Introducing our 2013 Summer Camp Staff Team!

Camp Wenonah Summer Camp staff are outdoor education professionals, teachers, university and college graduates/students or senior high school students that share one thing in common: they are committed to providing each Wenonah camper with a positive and lasting Camp experience.

We believe that a dedicated, qualified, and experienced staff team is one of the best assets any Summer Camp can have. Each year, our staff team reflects our commitment to providing a safe and enriching Camp experience for each of our campers.

The 2013 Summer Camp staff team features many familiar faces, as over 90% have worked at Wenonah previously.

We are proud to introduce to you our 2013 staff team! You can see a full list of staff members by position here, or check out photos and profiles of each staff member by clicking here.

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    Women’s Weekends Return this Fall!

    DSC_0008 (2)Did you know that Camp Wenonah runs two popular Women’s Weekends in September?

    Registration is well underway for the 2013 season and limited space is still available in both our September 6-8th and September 13-15th weekends.

    Women’s Weekends feature Specialty Workshops, Pampering Services, as well as Traditional Camp Activities in a relaxed atmosphere.

    A few examples of programs available include:

    Specialty Workshops

    Zumba, Yoga, Watercolour Painting, Belly Dancing, Wine Tasting, Seasonal Baking, and more!

    Pampering Services

    Relaxation Massage, Hot Stone massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Reiki, Indian Head Massage, and Bowen Therapy

    Camp Activities

    Canoeing, Kayaking, Climbing Wall, Hiking, Swimming, Archery, Tennis, 18-Hole Mini-Golf, Horseshoes, Beach Volleyball, Table Tennis, Campfires and Evening Programs

    Participate at your own pace, and enjoy the peaceful surroundings of Muskoka!

    To register for a Women’s Weekend, please download:

    For further information please click here, or contact Caron at the Burlington office (caron@campwenonah.com; 905 631-2849).

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      Join us at the Wenonah Foundation Golf Classic on Saturday, June 1!

      Wenonah Foundation Golf Classic On Saturday, June 1 please join us for a terrific day of golf in support of the Wenonah Foundation and help provide Wenonah camperships to kids in need.

      Summer campers and their families, staff members, Women’s Weekend participants, and Friends of Wenonah are invited for day of fun all for a great cause!

      This year, the Wenonah Foundation Golf Classic also celebrates the remarkable contributions that Chef Brad Laidlaw has made to Camp over the past eight years.

      The twelfth edition of the Wenonah Foundation Golf Classic returns to the award-winning Carlisle Golf & Country Club.

      Over the years, hundreds of golfers have raised thousands of dollars to help send kids to Camp. The tournament includes golfers of all ages and varying degrees of golfing prowess!

      TOURNAMENT INCLUDES
      • $25,000 Hole in One prize (sponsored by the Friends of Wenonah Alumni Group)
      • 18 Holes of Tournament Play (tee times beginning at 11:30 am)
      • 9 Hole Tournament (tee times beginning at 2:00 pm)
      • Trivia, Putting and Chipping Contests (and prizes!)
      • Prime Rib Dinner
      • Awards Ceremony
      SPONSORSHIP & DONATIONS

      Each year, many individuals, families, and businesses support the tournament by sponsoring a hole or by donating an item for the Silent Auction. All support helps send kids to Camp, and is greatly appreciated!

      TO REGISTER

      Registration forms and other information are available below:

      Please contact Caron for more information (caron@campwenonah.com). 

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        Open House on June 15 for New and Interested Campers & Families

        camp wenonah open houseWe look forward to welcoming new campers and their families AND families interested in learning more about Wenonah to Camp on Saturday, June 15th (2:00 pm – 8:00 pm)!

        Senior Director Jeff Bradshaw and Assistant Director Geoff Williamson, along with current and alumni members of the Wenonah staff team, serve as your hosts for the day!

        Below is a glance at our day together (a complete schedule will be available upon arrival at Wenonah):

        2:00-4:30 pm – Guided Tours depart from the Main Office (tours depart every 15 minutes)

        3:00-5:30 pm – Open Program Areas (with Wenonah staff supervision/instruction):

        • Sailing
        • Kayaking
        • Climbing Wall & Vertical Playground

        ** Swimming at the Beach and the Main Swim Dock, tennis and canoeing are available all day under parental supervision

        5:30-7:00 pm – Complimentary Buffet Dinner Served at the Main Lodge

        7:15 pm – Campfire Program @ the Main Campfire

        Administrative Director Rianne Barette will be available to answer any administrative questions or to receive any forms or notes. In addition, the Wenonah General Store will be open for clothing purchases.

        If you are planning on attending and haven’t been in touch with the Burlington Office, please RSVP to Caron Brick (caron@campwenonah.com) by Wednesday, June 5th.

