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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There comes a time at camps and recreation facilities around the country to do a periodic review of program policies, procedures, and traditions to ensure that the organization’s goals are…
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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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