Week Three: Our Foundation

Song of the Week: If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out by Cat Stevens

Mission Statement: Camp Yona provides an exciting, safe place for young girls of all backgrounds, religions and income levels to discover the wonders of being self-efficient and self-assured. Through a wide assortment of traditional summer camp activities and distinctive specialty programs, we instill in campers a sense of the importance of integrating resilience and empowerment into their lives; while striving to provide parents and guardians with a valuable summer experience for their daughters that will have lasting results.

Our desire is to:

Enrich girl's lives through experiences that challenge them.

Empower girls to be strong, confident, resilient women that believe in themselves.

Encourage girls to be who they are and follow their dreams.

Enable parents and their daughters to better communicate with each other.

We Believe:

~ that strength is found in resilience and self-esteem

~ that every girl is "her sister's keeper"

~ that kindness and forgiveness are power

~ that God made your daughter with advantages

~ in the right to say "no" and make healthy choices

~ in the right to say "yes" and celebrate decisions

~ in the common decency of mutual respect

~ in the valor of womanhood

~ in the right for girls to be whatever they choose

~ that girls around the world are connected in the common struggle for respect and voice

Our Traditional Camp Activities are designed not only to be fun, but also challenging.

These activities include: Horseback Riding, High/Low Ropes Course, Arts and Crafts, Backpacking and Canoe Trips, Photography/Film Development, Whitewater Rafting Trips, Wake Boarding/Water Skiing, Sailing, Dance/Theater, Survival School, Fly-Fishing, Swimming/Blobbing, Mountain Biking, Go-Carting, Archery, Team Sports, Golf

Our Enrichment Activities are designed to give girls real world experiences that will help build their confidence. These include: Gourmet Cooking, Self-Defense/Boxing, Fitness/Nutrition, Shop/Mechanics, Fire Arms Safety, Dog Training, Formal Dining

This is another shot of the stacks of concrete that currently occupy about an acre of the property. We'll use some of the concrete as foundations for our roads, buildings, and go-cart track.

While our desire is for girls to have fun and challenging experiences, safety is a top priority. We are in the process of becoming an ACA accredited camp. For more information please visit the American Camping Association Website www.acacamps.org.