YMCA CAMP EBERHART

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Last Updated 8/10/08

Days Until
the 100th Year Reunion of Camp Eberhart:
June 18 - 21, 2009!

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EB POETRY Please visit our Poetry Page to read some of the works inspired by Campe and written by EB Campers, Staff and Alumni.

E-MAIL FRIENDS Our EB e-mail list is updated often and is the first place to look for your friends and counselors - present and past! Please remember to update us if your contact information changes! Do you know of an old camper or staff member who doesn't have their email listed? Ask them to send it to us so we can add it to your list.

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This is a great place to find out about current projects, add your ideas, ask questions and get answers! Share your camp experiences on the Camp EB Forums!

See our collection of EB award patches! If you have a patch that's not listed - please scan it and send it to us. Can't scan it? Send it to us (we promise to return it!)

Despite its name, the YMCA is not just for Young Christian Men. It is, however, as the the YMCA's history illustrates, an association of members who come together with a common understanding of our mission and a common commitment to our vision of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. If you are interested in seeing more about YMCA Camps around Michigan:

This website consists of over 1500 pages! We have stories, patches, photos, movies, and two entire books on this website! Just like Camp itself, we are always under construction, so please excuse our mess, and please, keep an eye out for links that don't work. If you find one, please contact us

Summer 2008 Is Over - see summer pictures below:

Photos We now have seven summers of photos online! We bet you could find your counselors when they were campers...Click here to see our summer camp pics in the traditional gallery, or check out our new and improved gallery!

Homesickness Think your kids are homesick at camp? No Way! Maybe it's YOU that's KIDsick. Read the American Camping Association's article on Kidsickness.

Staff Photo Find your counselor!

Theme Weeks: Watch for next year's listing . . . . . . . .
1. ~~Giants, Wizards, and Elves~~
2. ~~Myths, Legends, and Heroes~~
3. ~~Western~~
4. ~~Harry Potter~~
5. ~~Carnival~~
6. ~~Time/Space Bandits~~
7. ~~Medieval~~
8. ~~Pirates~~
~~9. Olympics/ Survivor~~

AstroCamp 2009 will be July 19 to July 25, 2009
(EB Week 5). This summer we had 22 great Astro campers -
the Astro Camp week was excellent (maybe the best week ever)!

EB 100th Reunion 2009:

Who has RSVP'd?

Enter the raffle to stay in the Lazy W or Cooper's Coop, June 18 - 21, 2009 Camp EB is nearly 100 years old... Are you? We are looking for the oldest camper in our Alumni Association! See if you can beat this: Congratulations to Robert O'Hearn that attended camp as a staff member in 1939 and to Clayton Root who attended camp in the summer of 1943!

Upgrades and Renovations 2008:

Storm CleanUp Camp is looking super! A ton of progress has been made since our storms this past year! We're just waiting for the grass to grow. Check out some of the work that has been going on!

Work Weekend Our next work weekend is scheduled for September 13, 2008. Our work weekends have been growing in numbers and our ability to help camp out has been greatly appreciated. Camp will provide housing, breakfast, and lunch on 9-13-08. If you think you will be attending please let me know as soon as you know.

Fire Circle The Jonathan Rich Fire Circle is complete! Having the grate made specifically for the this handmade fire circle is the last piece of the puzzle. The end of the period camp fire will really be something to see now that the grate is in place. Thanks to the Rich family for their support and love of Camp Eberhart.

Disc Golf Course Another casualty of the fall storms was the camp's disc golf course. Fallen trees had just made the course impossible to play. BUT thanks to Tim Sylvain from Three Rivers, has laid out a whole new course. Practice discs have been donated by Hacienda Restaurants. Join us in a game of disc golf won't you?

Your Alumni Association is donating $43,000 towards a $67,000 project for new roofs on all the stone cabins, the Haunted House, Wolf Den, Dave's House and the Craft Shop in Gregory Lodge. Construction has almost been completed! See the Repairs!

Pete Fournier is also working on replacing all the doors on the stone cabins. Pete is a wonderful asset to camp. Another reason he was awarded the George Cooper Award!

Want to Help Camp? Send your contribution to the:
Camp Eberhart Alumni Association, Inc.
316 South Eddy Street, South Bend, IN 46617, or donate online now!

Remember: Your Contribution is Tax Deductible:
(Tax number 31-1021547)

CREATE A LEGACY The Camp Eberhart Alumni Association often hears from it's alumni about the important role which the Alumni Association plays in the lives of those that go to Camp Eberhart. Alumni and friends often choose to give something back in the form of a legacy gift to support the Association's and Camp's mission These gifts will help ensure the future of Camp Eberhart. Please consider using the following language on your IRA, insurance policy or other beneficiary designation forms; or providing it to your attorney for inclusion in your WILL or living trust: "I / We (e.g. % of your estate, $ amount, residual) to the Camp Eberhart Alumni Association, Inc. a non-profit organization located in South Bend, IN." For further information or any questions, you may contact us at 574-234-0069 or surekey@aol.com.

WEATHER AT CAMP TODAY

Camp Eberhart loses a long time family member:

Nancy H. O'Brien

See Information about "Nance"

Register online or call 269-244-5125

DONATE TO CAMP EB! Your donation is tax-deductible and we need your help! 2008 Membership Dues are now due! Your Alumni Association donated over $76,000 to camp in 2007. See what we've done already in 2008! Please, won't you join us today?

Click here for an EBAA application!

Give the gift of EB year-round:

Support the businesses of your fellow alum - when you mention EB, a portion of your sale goes directly to Camp Eberhart.

Buy Camp Apparel available exclusively online! You won't find these designs at camp, so check them out!

Great Golf Outing!

Thanks to all that played and donated their dollars to making camp a better place for future generations.

History For Sale

SORRY! We painted over your name on the ceiling of the cabin you stayed in or the program you worked at - now here's a way to keep your name at camp forever! Click on the brick to see what's going on. Is your brick ordered yet? E-mail us and request a brochure or print it off the web. But please, order one today and help camp.

Take a virtual walk around camp with our interactive map,

What EB means to me:

by Coop himself

by Victoria Ford

by Wayne M. Cooper

George Cooper Award 2008 Winner:
Dennis Stark

Dennis Stark - long time swimming coach and teacher at the University of Notre Dame recently retired. He is one of the guiding forces behind the George Cooper Foundation and keeping George Cooper's name front and center in our community. We thank Denny for all his years of working and guiding our communities youth - and helping in keeping the name and deeds of George Cooper in our past, present and future memories.

Awarded by the Alumni Association for service to camp both monetarily and/or through their help on a day to day basis.