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I’m Checking In On You, Merrie-Woode Staff
Dear Past and Present Merrie-Woode Staff Members, I woke up this morning with you on my mind. All of you. My heart breaks for those of you whose semester and/or college career came to a screeching...
View ArticleAn Important Announcement Regarding the 2020 Summer
Dear Camp Merrie-Woode Family, We hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and well during these difficult days. Above you will find the video message that we sent yesterday to our campers...
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Staying Connected This Summer
Greetings 2020 Campers & Counselors! We miss you here on the shores of Lake Fairfield, and we are excited to share our plans to connect with you this summer. Senior Staff has been busy reimagining...
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Love Your Neighbor
This past weekend should have been the first camp Sunday. Normally, we would have celebrated God’s beautiful creation together in Chapel, one inclusive community praying for those here and those who...
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Dammie’s Service Project
As we proceed through this quiet summer underneath Old Bald, our thoughts turn to the early days of Merrie-Woode and its founder, Dammie Day. We know that Dammie Day was a woman ahead of her time, and...
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Registration is Open for Alumnae Weekend 2020!
Calling all CMW alumnae over the age of 21! Feeling campsick for your camper days under Old Bald? We have the campsick cure! Get ready for the very first CMW Alumnae Weekend in Spring 2020! If you’re...
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Merrie-Woode Welcomes Local Groups to Camp
You may not know that after the campers go home for the summer, Merrie-Woode stays quite active through the off-season! This past fall, before the Tajar settled down for his long winter nap, we had the...
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I’m Checking In On You, Merrie-Woode Staff
Dear Past and Present Merrie-Woode Staff Members, I woke up this morning with you on my mind. All of you. My heart breaks for those of you whose semester and/or college career came to a screeching...
View ArticleAn Important Announcement Regarding the 2020 Summer
Dear Camp Merrie-Woode Family, We hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and well during these difficult days. Above you will find the video message that we sent yesterday to our campers...
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Staying Connected This Summer
Greetings 2020 Campers & Counselors! We miss you here on the shores of Lake Fairfield, and we are excited to share our plans to connect with you this summer. Senior Staff has been busy reimagining...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Love Your Neighbor
This past weekend should have been the first camp Sunday. Normally, we would have celebrated God’s beautiful creation together in Chapel, one inclusive community praying for those here and those who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dammie’s Service Project
As we proceed through this quiet summer underneath Old Bald, our thoughts turn to the early days of Merrie-Woode and its founder, Dammie Day. We know that Dammie Day was a woman ahead of her time, and...
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Jim and Denice’s Excellent COVID Garden Adventure
So perhaps you have wondered what we have been doing this summer without camp. We became gardeners! All we had to do to make Travis and Annette laugh hysterically was to tell them that we intended to...
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The Flicker of the Virtual Campfire
On a chilly and rainy autumn night by the Dining Hall fireplace, we hosted our final Virtual Campfire of 2020. Campers, staff, alumnae, and friends of Merrie-Woode tuned in live over Zoom from around...
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2020 Fall Newsletter is Now Online
The digital edition of the CMW 2019 Fall Newsletter is now available online! Read up on all the news at camp! Articles included in this edition: “COVID-19 Keeps Merrie-Woode’s Gates Closed For the...
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CMW Junior Counselor 2020 Virtual Program Wins the Edie Klein Award
CMW is presented with the Edie Klein Award in a virtual ceremony at the ACA Conference. At this year’s virtual American Camp Association (ACA) conference the Camp Merrie-Woode Junior Counselor Program...
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Announcing New Cabin Names!
As one of the first actions of Merrie-Woode’s DEI initiative a thorough review of all cabin names was completed in order to fulfill the commitment of realizing a more inclusive camp for every girl....
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Merrie-Woode Values Diversity, Believes in Equity, and Works For Inclusion
Every summer during the Follow the Gleam pageant, the Merrie-Woode community is galvanized by King Arthur’s reflections upon his knights’ return home. He explains that righteous character means to work...
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Announcing New Cabin Names!
As one of the first actions of Merrie-Woode’s DEI initiative a thorough review of all cabin names was completed in order to fulfill the commitment of realizing a more inclusive camp for every girl....
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Back and Better Than Ever
Oh, hey! It’s been a while. I missed talking to y’all but, more than anything, I missed the good kind of chaos that is camp coming alive again! The gravel is shuffling, the cabin doors are opening, and...
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