The Guardsmen

Campership programeach summer The organization helps economically disadvantaged children and physically and emotionally challenged children from The greater bay area and from various ethnic backgrounds attend outdoor and overnight camp programs. During their time away from home, they learn to appreciate The outdoors, participate in group activities and experience, perhaps for The first time, The joy and excitement of just being a child. Annually, these activities provide children access to academically, culturally, and athletically enriching activities that they otherwise would not attend.

Other grantsthe Guardsmen made The following donations during fy23: The olympic club foundation: 1,250; tree donation: 30,000; giants community foundation: 20,000; presidio 10k run signup donations: 3,061

Scholarship programthe Guardsmen scholarship program was started in 1998 in an effort to provide a better education and a better chance in life to disadvantaged bay area youth. The program pays 50% of tuition, up to a maximum of $2,200 annually, for their recipients to attend a bay area private school. Children can enter The program between kindergarten and The 9th grade. Once they are accepted into The program, they may only receive funding each year through high school if they reapply and continue to meet The eligibility requirements. In 2014 The program transitioned to a partner school model focusing on a select number of partner schools evaluated by scholarship committee members for Guardsmen mission alignment, academic... Continued on schedule o achievement, quality of educational experience and environment. New recipients are chosen based recommendations for qualified students solicited from partner schools. This program currently supports 218 children in 41 schools in 9 bay area counties. All recipients qualify as economically disadvantaged under federal guidelines.