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STRAWBERRY POINT, IA – Ewalu Camp & Retreat Center is participating in the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque’s “Great Give Day” on Wednesday, May 15, to raise funds for its Cedar Lodge renovation project. If donors meet the goal of raising $30,000 online in 24 hours, an anonymous Ewalu supporter will match those gifts with…
DetailsSTRAWBERRY POINT, IOWA – Ewalu Camp & Retreat Center announced today the largest gift to date for the Cedar Lodge renovation project, bringing the fundraising total within striking distance of its $2 million goal. The $500,000 gift from Candy and Richard Altorfer of Cedar Rapids, with $400,000 going to the Cedar Lodge project and $100,000…
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Deadline for best pricing is Feb. 29 The best pricing on youth and family summer programs at Camp Ewalu expires at the end of February. Ewalu’s “Early Discount” is a savings of $40 for each camper in full-week youth programs (grades 1-12), and $20 off shorter and non-overnight programs. The full discount expires Feb. 29;…
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Watch or listen as DC Randle, retired educator and former expedition director, presents on the topic of “Exploring Tropical Ecology in the Peruvian Rainforest.” After earning his degree in science education at Wartburg College, DC began his career teaching behaviorally challenged students at Saint Francis High School in Minnesota. He learned about the Jason Project…
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Recording of Dr. Jeffrey Boeke’s October 2023 presentation on “Theory, Practice, and Benefits of Experience-Based Leadership Education.” Boeke, an Ewalu summer staff alumnus, is a faculty member at Luther College in Decorah and is globally recognized for his contributions in advancing the fields of adventure recreation, leadership studies, experiential education, and challenge course and zip…
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STRAWBERRY POINT, IA – Ewalu Camp & Retreat Center is participating in the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque’s Great Give Day on Wednesday, May 17, to raise funds for its Cedar Lodge renovation project. Great Give Day is a 24-hour, online giving day established by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to celebrate and support…
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STRAWBERRY POINT, IA – Ewalu Camp & Retreat Center, a Lutheran ministry serving Eastern Iowa since 1961, announces a $2 million capital campaign to renovate Cedar Lodge, a 60-year-old building at the main camp site that serves as the hub of activity for campers, summer staff and visitors, and to strengthen the organization’s ministry. “For…
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For 47 years, Camp Ewalu’s A-Frame Bridge has spanned the Maquoketa River. It has become perhaps the most recognizable image of the camp, and it is certainly the most photographed. Our Final Mile Campaign this summer aims to replace our A-Frame with a new, updated design in a better location to shuttle the next many generations…
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STRAWBERRY POINT, IA – Ewalu Camp & Retreat Center is participating in the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque’s Great Give Day on Wednesday, May 18, to raise funds for its A-Frame Bridge Rebuilding Project. Great Give Day is a 24-hour, online giving day established by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to celebrate and support…
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December 2, 2021 STRAWBERRY POINT, IA — Ewalu Camp & Retreat Center has selected the Rev. Frank Johnson as the organization’s new executive director. Johnson will take over leadership on Dec. 20 of the Lutheran-affiliated ministry, which is transitioning from the retirement of the Rev. Clark Baldwin, who has led the camp and retreat center…
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