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It is considered a branch of the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties and has been in operation since 1907. [1] As of 2019, it frequently sold out and a sister camp at Lake Helena was established. [2] In 2005, YMCA Camp Seymour celebrated its 100th anniversary with events for the community, friends, family and alumni.
Camp Orkila's main property is situated on the northwest shoulder of Orcas Island, and is approximately 280 acres in size. This property includes many cabins for campers to sleep in, as well as two lodges, though only one is currently being used for eating, two campfire pits, low and high ropes team building courses, a junior-Olympic sized pool, a Marine Salmon Center (often called the MSC), a ...
Macleod, David I. Building character in the American boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and their forerunners, 1870-1920 (Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2004), a standard scholarly history. Putney, Clifford W. "Going Upscale: The YMCA and Postwar America, 1950-1990." Journal of Sport History 20#2 1993, pp. 151–166. online
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
Gig Harbor has a marine west coast climate: Warm and dry summers, transitional springs and autumns, and cool and wet winters, with occasional snow. The annual high and low temperatures of Gig Harbor are 59.3 and 44.8 °F (15.2 and 7.1 °C), respectively, making for an average of 52.05 °F (11.14 °C).
Satellite Island lies in Prevost Harbor on the north side of Stuart Island in the San Juan Islands of San Juan County, Washington, United States. It has a land area of 116.42 acres (47.11 ha) and no resident population as it is a private island owned by the YMCA , which has five camping areas set up for its use.
The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement A. Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA. [5] The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.
Clallam, Jefferson, and Mason; parts of Grays Harbor, Kitsap, and Pierce: 2003–2013 Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Mason; parts of Kitsap and Pierce: Derek Kilmer : Democratic: January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2025 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th: Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected ...