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Please note: We have received many inquiries about visiting Miniwanca and Merrowvista. At this time, both of our sites are currently closed and will continue to be as we follow CDC recommendations, state regulations, and federal guidelines. We understand that being physically at camp can be incredibly powerful, but we please ask that you not make plans to visit until we can open the sites safely. When we can open the sites to visitors, we will do so and communicate how and when you can visit.

Our communities, our nation, and our world are being changed daily by the coronavirus pandemic, and so too are the program possibilities for the AYF in 2020. We have come to the difficult realization that we will not be able to gather for residential programs at Miniwanca or Merrowvista this summer. This cancellation includes summer camp at Miniwanca and Merrowvista, the National Leadership Conference, Summer Seminars for Women, and Alumni and Family Camp. Along with national leaders in outdoor programming, we are announcing that we need to make a major change of course this season. In this time of physical distance, we will offer only free online programming to connect our community until we can safely gather in person.

Read the complete message from AYF President Anna Kay Vorsteg