The Camp Community came together to give big on Giving Tuesday 2023! On November 28th, 101 friends contributed $25,679 to support Camp’s mission! An additional $12,000 in challenge gifts were…
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Kerstie Phillips, a native of Pinckneyville, Ill., currently resides in Eddyville. She previously owned a photography business, but most recently worked at Lifetouch School Photography as a traveling school photographer.…
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Belleville, IL – On Friday, November 24, 2023, the heart of Downtown Belleville came alive with festive cheer as the community gathered for the much-anticipated 2023 Optimist Santa Parade. Among…
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By Pati Egan Today, Camp’s staff is well trained, attend an in-depth orientation, get to know each other, and are a well-oiled machine by the time the Camp Gate opens.…
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By Pati Egan It’s the dead of winter and your housing is in a building heated by a wood stove. It’s the 1970s and Camp was very deserted, not much…
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By Sara (Bell) Clifford Thirty years ago, this past summer, Ondessonk campers were, for the first time, given the option to work toward Lodge Membership during the school year, rather…
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