Ignite partnership camps – Meandering Moose

Widji 2019 by the Numbers

Here are some of the numbers from our 2019 summer at Widji! Weeks of camp – 9 Decisions for Christ – 56 TNT & Blast & Sizzle campers – 195 (7 day campers) Ignite Partnership campers – 319 SALTers – 18 (72 camper weeks) Aspire campers – 5 (for 2 weeks each) Total camper weeksContinue reading “Widji 2019 by the Numbers”

Reaching the World One Camper at a Time

Ignite: a partnership program with churches and organizations impacting one camper at a time to impact one family to impact one neighborhood to impact one city to impact the world!! We are reaching the world one camper at a time! How donations affect campers. A week at camp can change the trajectory for a childContinue reading “Reaching the World One Camper at a Time”

MBC Compass: Spring 2019: Widji News

Widjiitiwin continues to build meaningful relationships with our Ignite program partners, and we will again be welcoming groups for 5 of our summer weeks. In the ten years of the Ignite program we have hosted 1758 campers and it all started with 30 campers from Malvern! Summer at Widjiitiwin is taking shape! It’s early MayContinue reading “MBC Compass: Spring 2019: Widji News”

Not My Vision

I can truly tell you that the Ignite partnerships are Not My Vision! I could not have imagined what one week with 30 campers 10 years ago could become. Back in 2008 I was just looking to fill a few more beds at camp when Bob Johnston, from SU Sportz, put Mark Gray (Toronto Police,Continue reading “Not My Vision”

Every Kid Deserves to GO to Camp

Do you remember the first time to saw a sky full of stars? Or the first time you shot an arrow for archery? Or the first time you heard the name Jesus and it wasn’t swearing? Or scaling a climbing wall or jumped off a blob tower or been on a high ropes course orContinue reading “Every Kid Deserves to GO to Camp”

2018 Widji Calendar; What’s Happening

Wonder what’s going on this year at Widji. Well, here are some of the plans we have. January through April – camp fairs and promotions, staff recruiting, interviews and hiring plus program development. May May 5-7 – summer leadership weekend May 8 – spring crew start May 19-22 – work/staff development weekend summer camp prep &Continue reading “2018 Widji Calendar; What’s Happening”