This year, Camp Ondessonk’s Giving Tuesday campaign celebrates everything and everyone who make it possible for our campers to grow at Camp Ondessonk. Campers and families, staff and volunteers, alumni…
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By Judy Blase Woodruff George M. Scherrer, Joyce (Scherrer) Fornes’ dad, showed Bishop Albert R. Zurowest the property Camp sits on today. The bishop agreed that it was a good…
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The Camp Ondessonk Board of Directors meets every other month. Most of our meetings are at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Fairview Heights. Our July meeting is always at Camp. This year, many of our current directors planned…
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As another incredible summer progresses at Camp Ondessonk, hundreds of young people are discovering new strengths, building lifelong friendships, and growing in confidence through exceptional outdoor and spiritual adventures. For…
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Long before campers set foot on the Southern Illinois trails, something transformative unfolds in Ozark, Ill. Throughout the past six days in late May, more than 100 staff members arrived…
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In 2008, we decided to publish an account of Camp Ondessonk’s history. Aptly titled, Celebrating Fifty Years of Camp Spirit, the publication’s contents were largely compiled and written by Carrie Birge, a former camper and counselor…
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