J W Gardner Ii Camp Trust

The trust's exempt purpose is to operate a camp for youth. Gardner camp served an overall total of 660 youth and 441 adult mentors/chaperones with outdoor education/camp activities that included mentored youth hunting, youth shooting sports, and youth group outdoor education. It hosted a total of 78 events in 2024, and youth spent 70% of their program time outdoors at Gardner camp. Mentored youth hunting activities were held in january and february as well as from september to december. A total of 105 youth and 100 adult mentors participated in waterfowl, dove, deer, or pheasant hunts. There were 29 mentored youth hunting events in total. Youth shooting sports events were held at Gardner camp throughout 2024. These events included a safe venue for youth to gain knowledge and skills in archery, air rifles, wing-shooting, and trapping. A .22 rifle event was also held. Gardner camp served 166 youth and 97 adult mentors with shooting sports activities in 18 events. Outdoor education events