The United States’ involvement in WWII impacts every aspect of life in America. Rising to the challenges of the time, AYF programs are adjusted to meet the needs of a wartime world. The country implements national sugar and fuel rations, and the camps and the families they serve feel the strain. Merrowvista closes due to lack of supplies.
Miniwanca remains open, but program is vastly different. YG and OG campers create a victory garden, planting vegetables and fruit, and the YB campers raise pigs to help supplement the camp’s food supply.
With their families permission, OB campers help farmers in the surrounding community pick their cherry crop. Any payment the campers receive for their work goes toward keeping Miniwanca open.
