Merry Christmas… and Happy New Washrooms!

Rich BirchChristmas Campaign

Merry Christmas from Camp Mini-Yo-We! We know that is Christmas Week, but we’re super excited about toilets and sinks and urinals and the list goes on! This year’s Christmas Campaign is in full swing and friends like you are excited about the fact that we’re updating the washrooms at our Boys Camp site! REALLY! For 25 years, Boys Camp has …

WOW! Camp Mini-Yo-We Announces a First-time Camper Guarantee!

Camp MYWBlog

Are you considering sending your kids to Mini-Yo-We for the first time, but you’re not sure if they are going to like it? Maybe you would love to see your friends’ kids join your kids at Mini-Yo-We this year, but they are hesitating because they are unsure if they are going to enjoy themselves. We are so confident that your …

Did you know you can donate stocks to Camp Mini-Yo-We?

Rich BirchBlog

There are a number of friends in our donor community that donate stocks and securities to Camp Mini-Yo-We as part of their way to support our mission. An article in the Globe & Mail last month explained the process, and it got us thinking that some members of our community might be unaware of this method of giving to Camp. …

6 Benefits of Working at a Summer Camp in 2020

Spencer TammingBlog

You have a lot of options when it comes to summer jobs. You could work at a burger joint flipping burgers, deep frying fries, and sweating it out with impatient customers. You could buy a trailer and try to start a grass cutting business and have to wonder every week whether the grass will grow enough by next week to …

5 Examples of School Trip Fundraising Ideas

Rich BirchBlog

Every year at Camp Mini-Yo-We we host school groups for various types of class trips. These experiences add incredible value to the lives of students as they get a chance to be away from the typical pattern of school life and enhance their learning with some outdoors experience. Here some examples of the types of school trips that we host …

7 Ways We Keep Things Safe at Camp Mini-Yo-We Every Summer

Rich BirchBlog

It takes a lot of trust to send your child away for a week, and we don’t take the responsibility lightly! At Mini-Yo-We, our first organizational priority is the safety of our campers. A safe environment is the foundation for a fun summer camp experience. We have a great team that works hard year-round to ensure the safety of the …

5 Reasons Grandparents Love Sending Their Grandkids to Camp Mini-Yo-We

Rich BirchBlog

We love Mini-Yo-We families! For a large segment of our camper community, Camp is more than just something they do during the summer; rather, it has become a way of life for the entire family. Families eagerly await the time when the next generation will make the pilgrimage to Mary Lake to become part of the family tradition of coming …

Essential Ingredients of Next Generation Leadership Development

Rich BirchBlog

Camp Mini-Yo-We’s mission is to develop tomorrow’s leaders through life-changing adventures in God’s creation. Our unique purpose is to help young leaders step into their areas of influence and figure out how to leverage their gifts and abilities to make the world a better place. On a deep level, Mini-Yo-We is a youth leadership organization that runs a kids camp …