YMCA of the North
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Northern Wildfires YMCA Camp Relief Efforts

Support the camps that have shaped generations of adventurers.

This summer's wildfire crisis has profoundly impacted our YMCA camps and the life-changing wilderness, family, and overnight experiences they provide.


While our first priority has been ensuring the safety of campers and team members, the financial and operational effects of these events continue to unfold. Evacuations, shortened and canceled trips, hazardous air quality, unexpected transportation costs, equipment losses, and the uncertainty surrounding future programming have created immediate needs while reinforcing the importance of preparing our camps for the realities of future wildfire seasons.

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SUPPORT OUR CAMPS

The Northern Wildfires YMCA Camp Relief Efforts bring our community together to support the camps that have shaped generations of adventurers.


Although Camp Widjiwagan, Camp Menogyn, Camp Warren, Camp Northern Lights, Camp Icaghowan, and Camp du Nord experienced the most significant operational disruptions, evacuations, and equipment losses, every YMCA of the North camp has been affected.


Whether you choose to support the camp that has been meaningful to you and your family or give where the need is greatest, gifts to each camp's Annual Fund provide camp leaders with the flexible resources they need to respond in real time, address emerging needs, and strengthen the long-term resilience of these extraordinary legacy places.

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YOUR SUPPORT HELPS

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Your Support Helps

Your generosity helps ensure our camps can continue providing safe, meaningful experiences for children and families, even in the face of unexpected challenges. Your gift helps:

  • Replace wilderness equipment and essential program supplies lost during emergency evacuations

  • Offset unexpected operational costs, including emergency transportation, temporary programming changes, revenue disruptions, and other critical expenses that help camps continue serving families safely

  • Invest in air quality monitoring, emergency communication systems, wildfire preparedness, and other essential safety enhancements

  • Strengthen camp facilities and infrastructure to improve resilience for future wildfire seasons

  • Provide flexible resources that allow camp leadership to respond quickly as new needs emerge

Frequently Asked Questions

Gifts to each camp's Annual Fund provide camp leaders with the flexible resources they need to respond in real time, address emerging needs, and strengthen the long-term resilience of these extraordinary legacy places.

You can choose to support the camp that has been meaningful to you and your family or give where the need is greatest.

Your donation to YMCA of the North is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

While wildfire and air quality conditions continue to evolve, the safety of campers and team members remains our highest priority. Camp operations may vary depending on location and current conditions.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YMCA CAMPS

Every gift helps ensure these cherished camp experiences remain safe, resilient, and accessible for generations of campers still to come.