Tag: Camp Oz

Welcome to 2023 Camp Oz! After planning for well over 6 months we are so excited to have all of our campers here for the 40th anniversary of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota’s Camp Oz. As part of the Sunday recap, I want to share some key stats for the

Camp families are encouraged to attend this orientation to Camp Oz session, being held at Camp St. Croix in Hudson, WI. Time will be spent providing information about the camp experience, and a tour of the camp grounds. Any Camp Oz family is invited to attend; new camp families are

This information session will provide an opportunity to learn more about all Camp Programs at EFMN. In particular, we will focus on our week-long residential Camp Oz at YMCA Camp St. Croix in Hudson WI. This hour-long session will include Camp Oz EFMN staff providing an overview of what the

We woke up this morning at Camp Oz still riding high on the joyful feelings from the impromptu dance party in the A-Field last night after Predator vs Prey. There was music. There was a 25 person long Can-Can line. There were multiple cha-cha lines. There was singing. There were

Campers were in their groove today as they got an extra hour of sleep to prepare for a full day of wild activities!   The dining hall was wafting wonderful smells this morning as campers entered the dining hall ready to wolf down some waffles with maple syrup and lil’ smokies! 

The second full day of camp is in the books and who could have thought that temperatures in the high 80’s would feel so pleasant and comfortable! Breakfast was moved back an hour later to allow for more sleep and recharging for the day ahead and our campers took full

Today marked the first day of in person Camp Oz in over 2 years and it is off to a great start! It was a hot one today, but over 60 campers and their families checked in today to have a week full of adventure and fun! Campers met their cabinmates

“I was so excited to be at Camp Oz because it was the first time I had ever stayed away from my parents. I wanted to go to Camp Oz because I wanted to make new friends and I love to be independent,” says Shreya.

Camp Oz is back this summer with a new look! With safety in mind, we’re hosting a virtual at-home Camp Oz this summer from June 21-25!

It took until the end of the afternoon on the last full day for us to see the first tiny bit of not-so-great weather. Pretty lucky, if you ask us! We had warm temps and sun for the majority of the day, until the clouds started to gather around 4pm