Keewaydin is on YouTube
Posted Dec 9th 2010, 05:42
Keewaydin now has a YouTube channel! Go to this link to see some great videos of our camps!
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Kenneth Gentil
Posted Sep 23rd 2010, 07:33
I write with the sad news that Kenneth Gentil, husband of Dorothy Anne Negus Gentil and grandfather of Claire Gentil, passed away on September 22, 2010, at the age of 85. Dorothy Anne is the daughter of Sid Negus, Keewaydin Dunmore Director from 1926-1939. Claire is a Songa staff and Songa alumna. News of the service will be forthcoming. The entire Keewaydin family extends its condolences to the Negus and Gentil families....
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New Fraser Dining Hall
Posted Sep 13th 2010, 13:45
Click here to check out the construction of the new Fraser Dining Hall at Songadeewin. We will update this album as the construction moves along....
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Getting Ready for Camp
Posted May 4th 2010, 08:32
Songadeewin Leadership Team Meets to Get Ready for Summer #12!
The first weekend in May the Songadeewin Leadership Team gathered in Middlebury, Vermont to make plans for this summer. The retreat has become a tradition and is a great way for the Leadership Team (LT) to make decisions about events, activities and staff training for the coming season. We always choose the theme for the summer and design the theme t-shirt - to be kept a secret until the first Sunday Circle of the season. We have a great one for 2010! We also put the finishing touches on the training that will happen during the preseason time we have with staff before the campers arrive and there is ample opportunity to talk about long-term goals as well. ...
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2010 Run of the Charles!
Posted Apr 30th 2010, 13:37
Sunday, April 25, 2010 – Keewaydin Alumni from New England, and beyond, gathered in Dedham, Massachusetts for the 27thRun of the Charles. Following the lead of Matt Pierce, Dunmore Alum, parent, and member of the foundation board of directors, Keewaydin paddlers have been gathering for this event since 1995. What was once one green canoe, has become four, as teams from all of the Keewaydin Camps gather to compete in the five stage, 24 mile relay. The race is run over mostly flat water and over seven portages, the longest being 800 meters. The transition zones are a mix of slow and fast as paddlers greet fellow Keewaydineesi who they might not have seen since last summer and then push them off down the river in pursuit of the finish line....
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