Family Camp

Camp Southern Ground Hosts 3rd Annual Farm + Table Benefit Featuring Caroline Jones

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

The afternoon gathering on Camp Southern Ground’s campus raised funds to directly help Camp Southern Ground serve more kids, veterans, and military families.

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  • The afternoon gathering on Camp Southern Ground’s campus raised funds to directly help Camp Southern Ground serve more kids, veterans, and military families.
  • During summer months, Camp Southern Ground (CSG), located about 30 miles south of Atlanta, is an inclusive, residential summer camp for youth.
  • During the rest of the year, Camp Southern Ground is dedicated to supporting veterans and their families.
  • “We are proud that each meal served at Camp Southern Ground is supplemented by produce from our organic garden.

YMCA of Metro Chicago Unveils YMCA Family Camp Pinewood

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

TWIN LAKE, Mich., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago announced today that YMCA Camp Pinewood will transition to YMCA Family Camp Pinewood. In its new iteration, Family Camp Pinewood will provide a perfect home-away-from-home for people of all ages across the region. YMCA Family Camp Pinewood is now the only YMCA Family Camp in the state of Michigan and one of only a few across the country.

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    TWIN LAKE, Mich., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago announced today that YMCA Camp Pinewood will transition to YMCA Family Camp Pinewood.
  • YMCA Family Camp Pinewood is now the only YMCA Family Camp in the state of Michigan and one of only a few across the country.
  • "For nearly 100 years, generations of youth and teens have delighted in spending part of their summers at Camp Pinewood — many of whom come back year after year," said Jessi Provost, Executive Director, YMCA Family Camp Pinewood.
  • YMCA Family Camp Pinewood is part of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago portfolio, which includes four additional overnight camps, 14 health and wellbeing centers, and 100 extension sites throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest.