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Driving Change: 29th Annual Pete Korte Memorial Golf Benefit for Camp Ondessonk Golfer putting in the Camp Ondessonk Golf Benefit

Driving Change: 29th Annual Pete Korte Memorial Golf Benefit for Camp Ondessonk

By Elizabeth Dirnbeck Calling all golf enthusiasts and supporters of Camp Ondessonk! Renamed the Pete Korte Memorial Golf Benefit for Camp Ondessonk, this year’s event is set to take place…
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Reviving Sustainability: Patrick Whitaker's Garden Project at Camp Ondessonk Garden featuring Pumpkins

Reviving Sustainability: Patrick Whitaker’s Garden Project at Camp Ondessonk

In a heartfelt nod to sustainability and community, Patrick Whitaker, the Support Services Coordinator at Camp Ondessonk, has successfully reintroduced a sustainable garden to Ondessonk. This initiative aims to foster…
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Cam Denbo

Welcome to our new Assistant Ranger! 

Ranger Scott Martin recently announced the hiring of Cameron Denbo as Camp Ondessonk’s new Assistant Ranger. The position became vacant when Scott was appointed Ranger.  Cameron (Cam) is from Eldorado,…
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Board Welcomes New Member Jo Ann Mayer Camp Ondessonk

Board Welcomes New Member

Camp Ondessonk welcomes the newest member of the Board of Directors, Jo Ann Mayer. Jo grew up in East St. Louis, Ill., and was the third child of nine born…
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A Celebration 65 Years in the Making!

A Celebration 65 Years in the Making!

On Friday, June 28, the Camp Community came together to commemorate the 65th Summer at Camp Ondessonk with its 4th Annual Camp O Day celebration. Camp Friends continued the tradition…
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‘Unplugged, unharried, and delightfully unhinged’: The case for rewilding your child at Camp Ondessonk

‘Unplugged, unharried, and delightfully unhinged’: The case for rewilding your child at Camp Ondessonk

When I was 10 1/2, I shared a tiny cabin for a week with one friend, four strangers, and about a bajillion wolf spiders, which I was certain were going…
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