Ajawah News
Accepting Applications for Boys Camp Director
Boys’ Camp Director Calling:
With Dave Moore recently announced as new Director Emeritus, Camp Ajawah is putting out a calling for the position of Boys’ Camp Director.
Ajawah is looking for a leader who understands the importance of what Camp emphasizes: community, personal connection, and the outdoors. The Camp Director works closely with campers, staff, and other members of the Ajawah community to help empower and encourage positive self-esteem, self-confidence, and independence to all who sleep under the stars of Linwood Lake.
Applications are open through December 31st, 2024. Interviews will be held with current Ajawah staff and members of the Camping Board with select candidates also meeting with the Director Emeritus and Girls’ Camp Director.
If you have any questions, or would like to apply, please reach out to Duncan (duncanleighton@msn.com).
Announcement – Dave Moore as Director Emeritus
After more than sixty years as Camp Director, and nearly 80 summers attending Ajawah, Dave Moore will transition to the role of Director Emeritus from his position as Camp Director at Westminster Camp Ajawah. The scope of his new role will be determined by Dave, the new Director for Boys’ Camp, and the Camping Board.
As we enter this transition, we hold dearly the words of our fearless leader, who sends his thanks in his recent announcement:
“Thank you for letting me be part of Ajawah for so many years. If camp has helped to form you — given you some of your best values, memories, joys, friendships — it has done the same for me in overflowing measure.” Dave Moore, December 2024.
Dave, we thank you and cannot put into words the impact you have on every person that calls Camp Ajawah their safe haven and place of community. The bonds you create and cultivate between campers, staff, and all of those in the Ajawah family is immeasurable.
Ajawah Community: Please look for announcements in the near future regarding a celebration for Dave in 2025. We will also be posting reflections throughout the year.
Summer 2025 Registration now open!
We are excited for another summer of fun and friendship at Ajawah. Dates and rates for summer 2025 sessions can be found on the boys/girls camp pages as well as the registration page. New this year we have the option of a 1 week boys session that overlaps Boys 2 – arrive at the same time, but depart the first Friday vs staying for the full 2 weeks. This is designed to give families with summer plans prior to school starting up some more options.
Double Fun for Boys Session 2 Repeat Campers!
Girls 1, Girls 2, and Boys 1 all filled up this year, but we have bunks waiting for campers in Boys Session 2. To help fill those bunks, we are offering a reduced price of $325 to campers who have been in Session 1. (You only have to do the medical forms once!) We will make adjustments to accounts where families paid in full for both sessions already.
Boys Session 2 runs from July 28 through August 9, so starting school shouldn’t get in the way.
You can sign up now at the Register Link!
For Boys going to just session 2, rates for the 2 week session are unchanged at $650, with $160 deposit due at registration. Boys session remainder charges will be billed in July.
2024 Friends and Family Program!
Since Camp Ajawah’s inception over 100 years ago, we have had generations of families attend Ajawah year after year. To celebrate this, we are excited to announce our new Friends and Family Referral Program for 2024!
For every first-time camper who is referred to Ajawah by a current camper (i.e. one who has attended Ajawah prior to this summer), both referred and referring campers will receive 10% off of their Ajawah registration fee. Further, each current camper may refer up to 5 first-time campers, for a total of 50% off their registration fee!*
To receive this discount, both the referring and the first-time referred camper must attend a camp session this summer, though it doesn’t have to be the same one. Both campers complete this short (~ 1 minute) form, which will go to the registrar. All forms are due by September 15, 2024.
Please spread the word! We’re excited to have new members in the Ajawah family.
*Discount will be applied as a reimbursement, after all Summer 2024 camp sessions are completed.
If you have questions, please reach out to Julie, our Camp Ajawah registrar, at ajawah@wpc-mpls.org
Summer 2023 Dates and Rates !
Camp Ajawah had a very successful 2022 session and we look forward to this summer!
- Girls 1 June 18th -June 30th
- Girls 2 July 2nd – July 14th
- Boys 1 July 16th – July 28th
- Boys 2 July 30th – Aug 11th
Rates: $650
Deposit $160
If you need a campership, please let us know by contacting the registrar at:
ajawah@wpc-mpls.org
Successful Summer 2022!
Ajawah had a great summer with 3 sessions each of Boys and Girls Camp, including a return of our 2 week sessions! We are looking forward to 2023 and already thinking about our program and schedule. Please check back here in January 2023 for more information about next summers Camp Ajawah experience!
Summer
Greetings, Ajawah campers and friends!
We are gearing up to open registration on March 1st, 2022 at 5pm!
It was wonderful to welcome campers back to Ajawah last year and we look forward to seeing even more of you this summer! We are excited to be on the journey back to our traditional sessions/programming with loosening some of our COVID restrictions. With that being our intention, here are some things to note:
This year, we will have six sessions:
Girls’ One: June 19-24 (one week)
Girls’ Two: June 26-July 1 (one week)
Girls’ Three: July 3-July 15 (two weeks)
Boys’ One: July 17-22 (one week)
Boys’ Two: July 24-29 (one week)
Boys’ Three: July 31-12 (two weeks)
Cost of camp:
One-week sessions: $375
Two-week sessions: $625
Camperships are available!
We will allow four campers per tent, so space is not yet at full capacity. Please register as soon as you can to ensure your camper has a spot.
We would respectfully ask that for now, you not sign up for more than two total weeks, to allow more interested campers the opportunity to attend since we are not back to full capacity yet. Please email us if your camper would like to attend more than two weeks so we can put you on a wait list.
COVID recommendations are changing all the time, so we anticipate needing to adjust our protocols as recommendations change, but please expect to show a negative PCR test on the first day of your camper’s session. Vaccinations are strongly recommended.
If your campers are like us, we can’t wait to get to back to camp – so join us on March 1st at 5pm to celebrate opening up camp registration with a party on the Camp Ajawah Minecraft server! We’ll have staff and counselors joined and welcoming all our minecraft-savvy campers to explore camp virtualy while we wait to see you this summer! Details on Minecraft versions and what you need to join can be found here https://www.ajawah.org/ajawah-minecraft-server/ We look forward to seeing you March 1st!
Looking forward to a great 2022 at Ajawah!!
Successful 2021
Camp Ajawah had safe, successful and fun summer 2021 session. We are looking forward to 2022 already, and anticipate publishing date rate and program information after the new year. Check back then to start planning your campers summer fun at Ajawah!