Category: Updates from Camp

Thursday morning arrived with our campers eager to get the most out of their last full day of Camp Oz. Eggs, sausage and hash browns were on the menu and the addition of granola to the yogurt bar was an enormous hit. Heading out after breakfast brought the exciting discovery

We kicked off Wednesday morning with some nice fluffy pancakes and they were much needed to fill our tanks back up. Each morning the dining hall bell rings out to announce that breakfast is ready and whereas on Monday morning every cabin was knocking down the doors to get to

We were treated to beautiful and much appreciated sunshine this morning and the mood was cheerful on the way to breakfast. Our professional photographer visited camp today so the cafeteria was a sea of blue Oz shirts ready for their cabin group pictures later in the day. As a reminder

Our weather odyssey continued as Monday morning dawned with thunder, lightning and very heavy downpours. Fortunately, the thunderstorm passed well before most campers even woke up so all that remained was a rainy walk to a french toast breakfast. While we were filling our bellies, the YMCA staff were hard

Welcome one and welcome all to 2024 Camp Oz! We are so excited to transition from 6 months of planning to now finally having all of our campers here for the 41st year of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota’s Camp Oz. As part of the Sunday recap, I want to

It is hard to say, but this Day 5 recap will be the last one of 2023’s Camp Oz. With action, movement, play and laughter squeezed into every second of the day, the week flew by. For you new Camp Oz families out there, the pictures that I’ve packed into

Today the dining hall bell rang out across Camp Oz at 8:00 am sharp and our morning was off and running. Or maybe “sleepily walking” is more appropriate after a couple of loaded days so far! It doesn’t take much time and/or food though before they start animatedly chit-chatting away

Our Tuesday began tastily as the campers couldn’t get enough of the french toast breakfast. Seconds and thirds were the common theme for each table and the syrup flowed freely. With full bellies, campers slathered up in sunscreen, filled up their water bottles and headed out for the day’s adventures.

We opened up our first full day of Camp Oz with beautiful clear skies and enthusiastic campers as they rolled into breakfast. Eggs, sausage, hash browns and cereal powered everyone up for a big day of activities spread all across the camp. But first in order to continue to respect

Welcome to 2023 Camp Oz! After planning for well over 6 months we are so excited to have all of our campers here for the 40th anniversary of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota’s Camp Oz. As part of the Sunday recap, I want to share some key stats for the