Hello friends!

My name is Charlie, and I've been with Live Oak for 8 years in 2025. Live Oak is an organization based in New Orleans aimed at bringing people with different backgrounds and similar values in our community together to improve our city in the future. They accomplish this through sleepaway camp, year-round leadership and life skills building, backpacking trips, and supporting members with internships, college applications, and more.

I have dipped my toes in most of what Live Oak has to offer for my age group, and I have never been disappointed. With great experience, I can say there are few organizations more deserving of your money than Live Oak is.

If you'd like a fun little guide, here's how much different amounts per year I've been with Live Oak would total

0.50$ per year -- 4$

1$ per year -- 8$

2$ per year -- 16$

3$ per year -- 24$

5$ per year -- 40$

10$ per year -- 80$ (Holy Moly, thank you!)

Between January 2024 and June 2025, our Live Oak team is raising $1m (!) to support our growth and expansion, including an increase in camper enrollment of up to 50% as we move to our new site.

How your funds will be put to work

Live Oak’s work supports five strategic investment areas: Summer Camp, Wilderness Adventures, Gatherings, Year Round Growth Experiences, and Beyond Camp Support. See more about their recent impact in our 2024 End of Year Recap.

This $1m campaign will fuel major investments across our organizational priorities:

• $500,000 to increase our Scholarships for Summer Camp and Wilderness Adventures for youth ages 7-16.

• $250,000 to expand our Year Round Growth Experiences throughout middle and high school years.

• $250,000 to scale up our Beyond Camp Supports for hundreds of oldest campers and alumni in high school and college.