        Please also confirm food allergies and dietary restrictions with Caron by Wednesday, June 5th.

        ** Special overnight option – there are a limited number of cabins available for REGISTERED families for an overnight stay, and additional programming on Sunday. Cabins are available on a first come, first served basis.  Please book your cabin with Caron.

        Driving directions to Wenonah can be found by clicking here.

        WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO WENONAH!
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          Final New & Interested Family and Camper Orientation – in Oakville this Sunday!

          DSCF1186Camp Wenonah Senior Director Jeff Bradshaw invites all new camper families AND those interested in hearing more about Wenonah to join him this Sunday (April 7) from 2:00 – 2:45 pm at the Oakville Holiday Inn (590 Argus Road, QEQ and Trafalgar) for the final Welcome to Wenonah presentation of the 2013 season.

          Jeff will cover all aspects of the Wenonah experience including program, staff, food service, facilities and much more!

           ** Current Wenonah families – this is a great way to introduce new families to Summer Camp! Space in many Periods is limited for the 2013 season (we are currently close to 90% of capacity for the full season).

          Please RSVP with Caron Brick (caron@campwenonah.com)  or by calling our office at 905-631-2849. 

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            Summer Camp Final Instructions

            Camp Wenonah Blog Final Instructions Summer CampOur “Final Instructions” mailing is being sent today, and families should receive it at home within the next week. This mailing contains all of the information you need as you prepare your child(ren) for Summer Camp.

            After receiving the Final Instructions mailing, please be sure to visit the Final Instructions page to view the Camper and/or Leadership Handbooks.

            Families may complete their Final Instructions information online. Forms are also available on the Final Instructions page to print and complete if you prefer not to use the online submission service.

            Payment for any incidentals is due once you have submitted your final forms. Payment can be made by cheque, and is payable to Camp Wenonah. Payments should be mailed to the Burlington Office.

            NEW PAYMENT OPTION:  We will also accept Interac e-Transfer which can be made through your bank online, and sent to jeff@campwenonah.com.

            Please note that all Final Instructions information must be received by Friday, April 26th.

            ** Final payment of Summer Camp registration fees is due by Monday, April 1st.  

            WENONAH FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS

            Wenonah offers spots to campers who might not otherwise have a chance to attend Camp.  This is made possible through the generous donations made by our families.

            We have a section on our final forms for families to donate unspent General Store funds to the Wenonah Foundation.  If your child has $20.00 or less remaining in his or her General Store account, you may select the option to donate this money to the Wenonah Foundation.

            On behalf of all the children and families who benefit from the generosity of Wenonah families each year, thank you for considering this option.

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              Introducing the new CampWenonah.com!!

              We are excited to announce the launch of our new website!

              CampWenonah.com Camp Wenonah Summer Camp websiteThe website redesign is a project we’ve been working on over the past year.

              Our overall goal with the redesigned website was to develop an online destination for families, campers, staff, and others that features a clean, uncluttered design, and uses our archive of camp photos to help us tell the story of Wenonah.

              The site’s homepage directs visitors to one of five distinct areas with customized content: Future Families, Current Families, Outdoor Centre, Women’s Weekends, and a new Gallery. We hope that by moving to a layout that centres on what our families and others are seeking we can provide information in a way that is easy for visitors to access.

              Other features of our redesigned website include:
              • CampWenonah.com Camp Wenonah Summer Camp websiteMobile functionality, allowing you to check all the latest news from Camp on your smartphone.
              • Photo Gallery featuring pictures from recent Summers, and a special section of “vintage” photos.
              • Video Gallery offering visitors a glimpse of life at Camp.
              • New content and photos for our Summer Camp, Outdoor Centre, and Women’s Weekend programs.
              • News & Events blog featuring all the latest updates from Camp. You can use your RSS feed to subscribe to all Camp news.
              • Improved social media functionality, including feeds that stream updates from our Facebook and Twitter pages.
              • A tool that allows visitors to translate the website into one of 58 languages.
              • An improved search tool, and a new site map.
              • Live support feature allowing you to communicate from your computer or smartphone directly with our office.

              We will continue to update the website on a regular basis with all the information your family needs in advance of Summer Camp. We will also add new features in the coming weeks, including biographies of our 2013 staff team and new Camp videos.

              Our special thanks to Associate Director Mike Stewart for leading the new website development project over the past two years.  Stewy has spent an unbelievable amount of time creating a more efficient and effective Wenonah website.  We are delighted with the final result and we have Stewy to thank for his committed, thoughtful and deliberate leadership on this project.

              We hope you enjoy your visit to the new CampWenonah.com, and we look forward to hearing your feedback!

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                Announcing our 2013 Summer Camp Staff Team!

