Union County Program Bowl for Kids' Sake M.O.M.S. Proven Results Community Support Volunteer Opportunities Camp Oty' Okwa School-based Mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters Camp Experience Some Magic this Summer Camp Oty'Okwa is one of three residential camps in the country owned and operated by a Big Brothers Big Sisters agency. Camp Oty'Okwa has been operated by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio since 1942. Camp Oty'Okwa offers camping sessions for Little Brothers, Little Sisters, and children from all over Ohio during the summer months. The camp covers 617 scenic acres nestled in the forests of the Hocking Hills State Park and Nature Preserves in southern Ohio. The immediate facilities are set atop one of the highest hills in the area and are surrounded by steep terrain, mature woodlands, rock formations, hollows, and two large caves. This environment provides an excellent site for exploration and appreciation of nature. Camp Oty'Okwa is available for group rental throughout the year. The camp is ideal for school or church groups as well as business conferences and retreats. The facilities include three lodges, dining hall, shelter house, medical building, activity center, rustic summer cabins and platform tents, swimming pool, campfire ring, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, sand volleyball court, seven-acre field, and laundry facilities. A shower house is adjacent to each of the rustic camp units. Camp Oty'Okwa is accredited by the American Camping Association. The camp complies with standards set by the State of Ohio and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The camp staff is trained in emergency procedures for fire, storms, serious injury, and lost persons. Email BBBS or call 937.642.2157 for more information about any of the programs at Camp Oty’Okwa. Camp Supplies Needed We can use any of the following items. Just give us a call so we can come get it. CAMPING EQUIPMENT RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT ARTS & CRAFTS sleeping bags tarps soccer balls soccer goals string, rope & twine blankets tents footballs backetballs wax & candles (new & used) back packs utensils ANY KIND of balls beads fabric cooking kits grills portable basketball hoops pens pencils flashlights batteries swimming pool stuff (goggles, etc.) copper piping modeling clay compasses binoculars MISCELLANEOUS scissors crayons ELECTRONICS shoes (sizes children’s 10 - adult 9) tape glue sound systems boom boxes puzzles & coloring books paper tempera paint speakers movie videos table & board games paint brushes . (We are creating a video library.) benches pool table . . . . nature “stuff” foosball table . . . . ping pong table & accessories . .

Big Brothers Big Sisters Union County Program 940 London Avenue, Suite C Marysville, Ohio 43040 937.642.2157 Fax: 937.642.3129 Starr Pierce, Program Coordinator (937.642.2157) Jill Smith, Program Coordinator (937.642.0472) The Union County Program is a locally funded and supported program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Central Ohio A non-profit United Way Agency Community Services Home Page Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio Website eMail BBBS Union County Program Manager Marysville-Ohio.org Home page Website designed and maintained by G.K.M. Tobin