November 2020 Faces of Inclusion

T
OUR CHILDREN
NEED YOU!
hanksgiving is right around the corner and that means it is time for our
biggest fundraiser of the year! Though it will look a lot different in 2020,
we still need your help and your participation. The 16th Annual Kids Kampus
Turkey Trot 5K Run / 1 Mile Walk will be a VIRTUAL event on Thanksgiving Day.
ELIZABETH HIRE
Kids Kampus Administrator
WHO WE ARE
Pathfinder Services envisions a
community in which all people are
valued and accepted and have
control over their own destinies. Our
Mission is to strengthen communities
primarily by enabling people facing
physical, developmental, or economic
challenges to achieve independence,
inclusion, and stability.
As most of you know, Pathfinder Kids Kampus is an integrated facility that
serves children of all abilities in the same learning space. Kids Kampus offers
part-time and full-time traditional childcare to children six weeks through
age 12. We also offer Early Head Start, which includes center-based,
home-based, and prenatal options, and On My Way Pre-K.
We work hard to ensure that all families have access to our licensed childcare
center, but for many families, financial issues make that impossible.
Though we do have families who receive CCDF Vouchers through the State of
Indiana, Early Head Start, and On My Way Pre-K funding, not all families qualify
for these government programs.
Proceeds from our annual Turkey Trot provide in-house scholarships and
financial help to those families who don’t qualify, but still can’t afford to send
their kids to Kids Kampus. If it were not for this fundraiser, there are many children
who would be deprived of the benefit of the educational and nurturing
environment we offer at our facility.
Serving as the Administrator at Kids Kampus, I can tell you that now more than
ever with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our families, the need is greater
than ever. Please take a look at the event details in this newsletter and please
sign up to participate.
Program
SPOTLIGHT
Thank you,
Turkey Trot Exas
Wick’s Pies
Pathfinder Kids Kampus will have Wick’s Pies for sale this year
at the Turkey Trot Packet Pickup! A limited number of pies will
be available on a first come, first served basis on Wednesday.
November 25th from noon to 6 p.m. at the Huntington University
Fieldhouse.
Pies are $10 each and come in the following flavors:
Independent Scents Exclusive Candles
Pathfinder Kids Kampus is selling four exclusive holiday scents
at this year’s Turkey Trot Packet Pickup! These 100% soy wax
candles come in 16-ounce tins and are made by people we
serve through the Independent Scents branch of Pathfinder
Services Outsource Manufacturing.
Candles are $15 each and come in the following scents:
• Sugar Cream
• Southern Pecan
• Peanut Butter
• German Chocolate
• Pumpkin
• Pumpkin Spice
• Coconut Sugar Cream
• Hansel and Gretel’s House
• Pumpkin Pie Spice
• Mulled Cider
• Fall Festival

Kids Kampus
Turkey Trot
64%
OF FAMILIES
served by Kids
Kampus are in need
of some type of
financial
assistance
Pathfinder Services will hold the 16th Annual
Kids Kampus Turkey Trot 5K Run / 1 Mile Walk as a
virtual event on Thanksgiving Day 2020.
Registration for the event is now open and
available online at PathfinderServices.org and
KidsKampus.org The first 1,100 registrants will
receive a Turkey Trot shirt and cinch bag at a
socially distanced packet pickup at the
Huntington University Fieldhouse on Wednesday,
November 25th from noon to 6 p.m. Race bibs
will also be included with the packets.
The cost of the event is $20.
All participants are encouraged to run or walk on
their own on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday,
November 26, and then share their photos,
videos, and adventures on our main Pathfinder
Services Facebook page.
$30,000
TOTAL AMOUNT
that needs to be
raised for
scholarships for
Kids Kampus
families in 2020
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
Thanks to our main event sponsor, McDonald’s of
Huntington, and to Huntington University, PNC,
Lutheran Health Network, Lake City Bank,
Huntington County Community Foundation,
Rayco Home Services, Conner Insurance, Indiana
Physical Therapy, Partners 1st Federal Credit
Union, Culp CPA Group, Fort Wayne Metals, SYM
Financial Advisors, SS. Peter & Paul Catholic
Church, Fred and Becky Scheiber, First Federal
Savings Bank, Randal J. Warner, CPA LLC, Hires
Automotive, Lancia Homes, 4EOS, Office
Concepts, Inc, and Novae Corporation.
1,100
PARTICIPANTS
needed to register to
meet or surpass
fundraising goal for
2020

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WAYS
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3 Donate
In-kind gifts of paint, pencils, craft
paper, and more go a long way to
inspire new artists and young
learners.
1 Give
Your financial support makes what
we do possible, by filling the gap
between government support and
the actual cost it takes to serve
people with barriers.
4 Partner
Monthly giving provides reliable
revenue that helps sustain our work.
2 Volunteer
No matter your interests or passion,
there are opportunities to make a
difference in the lives of our friends.
5 Visit
Attend an event, visit one of our
sites, and bring your friends! This is
the best way to see our mission
up-close.
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