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Bold & Ready: Shelly Landau Renews Wilderness First Aid to Strengthen Nakanawa’s Safety Legacy

Shelly Landau recently returned from CU Boulder, where she recertified with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Wilderness First Aid program. This…

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Ann & Pepe Honored with Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy

Ann and Pepe have always shown us what it means to carry Nakanawa’s spirit of service and leadership out into…

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Best Ever Service Weekend:

Senior Dining Hall Mural Restoration Though we have standard Service Weekend projects (wood burning name tags, cutting team ties, sweeping…

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Heart and Soles: More Than Just a Pair of Shoes

Sloan Mulloy, TR ’19, found a way to incorporate a special Nakanawa symbol into an exhibition for her graduate program.…

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Alumnae Spotlight: Laura Layman Lazarevich

When the South Loudoun Youth Chorale (SLYC) dismisses for the evening, the energy spilling out of the rehearsal space is…

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Amazon Mariela in 1990

Alumnae Spotlight: Mariela Moscoso

The echoes of campers laughing and the sunlight shimmering on Lake Aloaloa carry more thannostalgia for Mariela Moscoso, TR 90.…

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Cindy Dubose – A New Chapter for Camp Nakanawa

The Executive Director Search Committee has spent the past few months meeting and interviewing a talented pool of candidates. While…

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Hats Off for Karen

Hats Off to Karen Rathgeber Hale Campaign

The “Hats Off to Karen Hale” campaign has been a joyful outpouring of gratitude, with a sea of hats—caps, visors,…

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mothers and daughters sit on the crows nest

Discovering the Spirit of Nakanawa: Mother-Daughter Weekend Memories

What a weekend!  With 75 campers, 68 mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and friends, and 28 smiling staff, camp was alive with…

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Britney Sink

“How do you do, dear Britney, how do you do? Is there anything we can do for you?”

With tremendous excitement we introduce to you Camp Nakanawa’s Director of Development, Britney Sink! Were it July in Mayland, Britney…

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Alumnae Spotlight: Elizabeth Lewis Sankovitch (TR ’77)

All of us have at least one Nakanawa touchstone. For Elizabeth Lewis Sankovitch (TR 77), Camp provided her the opportunity…

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Alex, Wyeth, and Karen prep food for Service Weekend 2025.

Karen’s Corner: May 2025

May Musings: As we look forward to the Service Weekend 2025, many thoughts and plans begin to take shape. They…

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Service Weekend 2025

A Successful Service Weekend is in the Books! Almost 65 women – former campers, counselors, and “friends of camp” –…

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Emily making s'mores with Karen

Emily DeLoach Gatlin

Alumnae Spotlight Claims to fame for Clarksville, Tennessee include The Monkees hit, “The Last Train to Clarksville” (well, sort of),…

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Mother and young daughter sitting together on a bed in a cozy wooden Camp Nakanawa cabin, inviting families to register for Mother Daughter Weekend, September 12–15.

Mother Daughter Weekend 2025

Registration Now Open We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for our beloved Mother Daughter Weekend at…

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