Camp Nor'wester

"He decided to apply for the NOLS program for next summer and has been accepted. He is very excited about this new adventure and feels that his summers at Camp Nor'wester have given him the experience he needed to be considered for NOLS. ... Nor'wester has taught him about how to function in a community and to survive in the outdoors. I know he will look on his Nor'wester experience with fond memories."

"We are very pleased with the whole experience. He came back a changed boy - he sings camp song all the time and still has new stories a month later."

"She has developed what I think will be lifelong friendships with several campers and since she has no siblings, camp has provided her great interactions with boys and younger children."

"He seems to handle situations differently - where he used to get frustrated and irritable, now he laughs off things and interacts better with others."

"We really love the feeling of balance at Nor'wester. You've done a great job fostering an atmosphere of purpose and respect with fun and recreation."

"The positive experiences she had will stay with her a long time. The friendships she made have opened up her world just at the time when _________ starts to seem "small" to local teenagers,"

"She just beams every time she relates a story and it is obvious that it had a profound impact on her development. She always refers to the Camp as 'we' or 'our' so she definitely feels part of the family in spite of it being her first year."

"It was EVERYTHING we hoped for in our dreams of what camp would be for him. He came home glowing, not only from a month outdoors but with the happiness of new friends, new self-sufficiency, great guitar improvement and having accomplished things which were new and/or difficult - and had fun doing it. We can't thank you enough and he can't wait to come back."