2023 Camp Subsidy Application Form

Section 1: Camper Information

First Child Information

Child’s Last Name:______________________________ First Name:_____________________________________

Address:___________________________________ City: _________________________Postal Code: ________________

□ Male □ Female Birthdate: Day ______ Month ______ Year ______

*Note: please ensure you have registered directly with your camp of choice before submitting your Sunshine Fund
application. Your application will be placed on hold until you have properly registered.

For a list of eligible camps please visit our website at http://www.mbcamping.ca

Accredited Camp: _____________________ Camp Session: ___________________ Camp Date:__________________

Camp Cost : $___________ Transportation cost: $____________Total GST: ________ Total fees owed: $____________

Special needs if any: ________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________
Second Child Information
Child’s Last Name:______________________________ First Name:_____________________________________

Address:___________________________________ City: _________________________Postal Code: ________________

□ Male □ Female Birthdate: Day ______ Month ______ Year ______

*Note: please ensure you have registered directly with your camp of choice before submitting your Sunshine Fund
application. Your application will be placed on hold until you have properly registered.

For a list of eligible camps please visit our website at http://www.mbcamping.ca.

Accredited Camp: _____________________ Camp Session: ___________________ Camp Date:__________________

Camp Cost: $___________ Transportation cost: $___________ Total GST:________Total fees owed: $_____________

Special needs if any: ________________________________________________________________________________

Section 2: Parent Contribution
 Your application will be placed on hold until your parent contribution is received.

A mandatory parent contribution equal to 20% of the total camp cost (including transportation & GST) to help us send
your kids to camp is required and must be sent in with your application.
*For example: Camp registration fee (including GST)= $400, Transportation = $50, Total Fees = $450
Parent Contribution = $450 x 20% = $90.00

Total camp fees (including transportation & GST): $___________

Parent contribution (total camp fees x 0.20): $___________ $140 maximum per child is required.

Method of Payment: ⃝E-transfer – (Please note you will be contacted for payment) ⃝Cheque/Money Order (Payable
to: The Sunshine Fund) – Post-dated cheques are accepted up until April 1st, 2023 ⃝Cash ⃝Visa/MasterCard⃝ AMEX
(Visa Debit NOT accepted)

Name as it appears on credit card: ______________________________________________________________________

Card #: ___ ___ ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___ Expiry Date ___ / ___

Signature authorizing credit card payment: __________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 3: Parent/Sponsor/Guardian Information
Note: The parent/guardian/sponsor will act as the contact person for the child and will receive all correspondence.

Last Name: ____________________________________ First Name:____________________________________

Address (ONLY if different from Child’s): ____________________ City: _______________ Postal Code: ___________

Phone #: (Home) ________________ (Work) ________________ (Cell) ________________Email:___________________

⃝ I give permission to use my email for receipt of future newsletters and/or information on the application form.

Relationship to child (i.e. Parent/Sponsor/Guardian/other): _________________________________________________

Section 4: Manitoba Health Card

Please include a copy of your Manitoba Health Card with your application. The Health Card must list all parents and
children living in one household. If children appear on both parents’ Health Cards, please submit both.

Number of people in your household: _________________

Number of dependent children in the family: ___________
Total gross household income: $__________
Section 5: Financial Information

Applicants are required to provide written documentation verifying economic need.

For income cut-off please see our website: mbcamping.ca
Cut off levels are based on total gross household income and number of family members. Assessments of financial
need will be based on gross income.
Please check all applicable boxes:
⃝Single Parent ⃝Married ⃝Social Assistance
⃝ Refugee Claimant ⃝ Business owner/self-employed (more information may be
required – you will be contacted)

The following are accepted documents verifying income:

o Notice of Assessment from previous tax year
o For all married applicants, please attach both spouses Notice of Assessment from previous tax year
If you are on social assistance:
o Government budget statement
If you are a refugee claimant:
o Government proof of refugee status in Canada

Section 6: Letters
Please include a letter or drawing from your child/children explaining why they would like to go to camp or the
experiences they’ve had at camp in the past. The parent may write a letter as well.
Note: * this will in no way impact your chances of receiving Sunshine Fund subsidy. We operate on a first come –
first serve basis.

Here are some subjects you or your children may talk/draw about:
 If you have been to camp before:
o What have you learned?
o How has camp benefited you in a unique way?
o Why is camp important to you?
 If you have never been to camp:
o Why are you excited for camp?
 If you are a parent of a child who has attended camp:
o What is the greatest change you have noticed about your child since returning from camp?
 If you are a parent of a child who has never attended camp:
o Why do you want your child to experience camp?

Free Press Interviews: The Winnipeg Free Press publishes articles on families who access the Sunshine Fund to help
promote the Sunshine Fund and help us to raise money to send kids to camp. Please indicate if you and your family
would like to be interviewed.
⃝ Yes - If Yes, has your family been interviewed previously? _____ ⃝No thank you ⃝I would like more information

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

 1. Please note that we are a registered charity reliant on public donations and can only subsidize children if our
funding allows. Submitting this application DOES NOT guarantee funding.

2. If the Sunshine Fund approves you for camp subsidy you will be notified via email. If you do not have email,
please ensure you leave a valid telephone number where a message can be left for you. Until you receive an
official Sunshine Fund approval, you will not be receiving funding.

3. Should you choose to send your children to camp without approval, it becomes your responsibility to cover the
camp fees. The Sunshine Fund cannot reimburse camp fees to any camper that has already attended camp.

4. Your Sunshine Fund application will only be processed at the Sunshine Fund office once ALL of the required
documentation has been submitted. The 2023 Sunshine Fund application has a 20% mandatory parent
contribution requirement, up to a maximum of $140.00 per child.

5. We will update you as soon as we can. You may call to confirm that we have received your application, however;
we WILL NOT respond to inquiries about the status of your application unless you haven’t heard from us one
month prior to the camp start date.

6. You must contact the camp directly regarding any questions about the actual camp or its programs.

Section 7: Checklist
Application Checklist (We cannot approve subsidy without a completed application)
⃝ Camp registration form sent directly to camp
⃝ Camp information (including camp, camp dates, & total camp costs) correctly filled out on Sunshine Fund application
⃝ Parent contribution towards this camp experience (20% of the total camp cost)
⃝ A copy of your Manitoba Health Card
⃝ Notice of Assessment for Income verification
⃝ A letter or drawing indicating how a camp experience will impact your child (parent or child can write the letter)

Completed applications may be mailed, faxed, emailed or dropped off in person. There is a locked drop box at our front
door where applications can be left. Contact us at:
Manitoba Camping Association & Sunshine Fund
1215 Henderson Hwy – Unit F, Winnipeg, MB, R2G 1L8
Phone: (204) 784-1130; Fax: (204) 784-4177
Email: [email protected]

Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________ Date:_____________________

Information collected for all applicants is stored and used by the Manitoba Camping Association’s employees and/or
volunteers to facilitate the Sunshine Fund (SF) and to administer the policies that govern the Association in accordance
with the Privacy Act. The Manitoba Camping Association (MCA) does not share the information we collect outside of our
Association. Letters/drawings submitted will remain the property of the MCA/SF and may be used for promotional
purposes as a means to solicit donor funding. Signature above indicates understanding and agreement with the respect
to the aforementioned use of personal information.