YMCA Sends Three Area Youth to Camp Foster
by Kristi Potts on 05/09/13
YMCA NEWS
Photo: (okowin.jpg) Abby Pendleton, daughter of Roger & Amy Pendleton of Red Oak, IA & Wyatt Hendrickson, son of Steve & Eva Hendrickson of Stanton, Iowa.
The Montgomery County Family YMCA is excited to announce through the generosity of several contributors and the partnership that the Montgomery County Family YMCA has established for several years with the YMCA of the Okoboji’s Camp Foster in Spirit Lake, Iowa will be sending three area youth to Camp Foster this summer.
Camp Foster is nestled in the beautiful wooded land of over 214 acres in northwest Iowa. There are 15 cabins, large dining hall, outdoor chapel, recreational lounge and meeting rooms. Program activities include a large outdoor swimming pool, rifle & archery ranges, waterfront for sailing, canoeing, rowing, water skiing, fishing, beach volleyball, craft shop, horse stables, camp fire ring, hiking trails, cross country skiing, evening camp fires, broomball, ice skating and much, much for at the wonderful year round camp facilities.
Photo: (Truman S.jpg) Truman Stickland, son of Ed & Missy of Red Oak, IA
Wyatt Hendrickson of Stanton, IA a 3rd grader at Stanton Elementary School and Wyatt’s parents are Steve & Eva Hendrickson, Abby Pendleton, a 5th grader at Washington Elementary School and Abby’s parents are Roger & Amy Pendleton of Red Oak, IA and the third area student attending Camp Foster through the Montgomery County Family’s essay contest is Truman Stickland , who is a 3rd grader and attends Inman Primary Elementary School of Red Oak, IA and Truman’s parents are Ed & Missy Stickland of Red Oak, Iowa. Each student will have the opportunity to all attend Camp Foster this summer with an all expense paid registration fee and round trip bus transportation to and from Camp Foster from the downtown Omaha YMCA by being selected by various Montgomery County Family YMCA from their submitted written application “why they would like to attend Camp Foster” Registration forms were sent to area schools this past spring to encourage students to complete the application to return the application to the Montgomery County Family YMCA in mid April, 2012.
Truman, Wyatt and Abby will all have to submit a letter back to the Montgomery County Family YMCA shortly after their return from Camp Foster and share their experiences from Camp Foster. The YMCA then shares the letters with our donors that make this program financial possible
To learn more about the contest for the spring of 2014, one can contact the Montgomery County Family YMCA @ 711-623-2161 or stop in at the YMCA located in the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park – 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak, Iowa or visit the YMCA’s website page at www.mcymca.com
New this year Camp Foster is offering all YMCA members throughout the state of Iowa a large discount for students that are interested in attending camp sessions # 3 during the dates of June 30th – July 6th, (World Tours) and session # 8 during the dates of August 4th – 10th, 2013 (Summer Days).
To learn more about Camp Foster, please call their toll free number @ 1-800-456-9622, email Camp Foster at info@campfoster.org or visit Camp Foster’s website page at www.campfoster.org
