The camp committee was meeting more regularly during the spring, reviewing applications for staff, discussing new policies, accepting final payments and organizing small get-togethers to allow the new staff to get to know each other. Over the years many different policies were instituted for the safety of the children and staff and also to comply […]
Month: July 2016
Finding The Money Tree–
The financial piece of the camp puzzle was always a challenge. Donations helped to stock the camp store, keep up maintenance on various buildings and aid the camperships, but fees were raised incrementally each year. Many references were made in the camp committee minutes of board members donating, even as they sat on fundraising committees. […]
The Kindness Of Strangers–
The Camp Committee spent countless hours raising funds for all aspects of Camp Maqua. Most of the money raising was funded by local companies, generous benefactors and volunteer teams. “Shaking the can” for such endeavors was not an easy task, especially during tough financial times. Most families had all they could handle just paying for […]
Kathy’s Musings: A Bucket List Item
The night was perfect and so was the room. It had been cleaned and sprayed for any little critters that may be lurking for nearly forty years.(Remember the daddy long legs?) The newly installed stairway to the upper bunk over the boathouse was in good shape, the floorboards formed a firm floor, (having recently been […]
The Generosity Of Others–
The YWCA had always relied on the kindness of strangers and the help of volunteers. Without them, Camp Maqua would have never existed or survived. Many grateful young girls whose families could not afford to send them off to camp were on the receiving end of the generosity and kindness of such people, sponsoring sessions […]
Registration And Rates–
“Attendance records were broken in the first two weeks of camp for the first time in camp history,” read the minutes from November 2, 1934. “There were a total of 168 campers, 79 of which were from Bay City and 89 from other cities and states. The largest enrollment was during the fourth week. For […]