How You Can Support Camp

Over 600 kids each year attend camp, build life long relationships and create lasting memories. You can help make that dream come true for these kids through a donation of time, money or camp related items. Donations can be made in one of several ways:
  • One time gifts
  • Memorial / In Honor Of Gifts
  • Donations of items used at camp
  • Shop on Amazon through smile.amazon.com
​Donations to the Minnesota Elks Youth Camp are tax deductible! We are a 501(c)(3) organization qualifying your donations as fully tax deductible. See below for more details on each of these options.
One Time Gifts
You can use the button below to make a donation online via Pay Pal even if you don't have a Pay Pal account.
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You can also mail a check as follows:
Make check payable to: Minnesota Elks Youth Camp

Mail to:  Minnesota Elks Youth Camp
               508 - 10th St SW
               Willmar, MN 56201-3145

​In Memory Of / In Honor Of Donations
There is no more meaningful expression of sympathy and love than a gift in memory or in honor of a loved one. Each donation is greatly appreciated and makes an immediate impact for the hundreds of children and families we serve every summer. You can make contributions in honor or memory of family members, friends, or loved ones.  The Minnesota Elks Youth Camp is a 501c3 non-profit which ensures that your donation is fully tax deductible.

We currently accept donations via mail but will soon be adding the capability to do a donation online. If you'd like to make a donation in memory of, please review the information contained here. Thank you for supporting our camp!
Donations of Items 

Our Wish List 
  • Paper goods-toilet paper, paper towels, plates, napkins, garbage bags
  • Health House items-Sunscreen spf40-50, bug spray 30-40 DET, Calamine spray, Solarcaine spray, band aids, personal size toilet articles, ice packs, tums, analgesics, Sudafed, hand sanitizer
  • Arts and crafts-finger paint, construction paper, glitter, glue guns and sticks, yarn, scrap book supplies, plain white t-shirts, watercolor paints, Popsicle sticks.
  • Kids clothing-time to update
  • Costumes, clothing and props for skits
  • Office supplies-stamps for postcards, markers, folders, clips, pens, pencils, power strips, copy paper stapler,
  • Smoke and CO2 detectors
  • Stearns rain jackets, ponchos
  • Scholarship donations ($)
  • Troops Week donations ($75/camper)
  • Youth size white t-shirts for tie dye activities
  • Life jackets

Contact John Miller at baldelk@aol.com if you can donate any of the items above.

Shop on Amazon
By shopping at smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com, you can select the Youth Camp as your charity of choice and Amazon will donate .5% of eligible purchases to the Camp.  Click the following link and it will take you to Amazon and walk you through designating the Youth Camp as the charity of choice. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/41-0783975