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Camp Mini-Yo-We recently hosted a sold-out, fun-filled Family Day weekend! Jörn Vinnay, one of our German interns, describes some of the highlights below. Kick Off: Tubing Under the Stars After we welcomed the families at Camp, they experienced the thrill of late-night tubing under a star-studded sky! The rush of cold air and gliding across the ice into the darkness …
We love sharing a variety of perspectives from our Mini-Yo-We community on the blog! This week’s post comes from Adam Truax, our new Leadership Pathway Director. Adam oversees our summer programs and our seasonal director team that work directly with campers and staff in the summer months. As I step into my role at Camp Mini-Yo-We, I’m grateful for the …
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 …
I am excited to share some important news with you. After a thorough search and hiring process, along with much prayer and consideration, I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Steven McCready as the new Executive Director of Camp Mini-Yo-We! Steve will officially start his new role at the beginning of April. Steve brings a wealth of experience in …
What’s it like to take part in Mini-Yo-We’s leadership pathway? A whole lot of fun, according to Jane Miller (Omnia)! We asked her to share about returning to Camp year after year and moving from being a camper to serving on summer staff. My Favourite Place Mini-Yo-We has been my favourite place for most of my life. While I don’t …
Great news: Adam Truax will be Camp Mini-Yo-We’s Leadership Pathway Director starting February 3! This position is a new take on the Summer Programs Director role. In addition to managing our summer programs, Adam will focus on developing and discipling young leaders on Spring Crew and summer staff as well as our interns. Enterprise and Leaders In Training (LIT) campers …
Camp Mini-Yo-We launched its 2024-25 Internship at the end of August. It’s hard to believe our terrific group of nine young leaders are almost halfway through the program! When we asked them to reflect on their experiences so far, there were common themes of adventures, serving and community. Please keep them in your prayers as they host our guest groups …
To kick off our 2025 blog posts, we invited Lorne McGowan to share about his family’s experience at Camp Mini-Yo-We. Lorne is a dedicated volunteer head cook and also the father of Glendon and Hannah. They have served as summer staff members and volunteers—and now Glendon is on our year-round team! Summers That Will Last “What are you thinking of …
As the year comes to a close, we’re inviting the Camp Mini-Yo-We community to give one final gift. We’re wrapping up our 2024 Christmas Campaign on December 31. Our goal is to raise $110,000 to fund three core projects—and with your support, we can turn these exciting plans into reality! Build, Connect, Elevate The Christmas Campaign initiatives all support Camp’s …
