News Release
May 7, 2014
For Immediate Release
HopeFest Returns to Help Children’s Residential Camps
PINEHURST – Last year’s inaugural HopeFest event is returning for a second year to once again
help children living at Cameron Boys Camp and Camp Duncan for Girls. The event takes place at
the Village Arboretum in Pinehurst on May 24, 2014 and features food, family fun, and live
music.
“We’re excited that we can follow-up on last year’s excitement. Most importantly, we’re
grateful that the community wants to come together again to make a difference in the lives of
some special children,” said Baptist Children’s Homes’ Danny Hawkins.
Baptist Children’s Homes’ (BCH) HopeFest is a benefit for the children living at the two Moore
county camps. The residential camps offer a unique, wilderness program where community
children live year-round in campsites with counselors known as “chiefs.” Camp’s social work
staff and counselors provide a structured environment, as well as a licensed alternative
education program, to promote the emotional healing of children while helping restore their
family relationships.
“The camps are so unique and so special,” Hawkins explains. “It’s amazing how the children
respond to the outdoor environment and how the experience helps them overcome the hurts
and challenges they face.”
Last year’s festival created new awareness and made new friends for BCH’s residential
wilderness program. More than 1,500 people attended the inaugural event.
“We want to capture the same enthusiasm and energy from last year and multiply it for this
year’s event,” said Hawkins. “Volunteers are working tirelessly to make this event happen
because they believe in the camps so strongly and want to make sure HopeFest fully benefits
the children living there.”
HopeFest’s first-year sponsors also feel strongly about their involvement and have all returned
to support the sophomore benefit. Fred Anderson Toyota of Sanford is HopeFest’s title sponsor
with Relyus Direct Mail Solutions of Hope Mills, Walmart and other organizations aiding as well.
A barbecue lunch will be served at HopeFest for a $7.00 donation. The day includes live music
by the Taylors, the Harvesters Quartet, Awestruck, the Anchormen, Rapture Road and Green
Level Praise Team. Miss North Carolina Johna Edmonds will be in attendance. A silent auction,
vendors and a children’s play area with inflatables rounds out the event. Emcees for Hopefest
2014 will be Larry Chason and Don Chase from WKLM 95.7FM Radio. All proceeds from the
event benefit the children at Cameron Boys Camp and Camp Duncan for Girls.
The HopeFest committee is looking for sponsors, volunteers, silent auction donors, and
vendors. To learn more, visit www.hopefestnc.org. You can also contact Danny Hawkins at 910352-9070.
Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina is a nonprofit organization that provides residential
programs and services to North Carolina children and families throughout 19 statewide
communities. Children come to Baptist Children’s Homes from situations ranging from family
dysfunction to situations of abuse, neglect and abandonment. Learn more about BCH’s
residential wilderness camps at www.cameronboyscamp.org and www.campduncanNC.org.