Campers arrived at Camp Wakonda and were greeted by excited staff. The campers mingled and got to know one another (or reconnected!) as they participated in arts & crafts and outdoor activities. [...]
With help from wonderful volunteers over the past couple of weeks, Camp Wakonda is ready to welcome the first session of campers! A huge thank you to our friends at Rockland Conservation Corps for re-vamping the barn—the hub for performing arts activities—and installing a new campfire [...]
Members of the Rockland Conservation Corps recently volunteered at HFH Summer Camps to revamp Camp Wakonda before the upcoming season. The crew transformed the space by installing a new fire pit, adding updated benches to accommodate campers for campfires, building a beautiful stone staircase [...]
Today, June 12, we welcomed staff from Turkey, Colombia, the UK, Poland, Georgia, and NYC—they have come from near and far to join us in making a memorable summer for the campers. Families residing at any of the five HFH family residences can still register their kids, ages 7-11, [...]
The summer camp prep continues at Camp Wakonda! The camp clean-up crew recently spent the day updating the furniture, organizing the staff office, and maintaining the lawn that will host outdoor activities and Carnivals—which take place on the last day of [...]
Our dedicated team has been hard at work transforming the Dining Hall at Camp Wakonda into a welcoming hub for campers to gather and sing camp songs before refueling for activity-packed days. Behind the scenes, staff made cabin repairs, put in new Dining Hall screens, [...]
We are gearing up for a great summer in the great outdoors! During their most recent trip north, the maintenance crew stocked the cabins with mattresses and cleared the outdoor paths while the programs team organized the Trading Post with camp essentials from our [...]
What role do you play for HFH Summer Camps? My role at HFH is to recruit the campers. It’s important for the parents to trust the program and the people who their kids are going to spend their summer with. I want them to know that we are here to provide [...]
Camp Wakonda is bustling with staff getting ready to welcome campers for HFH Summer Camps 2023! At the recent spring cleaning, staff organized the Trading Post—where kids can find all the camp essentials they may need—and opened up the cabins for the warmer weather. Families residing at [...]
HFH Summer Camps staff recently hosted Camper Recruitment events at all five HFH family residences. Kids were invited to participate in a sand art activity while parents were able to register their children for HFH Summer Camps and get all of their questions about [...]
