreation centers here in the Coastal Bend to provide five-full programs and five-pilot programs. A full program generally spans… Read more »

Save The Date: Nov. 15th!

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 »

Earth Day-Bay Day 2016 Rocked!

This past Saturday, April 9th, Youth Odyssey participated in the 17th annual Earth Day-Bay Day celebration at Heritage Park. Earth Day-Bay Day is an event put on by the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation to educate the public about the bays, estuaries, other native habitats, and the importance of clean air, water and a clean environment. To help… Read more »

SCUBA is Just the Start…

Youth Odyssey, Margo Peyton of Ocean Wishes, and board member James Gourley partnered together to give our youth mentors the opportunity of a lifetime.  Recently two lucky mentors received free PADI SCUBA certifications. Just in case you aren’t aware, a SCUBA certification never expires so they are set to dive for the rest of their lives!… Read more »

Raising Money to Send Kids to Camp

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!

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 »

Thank You for a WONDERFUL Event

We had a VERY successful night at the Corpus Christi Yacht Club last October 8th for our 11th Annual Benefit.  So many beautiful and handsome smiles; so many great stories to tell.  Your support of our programs (our youth) is helping Youth Odyssey to have its biggest IMPACT yet, right here in the Coastal Bend!  It’s… Read more »

WOW! What a great night we had.

Youth Odyssey held our annual event at the Corpus Christi Yacht Club last night (October 8, 2015).  We are still tallying the results of your generous donations but it was a huge success!  We want to take a moment to thank all of our sponsors and encourage you to visit them and their businesses and causes…. Read more »