Register Now for Geology Camp at Westwind!
Explore the Landscape at Westwind … and learn about its dramatic geologic history! Where did all the sand come from, and how did Oregon’s coastal headlands form? Who poked holes in those dark rocks on the beach, and which forested hills are actually ancient dunes? How should we prepare for the massive earthquakes and tsunamis that are…
NW Youth Corps Clears Westwind Trails
Westwind is grateful to its newest partners, NW Youth Corps and the Chemawa Indian School, who spent a weekend at Westwind clearing, pruning and shaping Westwind’s overgrown trails. Westwind is thankful to the 9 participating students from Chemawa Indian School, and a mix of Youth Corps and Chemawa group leaders who shared their time and energy…
2017 Spring Stewardship Weekend!
SAVE THE DATE! Westwind’s Spring (although it will technically still be Winter) Stewardship Weekend is Friday, March 10th – Sunday, March 12th, 2017. This Stewardship Weekend is for people 13 and older. If you are looking for an opportunity for your younger children, join us for our Fall Stewardship Weekend November 10-12. Stewardship weekends bring friends…
I Heart Camp!
We Love CAMP! Today is a day set apart to share our love for camp. Not just Westwind, although we are biased that we have the best and most amazing camp but to share the love of the camp experience. We love camp because we get to see people reconnect with one another and and…
National I Love Camp Day!
February 1, 2017 is national “I Love Camp” day and Camp Westwind needs your submissions! Want a chance to win a 2017 Camp Westwind sweatshirt? You know, the funky, super fun ones exclusive to Westwind? Then send Westwind a picture of you, your family and/or your friends holding a sign that says, “I love camp”…
Linfield College and Stewardship at Westwind
2017 at Westwind is off to a bustling and beautiful start. While January has seen plenty of rain, snow, and high winds mixed with gorgeous, sunny, bone chilling days, 14 students from Linfield College have been taking full advantage of what Westwind has to offer. The students are participating in “January Term” and getting…
S.O.S! Westwind Needs Your Help!
Westwind Needs Help! As you can tell from our drawing, Westwind needs some help with graphic design! Can you take our ideas and add designs to them? Westwind puts out print materials, t-shirt designs, special event promos and more and we really would like help to make them look beautiful and professional. Can You Help?…
Give!Guide Update
Friends, Because of you, Westwind made $7,458.00 during our participation in the 2016 Willamette Week’s Give Guide! Your generosity will benefit communities across Oregon and allow us to give the gift to camp to many lucky youth and families during the upcoming 2017 summer season. Pictured is Matt Gross, SHINE Site Supervisor, posing with three…
Happy New Year from Westwind
End of Year Success for Camperships! Westwind warmly wishes everyone a Happy New Year and a big thank you for supporting Westwind’s Year End appeal for Camperships. We surpassed both our year-end fundraising targets ($5,000 through the Give!Guide and $20,000 total) with over 100 donations totalling $25,022 (with $6,408 coming through the Give!Guide). From these funds and…
My Joy and Home is By the Ocean
It’s New Years Eve and we here at Westwind are excited to welcome in 2017. While there are a lot of new things on the horizon for Westwind, a new deck, new solar panel, new partnerships and so much more, we are continuing to celebrate the 80 years of joy that we have been bringing…