While gifts to the Glisson Annual Fund are unrestricted, allowing Glisson the flexibility to allocate the funds to the area of greatest need, any gift can be designated for something specific.  We want all donor gifts to be reflective of the giver's heart and passion, so the gift can be as meaningful for the giver as it is for the recipient.

Your gift can be designated for virtually any specific initiative you wish within the framework of Camp Glisson operations.  Following are some examples of how a gift to Glisson could be designated:

• Camperships.  The Campership Fund offers financial assistance to those summer campers whose families are unable to afford the cost of summer camp on their own.  The Campership Fund helps campers in the Village, Outpost and Sparrowwood programs.
• Building program.  Gifts designated for the building program are allocated to the building project in effect at the time the gift is made.  At present, gifts to the building program will help us complete the swimming pool project -- our current capital project.
• Endowment.  Gifts to the Endowment would not be utilized in the short-term, but would be invested to grow for many years.  These funds would ultimately ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of Glisson ministries through initiatives such as property acquisition, facility modernization and capital improvements.
• Gifts in honor or memory of a loved one.  Any gift, whether it be to the Glisson Annual Fund or designated for something specific and regardless of the amount, can be made in honor or in memory of a loved one.  Simply provide that person's name when submitting the gift.

In addition to these general categories, specific giving opportunities arise as needs are identified.  For example, Camp Glisson currently has identified immediate needs for the following:

1. Central heating and A/C system for Sparrowwood Lodge.  The Lodge is in need of a central heating-and-air system.  The current system consists of inefficient electric baseboard heaters installed when the Lodge was first built in 1982, and no air-conditioning.  As a year-round facility, Sparrowwood Lodge is enjoyed by groups for retreats during the fall, winter and spring.  In the summer it is home to our children, youth and adult summer campers with mild to moderate developmental disabilities.  This new central heating-and-air system will make it much more comfortable in all four seasons - and will also help extend the life of the facility with more even and efficient climate control. 
2. Upgraded heating system for the Chapel.  Our beloved Chapel, built in 1950 and always seen as the spiritual center of Glisson, was originally an open-air structure.  This made the space unuseable during the coldest part of the year.  It was winterized in 1964 with windows and gas furnaces.  Those original gas furnaces are still there - nearly 44 years later!  They are terribly inefficient and take-up significant space because of their large size.  Not only will this replacement make the Chapel more comfortable and energy efficient, but we could potentially add additional pews to increase capacity and flexibility for Chapel worship.
3. Renovation of "Down Under".  While we have ample bed space here at Glisson for various sized groups, sufficient meeting space is at a premium.  This is particularly true for year-round retreat groups, but impacts our summer campers as well.  "Down Under", located on the ground floor of our Dining Hall, would be a more suitable meeting space for groups with some renovations.  Part of this need involves sound-proofing the ceiling so that movement in the Dining Hall upstairs no longer impacts group meetings in Down Under.  Also, improvements to doors and windows will make the space more comfortable during the cold of winter and the heat of summer.  Making this space, built in 1952, a more versatile meeting space will dramatically improve our ability to host groups.