Camp Wakonda (WI) Project

Dates
April 17, 2023 - May 7, 2023
Location
Wisconsin, USA
Participation Fee
Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses to and from the project.
What's Included

Overview

Camp Wakonda is in Oxford, Wisconsin and is one of our many efforts based in North America. Each year, Maranatha works with organizations in the United States and Canada to provide volunteer labor for various construction or renovation projects.

This camp project will include building pole sheds for the primary children’s division, juniors and teens. Rebuilding the gift shop and medical building, repairing and painting cabins, remodeling bathrooms as well as landscaping. We hope you will join us in this beautiful camp setting as we help them prepare for their summer camp!

Project stats: 677 vol work days x7 x$30hr= $142,170. For full report, please see project stats in shared drive, electronic folder.
Summary: bathroom renovations, 6 total rooms (3 in the women’s, 3 in the mens, 2 family bathrooms painted. 50 cabins, cleaned pined needles off the roofs, framed three 40 x 60 buildings, roofed and siding on 1/2 of each building, painted inside the administration building, 6 small cabins and one large building, installed 80/90 feet of fencing, felled trees, new plumbing in Cedar Lodge Building, cleaned the chapel.

Leaders
Betty Beattie-Chrispell,
Project Coordinator
Ernie Riles,
Construction Superintendent
Jim Mills,
Construction Superintendent
Itinerary
Monday, April 17
Arrival at Camp
Tuesday, April 18
First Work Day
Sunday, May 7
Depart from Camp
ARRIVALCamp Wakonda
W8368 County Rd. E., Oxford WI 53952
DEPARTURE
Camp Lodge, Cabins and RV's
Travel Information

If you are planning on flying to the project, the closest airport is Dane County Regional Airport (MSN). This is approximately 65 miles from the camp.

Please book flights that come in before 6 pm on the arrival date. If you need to fly in later than 6 pm or outside of the arrival and departure dates, please check with the Maranatha office to confirm that your travel plans can be accommodated.

Please send your itinerary to volunteer@maranatha.org so pick up arrangements can be made.

Travel Resources

CI Azumano Travel:
800-454-4099 or by email with Erle Dpenha or Azumano Team at corporatetravel@ciazumano.com

Butler Travel:
503-879-5005 or by email with Nathanael at nathan@butlertravel.com

Kayak:
www.kayak.com

United States Facts & Figures

CAPITAL

Washington DC

POPULATION

318 million

LANGUAGE

82% English, 11% Spanish

CLIMATE

Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida. Arid in the great plains and the southwest. Low winter temperatures in the northern states.

RELIGION

51% Protestant, 24% Catholic, 2% Mormon

CURRENCY

US Dollar

Contact Us Want to speak with someone at Maranatha directly? Please call our office at 916.774.7700 to speak with a volunteer specialist. Alternatively, you can send us an email.

 

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