A Letter from our founder, Jason Catanese
Dear Friends and Supporters of Camp Catanese,
Ten years! Ten years of dreams being lifted, futures being shaped, and lives being changed! As I sit down to reflect on this milestone, I can’t help but be overwhelmed with gratitude, because none of it would have been possible without YOU!
This year was filled with “firsts” that we will never forget. For the first time ever, we hosted two sessions of summer camp, Engineering Camp, Family Camp, and so much more. In total, 511 incredible students experienced Camp Catanese programming this year. Each of them carried hopes, challenges, and dreams and each of them left with more confidence, more belief, and a deeper sense of community because you chose to believe in them.
We celebrated 67 seniors graduating from high school this year with 63 of them heading to colleges across the country, from Arizona State University to the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, Wake Forest, Williams, Case Western, NAU, U of A, and beyond! Four graduates are pursuing trade schools, carving out meaningful futures for themselves and their families. Every one of them is walking into the next chapter of life with courage, determination, and a family that will never stop cheering for them!
But what makes this 10th anniversary so meaningful isn’t just what happens at camp in the summer. It’s what happens all year long. The tutoring sessions. The college application help. The scholarships. The late-night phone calls. The hugs and encouragement at graduations. The moments when a student realizes that hope is more powerful than anything else!
And every single one of those moments exists because of you. You believe in these students on the days when it’s easy to dream and on the days when it’s hard to keep going. You give them the courage to rise above, the tools to succeed, and the unwavering reminder that they are not alone!
From the bottom of my heart: thank you. Thank you for ten years of belief. Thank you for being part of this family. Thank you for giving young people the chance to see themselves the way we see them, as brilliant, capable, and destined for greatness!
You are forever part of the Camp Catanese story. And together, I know the next ten years will be even brighter!
With all my gratitude and love,
Jason Catanese
The Camp Catanese Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Ten years! Ten years of dreams being lifted, futures being shaped, and lives being changed! As I sit down to reflect on this milestone, I can’t help but be overwhelmed with gratitude, because none of it would have been possible without YOU!
This year was filled with “firsts” that we will never forget. For the first time ever, we hosted two sessions of summer camp, Engineering Camp, Family Camp, and so much more. In total, 511 incredible students experienced Camp Catanese programming this year. Each of them carried hopes, challenges, and dreams and each of them left with more confidence, more belief, and a deeper sense of community because you chose to believe in them.
We celebrated 67 seniors graduating from high school this year with 63 of them heading to colleges across the country, from Arizona State University to the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, Wake Forest, Williams, Case Western, NAU, U of A, and beyond! Four graduates are pursuing trade schools, carving out meaningful futures for themselves and their families. Every one of them is walking into the next chapter of life with courage, determination, and a family that will never stop cheering for them!
But what makes this 10th anniversary so meaningful isn’t just what happens at camp in the summer. It’s what happens all year long. The tutoring sessions. The college application help. The scholarships. The late-night phone calls. The hugs and encouragement at graduations. The moments when a student realizes that hope is more powerful than anything else!
And every single one of those moments exists because of you. You believe in these students on the days when it’s easy to dream and on the days when it’s hard to keep going. You give them the courage to rise above, the tools to succeed, and the unwavering reminder that they are not alone!
From the bottom of my heart: thank you. Thank you for ten years of belief. Thank you for being part of this family. Thank you for giving young people the chance to see themselves the way we see them, as brilliant, capable, and destined for greatness!
You are forever part of the Camp Catanese story. And together, I know the next ten years will be even brighter!
With all my gratitude and love,
Jason Catanese
The Camp Catanese Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Thank you for your time and consideration.