The Big Red Chair Club is a community of monthly supporters who make sure every student at Camp Pondo can fully participate. Your monthly giving directly funds camp activities so students never have to pay extra once they arrive..
That means every student gets to step into everything: the giant swing, paintball, mountain biking, arts garage, and more. Because when students feel included, something shifts. Walls come down, they open up, creating space for deeper growth in their walk with Jesus.
Every student shows up to camp ready for something different, but not every student has had the same opportunities before they get here. Based on REAL research:
- Over 60% of our campers rely on financial aid
- 47% come from single-parent households
- 15% are living below the poverty line
At most camps, activities like paintball, arts & crafts, and mountain biking cost extra. That means students often have to pay an additional $40–$80 just to fully participate.
At Camp Pondo, we’ve made a different decision.
We don’t charge extra for any activities. Ever.
Why? Well, those moments that look like “just fun” are often when something deeper happens. It’s when students feel included that they build trust, walls come down, and vulnerability becomes possible.
When that happens, students begin to open up and engage with what God is doing in their lives.
$40/month ensures 12 students fully participate in every activity at camp.
No sitting out.
This is why people choose to be part of the Big Red Chair Club.
“In between canon balls in the pool, swinging down a zip line and shooting paintball guns at my friends, I made radical life-altering decisions about my faith that shaped my future as a camper at Camp Pondo. I now give to the Big Chair Club because I am certain every dollar is an eternal investment in the future of hundreds of young people. There is a future pastor, faithful husband, and powerful father out there who doesn’t know it yet — but will hear it from God at Pondo after a long day of tubing down a snow covered slope. I will gladly give to make that a reality.”
– Nathan N.
Get in the game. Join the Big Red Chair Club and make sure no kid sits out. Ever.