In a world dominated by screens and virtual connections, the importance of outdoor experiences for children cannot be overstated. Camp Ondessonk, nestled in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest,…
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Traveling down the Camp Road for Labor Day Friends Weekend in 2022 was special for Robyn Cler. She had planned to share one of her favorite places with her partner,…
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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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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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By Judy Blase Woodruff, CFRE Mitch Cunningham learned about Camp Ondessonk from his father and uncles who were campers in the early 1970s. Mitch wanted to carry on the family…
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