There’s nothing that tops a beach party. Or so we at Moorelands like to think! And so, at Moorelands Wilderness Camp, day 5 of each session includes a big ol’ party on Front Beach! Beach Blast Juniors and Inters come together to enjoy music, swimming, games, hula contests, limbo contests, and even a dance workout! […]
Ahoy, mateys! Sorry for the delay! Our Wilderness Camp staff has been busy, delighting campers with swashbuckling escapades… Yes indeed, Session One at camp this year was Pirate Week. Pirate Week At Moorelands Wilderness Camp, all our sessions have a theme, and each theme has a dual purpose: a. They’re jolly good fun b. They’re […]
By GEOFF MORRISON Special to the Star Mon., July 4, 2016 Fresh Air Fund Story As featured in the Toronto Star, July 4, 2016 Each week during the campaign, campers and staff from Fresh Air Fund camps will share their memories in their own words. Geoff Morrison was a counsellor at Moorelands Wilderness Camp in 1986. […]
Katie “I knew from the very first lesson, that this would not be an easy group of girls to work with”, said Melissa, a Moorelands Camp swimming instructor, speaking about an 11-year-old girl named Katie and her cabin mates. “They didn’t want to take direction and were not used to working cooperatively with others. As […]
Jamie For 13 year old Jamie, Moorelands Camp is a refuge. Responsible for his two younger siblings after school every day as well as many evenings and weekends, this young man carries a big load at home. He gets dinner started every night and makes sure his little brother and sister do their homework. His Mom […]
Brian Brian was raised by a single mom who tried her best to give her son all the support he needed growing up. Money was always tight so Moorelands Wilderness Camp, which sets fees on a sliding scale according to income, offered the only opportunity for Brian to get out of the city and away […]
Leadership. That’s what Moorelands is all about: providing leadership experiences for Toronto kids from under-served neighbourhoods. Therefore, every summer, Moorelands Wilderness Camp on Kawagama Lake, welcomes 600 kids to a week of adventure and provides lessons that will last a lifetime… BUT before they arrive, the kids from our Youth LED programs in the City have the chance to […]
Autumn got her first break at age 8, when she got the chance to attend Moorelands Wilderness Camp thanks to supporters of Moorelands’ Send a Kid to Camp campaign. In those early years, Autumn gave camp staff quite a challenge. She isolated herself and was reluctant to participate. Strongwilled, with great determination and courage, she was ill-equipped to channel these qualities productively. Fast forward […]
Thank you everyone who attended the Moorelands Alumni Reunion on March 5th 2016 and for making the event such a success! It was great to see people reconnecting that hadn’t seen each other in 30 years! Big shout outs to the Alumni Committee who organised the Reunion: Matthew Ives, John de Visser, Jennifer Paredes, Catlin Knowles, Mary […]
Hey Moorelands! A few weeks ago we introduced you to new Moorelands’ staff member, David Borsook. This week we’d like to (re-)introduce you to Jodi ‘Lynx’ Thompson… For the past 4 years, Jodi Thompson has spent her summers up at Moorelands Wilderness Camp on Kawagama Lake as a Section Head (Check her out as an […]
“Experiencing Moorelands should be something every kid gets a chance to do regardless of their financial situation.” Jennifer Chisholm Paredes first started her Moorelands’ journey as a camper in the late 1980s, and went on to become a counsellor in the 1990s. This year, we welcomed Jennifer to Moorelands Camp Visitors’ Day. She was […]
‘I look at the world differently since I came’ to Moorelands LESLIE FERENC / TORONTO STAR Fatima and Melvin keep coming back to Moorelands Camp for the adventures and chilled out atmosphere. By: Leslie Ferenc GTA, Published on Wed Jul 29 2015 KAWAGAMA LAKE, ONT.—She’s been coming to camp for seven years but Fatima still […]
Geoff Morrison first came to Moorelands as a counsellor in 1986. Over the next four years he worked as senior staff at the camp, the first Adventure Program head, a senior section head and then as Program Director. “Moorelands is about giving kids a safety net and learning to rely on one another. It’s about […]
Barbara Turnbull Barb was a significant part of our Moorelands’ family as a camper, a counselor at our Wilderness Camp, a long-standing board member and a regular contributor to our newsletter. Barb cared deeply about Moorelands. She wanted the camp that she loved to continue being a strong influence in the lives of Toronto’s children […]
Mike Roy started his Moorelands’ journey as a camper in 1992. From then he went onto become an LIT, a CIT and a counselor before becoming one of the first Program Assistants at our Grenoble After-school Program (now BLAST) in 1999. “Two weeks at camp is like four months in the city in terms of learning…Moorelands taught […]
