Berkeley High School Goes to Camp!

After a decade of trying to break through to Berkeley High staff and campers, we finally succeeded thanks to Board member Meka Tull! She connected us to the school’s Bridge Program – a unique program designed for under served college bound students who are the first to go to college in their families.  On Oct 3rd through 5th, we hosted a group of 50 students/teachers from Berkeley High – first time at camp – to do nature service projects and get introduced to Camp. It was an amazing success! Huge thanks to FOBTC Boardmembers Meka Tull, Phil Klingelhofer, Janet Sowers and her family for their leadership and involvement.

The students were thrilled to get on a bus in Berkeley and get off at Camp Tuolumne! They played volleyball, ping pong, did tye dye and arts/crafts, fishing, hiked to Small Falls and up to the Sugar Pine Trail, and did Nature Service Projects like trail maintenance, plant health, and weeding/pathway restoration.

They had campfire and sang songs and had smores on the island – an incredible first time experience.

We hope some of them will become future Staff! So far this program has produced 5 current staff people in the 3 yrs we’ve been doing it with other high schools, and some of them are in their 3rd year on staff!