The Refuge camp receives $25,000 award from Rye Foundation – Daily Reflector

The Refuge got an early Christmas present this week a $25,000 grant.

The Christian camp, located near Ayden, was selected as the winner of the Rye Foundation’s Ray Bryan Award, award is given to a nonprofit “which is making a strong and life-changing impact on children and youth.” The award includes a gift of $25,000 for The Refuge to use to enhance and expand programming.

“We are surprised, honored, and very excited about this award,” Sammy Hudson, the executive director of the ministry, said in a news release.

Since its founding in 2006, The Refuge has offered children’s camps, marriage retreats, musical concerts, and large-scale festivals.

At its camp site in Greene County, The Refuge has six eastern North Carolina farmhouses which have been fully restored. STORY:20171223024The Refuge camp receives $25,000 award from Rye Foundation/Look/2017/12/23/The-Refuge-camp-receives-25-000-award-from-Rye-Foundation.html-1story