CQTX has had an amazing 2011, and with your help, we’re set to make an even better 2012.
Our summer camp this year exceeded our expectations in more ways than one! With 64 fantastic campers, and 21 outstanding counselors and volunteers, we weathered the Texas heat and shared our love for the natural world, critical thinking, and just having fun!
In October, our Mini-Camp at the Texas Freethought Convention provided another opportunity to teach our campers how fun science and discovery can be. And in partnership with the Richard Dawkins Foundation, we provided several campers and their families a chance to get up close and personal with Professor Dawkins and his amazing iPad app!
Your support of Camp Quest Texas has been invaluable, and we need to ask for more help. Planning for our 2012 summer camp is underway, and we need substantial financial support to be able to secure the best possible location for our campers. Please consider sending a gift of $50 or more to help support these efforts as we move into the 2012.
Online donations can be made through Paypal here.
Checks can be mailed to: Camp Quest Texas, PO Box 1694, Keller TX 76248
If you’re feeling especially generous, please also consider donating to Camp Quest, Inc., which provides programming and leadership training for all Camp Quests, as well as administrative oversight.
Another way to show your generosity is to support the Helen Kagin Memorial Campership Fund, which provides campers from financially needy families an opportunity to attend Camp Quest.
Or you may choose to sponsor your own campership specifically for Camp Quest Texas! Please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to learn more about campership opportunities.
Above all, thanks for remembering Camp Quest Texas in your charitable giving, and spreading the word to as many families as possible! It’s “Camp For Your Brain” like nothing else in the great state of Texas, and we need it to be strong for many years to come!
Professor Dawkins with the TFC/AAA Camp Quest Texas Campers
At the Houston convention, we sponsored a mini-camp in collaboration with the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, which wanted to introduce our campers (and their families) to Professor Dawkins' new book, The Magic of Reality.
During the day on Saturday, our campers dove right into our planned arts & crafts activities, a surprise balloon animal demonstration, and of course Socrates Cafe. Following lunch with their parents, campers returned to the CQTX rooms for a science demonstration in which they each learned how to isolate DNA from ordinary fruit using common household items. Finally, counselors and campers split into two teams, searching for unique convention items for a hotel-wide scavenger hunt, which included autographs from the many notable speakers, including Professor Dawkins himself!
On Sunday, campers were invited by Professor Dawkins to sit front-and-center for a demonstration of his iPad application for The Magic of Reality, and all of the campers got a chance to ask him questions, and even try to stump him on some evolutionary questions!
Please visit our Facebook page to view the entire photo album from this event.
