Huron ACW issues nationwide challenge to support Say Yes! to Kids
The Anglican Foundation of Canada’s (AFC) 2025 Say Yes! to Kids campaign has received a powerful boost from the Diocese of Huron ACW, who are once again offering a $10,000 matching gift in support of the Huron Says Yes! to Camp Huron team. This marks the second consecutive year the Huron ACW has stepped forward with this level of support.
“Our Diocesan ACW has long supported both Say Yes! to Kids and Camp Huron,” says Pam Walters, Diocesan ACW President. “We were proud to offer a matching gift in 2024, and we’re just as proud to do so again in 2025. It’s our way of showing continued commitment to young people and the power of Christian camping. We also hope other ACWs in Canada will support some of the other 30 teams participating in the Say Yes! to Kids campaign this year.”
The matching challenge will help the Huron team toward its $20,000 goal to fund bursaries for campers in financial need and support the planting of a grove of native trees at Camp Huron as part of the Communion Forest.
“There is a saying that wise ones plant trees in whose shade they will never sit,” says The Rev. Canon Gerry Adam, Director of Camp Huron. “This summer, we hope to do just that—offering the gift of camp to children who might not otherwise be able to attend, and planting trees alongside them as part of our theme, Evergreen. These acts of generosity and growth are signs of God’s evergreening love for all who journey here.”
Diane Dance, AFC’s Diocesan Representative for Huron, says this renewed leadership gift is a testament to the ACW’s vision and generosity:
“Huron Anglicans have been faithful supporters of Say Yes! to Kids since the campaign began in 2021. The ACW’s matching gift last year helped make Camp Huron’s campaign the most successful in Canada—and now they are raising the bar again. I hope ACWs in other dioceses will be inspired to get involved.”
With 30 teams in 15 dioceses participating in the 2025 Say Yes! to Kids campaign, Dance says there is “tremendous opportunity” for ACWs across Canada to be a force for good and help every team reach its goal.
For every $20 donated to the Huron Says Yes! to Camp Huron team, $4 will support AFC’s national youth ministry grants, extending the impact of local gifts across the Church.
How You Can Help:
- Make a donation to the Huron team here: DONATE NOW
- Celebrate a Say Yes! to Kids Sunday on June 22—or any Sunday in June—with liturgical resources from AFC: DOWNLOAD HERE
To donate by mail: Please make cheques payable to the Anglican Foundation of Canada with “Huron Says Yes!” in the memo line. Mail to: 📬 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2
For more information, contact Michelle Hauser at 📧 [email protected].
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