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Hailey Kilgore, Oregon Pre-Teen volunteers her time at the annual Fundraising Event for Camp Quest, a summer program for kids with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.

Hailey Kilgore, Oregon Pre-Teen Queen volunteers her time at the annual Fundraising Event for Camp Quest, a summer program for kids with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.

miss_oregon_preteen__hailey_kilgore__at_the_starting_line_for_camp_quest_fun_run (2) miss_oregon_preteen__hailey_kilgore_crosses_the_camp_quest_fun_run_finish_line_with_her_youngest_teammate (2) miss_oregon_preteen__hailey_kilgore_encourging_the_youngest_team_member_to_keep_up_the_good_work_for_camp_quest_kids (2) H Hailey Kilgore, Oregon Pre-Teen volunteers her time at the annual Fundraising Event for Camp Quest, a summer program for kids with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.  Camp Quest is a summer program that provides a week-long overnight camp for kids ages 10-15 with high functioning Autism and Asperger’s syndrome.  It relies on sponsorship’s and generous donations to pay for it’s costs.  Without the support of donations raised during the annual 5K Fun Run, these children might miss out on this amazing experience.  When Hailey  saw the flyer at school, she knew she wanted to be involved and  help.  Hailey talked with her parents about what she could do.  Her parents encouraged her to form a team for the Annual 5k Fun Run.  Hailey named her team, “Hailey’s Hikers”.  She made a list of friends and family that she knew liked to run.  Then she started making calls and sending emails inviting them to join her team.  If they couldn’t join the team, Hailey asked if they would be willing to support her team by offering a donation.     Next, Hailey’s Dad helped her make a website so that family and friends who wanted to support Camp Quest, could make a direct donation.  Then she asked her parents to share the link on their Facebook pages.  Hailey spent some time asking neighbors if they would support her team as well.  The donations started rolling in.  In the end, Hailey raised close to $400!   The day of the race came and Hailey helped her teammates get their race packets, pumped them up for the start and cheered them on as they ran together.  They weren’t the fastest team, but they all finished the race in good time and had a great time.  After the race, it was announced that Hailey was the youngest team captain and “Hailey’s Hikers” had raised the most money for Camp Quest.  But, the best feeling, was knowing that she had helped kids get to enjoy camp.