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February 3, 2025
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Robert “Bob” McArthur is named the eighth Executive Director of the American Youth Foundation. Under McArthur’s leadership, the AYF embarks on a two-year strategic plan to address declining enrollment and stave off threat of closure. This plan prioritized fiscal responsibility, community partnerships, initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion, expanding the religious origins of the camp to include other faith traditions outside of Christianity, and facility renovations to attract and retain the highest quality staff and support the year-round operations of the New Hampshire and Michigan sites.