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Descriptions of Participating YMCA Camps Descriptions of Participating YMCA Camps Thanks to all camps who have contributed information for this booklet. We hope you can use this information to network, learn from each other, make new friends and continue building common ground through camp around the world. October 2018 2018 RESIDENT CAMP DESCRIPTIONS | page 2 Table of Contents AUSTRALIA ............................................................................................................ 8 YMCA OF BRISBANE/CAMP WARRAWEE ................................................................................. 8 YMCA GEELONG/CAMP WYUNA ........................................................................................ 10 YMCA NEW SOUTH WALES/CAMP YARRAMUNDI AND CAMP SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK LODGE ..................... 12 VICTORIA YMCA/LADY NORTHCOTE RECREATION CAMP ............................................................ 14 BELARUS .............................................................................................................. 16 YMCA BELARUS/PONYEMONTSY YOUTH CAMP ........................................................................ 16 BRAZIL ................................................................................................................. 18 YMCA RIO DE JANEIRO/CAMP MYRON CLARK ........................................................................ 18 YMCA RIO GRANDE DO SUL/CAMP RINCÃO DO COELHO ............................................................ 20 YMCA RIO GRANDE DO SUL/ACM TRAMANDAÍ PRAIANO ACEMISTA ................................................ 22 ACM SÃO PAULO/ACAMPAMENTO YMCA............................................................................... 24 YMCA SOROCABA/SOROCABA CAMP .................................................................................. 26 CANADA ............................................................................................................... 28 YMCA OF HAMILTON/BURLINGTON/BRANTFORD - CAMP WANAKITA .............................................. 28 YMCA KITCHENER, WATERLOO, CAMBRIDGE/CAMP KI-WA-Y ...................................................... 30 YMCA KITCHENER, WATERLOO, CAMBRIDGE/CAMP WABANAKI .................................................... 32 YMCA KITCHENER, WATERLOO, CAMBRIDGE/CAMP BELWOOD ..................................................... 34 LES YMCAS DU QUÉBEC/CAMP KANAWANA/YMCA DAY CAMPS ..................................................... 36 YMCA OF SIMCOE/MUSKOKA – CAMP KITCHIKEWANA .............................................................. 38 YMCA OF GREATER TORONTO/CEDAR GLEN OUTDOOR CENTRE .................................................... 40 YMCA OF WESTERN ONTARIO/CAMP QUEEN ELIZABETH AND CAMP HENRY ....................................... 42 COLOMBIA ............................................................................................................ 44 YMCA BOGOTA/CAMP BOCHICA ....................................................................................... 44 YMCA PUERTO BOYACA/PALAGUAS CAMP............................................................................. 46 FINLAND .............................................................................................................. 48 HELSINKI YMCA/PELLI CAMP ........................................................................................... 48 YMCA TURKU/HARVA CAMP ISLAND ................................................................................... 50 FRANCE ................................................................................................................ 52 YMCA CENTRE AZUR .................................................................................................... 52 YMCA LE ROCHETON .................................................................................................... 54 GEORGIA .............................................................................................................. 56 YMCA GEORGIA/CAMP ORANGE ....................................................................................... 56 GERMANY ............................................................................................................. 58 CVJM/YMCA HANNOVER/INTERNATIONAL CAMP ABBENSEN ........................................................ 58 THÜRINGEN YMCA/CAMP HOHENEICHE ............................................................................... 60 GREECE ................................................................................................................ 62 YMCA OF THESSALONIKI/CAMP CHALKIDIKI ......................................................................... 62 YMCA OF THESSALONIKI/MOBILE CAMP-ADVENTURES IN PELION ................................................. 64 YMCA OF THESSALONIKI/MOBILE CAMP-ADVENTURES IN PINDOS ................................................ 66 YMCA OF THESSALONIKI/EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER IN NYMFAIO ......................................... 68 2018 RESIDENT CAMP DESCRIPTIONS | page 3 YMCA OF THESSALONIKI/SAILING CAMP ............................................................................. 70 HONG KONG ......................................................................................................... 72 CHINESE YMCA OF HONG KONG/WU KWAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE .................................................. 72 ICELAND............................................................................................................... 74 YMCA/YWCA ICELAND/CAMP VATNASKOGUR ........................................................................ 74 YMCA/YWCA ICELAND/CAMP HOLAVATN ............................................................................. 76 INDIA ................................................................................................................... 78 YMCA OF BOMBAY/YMCA CAMP LAKESIDE ............................................................................ 78 ITALY ................................................................................................................... 80 YMCA ROMA/ROCCELLA JONICA ....................................................................................... 80 JAPAN .................................................................................................................. 82 GUNMA YMCA/CAMP AKAGI ............................................................................................ 82 NAGOYA YMCA/CAMP HIWADA KOGEN ................................................................................ 84 YOKOHAMA YMCA/MIURA YMCA GLOBAL ECO VILLAGE ............................................................. 86 KOSOVO ............................................................................................................... 88 YMCA KOSOVO/CAMP PJETERSHAN ................................................................................... 88 LEBANON.............................................................................................................. 90 YMCA LEBANON CAMP FARES .......................................................................................... 90 LIBERIA ............................................................................................................... 92 YMCA OF LIBERIA/TODEE YOUTH CAMP .............................................................................. 92 MACEDONIA ......................................................................................................... 94 YMCA BITOLA/GIRLS LEADING OUR WORLD (GLOW) + YOUNG MEN’S LEADERSHIP PROJECT (YMLP) ........ 94 MEXICO ................................................................................................................ 96 YMCA MEXICO/CAMP CAMOHMILA ..................................................................................... 96 NETHERLANDS ..................................................................................................... 98 YMCA NETHERLANDS CAMPS ........................................................................................... 98 PERU .................................................................................................................. 100 PERU YMCA/ASIA CAMP .............................................................................................. 100 AZPITIA Y CAMP & OUTDOOR CENTER .............................................................................. 102 PORTUGAL .......................................................................................................... 104 SETUBAL YMCA/CAMP ALAMBRE ..................................................................................... 104 ROMANIA ........................................................................................................... 106 YMCA ROMANIA/LEADERSHIP CAMP................................................................................. 106 RUSSIA .............................................................................................................. 108 YMCA RUSSIA/GUEST COMPLEX “YMCA DACHA” .................................................................. 108 YMCA PILGRIM (BARNAUL)/CAMP PILGRIM ........................................................................ 110 SWEDEN ............................................................................................................. 112 YMCA JONKOPING/CAMP VIDABLICK ................................................................................ 112 2018 RESIDENT CAMP DESCRIPTIONS | page 4 YMCA UMEÅ/NYDALA CAMP .........................................................................................
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