                We are pleased to share biographies of our 2013 staff team! Please click here for photos and profiles of our Summer Camp staff members.×
                At Camp Wenonah, our approach to staffing is to provide as much as we can to give each staff member the tools to make a significant and lasting contribution to the experience of each of our campers.

                The campers are at the very centre of everything at Wenonah. Camp’s excellent staff to camper ratio (1:4 on average, 1:3 in water-based activities) means that campers benefit from consistent individual attention on a daily basis. This allows for greater opportunities for success in both Wenonah’s instruction-based programs and day-to-day recreational activities.

                We are thrilled to introduce the tremendous group that will make up the Wenonah staff team the Summer!

                MANAGEMENT TEAM

                OWNER//SENIOR DIRECTOR:
                Jeff Bradshaw

                CO-DIRECTOR:
                Renata Bradshaw

                ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS:
                Caron Brick (Administration)
                Barb Janicek (Communication & Archives)
                Jason Monteith (Period Five Director)
                Liz McClounie (Alumni Development)
                Mike Stewart (Technology & Special Projects)
                Simon Wells (Capital Development & Maintenance)

                ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
                Geoff “Rudy” Williamson

                EXECUTIVE CHEF:
                Brad Laidlaw

                WEEnonah CO-DIRECTORS:
                Maia Bradshaw & Will Stratton

                CAMP DOCTOR:
                Dr. Mary Grant

                COUNSELLING STAFF

                GIRLS CAMP DIRECTORS:
                Natalie Fox (Senior Cabins)
                Lizzie Sarjeant (Junior Cabins)

                SENIOR GIRLS COUNSELLORS:
                Katie Gibson (August Camp)

                GIRLS COUNSELLORS:
                Hannah Best
                Emily Brewer (July Camp)
                Anna Collin
                Sage Cryderman
                Abbey Jagodkin
                Olivia Livingston Flavelle
                Rebecca Malcomson
                Clare McClung (August Camp)
                Lauren Sudeyko
                Sara Wollschlaeger
                Erica Zucker

                BOYS SECTION DIRECTORS:
                Jack Tillmann (Junior Cabins)
                Thomas “Red” Schenck (Senior Cabins)

                SENIOR BOYS COUNSELLORS:
                Gavin McGuire
                Max Saunders
                Luis Fernando “Lolo” Gómez de la Maza (July Camp)
                Peter Webster

                BOYS COUNSELLORS:
                Adam Loveland
                Brian Rowlands
                Graham Steele
                Ally Soule
                Ben Waite
                Cameron Williamson

                LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

                WCIT DIRECTORS:
                Fraser “Tito” McOuat
                Brittany Shelly

                POLARIS DIRECTORS:
                Charlotte Aicklen
                Vicky Fenwick-Sehl
                Ryan Gardner
                Brendan Meagher

                POLARIS TRIP LEADERS:
                TBA

                INTRODUCTORY PERIODS

                INTRODUCTORY PERIOD DIRECTORS:
                Oliver Gatalo (Period 1A)
                Mieke Barette (Period 1B)
                Miriam Heavenrich & Shannon Senyk (Period 3A)
                Steve LeMesurier (Period 3B)
                Renata Bradshaw (Period 4A)
                Geoff “Rudy” Williamson (Period 4B)

                INTRODUCTORY PERIOD ASSISTANT DIRECTORS:
                Katie Gibson (July Camp)
                Luis Fernando “Lolo” Gómez de la Maza (August Camp)
                Shannon “Max” Murray (Camp Kivita)

                CAMP KIVITA SUPPORT (PERIOD 4B)
                Jessa Dolley

                PROGRAM

                PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
                Kevin Smith

                CREATIVE AREA HEAD:
                Stephanie Sutcliffe

                LANDS AREA HEAD:
                Jared Perlmutter

                PADDLESPORTS AREA HEAD:
                John Ramsay

                SAILING AREA HEAD:
                Jess McCutcheon

                WATERFRONT AREA HEAD:
                Erin Roach

                OUTTRIPPING

                OUTTRIPPING COORDINATOR:
                Monika Low

                OUTTRIPPING STAFF:
                Jacqueline Simone

                FOOD SERVICE

                SOUS CHEF:
                Josh Gibson

                COOK:
                TBA

                HEALTH SERVICES

                WELLNESS DIRECTOR:
                Celia Saunders

                PERIOD ONE NURSES:
                Sue Berlinguette
                Joanna Walenius

                PERIOD TWO NURSES:
                Gwen Neizer
                Nancy Vandenbergh

                PERIOD THREE NURSES:
                Louise Pope-Rhoden
                Franziska Hines

                PERIOD FOUR NURSES:
                Carol Blair-Murdoch
                Doreen Sauve

