Programs

  • Camp Oh Neh Tah for Girls

    IN 2022, GIRLS QUEST CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO REESTABLISH CAMP OH NEH TAH AS A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR GIRLS TO ENJOY NATURE WHILE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM THROUGH GUIDED ACTIVITIES. DESPITE THE MANY CHALLENGES STAFFING A RESIDENTIAL CAMP OF LIMITED DURATION, OUR CAMP DIRECTOR CONNIE STINE MANAGED TO PULL TOGETHER OLD AND NEW STAFF TO RUN ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. MANY CAMPS EXPERIENCED SIMILAR STAFFING ISSUES AND, UNFORTUNATELY, THE REDUCED STAFF AVAILABILITY MEANT WE COULD NOT SERVE AS MANY CAMPERS AS WE WANTED. VACCINATION ISSUES ALSO REDUCED OUR NUMBERS FOR 2022. HAPPILY, BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WERE RESOLVED FOR CAMP 2023.DESPITE THE CHALLENGES IN 2022, THE GIRLS ENJOYED ALL THEIR ACTIVITIES AND CRAFTS. WE WERE ESPECIALLY GRATIFIED TO SEE THAT THE LITERACY PROGRAM, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON WRITING, WAS CHOSEN AS THE FAVORITE ACTIVITY BY THE CAMPERS IN THEIR EXIT SURVEYS. ALSO ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, WE WELCOMED CAMP SOJOURNER TO CAMP OH NEH TAH IN AUGUST AFTER GQ FINISHED ITS JULY 2022 SESSION. THE GIRLS FROM SOJOURNER'S LEADERSHIP CAMP WERE ABLE TO ENJOY A REVITALIZED AND SPARKLING CAMP OH NEH TAH THANKS TO ALL THE HARD WORK OF GQ STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO BRING THE CAMP BACK TO LIFE AFTER ITS WINTER SLUMBER EACH YEAR. HAVING A SECOND CAMP MEANS EVEN MORE SMILES AND LAUGHTER PER SQUARE INCH IN THE SUMMER AT CAMP OH NEH TAH! WE ARE PROUD TO NOTE THAT CAMP SOJOURNER IS RUN OUT OF PHILADELPHIA BY GVF ALUM ALISHA BERRY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $334.5K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    IN 2024, GIRLS QUEST CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF DELIVERING ENGAGING AND FUN CAMP ACTIVITIES AT CAMP OH NEH TAH IN EAST WINDHAM, NEW YORK. THE 2024 SESSION REPRESENTED A NEW CHAPTER WITH ALUM J GREEN TAKING THE HELM AS CAMP DIRECTOR. WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF CAMPERS TO ALMOST 50 AND SURVIVED A LENGTHY POWER OUTAGE ALONG WITH MORE RAIN THAN USUAL. NOTWITHSTANDING THAT, THE GIRLS ENJOYED ALL THEIR ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE INVOLVING THE DINING HALL WHERE WE HAD TWO FABULOUS CHEFS DOING SCRATCH COOKING FOR ALL OF THE CAMPERS AND THE STAFF. ARCHERY, CRAFTS AND OTHER DAILY FESTIVITIES ALSO KEPT THE GIRLS ENTERTAINED.OUR SISTERS IN CAMPING FROM CAMP SOJOURNER GIRLS' LEADERSHIP CAMP IN PHILADELPHIA RETURNED IN 2024 AND ENJOYED A SUCCESSFUL SESSION AS WELL.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $318.8K