Our 22nd annual golf tournament turned out to be wonderful a day full of ‘firsts’! We hosted a pickleball tournament for the first time. We welcomed a ton of first-timers who had never before attended a Camp Odayin fundraiser. Everyone in attendance was in agreement that the most exciting first was a hole-in-one by Brad […] Read more
We’re so excited to have been featured on Chicago’s The Morning Mix podcast on April 20, 2023. Amazing and hysterical hosts, Chris and Nikki, talked to camp cardiologist – Dr. Melissa Nater, Elena Westbrook – a former camper who is now a camp counselor, and Wisconsin Summer Camp Co-Director – Kelsey Sohrweide. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wetbH2LKENZrjsdBEfQJl…Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/the-morning…/id338750996… Dr. […] Read more
We’re excited to have been featured in the March issue of Congenital Cardiology Today. Check out page 14 for the article titled “Camp Is Good Medicine” which highlights why Drs. Jonathan Johnson, Andrew Schneider, and Brian Joy recommend their patients to go to Camp Odayin. CCT-MAR23-NADownload […] Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQRvayxYRRM We’re so grateful that Minnesota Live welcomed Camp Odayin’s Assistant Director, Alison Boerner to share about the importance of camp for children with heart disease. We love that they highlighted the winter fun had at our Arctic Adventure gathering for heart families, as well as volunteer Dominique Cook and camper Isaac […] Read more
(Originally published in the Star Tribune August 19, 2003 – By Robert Franklin) “Ten-year-old Donovan Bays says a big attraction at camp this summer was “being able to swim without my shirt.” That’s because he wasn’t self-conscious about his heart surgery scars. Nearly all the kids at Camp Odayin — and several of the counselors […] Read more
