Camp Fire USA’s goal is for all children in America to receive a letter on Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®. Your company, retail business or organization can help! It's simple – and free – to make a difference in the lives of children on Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®.


9 Easy ways to make an Absolutely Incredible Day

Everyone can do it! It's simple and free to get involved in Camp Fire USA’s Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®. Start making plans now to get your company or organization involved. Together we can make a huge impact on the lives of youth. Below are nine easy ways to make Thursday, March 20, 2008, a success with any company or organization:


1. Spread the word. Encourage your associates to write letters to kids! Place a notice or the Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® news release in your company's February and March publications, post it on bulletin boards and your Intranet site, or e-mail employees with letter-writing tips and sample sentences.

2. Showcase letters. Collect letters prior to Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®. On March 20, 2008, publish or create a unique office display with selected letters written by employees, volunteers or members to the important children in their lives.
3. Adopt kids in need. Organize an internal letter-writing effort and deliver letters to children in a shelter or at a local children's hospital. Need help finding a group of kids that need letters? Contact your local Camp Fire USA council or the local United Way. On March 15, deliver the letters to children who may be strangers to the author, but who may benefit the most from an encouraging letter.
4. Order fun incentives. Display an Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® poster in your break room or office halls and supply fun pens and stationery to associates to encourage participation and stimulate creativity. Specially designed posters, stationery, stickers, T-shirts, mugs, and more specialty items are available from Camp Fire USA. Order your materials today! Or download the Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® order form.
5. Take a 10-minute time out. During a staff meeting, encourage participation in Camp Fire USA’s Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®. Set aside 10 minutes for everyone to write a letter to a child during the meeting.
6. Be creative! Brainstorm ways to make Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®, letter writing and letter receiving inventive:
  • Create a display or decorative “mail box” to encourage participation.

  • Put an absolutely incredible message for kids on cupcakes and deliver them to a homeless shelter or children’s hospital.

  • Create an absolutely incredible message with sidewalk chalk. Have kids go on a scavenger hunt to find their absolutely incredible letters.

  • Create a giant letter and invite the community to sign it. Then, distribute stationery to everyone who participates so that they can write personalized letters to special children in their lives.

7. Partner with a local Camp Fire USA council. Locate a council near you on our Council Locator.

8. Promote the day. Include Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® on your organization's Web site or put a reminder on an outdoor message board.
9. Want to do more? Become part of our absolutely incredible team by being a corporate partner! Now is a great time to get involved in the event. Click here for sponsor benefits or e-mail kidday@campfireusa.org.


Absolutely Incredible Partners

The following companies and organizations have participated in Camp Fire USA’s Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® in previous years. Thank you for your support of America's youth!


Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity
America's Promise
Belden Village Mall, Canton, Ohio
Bell South Georgia Pioneers
Bindley Western Industries, Inc.
Borden Family of Companies
Boys' Home, Inc.
Center for Youth Resources
Central Mall, Port Arthur, Texas
Central Mall, Lawton, Texas
Challenge Air for Kids and Friends
College Square Mall, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Columbia Forest Products - Klamath Division
Comdisco
Con Edison
Concord Mall, Elkhart, Ind.
Coral Ridge Mall, Coralville, Iowa
Foothills Mall, Maryville, Tenn.
The Galleria at South Bay, Redondo Beach, Calif.
Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority
GE Capital Mortgage Corporation
Grossmont Center, La Mesa, Calif.
Honeywell, Inc.
Hoover Commons Shopping Center, Birmingham, Ala.
J.L. Hammett Learning World
John Deere North American Ag. Marketing Center
Imperial Mall, Hastings, Neb.
Kansas Children's Service League, Topeka
King and Spalding
Klamath County Resource Center
Lindale Mall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lovell Public Relations, Inc.
Marillac
Marquette Mall, Michigan City, Ind.
Merritt Square Mall, Merritt Island, Fla.
Montclair Plaza, Montclair, Calif.
National Assembly
National Association of Letter Carriers
New River Valley Mall, Christiansburg, Va.
The Non-Violence Project
Owens & Minor
P&H Mining Equipment
Pacific Power and Utah Power, PacifiCorp companies
Pepsico, Inc.
Pheasant Lane Mall, Nashua, NH
Precision Dynamics Corporation
Pyramid Mall, Ithaca, NY
Sempra Energy, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sherwood Mall, Stockton, Calif.
South Park Mall, Charlotte, NC
Springfield Mall, Springfield, Va.
Steeplegate Mall, Concord, NH
Tamarac Square Shopping Center, Denver, Colo.
Town East Mall, Mesquite, Texas
Town Pavillion, Kansas City, Mo.
Turtle Creek Mall, Hattiesburg, Miss.
United Methodist Church, office of civic youth ministries
University Mall, Carbondale, Ill.
Valley View Center, Dallas
Visible Results USA, Inc., Overland Park, Kan.
Volusia Mall, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Walnut Square Mall, Dalton, Ga.
Warwick Mall, Warwick, RI
WAVE, Inc. (Work, Achievement, Values and Education)
Westfield Shoppingtown Connecticut Post, Milford, CT
Westgate Mall, Amarillo, Texas
Westgate Mall, Spartanburg, SC
YMCA
York International Corporation