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On January 8, 2020, The Catholic War Veterans Post 370 donated $500 to Camp Ondessonk to help fund the new Memorial Trail Project at Camp Ondessonk slated to begin construction…
Continue Reading »On the weekend of April 12 – 14, the annual Spring Lodge Reunion was held down at Camp Ondessonk. This year we had 51 Lodge Member join us for the…
Continue Reading »By Dan King, Executive Director In July of 1959, Camp Ondessonk welcomed its first summer campers. Many, many individuals pitched in to prepare for opening day. Donors generously provided resources…
Continue Reading »The Masquerade Ball will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Four Points Sheraton in Fairview Heights, IL. This fun-filled event will welcome many community and business leaders…
Continue Reading »By SUZANNE KOZIATEK Staff writer –The Messenger Our Catholic Family’s Connection At Camp Ondessonk’s dining hall, the salad bar is not an afterthought. “Our salad bar is a big deal…
Continue Reading »For the next two months program staff, Amanda Bailey, Jessie Dickerson, Ryan Kiefer, and Mary Regan along with some of the full-time faculty, Program Coordinator, Nolan Hurst and Program Director, Greg Santen,…
Continue Reading »Over the past two months our seasonal program staff, Anne Rutledge, Chris Sedivy, Jake Pasdertz, and Xavier Tolbert along with some of the full-time staff, Program Coordinator, Olivia Hammond and Program Director,…
Continue Reading »New Monsignor Fournie Mini Camp Village gets “Two Big Thumbs Up!”
October 21st, 2015 by campondessonk“Thanks to everyone who helped build Mini Camp Village. We really love this place and give it two thumbs up!” said Josh, who was one of the first Chiwatenhwa mini…
Continue Reading »Campers this summer enjoyed a beautiful new rifle range pavilion, thanks to generous donors and the skilled volunteer efforts of Norbert Garvey, Larry Davis, Don Koehler, and 45 other volunteers…
Continue Reading »Pete Korte First Recipient of the Ondessonk Builders and Founders Legacy Award
April 16th, 2015 by Tony VroomanLong-time Camp supporter Cyril “Pete” Korte was honored as the first recipient of the Ondessonk Builders and Founders Legacy Award at the 2015 Camp Ondessonk Gala and Benefit Auction in Fairview Heights, Illinois on March…
Continue Reading »I wanted to share with you, and anyone else that might be interested, my camp experience. I am a veteran, and Lodge inductee of Camp Ondessonk. I was a camper for two…
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