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#KidDay Archive

Media Release: Cities of La Pine and Bend Honoring Camp Fire’s National Holiday: Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®

Camp Fire Central Oregon Doubles Its ‘Proclamation Impact’ For the Holiday’s Annual Youth Recognition Bend, Ore. March 18, 2025 – The cities of La Pine and Bend are joining other municipalities across the United States on Thursday, March 20, honoring… Read More >

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Community Invited to Celebrate Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®, Enjoy Fresh Twists to a Camp Fire Tradition!

Camp Fire Central Oregon’s annual March celebration gets bigger and better with a FREE ice-skating extravaganza, new activities and a dash of heartfelt FUNdraising! Bend, Ore., March 11, 2025 — Ready, set, skate! Camp Fire Central Oregon is thrilled to… Read More >

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Media Release: Camp Fire Central Oregon Celebrates Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® With FREE Ice Skating for Youth At the Bend Pavilion, Wed., March 20, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Camp Fire Central Oregon Celebrates Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® With FREE Ice Skating for Youth At the Bend Pavilion, Wed., March 20, 2024 Bend, Ore. March 18, 2024 — Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® (AIK Day) is this… Read More >

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Bend City Council Makes Joyful Proclamation: Thursday, March 21 Is Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® in Bend!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bend City Council Makes Joyful Proclamation: Thursday, March 21 Is Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® in Bend! Council’s proclamation spotlights the national holiday of youth appreciation, while Camp Fire Central Oregon announces a free ice-skating party on Wed., March… Read More >

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#KidDay: An Invitation to Connection

Every third Thursday in March, Camp Fire celebrates Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®, a holiday dedicated to encouraging the amazing young people in our lives. Since we founded it in 1997*, millions of people have marked #KidDay with messages to their… Read More >

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Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® is March 17th!

Last month on the blog, we talked about how our big why became really clear during the pandemic. Why does Camp Fire exist? Because growing up is hard. If you’re an adult reading this, you remember how it was. Now multiply that by… Read More >

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The Importance of Celebration

As we look to celebrate Absolutely Incredible Kid Day this week, we are also reflecting on the importance of celebration in general as a way to instill confidence, publicly acknowledge efforts and accomplishments, and promote work towards goals.  The distinction… Read More >

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Campfire Coffee Co. & youth org Camp Fire join forces to encourage kids

Quincy Henry and his wife, Whitni, started Campfire Coffee Co. in Tacoma, WA, with the goal of bringing campfire-roasted coffee (yes: micro-batch coffee roasted over an open fire!) to his home-turf and supporting a broader mission—creating more access to the outdoors for BIPOC and underserved communities.… Read More >

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Camp Fire Partners with Movie TROOP ZERO to Celebrate Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® 2020

#TROOPZERO – currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video– is named the first National Sponsor of Camp Fire’s Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® 2020. This month, Camp Fire launched its partnership with the Amazon original movie Troop Zero to kick off the promotion of its annual… Read More >

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