Camo Kids does ONE simple thing!

We donate tickets to college athletic events to the children of our military called away to active duty for a unique college “game-day” experience.

By providing an opportunity for the children of our heroes to visit a college campus and interact with administrators, coaches and athletes, we hope to lift up their spirits at a time when they need it most and inspire them academically and athletically.

All participants receive game tickets, backpacks, food, t-shirts and wristbands all FREE of charge.

Camouflage Kids is an Indiana based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving military families of all ranks and branches.

Funding for the organization is provided through the generous contributions of corporations, organizations and individuals.

2009 Camouflage Kids Golf Outing - Blackthorn Golf Club

A great day was had by all on Monday, June 8, 2009 as Camouflage Kids held its annual golf outing at the prestigious Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend, Indiana. Please review photos from the event by clicking on the "photos" tab located above! 

Congratulations are in order to Blackthorn Golf Club for their recent selection by Golf Week as the #39 ranked public course in the U.S.A.!  

A MEMORABLE FUNDRAISING EVENT!

On September 9, 2008, Camouflage Kids held it’s annual fundraising event with our special guests (Coach Bob Knight & The VanHolstyn Family) along with many other college coaches and friends.

Jeff Nix, President of Camouflage Kids, visited Iraq in June 2008 on a USO Tour and had the opportunity to meet and visit with one of our hero soldiers, Michael VanHolstyn from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The VanHolstyn family was invited to the event and a memorable evening turned out for all.

Dear Jeff,

It was AWESOME! What an evening and what a unique event with such a special cause! We went last night knowing no-one and having no idea what to expect. How could we have guessed it would be such a special memory, never to be forgotten....both for our son Mike in Iraq and for the rest of our family? Certainly he has never "celebrated" a birthday quite like this one.

That was such a wonderful thing you did for us to be able to connect us to our son "LIVE" from Iraq on his 21st birthday! He too was so surprised at the chain of events and relayed to us how he was awoken at about 1:00 a.m. and told to get dressed and clean his rifle and be ready to be whisked off to someplace unknown for a "special detail". He certainly didn't expect to be hearing Happy Birthday sung to him by a couple hundred or more Americans. And then he even got to talk to his family for 45 minutes!! It really was special. 

THANK-YOU so very much for doing that. I know there was a lot of "behind-the-scenes" work involved on your part to make it all turn out so perfect. So heart-warming for the mother missing her boy in the service.

We all had a very enjoyable evening and were quite impressed by the attention to so much detail to make the evening one-of-a-kind. I can understand how this will get bigger every year. Word spreads. It's all for a worthy cause too...The Camouflage Kids....giving the event a special momentum of it's own. It's the kind of thing people feel good about helping out with and participating in, further launching the organization into the limelight. Which in turn sheds light on these soldiers of ours setting aside their careers, leaving their families behind, and putting their lives on the line for the rest of us in the comfortable settings of home.  

It truly was a memorable and touching evening and the only regret I have is that we missed some of the special introductions and speeches and honors given during the time we were happily engaged in conversation with our son. But I saw a few different ones wiping their eyes and knew that hearts were touched and a little spark was ignited to do something for these kids of our military serving at home and abroad. 

I could go on and on but once again, let me just say a special thank-you to you and the many others that must have had a hand in making the fundraising event such a success this year. We were so happy to be given the honor of an invitation besides being given such an unexpected surprise.

Please relay a special thanks to Ray Stults and Lana Davis for opening their home like they did. And also I think it was your wife that was SO accommodating and friendly and so busy doing a lot of little extras for everyone. A special thanks to her too.

                 With much appreciation,

                    The VanHolstyn Family