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Recent Past Events - 2007

Uncle Walter's Treehouse

Uncle Walter’s Treehouse is a dream come true for everyone at Camp Victory!  West Pharmaceutical Services provided all of the funding, as well as the manpower to construct this wonderful structure.  It was designed by Forever Young Treehouses of Vermont.  The on-site supervisor was our faithful friend and experienced contractor, Harold Fisk.  Over 100 employees, in 8 people per day shifts, from West’s three local plants in Montgomery, Jersey Shore, and Williamsport worked for eight weeks to complete the project. It was finished just in time for the 2007 camping season!

This project was a labor of love by everyone involved!  The West people were so wonderful to work with….it was a very special partnership!

Our campers love their new treehouse and want to say a huge “thank you” to everyone at West Pharmaceutical Services for funding and building this wonderful treehouse!
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Work in progress
Supervisor Harold Fisk
Uncle Walter's Treehouse
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The Katerman Caretaker House

     Thanks yet again to our caring benefactors Myles and Joanne Katerman, Camp Victory now has a new resident caretaker’s house.  Our new caretaker, Frank Prickett and his kid-friendly dog, Pork Chop, have moved in and are establishing a regular routine.  Frank is no stranger to Camp Victory….he has been volunteering at camps Dost, Kydnie, Spifida, and Spifida Retreat for several years.  Welcome to your new role, Frank!
The Katerman Caretaker House
Frank and Pork Chop
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Camp Victory Dedicates New Shade Structure
December 9, 2007


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     Members of the Nicholas Wolff Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors stand in front of the newly dedicated Camp Victory Shade Structure.  These unique shade sails will provide protection from the sun for campers when they use the outdoor theatre at Camp Victory.  This shade structure was made possible by a grant from The American Academy of Dermatology with Geisinger Dermatologist, Dr. Howard Pride as the sponsoring Academy member.

Camp Victory Upcoming Events
April, 2008

Sunday, April 13
We will be having our annual Spring Fundraising Dinner on Sunday, April 13, from
 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  Our menu includes spaghetti and meatballs, salad, rolls, beverage, and dessert.  The cost will be $7.00 for adults, $3.50 for children 3 – 12, and children under 3 can eat free of charge.  This meal is by reservation only….please call the Camp Victory office at: 570-458-6530

 

April 22 – 23 – 24
The Pennsylvania Conservation Corp will be staying at Camp Victory for three days in April, working diligently to help maintain and improve the Camp Victory facility for their annual “signature project”.  We are fortunate to have about 50 Corp members and their Corp leaders helping with a number of special projects.  These projects include making repairs to our two floating docks, tiling two of the bathrooms, building a porch and ramp, cleaning up brush, splitting logs, and painting throughout the facility. 

 

April and May
Weekdays
Camp Victory will once again be hosting 5th and 6th graders from surrounding school districts at our Greenwood Environmental Education Center.  We “partner” with the participating school districts and the CSIU #16 to present this amazing environmental education program.  We will be hosting one day field trips for 9 school districts this spring, as well as hosting three school districts for overnight events.  All total, we will host over 1,400 children for this fun and educational program!

 

May 16th
Beginning on May 16, 2008, we will officially begin our 15th summer of overnight camps for children with special needs.  Our first camp of the summer will be Camp Courage, a camp for children who have suffered the loss of a loved one.  From that date through the end of September, we will host 11 different weekend camps and 11 weeklong camps….more than 1,200 campers and over 800 counselors will benefit from coming to our Camp Victory facility to swim, fish, climb, play, “hang out”, and make life-long friends.  Miracles happen every day at Camp Victory!