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It Takes a Village: Richmond Winter Festival Recap

I’ve always resonated with the idea that it “takes a village”. Maybe it comes from growing up in a small town, where being a neighbor wasn’t just a label but something you lived. For me, it looked like friends dropping by unannounced to share a meal, a plow driver clearing your driveway just because they […]

Tales of Takodah: Anne Dente

By Anne Dente Takodah Week got me thinking about Camp Takodah and the impact it has had on me.  I rethought “Tales of Takodah” to thinking about what my life would be like without Camp Takodah.  I honestly couldn’t begin to imagine it as Camp Takodah has had such a vital impact on me. When […]

My Takodah Journey as an International Staff Member

Tomato or Tomato,  all I know is going to a US summer camp has been a life-changing experience as an International. After a cold, damp and overcast April in Northern England I asked my co-worker, “What can I be doing this summer which is different and a new life experience.” The one suggestion she spoke […]

Takodah & Richmond: A Story that Began Long Before 1919

YMCA Camp Takodah has always been more than a place that we take for our home. For more than a century, it has been part of the fabric of Richmond, New Hampshire, and the story of the camp is deeply intertwined with the story of the little town nestled in the woods of Cheshire County. […]