Welcome to Camp Mini-Yo-We’s Countdown to Camp series where we help you get excited and prepared for Summer 2025! Registered families can anticipate an email with a new video every Sunday at 2 PM leading up to camp. Each week focuses on an important aspect of Camp including what’s new for 2025, a tour of your camp, summer director introductions, …
Spring Crew starts this Sunday at Mini-Yo-We! A group of about 30 young leaders will serve at Camp for the next seven weeks. Spring Crew is a step on our Leadership Pathway. We hire university and college-aged students to help get the property ready for campers. They go on to lead on our Program and Operations teams in the summer. …
At Camp Mini-Yo-We, we’re all about creating memorable experiences and opportunities for personal growth. As parents think ahead to Summer 2025, we want you to understand the different ways you can customize your camper’s experience. Let’s break it down! Activities: Essential Adventures Central to every camper’s experience is our Core 10 activities. These are essential adventures that every camper enjoys …
What is a Fun Pack? I am SUPER excited for the second of three Fun Pack mailings to arrive at the homes of early bird families in time for the Family Day weekend. Every summer, we offer an “early bird incentive” to register within seven days of kids leaving Camp. Over 1,100 campers from 701 families took us up on …
We’re excited for you to get to know Steve McCready, our new Executive Director! If you missed our announcement yesterday, you can read the update from our board and welcome Steve on Facebook. We are thankful that Rich Birch, our former Executive Director, has taken an active role in welcoming Steve to the Mini-Yo-We community and passing on the baton …
We have an ambitious goal for Giving Tuesday! We hope to raise enough funds to send 78 kids to Camp Mini-Yo-We next summer. Would you help by joining other members of our community and giving generously on December 3, 2024? Your Chance to Help Others “To say a simple thank you seems too small and insignificant to display my gratitude …
Brent Run 2024 is a 16-minute adventure film that follows two families on a gruelling 162-kilometer journey through Algonquin Park. They pushed themselves to complete in under 48 hours what usually takes 8 to 10 days—all to raise over $125,000 to send kids to Camp Mini-Yo-We. The film captures the highs and lows of this epic challenge, from breathtaking scenery …
As we look back on Summer 2024, it’s clear that Camp Mini-Yo-We left a lasting impression on both campers and their families. From lifelong friendships to spiritual growth, parents shared heartwarming feedback about their children’s camp experiences. We pulled together the stories, quotes and numbers from this year’s survey to give you a snapshot of what families are saying! Friendship …
One of the tips we share with parents looking to maximize their kids’ experience at Camp Mini-Yo-We is this: bring their friends along! Families who have been with us for a while may have noticed little communities forming among those who return year after year during the same week. These families choose to bring their children to Mini-Yo-We alongside their …
Risa van Lenthe has been a Mini-Yo-We camper, LIT and staff member—and she’s returning to Camp again this summer as our Rocks & Ropes Head! She also participated in the 2022-23 MYW Internship. We asked her to share her insider’s perspective on the program. What were some internship highlights? When I ponder the internship, I think about the relationships I …
