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Send Twelve Girls to Queen City Rock Camp!

We want to give at least twelve campers the Queen City Rock Camp experience, free of charge.

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Send Twelve Girls to Queen City Rock Camp!

Send Twelve Girls to Queen City Rock Camp!

Send Twelve Girls to Queen City Rock Camp!

Send Twelve Girls to Queen City Rock Camp!

Send Twelve Girls to Queen City Rock Camp!

We want to give at least twelve campers the Queen City Rock Camp experience, free of charge.

We want to give at least twelve campers the Queen City Rock Camp experience, free of charge.

We want to give at least twelve campers the Queen City Rock Camp experience, free of charge.

We want to give at least twelve campers the Queen City Rock Camp experience, free of charge.

Hannah Sheehan
Hannah Sheehan
Hannah Sheehan
Hannah Sheehan
2 Campaigns |
Springfield, United States
$1,230 USD 28 backers
51% of $2,400 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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The Rock Camp Experience

This has been a wonderful, empowering experience for my daughter. - Bernadette, parent.
I wish rock camp was every day. - Gabi, camper.
QCRC really ROCKS! ... She has been excited every day by what she has learned and done. - April, parent.

Queen City Rock Camp is an experience like no other. For one week each summer, girls between the ages of 8 and 18 learn to play an instrument, form bands together, write their own original song, and perform it for a real audience at the camp showcase. There are also music related hands-on workshops, tutorials, and roundtable discussions about topics relevant to the campers' lives. The things each camper learns about collaboration and positive self-image will stay with her for life… whether or not she ever touches a musical instrument again. 

Needs and Rewards

Thank you for doing this camp and allowing scholarships, because without it I couldn't have come here this week. - Juliana, camper.

We believe every girl should have the chance to attend camp, and we don't turn anyone away for lack of funds. At our first session in 2014, 70% of campers attended QCRC for free. Thanks to our generous business sponsors and individual donors, we were able to cover the cost of our facility and showcase venue, insurance, T-shirt printing, food, and volunteer background checks. We are so grateful to everyone who made last year a success. 

I have had the best time here. - Natalie, camper.

This year, with an enrollment capacity of fifty campers, each of those expenses has grown. We've also added an advertising budget in order to reach more families. We are currently working on QCRC's 501(c)3 nonprofit certification, but in the meantime we are ineligible for most major grants and corporate sponsorships. Individual donations remain the bedrock of our operations. 

I didn’t really want to perform in front of people, but I did anyway and it was so much fun. … I’m not as timid in front of people. I can talk to new people more easily than I did before, and I can approach people more easily. - Nora, camper.

Along with our benefit show on May 30th at Patton Alley Pub in downtown Springfield, this campaign will cover a large portion of our expenses and allow us to host camp without relying on tuition money. This is a Flex Funding campaign, so even if we don't reach our goal of covering tuition for twelve campers, your contribution will still allow girls to attend rock camp for free. In exchange, we have some pretty sweet rock camp merch to send you, including buttons, T-shirts, and the very last hand printed QCRC schwag bags from the 2014 session! 

If You Can't Contribute Now

There are lots of ways to help QCRC. Check out this blog post to find out how to give your support--with or without money. Donations are also accepted year round through our website, and you can even pledge your musical instruments and equipment for camp week!

If you want to give something even more valuable than cash, consider donating your time as a camp volunteer. No musical experience is required. Sign up today!

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Choose your Perk

Shout-Out

$10 USD
You will be listed as a sponsor (unless you'd like to be anonymous) on the QCRC website, from now until the end of 2015.
2 claimed

Wear It With Pride

$25 USD
One shiny new QCRC 1" button will be yours, along with a spot in the Sponsors section of the website.
Estimated Shipping
May 2015
4 out of 25 of claimed

Tee'd Off

$50 USD
Rock an official Queen City Rock Camp logo T-shirt, just like our campers and volunteers wore at the 2014 session! You also get the QCRC button and a shout-out on our website.
Estimated Shipping
May 2015
2 out of 10 of claimed

Authentic Autographs

$100 USD
In addition to the above perks, you get the poster from last year's camp showcase at Randy Bacon Studio, autographed by all the campers.
Estimated Shipping
May 2015
1 out of 5 of claimed

Show Your Schwag

$200 USD
We still have a handful of last year's super awesome cotton tote bags. Only twenty-five were printed, and most of them went to our 2014 campers. Now you can get one of your very own, chock-full of all our other perks. Best of all, your $200 contribution is the equivalent of full tuition assistance for one camper!
Estimated Shipping
May 2015
1 out of 5 of claimed
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