Spring Camp Recap
Let’s look back at an amazing month of Spring Camps! We kicked off March with Spring Stewardship Weekend. A group of amazing volunteers helped us break Westwind out of its winter slumber and prepare for programs and rental guests. Next, we held our third annual Spring Friends and Family Camp, welcoming over twenty families to…
Third Annual Earth Day Celebration
It’s that time of year again. The sun is staying longer, the first buds and shoots are starting to poke out of the ground, and the squirrels, birds, and bugs are shaking off their winter slumber. Spring is right around the corner and that means it’s almost time to celebrate Earth Day at Westwind! Earth…
Setting the standard for summer camp
Did you know that Westwind is an ACA-accredited summer camp? ACA stands for the American Camp Association. It is a national non-profit focused on ensuring a standard of care and quality of experience at camps across the country. ACA supports camps of all sizes and program types. It advocates on their behalf and provides an…
Taking Westwind on the road
This week, our Site Manager Brian travels to Camp Allen, Texas to present at the UMCRM National Camp & Retreat Leaders’ Gathering. He is teaming up with fellow Site Manager Burt (aka Puck) from Camp Namanu to present on our site-based partnerships. They are sharing how other camps nationwide can develop volunteer-based partnerships to teach…
SSC Work Weekend
Weekend wrap-up Over MLK weekend, almost twenty carpentry and construction students from Sabin-Schellenberg Professional Technical Center (SSC) were hard at work at Westwind. Students worked on three concurrent projects to improve our cabins. Students began siding work on the interior of Alan-a-dale. Working as a team they measured, cut, and installed custom-cut wood paneling that…
Celebrating the amazing year of 2024 rentals
By the numbers In 2024, we welcomed 58 rental groups! That’s more than one per week and over 2000 people from 58 different organizations, schools, and groups. Thirty-three of those rentals were mission-aligned non-profits! Rentals brought children, families, individuals, and groups to Westwind from our coastal community, the Willamette Valley, and beyond. These rental groups…
Apply Today for Westwind Summer Camp Staff
Applications for Westwind Summer Camp Staff are open! Apply today for a once-in-a-lifetime experience to be a leader, a rolemodel, and work along the beautiful Oregon coast! Application for all positions are available and we have positions for ages 17 and up! Why should you work at summer camp? Working at Westwind is a rewarding…
Learn More about Teen Babysitter Volunteers
Teen Babysitter Volunteers are an essential part of our Family Camps. They help run activities, support staff, watch cabins, and babysit small groups of campers during activity blocks. You will work with a team of other high schoolers to create an unforgettable experience and gain a unique perspective on Westwind. Learn more about why you…
What will 2025 bring?
While the creatures of Westwind may be bunkered down for the winter, we are hard at work preparing for another exciting year! What will 2025 bring? Many amazing programs and exciting progress to existing efforts. Conservation work on our many ecosystems, working to enhance your experience through site improvement projects, and launching new programs to…
The final push to support Westwind!
We are so close to the end of another amazing year! From new bathrooms and new trails to the growth of exciting programs like our Earth Day Event, there is so much to celebrate. But before we can close the books on this year and celebrate with a chilled glass of delicious Westwind water, we…