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Camp Shaped a Lifetime of Leadership, Adventure, and Giving

Camp Shaped a Lifetime of Leadership, Adventure, and Giving

For more than 50 years, Camp Ondessonk has remained at the center of Rex’s life. What began with a visit to pick up his older sister grew into five unforgettable…
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The First Girls at Camp- Early Photo of the Unit of Lalande

The First Girls at Camp

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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Two girls playing on a rope swing.

Camp Ondessonk Traditions Explained: Units, Cheers, Songs, and the Moments That Make Camp O “Camp O”

If you’ve ever heard a camper singing their unit cheer in the backseat all the way home, you already understand something important: Camp traditions aren’t extras. They’re the foundation that…
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