Cashless at Camp

1. Accurate accountability for parent registration and payments 

2. Enhanced transparency in financial audits and budget  

3. 0% transaction fees for parents and KODA Camp Midwest 

4. Increased visibility for parents on camper spending 

Find out more on our cash free camp experience page. 

By transitioning to only accepting electronic payments, KODA Camp Midwest will provide a faster, safer, and more guest friendly experience. Staff will spend less time handling cash and more time serving campers, reducing our reliance on this less secure method of payment. After August 31, 2024 KODA Camp Midwest accounts for PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App will be discontinued. Zeffy or check will be the only options moving forward from September 1, 2024.

If you do not use credit or debit cards, you can still make purchases for registration, snack packages, and other items via your bank account. Zeffy has the option to use ACH payments to make your purchase. 

For your camper, if you bring cash to the registration table, it will be used to purchase a pre-loaded visa card where the money will be located. 

KODA Camp Midwest recommends to pre-load $50. This will cover two field trips for the teens and youth sessions.

In their simplest form, cashless payments simply mean having no cash transactions. We offer a range of ways to achieve this including Zeffy online payments and Zeffy tap to pay. 

Parents will be sent a snack package form where they can choose how much to spend. By providing a Zeffy form, parents and campers can accurately plan for snacks and appropriately budget.  Any money leftover from snacks will be refunded to the purchasing card. 

With Zeffy, KODA Camp Midwest's credit card processor, there are no fees for the customer or KODA Camp Midwest. When checking out, make sure to put 0% as the "donation" to Zeffy. 

After August 31, 2024 KODA Camp Midwest accounts for PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App will be discontinued. Zeffy or check will be the only options moving forward from September 1, 2024. 

More information coming soon. 

Depending on the type of card you give your child, you can either load more money onto the card or check the balance. Providing $50 for the two field trips the campers go on should be plenty to buy snacks or souveniers. (KODA Camp Midwest provides lunch for all campers during field trips). 

Cashless is something that is being rolled out in stages and through this process we are gathering questions and having discussions with parents. The discussion of a cashless system has been taking place since last year among KODA Camp Midwest. KODA Camp Midwest believes that the new cash free camp has many benefits and will greatly improve the management of finances. We appreciate all the questions that have come up and we are committed to answering these.