Week Thirteen: Signs

Song of the Week: I Saw the Sign by Ace of Base

This week we're featuring signs in our area. These little signs are the markers we follow to camp everyday. We hope one day these are the signs you too follow to camp. With each sign you are getting closer and closer. Your heart pounds more and more with excitement. Until finally you have arrived, wondering what could Yona have in store for you this summer?

We are at Exit 148.

The South Fork of the Ogeechee River borders two sides of our property.

Camp Yona is located in Taliaferro County, pronounced Tolifer by the locals.

Our Street

The sign in front of the old farm house on the property.

Week Twelve: There is still so much to learn

Song of the Week: Far Far by Yael Naim

Camp Yona strives to be the premier summer camp for girls surrounding the issues of resilience and self-esteem. In order to properly serve our mission, we must first know and understand the complexities that girls face today. So we've been doing a lot of ...

reading books about girls ...

reading books on self-esteem ...

reading about different cultures ...

researching statistics ...

reading journals ...

and researching websites.

Do you know of any great resources we should check out? If so, please email katie@campyona.org.

Week Eleven: First Time

Song of the Week: Feels Like the First Time by Foreigner

In the past nine months I've been working for Yona, I've had a lot of first moments. I chopped wood, I got my own business card, and I rode in a tow truck- all for the first time.

Here are a few more of my firsts ....

first time using a chainsaw,

first time driving a backhoe,

first lesson driving a manual,

first time weed-eating,

first time in Honduras,

first time beaver hunting,

first time to start a controlled fire.

Our desire is for Camp Yona to be a place girls can experience many firsts. They won't learn how to start a controlled fire or use a chainsaw; but maybe it'll be their first time to climb a pole 40 feet, shoot a gun, develop their own film, break a board with their arm, or change a tire.

Camp Yona strives to be a place girls can have a wide variety of experiences. A place girls feel comfortable trying new things. A place to learn from their failures and celebrate their successes.