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Author: Tony Vrooman

Future Planning Helped Keep the Gates Open

The History of Unit Cheers

By Pati Egan Lalande: “Lalande is what? Red hot. Lalande is what? Red hot. Lalande is R-E-D red H-O-T hot we can’t help the stuff we got, red hot woooo…
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Catherine Limkeman Achieves Level 4 Equine Facility Manager Certification

Catherine Limkeman Achieves Level 4 Equine Facility Manager Certification

Camp Ondessonk proudly announces that our Equestrian Director, Catherine Limkeman, has earned the prestigious Level 4 Equine Facility Manager (EFM) Certification through the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA). This incredible achievement…
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The Importance of Mini Camp for Youth Development at Camp Ondessonk

The Importance of Mini Camp for Youth Development at Camp Ondessonk

For more than 60 years, Camp Ondessonk has been a place where children form lasting friendships, build confidence, and develop a love for the great outdoors. Our Mini Camp programs…
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Three men exchanging wooden model at event

Going to the Gala? Not if you were only involved with Camp in its early years! You went to the Appreciation Dinner!

By Pati Egan It’s hard to date when the first Appreciation Dinner took place. It is featured in 1960s yearbooks. It appears to be first held at Assumption High School…
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Remembering Winter at Camp

Remembering Winter at Camp

By Pati Egan Imagine walking down the snow-covered Camp Road by Daniel in the early 1960s and 1970s. The only sound you hear are your boots crunching in the snow.…
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Join Us for Gala Italiano: An Evening to Benefit Camp Ondessonk

Join Us for Gala Italiano: An Evening to Benefit Camp Ondessonk

Indulge in the spirit of Italy while supporting a great cause at Gala Italiano, Camp Ondessonk’s biennial gala and auction, on Saturday, March 1, at The Regency O’Fallon in O’Fallon,…
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