LEAD Agency’s summer camp offers music and outdoor exploration opportunities

March 2026

MIAMI, Okla. — Limited spots remain for Local Environmental Action Demanded (LEAD)

Agency’s summer camp that offers students in Northeast Oklahoma a one-of-a-kind experience

combining music and art with environmental education and outdoor exploration.

The day-camp is slated for June 8-11 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Campers will

have the opportunity to play different instruments including a drumkit, bass, electric guitar, as

well as explore photography, art and design. No music experience is required.

LEAD’s Music Camp is open to youth and students in 5th through 12th grades in Ottawa

County. Spots are limited and are donation-based. No child will be turned away due to lack of

funds. Online registration can be completed at leadagency.org/camp

"LEAD Summer Camp is always a fun-filled experience,” said M. Bailey Stephenson, education

and engagement coordinator at LEAD Agency. “This year is extra exciting because we will be

joined by some awesome music teachers. Campers will get to learn guitar, write songs, explore

outdoors, and more."

Based in Miami, Okla., LEAD Agency, Inc. is an environmental justice organization that aims to

raise awareness about the effects of contamination on human health and the environment.

Through public education, outreach, action, involvement with appropriate government agencies,

and litigation, LEAD works to organize a citizen response toward cleanup and restoration of

environmental harms, while striving for pollution prevention and environmental sustainability.

The annual summer camp has been hosted by LEAD Agency for more than a decade as part of

its initiative to educate the younger generation about Tar Creek and provide them with the tools

to promote environmental stewardship.

“Our youth are the future, and LEAD Agency’s summer camp is where they begin becoming the

leaders our communities depend on,” said Rebecca Jim, executive director of LEAD Agency.

Last year, campers created a documentary film about the Tar Creek Superfund site and

included their own song. Campers learned how to shoot, interview and edit a documentary from

start to finish.

This will be one of two camps offered by LEAD Agency, Inc. this summer. Dates and registration

information for the next summer camp, offered to younger elementary-age students, will be

announced soon.

Want to donate?

Item donations for the camp are greatly appreciated and can include: art supplies, kayaks, life

vests, camera equipment, gardening tools, and more. If you have items to donate, please email

Monetary donations are also accepted, which keeps the program running. Online donations can

Press Contact

M. Bailey Stephenson, education and engagement coordinator at LEAD Agency, bailey@leadagency.org

Kimberly Barker, communications director of LEAD Agency, media@leadagency.org

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