Hi! My name is Lucy and this will be my eighth summer at Live Oak. If you know me, you know the tremendous impact that Live Oak has made on my life. Live Oak has helped me build real-world skills like finding a job and building my network as well as strengthening my leadership and teamwork skills and making so many friends! I look forward to camp all year and it is always the most special part of my summer. This summer my little brother, Theo, will get to attend the two-week session with me for the first time and I am so excited for him to experience the magic that Live Oak has given me over the last eight years. 

Donating to this fundraiser would help so many kids around New Orleans experience what Live Oak has to offer.

Thank you so much for considering!

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.