Camp O Day
Camp O Day commemorates the founding of Camp Ondessonk. First celebrated in 2021 and held annually on June 28, the date that the first campers came through the Camp gate…
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Camp O Day commemorates the founding of Camp Ondessonk. First celebrated in 2021 and held annually on June 28, the date that the first campers came through the Camp gate…
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By Pati Egan As I watched the majestic Clydesdales enter Busch Stadium Thursday, this long-forgotten cheer entered my mind. Ahatsistari did exist as a tent unit in 1965. When the…
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By Judy Blase Woodruff Volunteers! Camp Ondessonk would not be what it is today without our dedicated, talented, selfless volunteers! Throughout Camp’s 64-year history, volunteers have had a major role…
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By Judy Blase Woodruff Koy Kennedy is a versatile man who has been a farrier, worked in carpentry, and was a full-time rodeo cowboy who rode bucking horses for a…
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By Pati Egan While helping to organize the Archives Room at Camp, an unopened box caught my attention. The box was full of approximately 100 individually-boxed medals. The medals were…
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The 2023 Camp Ondessonk Gala – The Roaring 20s – is this Saturday, March 4th, 2023, at the Four Points by Sheraton in Fairview Heights, Ill. Funds raised during…
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