From the Board of Camp Wasaga

Camp Wasaga Would Like to Thank

Andrew Boardman, Manoverboard—for this terrific website

Kinsmen Club of Winnipeg—Grant for Kitchen Renovation

Manitoba Community Places—Grant for Kayak and Bike Storage Facility

Manitoba Community Services Council—Grant for Kitchen Renovation

Sunshine Fund—Child Camper Sponsorships

Winnipeg Foundation—Grant for Kitchen Renovation

Zoe's Place

As most of you know, we lost our dear naturalist, Zoe Goldstein while she was adventuring in B.C. last June. Zoe started coming to family camp when she was a year old. Later when her mother Tzipporah (Sarah Goldstein became camp director she was a full time camp kid. She took the leadership training and volunteered and worked at camp as a young woman. Camp naturalist was her dream job and sadly she died one week before coming to camp. We'll never forget Zoe, but we wanted to remember her in a very special way. The Board of Directors struck a committee to plan and develop a meditative garden called Zoe's Place. Cheryl Cohen has consulted with the committee to select a location and will be contributing her knowledge of therapy through horticulture. The goal is to create a peaceful healing space. Lynn Wetherill, a graduate of the Red River College landscape technician program, has volunteered her time to design our garden. Tzipporah and Albert Meijering have donated a simple limestone bench so people can sit, relax and enjoy the view of Clear Lake. All plants will be native to the region because we are in a national park. . Planting will take place during our volunteer work weekend (the May long weekend).

Jeanne Towle has been dedicated in steering this committee. Other members are; Liora Glow, Cheryl Cohen, Tzipporah Meijering, Albert Meijering, and Pam Kirkpatrick. Fundraising has included camper donations in Zoe's memory and a very inventive group of kid campers led by Stacey Kuntz and Jessica Gilligan who sold "coffeeccino" at Thanksgiving. We have over $500.00 in our Zoe's Place fund now - more proof that Camp Wasaga is a loving and caring community.