North Star Reach, the ninth U.S. residential camp in SeriousFun Children’s Network (SeriousFun) founded by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, proudly announces the appointment of Howell-native J.J. Lewis as its new Chief Executive Officer. With over 20 years of nonprofit management experience, including involvement with North Star Reach as a donor and volunteer. “On behalf ..read more

A Lesson from My Dog Happy Spring! At least that’s what the weather was like last week when I sat down to type out my thoughts. I had just been outside in the 60-degree warmth and sunshine playing with my dog, Joey, and enjoying the wonder of her endless enthusiasm for chasing the little orange ..read more

As we approach the New Year, I want to express my gratitude to our many supporters across the Great Lakes Region. Just recently, we experienced a highly successful Giving Tuesday, raising more than $11,000 and earning another $10,000 from an anonymous donor. Anonymous in name, but not in heart! Those of you on social media ..read more

Fall Work Weekend “This is my other family.” — Issac (former camper) Issac’s feeling captured the community at camp during North Star Reach’s first work weekend when nearly 70 campers made up of our children, their families, and supporters gathered around the campfire connecting with each other and volunteering to prepare the camp for winter. As ..read more

Dear Supporters and Champions of North Star Reach, Earlier this month, some of our North Star Reach team had the chance to visit the family of Amanda Cohen in their home. For those of you who don’t know her story, Amanda is a former camper and volunteer who passed away just over two years ago ..read more

Hello North Star Reach Community: Welcome to our Summer update on our journey to Keep the Campfires Burning. Today, we are excited to share critical progress in our pursuit for long-term sustainability in delivering life-changing camp experiences for campers and families. Campers Through the strength of SeriousFun Children’s Network, our friends at Flying Horse Farms ..read more

Hello supporters and friends of North Star Reach: As we promised earlier in this process, we are committed to sharing regular updates with our camp and local communities to ensure you are all able to come along with us on our journey to returning to camp. Today, we are excited to update you on the ..read more

The amazing folks at Flying Horse Farms (FHF), our sister SeriousFun Children’s Network (SFCN) Camp located in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, just three hours away, would like to invite our campily to join them at their camp in 2023, during North Star Reach’s on-site programming pause. Yes, you heard that correctly: FHF  is opening its gates […] The post New Ways to Connect to SeriousFun in 2023 appeared first on North Star Reach ..read more

On this Giving Tuesday, we want to share our gratitude for every single supporter, old and new, who has given the gift of time, talent, and dollars to support our mission. We are exceedingly proud that since North Star Reach opened in 2016, our supporters have made it possible for us to offer more than […] The post Build a Sustainable Future with Us appeared first on North Star Reach ..read more

North Star Reach’s Journey of Transformation: What Our Strategic Planning Process Means for 2023 This summer, North Star Reach celebrated the return of delivering life-changing camp experiences and programs to children with serious illnesses and their families. Throughout the past six years, since opening in 2016, our medical specialty camp has provided more than 4,500 […] The post 2023 Strategic Plan Update appeared first on North Star Reach ..read more