Breaking Down Barriers
Lanny Millette first heard about Camp Deerpark through Eastern Mennonite University (then called Eastern Mennonite College), when he took a class called Urban Seminar in 1973. The summer class, held in New York City, was taught by Dale Stoltzfus. Lanny lived with Wes and Marian Newswanger in the Bronx. “Both Wes and Marian were very…
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Buildings refer to any self-standing no moving structure at Camp Deerpark. Buildings are part of The Grounds and are Maintained by the Facilities Department. Buildings in the Guest Areas are scheduled by Guest Services and served by Hosting and Housekeeping (a sub-division of the Facilities Department). List of Buildings Entries for Buildings are added to…
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Fifty years ago, in late 1968, Dan Glick, Don Gunden, Paul Smucker andHenry Martin Jr. drove up to see the land that is now Camp Deerpark.They were asked to make a judgment as to whether the property was agood investment for a camp. Don remembers, “Somebody from my mis-sion committee asked me to go from…
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BY-LAWS CAMP DEERPARK, INC. ARTICLE I.- OFFICES The principle office of Camp Deerpark shall be in the Village of Westbrookville, town of Deerpark, Orange County of the State of New York. The corporation may also have offices at such other places within or without this state as the Board may from time to time determine…
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