Private donations collected during our fundraising campaigns in 2019, 2021, and 2023 covered the full budget of the 2020 winter camp, as well as 30% (2019), 66% (2021), 40% (2022), and 52% (2023) respectively, of the summer camps' expenditures.

So far, we have organised three fundraising campaigns, collecting almost 1.8 million HUF in total. In 2019 and 2021, 17 people, in 2023, 22 people donated, six donors in all three, seven of them in two years.

Donations from 2019 lasted for three camps: the last part of it was spent in the 2021 summer camp. The donations of 2021 were also used in three camps. Moreover, the preparation weekend in Budapest in the spring of 2023 was fully funded by these.

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In 2023, we received a record high amount of donations, much of which we spent in the summer camp. Still, we have 475 thousand HUF left for the following year(s).

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Donations

 2019-es adományok három táboron át kitartottak: az utolsó részletet a 2021-es nyári táborban használtuk fel. A 2021-es adományok szintén három táborhoz járultak hozzá, illetve teljes egészében ezekből fedeztük 2023 tavaszán a budapesti előkészítő hétvége költségeit (120 ezer forint), amelyre négy szentimrei szervező utazott el.

Some of the money remaining after the fourth camp was used for a planning weekend in Budapest for the 2023 camp.

In most camps so far, nine adult volunteers (eight in 2021, eleven in 2023) participated. From 2021, teenagers from Szentimre have also helped with the implementation of the programs, and from 2023, they have assisted with the organisation, too. In total, we provide more than 1000 hours of volunteering work per camp.

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*Translation of the image: 5 volunteers participated in every camp. 7 volunteers were there in some of the camps. Since 2021, local teenagers have been helping us. For the first time in 2023, two non-Hungarian speakers joined as volunteers.

The low cost of equipment and meals in the 2020 winter camp was justified by the shorter duration (three days). Travel was arranged by plane and bus booked months in advance.

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*Translation of the image: étkezés - meals - 51,000 HUF, utazás - travel - 107,000 HUF, eszköz - equipment - 49,000 HUF.

In 2023, despite the growth of the number of volunteers, the costs of travelling and even meals did not increase significantly. However, we spent an exceptionally high amount of money on equipments, especially for experiential pedagogy and costumes.

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*Translation of the image: étkezés - meals - 185,000 HUF, utazás - travel - 230,000 HUF, eszköz - equipment - 218,000 HUF.

We applied for funding to the Grant of the ELCH for all four of our summer camps. In 2019, 2022, and 2023, we were awarded the full amount of the grant by the Board of Trustees, and in 2021, we received a partial grant.

Of the money raised by our supporters in 2019, 2021, and 2023, we spent some in all camps. The biggest amount was spent during the 4th summer camp.

In 2019, we spent more on travel than in later years: only one of us was driving at the time, so we took a rented minibus to Nyárádszentimre. The cost of meals has gradually increased over the years, entirely due to rising prices.

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*Translation of the image: étkezés - meals - 101,000 HUF, utazás - travel - 271,000 HUF, eszköz - equipment - 167,000 HUF.

For the 2021 camp, we were able to reduce travel costs (we had two cars) by 60%.

We spent part of the amount for equipment on items that could be used in the long term (e.g. parachutes, cones).

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*Translation of the image: étkezés - meals - 135,000 HUF, utazás - travel - 111,000 HUF, eszköz - equipment - 170,000 HUF.

The increased travel costs for the 2022 camp are partly due to the higher number of cars (3 instead of 2) and partly to the higher cost of petrol. However, we had to spend less on equipment, thanks to the collection built up in previous years.

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*Translation of the image: étkezés - meals - 153,000 HUF, utazás - travel - 222,000 HUF, eszköz - equipment - 125,000 HUF.