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—> Help needed at Camp Nawakwa September 5 and a good lunch is provided

Hello Nawakwans and Applicants,

We are getting camp ready for the upcoming October 3rd Centennial Celebration and are in need of a good team to help prepare the camp. Please join us if you can spare a few hours Saturday September 5th from 10:00am-2:00pm. Lewis Ports has offered lunch and beverages to sweeten the deal.

As we did with the emergency effort this past April – where a good number of Nawakwans and Applicants were able to assist, thank you, in making repairs for our insurance coverage – we have some tasks that require a group effort & things are always easier when handled by a team.

Note not all are heavyweight lifts, especially if you enjoy hammering and/or throwing wood chips around:

  • move wood chips and spread across paths
  • move gravel to clear space for additional parking
  • tighten up/replace railings around camp

And if there’s enough hands we can finish it all off:

  • clean up the swim crib
  • replace several decayed dock boards

If we don’t accomplish everything we plan to have a second effort on Saturday September 26.

Please respond to Lewis and Marty if you can spare a couple of hours. We have three people signed up to help already (and I’ll be there) and we’ll get more done if you can join us. Please try to sign up.

As always, thank you for helping to keep Camp Nawakwa alive and well,

Marty McDonald
Nawakwa Vice-Chair
646-232-7203

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PS You’re invited to join Doris and Rosanna that evening for an Italian dinner where they will be cooking some of their family’s favorite recipes. Check the calendar for details.

Photos from Raymond Torrey Memorial Weekend

Susan Shockett videotaped Ray’s entire 5 minute speech. The weather and temperature were perfect. Thanks to everyone who helped make this a delicious meal; clean up was well organized and quick and most importantly it was a warm communal event.

Janet S adds:

After Ray’s interesting presentation about Raymond Torrey, we had an amazing Harriman State Park led presentation called Wild Life Safety Training led by Kyle Strassburg. It was a very well attended event…27 for dinner. I was too busy to take more photos but a special thank you to our grill guys, Mike Poris, Brian Blum and  applicant, Jeff LaFleur. Kitchen crew: Ya Jing Li, Susanne Flower Maryann Poris,  Leni Tabb. In addition the clean up crew was efficient and quickly finished the job before the presentations began.  Everyone did above and beyond their assigned chore and showed true Nawakwa spirit. It was a pleasure organizing and hosting this weekend, and the weather was perfect!

 

Photos from Bastille Day Weekend

Doris and Linda shared some pictures of the always amazing event- from prepping the dinner and enjoying some quality time on the porch at Nawakwa.

Merci! The meal was a magical treasure hunt with exquisite flavors. Our hosts once again delivered on providing amazing, memorable gifts. Magnifique!

 

Now Available: Camp Nawakwa 100th Anniversary T-Shirt and Hoodies

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Camp Nawakwa with a special T-shirt! We have short sleeve, long sleeve, and hoodies available in a whole range of colors. Prices start at $25.

The order form is located in the Camp Nawakwa Keyholders Info section, and remember you must be logged in to access that tab.

 

 

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Founded in 1923, the Nawakwa Outdoor Association of New York, Inc. is a membership organization dedicated to the enjoyment of the outdoors through hiking, walking, camping, swimming, skiing, sailing, canoeing, and kayaking, and to the conservation and preservation of our wilderness, particularly the mountains, lakes, trails, and camping areas of the metropolitan New York region.