                PERIOD FIVE / WEEnonah:
                Lisa Baker
                Barb Hoeve
                Kristen Martin (WEEnonah)

                OPERATIONS

                SUMMER ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR:
                Rianne Barette

                OFFICE COORDINATOR:
                Eric Caprio

                OFFICE STAFF:
                Emily Brewer (August Camp)
                Clare McClung (July Camp)

                PROPERTY DIRECTOR:
                Roc Pelton

                PROPERTY STAFF:
                Jackie Clark
                Alex Keillor

                CAMP AMBASSADORS:
                Jon Bradshaw
                Josh Bradshaw
                Maia Bradshaw

                FORENEX GROUP LEADER:
                TBA

                FTE LANGUAGE CENTRE STAFF:
                Stu Alexander (July Camp)

                SPECIAL PROJECTS:
                Dan Murray (July Camp)

                RESOURCE STAFF

                SENIOR RESOURCE STAFF:
                Emma Coverdale
                Michael Tillmann
                Maddie Warner

                RESOURCE STAFF:
                Sydney Bradshaw (August Camp)
                Emily Coster
                Andrew Dell
                Callum Faulds
                Colin Ghali
                Melanie Gouda
                Benjamin Heavenrich
                Alexandra Kozlov
                Haley Oosterman
                Maddy Poole
                Hannah Rauseo
                Itzel Adriana Riba Medina (July Camp)
                Liam Rooney
                Mitchell Roper
                Daniel Scarr
                Laura Shaen
                Rachel Shaen
                David Wood

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                  Wenonah “Kingpins” Play in Vankoughnet Cup

                  Wenonah Kingpins

                  Chris, Andrew, and Rudy starred on the Wenonah Kingpins.

                  We were excited to enter a team in the 5th Annual Vankoughnet Cup, a 3-on-3 hockey tournament held in in the village of Vankoughnet (just down Bird Lake Road from Camp) on February 16.

                  The Wenonah “Kingpins”, starring Assistant Director Geoff “Rudy” Williamson and alumni staff Andrew Cohrs and Chris Williamson, joined several community teams for some shinny on a perfect winter day! Local MPP Norm Miller dropped the puck for the ceremonial faceoff before the eight teams faced off.

                  Though the Kingpins didn’t bring the Cup to Camp, they had a great day and are already looking forward to next year’s tournament!

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                    Welcoming Camp Kivita!

                    Camp Kivita campers will be joining the Wenonah family during Period Four ‘A’ (August 11 – 17). On behalf of the Wenonah community, we offer a heartfelt welcome to our new friends at Camp Kivita!

                    By Stacey Pollock Bar-Ziv, Emily Ghent and Christina Kosar – Camp Kivita Advisory Committee

                    Camp for children with chronic illnesses can be life changing. Camp Kivita, a camp for children living with solid organ transplants – heart, kidney, liver, lung and intestinal transplants, and those with end-stage organ failure, is thrilled to be partnering with Camp Wenonah for Summer 2013! Camp Kivita was founded based on a need for children with transplants and end stage organ disease to have the opportunity to meet other children who have had similar healthcare experiences and to be able to participate in a normal childhood camp experience that improves their sense of competency, independence, self-esteem, make new friends, learn new skills, and just have fun!

                    This will be our fifth summer operating, but we believe it will be our best yet! In 2009, thirty children attended our camp and in 2010 our numbers grew to forty children but the demand was far greater than space available. In 2011 and 2012 we expanded to allow more children to attend and offered children waiting for a transplant and living with end stage intestinal, liver and kidney disease (on dialysis) the opportunity to attend camp. In 2013 it was time to find a new camp home and expand programming and leadership opportunities for our children. We are truly excited to be joining with Camp Wenonah to offer our children the best possible summer ever and feel like we have found the best place ever to call our new camp home!!

                    Camp Kivita is organized by the Transplant Camp Advisory Committee and leadership team. We are a group of volunteers passionate about ensuring that all children with transplants and organ failure have the opportunity to attend summer camp. Our primary goal is fundraising to cover the cost of camper registration fees and ensuring safe and optimal programming. We continue to strive to allow all children who are medically stable after transplant or those living with end stage organ disease the opportunity to attend camp at no cost to experience the magic of camp. Camp could not happen without the generous financial support of our financial donors and partners which include the Kidney Foundation, the Citron Family (Ken’s Fund), KRG Insurance, David Foster Foundation, Doug Ghent Painting, the Ben Walker Foundation, and all the individual donors and supporters of camp.

                    We are delighted to be joining the Camp Wenonah family for what promises to be an outstanding summer and cannot wait to have you join us to experience the magic of camp in 2013!!

                    For more information on Camp Kivita, please contact Stacey, Emily, and Chirstina at transplantcamp@gmail.com.

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