Camp Celo
| Established | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Doug and Ruby Moody |
| Type | Co-ed summer camp |
| Location |
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| Affiliations | Religious Society of Friends |
| Website |
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Camp Celo is a privately owned Quaker-based summer camp for children aged 7–12 located in Celo Community of Yancey County, North Carolina.
Program
Camp Celo offers a junior camp (for children ages 7–10) and a senior camp (ages 11 and 12). Activities include camping, hiking, swimming, gardening, animal care, arts & crafts, wood shop, and field games. The camp operates a swimming hole on the South Toe River. Campers help maintain an organic garden and farm animals. Senior campers participate in extensive backpacking trips in the nearby Black Mountains, Linville Gorge Wilderness, Wilson Creek Wilderness, and on the Appalachian Trail. The camp serves approximately 35 junior campers and 27 senior campers per session. About 325 campers attend each summer.[1]
History
Founded by Doug and Ruby Moody in 1948, Camp Celo has been operating under the current ownership of the Barrus/Perrin family since 1955.[2]
Philosophy
Camp Celo has been noted for its stances on a number of social issues, including racial integration, gender equality, nonviolence, and environmentalism. Much of its philosophy and traditions are based upon Quaker tradition.[3]
Camp Celo’s mission statement is as follows:
| “ | The Camp Celo program is born out of our Quaker values of non-violence, simplicity, and environmental awareness. Our central belief is that the Light of God exists in each person. Our program stresses cooperation and minimizes competition and regimentation. We seek to free ourselves from the violence, exploitation, and materialism of popular culture. We teach an appreciation of the natural world and aim to minimize our impact on the environment. We don't have a religious program but there is a spiritual element to life at camp that focuses on the universal principles of compassion, cooperation, integrity, responsibility, and service common to all major religions. We actively seek a group that is diverse culturally, ethnically, and economically. We are a coeducational camp because we feel that boys and girls working and playing together develop real friendships and regard for each other as people.[4] | ” |
See also
References
- ↑ "Camp Celo". Camp Celo. Camp Celo. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ Bolling, Christina. "Summer Camp Fund: At Camp Celo, kids can enjoy old-fashioned summers". The Charlotte Observer. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ McMillan, Caroline. "Youth experience a more simple time at Camp Celo". The Charlotte Observer. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mission Statement". Camp Celo. Retrieved 14 April 2016.