Alumni and Friends
of Camp Tecumseh YMCA

What is a Torchbearer? Torchbearers are a group of committed Alumni and other friends of the camp whose mission is "to connect the values, friendships and memories associated with Camp Tecumseh YMCA to opportunities for continuing interpersonal contact and service to camp."

Put another way, Torchbearers are individuals with a Camp Tecumseh "connection" who have come together to extend their association with Camp Tecumseh and with each other - in one way or another - to serve, support and encourage Camp and all the people associated with it. Torchbearers have no monthly meetings, no initiation fee or annual dues. No secret handshake. Some individuals serve on the programs leadership team to plan and organize events and projects. The expenses of the programs are covered by contributions to Camp Tecumseh YMCA - Torchbearers.

How do I become a Torchbearer? Campers in their last year at camp are enrolled in the youth division of the Torchbearers in a special ceremony at a closing campfire. For the rest of us it's as easy as completing the application found here online.

Once a Torchbearer, you will choose how you want to pursue our mission - whether by telling your relatives, friends and neighbors the Camp Tecumseh story or keeping in touch with rediscovered friends from your days at camp, join others for a work/fun session or perhaps being a volunteer at the Nature Center, the opportunities are countless. Join us in helping to preserve and perpetuate those things from Camp that mean the most to you.