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Camp Ondessonk's Team Embarks on Educational Journey to Promote the Magic of Summer Camp Campers at Ondessonk

Camp Ondessonk’s Team Embarks on Educational Journey to Promote the Magic of Summer Camp

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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From Friends Weekend to Campfire Circle

From Friends Weekend to Campfire Circle

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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Together We Made a Difference on Giving Tuesday

Together We Made a Difference on Giving Tuesday

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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Off Season Camp Ondessonk 1

“Off-Season” Part II

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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‘It’s really about your character’ The 30-year-old backstory of the Lodge Packet Program 

‘It’s really about your character’: The 30-year-old backstory of the Lodge Packet Program 

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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MITCH CUNNINGHAM – GROWING HIS CAREER FROM EXPERIENCES LEARNED AT ONDESSONK 

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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