A Rotary Field Trip to Camp Tanadoona
Our Program on September 10th was presented at Camp Tanadoona, and actually was a “doubleheader”.
The first portion of the program was a presentation by Marnie Wells, who happens to be director of the camp. As you will recall, the camp is in the middle of a capital campaign, and she outlined phase one of the campaign. The camp, set on 103 acres bordering Lake Minnewashta, has been hosting campers since1924 – 89 years. There are 7 major changes planned for the first phase at a cost of $1,500,000:
(1)The entrance should clearly indicate that the area is a park-like refuge from the surrounding area, (2) day cabins are needed for the day campers to operate from, (3) treehouses – above-surface outdoor classrooms – for nature classes are needed, (4) a new main path for campers to use changing interior traffic patterns for greater safety, (5) large, safe playfields including soccer fields, (6) two gateway areas, one for day campers, and one for resident campers, and (7) upgrading of the heart of camp.
The program has an anonymous donor who will match up to half of the cost of the first phase. The overall plan will be a ten year project, and will cost approximately six million dollars.
The second portion of the program was a brief presentation on the Shelter Box Program by Greg Krauska of the Chanhassen Club. On September 28-29, there will be a program presentation on Shelter Boxes, and what to do in a disaster.