Campers have splashed their way into Session 2 at Camp Wakonda! They hopped aboard pool noodles and inner tubes for a relaxing morning in the lake; shouts of joy echoed through the waterfront as staff and campers faced off in [...]
HFH Summer Camps Session 1 Carnival was a smashing success! As is custom at the end of each session, Camp Wakonda gathered on their last full day of Camp for an afternoon of fun and friendly competition. Staff and campers alike faced off [...]
The barn was transformed into a Dance Glow Party where campers danced the night away with some glow in the dark fun. Campers stayed busy throughout the day as they rotated through activities including Yoga with [...]
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 [...]
