Before you go, we want you to know, it’s been such fun the things we’ve done!
Alongside her warm, personal magic with the campers, unflagging sense of humor, countless cook-outs and splashy back-flip dives, Executive Director Karen Rathgeber Hale has led Nakanwa through a once-in-a-hundred-years period of organizational change, growth and community building.
During her time at the helm, Camp Nakanawa has seen:
– five summers of consecutively rising camper enrollment and retention;
– the resurfacing of the tennis courts and building of dazzling new docks in Junior and Senior Camps;
– the addition of year-round professionals in counselor recruitment, counselor training, media production and equine management;
– consultation with arborists and environmental scientists on healthy maintenance of our forests in an era of destructive storms;
– initial staging of enhanced security including installed emergency radio systems and ongoing security gate design;
– national networking with the American Camping Association and among kindred private camp directors;
– fostering Nakanawa goodwill to strengthen local community relationships.
Thank you, Karen, for your energy, hard work and dedication to all things Nakanawa. Gifts made in your honor are already enriching our campers and programs.
God speed on your way.