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Staff Spotlight – Tim Heneghan

Staff Spotlight – Tim Heneghan I remember when I was eleven or twelve, after I’d been going to Takodah for a couple years, my parents floated the idea of spending my summer outside of Richmond, at a space camp or something of that ilk. The prospect was utterly horrifying, so much so that I was […]

Alumni Spotlight – Max Barrett

Alumni Spotlight – Max Barrett Hello folks, Max Barrett-Lhu here. Ryan Reed asked me to share my Takodah story, but I’m not even sure where to begin. You see, my first CT is from 1999 (same as the dining hall), but I had visited Camp Takodah before that while attending the Hornet’s Nest day camp […]

Bringing Our Mission to Life

BRINGING OUR MISSION TO LIFE We believe that every child deserves a life-changing Takodah experience. To make that happen, this year alone we awarded more than $118,000 in Camperships to local families in need. Here’s one of the success stories that donors just like you make possible… One family who received Camperships for a brother […]

100 Year of Friendship

100 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP Pictured above: The woman is a Native American who was on staff in the craft shop. The male is (the late) Peter deMoya who was wearing an authentic Hosaga Indian Costume from the Springfield College Hosaga Indian Program.  Peter was on staff in the 1950’s, and Indian Lore was very important […]