One of my favourite things about summer at Camp Mini-Yo-We is something that happens behind the scenes. It’s our volunteers. Every summer, alongside hundreds of campers and an incredible team of young staff, adults arrive at Camp ready to serve. They take vacation days and they rearrange schedules. They leave behind their normal routines and become part of the team, …

Summer camp probably isn’t the first thing on your mind as Labour Day approaches. The backpacks are coming out. School supplies are appearing on the kitchen table. Fall schedules are filling up. Hockey, dance, church, work, homework and everything else that makes up family life is about to begin again. Summer already feels like it’s disappearing in the rear-view mirror. …

Last week, I was sitting around a campfire with a group of incredible volunteers—the unsung heroes who cook, clean, and serve each week to make Camp Mini-Yo-We possible. One of them, Angela, pulled me aside. We got talking about the Brent Run, our upcoming 162 km fundraising canoe trip to support the Kids in Need fund. She smiled, leaned forward, …