4-H Camp is a long standing tradition in LaRue County.  Many campers, teens and even adult leaders have been attending 4-H Camp for several years and consider it to be an essential part of their summer.  4-H Camp offers youth the opportunity to live in a cabin group setting while attending classes to try new activities and challenges.  While at camp, campers learn new skills and work to respect others who may be different from them.  Many friendships are developed at 4-H Camp that last a lifetime.  In 2019, one-hundred and fifteen campers, teens and adult leaders attended the four day 4-H Summer Camp at Lake Cumberland.  This was a 60% increased from 2017 camp numbers.  With the increased price for the 4-H Camp registration fee, 4-H camp scholarships are more important than ever to help families afford to send their child(ren) to 4-H Camp. During the past ten years, over $21,800 in scholarship money has been raised.  Donations are obtained from over twenty local businesses, community organizations and individuals who support the 4-H Camping program.  From 2008 through 2019, 177 campers have attended 4-H Camp due to full or partial scholarships.  Each year, an application is completed by families requesting funds.  The scholarships are granted based on household income as well as 4-H involvement.  Many families express their gratitude for the help and state that if it were not for the help, their child would not have been able to attend 4-H Camp.  Campers write thank you notes to the donors and express their gratitude for the opportunity.  One scholarship recipient wrote, "I was so excited to get the chance to go to 4-H camp.  I had been wanting to go ever since I heard about it.  I'm so glad I was able to get a scholarship because my parents did not have the money to pay for me to go."