Hundreds of Children to Be Sent to Summer Camp at SCOPE's Annual Dinner

April 6th - Charity dinner to honor HELP USA chaired by Maria Cuomo Cole

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On April 6th at 6:30 PM over 400 of the camping world's most prominent members and supporters will gather at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in Times Square to send children from cities to summer camps in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The event, celebrating SCOPE's 20th year, will feature a cocktail hour, awards dinner, and a Sponsor a Child fundraiser.

During the cocktail hour attendees will have the opportunity to play ping pong with Atanda Musa. Musa is an international ping pong champion who competed on the Nigerian Olympic Table Tennis team '88 and '92. Attendees are excited to test their skills, honed through years of playing at camp, against this master player.

Being honored are HELP USA and 4 Legends of Camping – Jancy & Bill Dorfman, Greg Finger, and Arthur Fishelman. "I am particularly excited by our honorees this year," says SCOPE's Executive Director Michele Friedman. "They have all done so much to advance SCOPE's mission and truly embody the spirit of summer camp."

Following the awards ceremony SCOPE will conduct an on the spot Sponsor a Child fundraiser where attendees will be asked to pledge $500 to send a child to camp.  Event sponsors include Pierce Country Day School - Camp, Camp America, The Dime Bank, LICAPS, Camp Craze and Vivanista. Tickets start at $350 and can be purchased at scope-ny.org or by calling the organization at 646-278-4557.

SCOPE (www.scope-ny.org) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide children in need the edge to succeed in life through the summer camp experience. Since 1991 SCOPE has sent over 15,000 children to summer camp. This is accomplished through camperships at not-for-profit resident camps where children will benefit from a positive, safe and healthy environment led by excellent adult role models, who will help them develop their full potential. The dinner will raise funds to further this mission.

If you would like more information about this topic, to be a media guest, or to schedule an interview with Michele Friedman, please call Sara Kirkwood at 646-278-4558 or email at [email protected].

SOURCE SCOPE