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Top 3 Experiential Activities Every Facilitator Needs to Know: Activity #3 “Mine Field”/”Search and Rescue”/”The Road of Life”
Over the last couple of posts we have covered two other key activities that have lots of applications and variations. I want to end this series with an activity first saw run with the name “The Road of Life.” I … Continued
Top 3 Experiential Activities Every Facilitator Needs to Know (Activity #2: Blind Polygon)
Top 3 Experiential Activities Every Facilitator Needs to Know (Activity #2: Blind Polygon) Another incredibly adaptable, low prop activity with great built in metaphor potential is Blind Polygon or rope shapes. I have seen facilitators use this activity, and it’s variations, … Continued
100th Anniversary Celebration a HUGE success!
101st Year of Camp Manito-wish YMCA – Bring it on!
2017 Annual Report
What’s cookin’? A message from our Executive Chef
Rudy Valadez, Executive Chef Snow is still falling and the cold will not leave; a sleeping giant is starting to stir with thoughts of sunshine, laughter, and the warmth from the stove, ovens, and the clanking of pots and pans. … Continued
Camp Operations
Pat Soldan, Operations Director With each passing day in my new role as Operations Director, I learn more and more about what makes the Manito-wish experience so unique. I am excited to step into our 100th camping season and to … Continued
A Message from our Camp Director
Camp Director, Tracy Watson I can’t wait to celebrate 100 years of Camp. I am anxiously awaiting Opening Days when I can welcome all of our returning and new campers during our 100th year of providing innovative leadership experiences for … Continued
Summer Camp Excitement
Ally Sheehan, Summer Program Director In a few short months we will welcome our summer staff, and only weeks after that we will welcome our Summer Camp participants. Our seasonal staff is very excited to become part of this historical … Continued
Leadership Update
Mark Zanoni, Leadership Program Outreach Director Sean Hurtubise, Leadership Program Director After providing group programming for 11 of the past 12 months, the Leadership Program is continuing its evolution towards year-round service. January and February proved to be a particularly … Continued