Willky’s AYF journey began at Merrowvista when was a 9th grader at Codman Academy. In the first days of forming their new school community, Codman students came to Merrowvista as...

 Over the past month, you have adjusted to changes and experienced the loss of many beloved aspects of your lives. You’ve heeded the call for distancing and made sacrifices...

As we enter the holiday season, we’re reminded of the power of our positive communities. This year, AYF is participating in the global day of giving on December 3rd. We...

Hello from Miniwanca! Welcome back to the blog. Today we started this beautiful golden day off with Morning Stretch led by Cabin 30 on flexibility. We also all danced to...

Campers awoke to a sunny day here at Miniwanca. They cleaned their cabins, headed up to the Hollow for Morning Stretch, and reflected upon the topic of Positivity as led...

Today at Camp Miniwanca we had a not so typical day. We started off with the famous Doc Wheels Fun Run, where campers get to run on a path that...

Even in the midst of this season of epic winter cold, it’s a busy time at Miniwanca. Since the beginning of 2019, Miniwanca has already traveled to two cities, hosting...

It’s been a beautiful day here in Girls Camp! With the break in the intense heat from earlier this week, today felt like the perfect day for an exciting adventure....

Thursday began just like any other with our beloved polar bear call sending our campers jumping out of their bunks to Stony Lake. We had a fantastic assorted breakfast breads...

Campers woke up this morning with as much excitement as they have on Christmas morning! After a yummy breakfast both Girls and Boys Camps went through the ‘Fun, Safe, Summer’...

Every April, powered by the Points of Light Foundation, some time is set aside for the celebration of National Volunteer Week. It serves as an opportunity to recognize the impact...

We finished our first typical day of Session B, and what a day it was! At 7:45am, our daring Polar Bears heard their call. They hopped out of their bunks...

It was a beautiful golden day here at Miniwanca this Monday July 10th! We started our morning with a bit of a cloudy sky and all took a rest from...

Friday June 30th It’s amazing to realize that we are coming to the end of our first week of camp already! The time has surely flown, and yet we have...

After a rainy night, we awoke to clearing skies and warmer air. We did a quick Polar Bear dip and then gathered for Morning Stretch presented by our youngest campers....

Today’s theme of the day has been Best Self, and through this beautiful silver day our campers have shown how they can be their best by being cheerful even when...

We love talking about summer camp all year long! The first signs of spring are starting to show at Merrowvista and Miniwanca, so although it’s probably not quite time to...

As we ring in the new year, many people look for ways to answer some version of the question, ‘how can I be at my (own very) best, (all the...