Visit to Camp Yamhill

February 6th, 2010
I was invited by my mentor Sierra Hill to Volunteer at the mid-year retreat for Madison High School's Step Up program. This retreat was the "half- time" mark of the program. The retreat took place at Camp Yamhill located outside of Newberg, Or. Approximately thirty students were participating in the retreat along with Madison's Step-Up advocates. On this day I was not able to have a formal tour of the camp facility, but I was able to catch a glance of the camp. I was exposed to the large course room, cabin 1/2, cabin 5/6, bath house, and the dinning hall.

Cabins 1/2 were both in the same building, and were separated by a central living room. In total cabin 1/2 could house 32 people. They had a good  layout, but lacked storage and restrooms. Cabins 3/4, and Cabins 5/6 were both identical in layout.

The Large Course Room was rather spacious and provided enough room for the program to comfortably do all of the activities. This building also included sleeping areas as well as bathrooms.

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