Camp attracts people from all over the world.  It is rewarding to know that what we learn and share at camp touches many others.

sign coming into camp

Just think, you might be in a clinic this summer with a future president.

BRACKETS FOR GOOD “TIPS-OFF” MARCH 5th

We are excited to announce the tip off to our first web-raising tournament on March 5, 2012 to coincide with the seasonal buzz of College Basketball Tournaments. The online event will support Camp Tecumseh’s campership program that provides scholarships for low-income youth to experience camp.

Brackets for Good uses an online bracket system to help raise money for Indiana nonprofits. Teams – or participating non-profits like Camp Tecumseh YMCA – are matched up to “play” one another – earning points when people visit the site and donate. One dollar is worth one point and after each round the winning team advances to the next round. All participants keep 100 percent of the donations they receive and the overall winner receives an additional grand prize at the completion of the bracket championship.

The first tournament winner receives a grand prize donation of $5,000 – in addition to all individual donations – courtesy of title sponsor Bluefish Wireless, an Indianapolis-based company that helps businesses design, deploy and manage wireless programs.

“After the last two Men’s College Basketball Tournaments in which Butler made the final game, we felt there had to be a way to turn the positive energy and hype surrounding the tournament into a greater good,” said Matt McIntyre, co-founder of Brackets for Good. “The concept of Brackets for Good is simple and completely focuses on helping local charities ‘webraise.’”

Please help send a child to camp this year, and raise awareness for all of the valuable charities involved in this tournament.  If you have any questions, contact Ben Meyaard or call 765-564-2898.

It’s common to see camp people wish others a happy birthday on facebook with “Kings and Queens….”  Do you remember all the words?

Kings and Queens and Bishops too!  Want to wish the best to you!

So wish day, wash day, what do you say birthday!  (pause)

Happy Birthday, huh! To you, huh, huh!

There’s music in the air, People singing everywhere!  Happy Birthday, huh!  Happy Birthday, huh!  Happy Birthday, huh!  To you, huh, huh!

After 40 years of service, during which time Camp Tecumseh has been elevated to one of the premier YMCA camps in the U.S. with state-of-the-art facilities, successful capital campaigns, and outstanding staff, Dave and his wife, Beth, are excited to retire and move closer to their new grandchild.   On Behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Dave for his extraordinary leadership. We are grateful for all that he has done during his era at Camp Tecumseh, and we celebrate with Dave and Beth as they look forward to entering their well-deserved retirement effective September 30, 2012.  A Search & Transition Committee has been formed to conduct a nationwide search to select the next leader for Camp Tecumseh YMCA. We plan to post the vacancy by mid-March and to select the preferred candidate by the beginning of August with the new CEO on the job by September 15th. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply.  All candidates, regardless of relationship or connection to Camp Tecumseh, will go through the same thorough process.

Please contact me at lschiesser@deloitte.com or (317) 656-6936 with questions or concerns regarding the search process. 

Lindsey Schiesser

Board President