Highlights from The Painted Turtle’s Young Adult Leadership Weekend

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The 2025 season is underway and our second Young Adult Leadership Weekend was the perfect kickoff to the year! From start to finish, the weekend created magic moments and fun memories for the participants, volunteers, and staff. Keep reading for just a sample of some of the highlights!

A Weekend Full of Fun Activities

We officially kicked off our 21st year in February with our second Young Adult Leadership Weekend “Under the Big Top” with 31 former campers aged 19-25 and 4 caregivers. It was a fun filled weekend as we welcomed back campers representing every year since we opened our gates in 2024!  Activities included Team Building with Horses, a Hobby Carnival, Vision Boarding and Camp Service Projects to help us prepare for our Spring 2025 season.

Of course it wouldn’t be Camp without favorites like Opening Campfire, Stage Night, Ropes, Woodshop, Arts & Crafts and “Coffee, Cocoa & Conversations w PUN, Pops and Sherry”. In post weekend survey’s, 97% of campers said they felt a sense of community as they were able to “connect with new and old friends”, “participate in authentic discussions,” and because “everyone lifts each other up.” 

Our second Young Adult Leadership Weekend was a great success! The feeling was spectacular and we can’t wait for next year.

Gallery of Highlights