About our name change

A letter from the Camp Omni Board to the community, sent on September 23, 2023

 

Hello Camp Quest West Community!

We are already planning our 2024 season, and we have some exciting announcements to share with you. 

Mark your calendars now with our tentative 2024 session dates! 

  • NorCal 1: June 16-June 22, 2024

  • NorCal 2: June 23-June 29, 2024

  • NorCal Double Session: June 16-June 29, 2024

  • SoCal: July 14-July 20, 2024

If you have any interest in helping us plan for the 2024 season let us know! There are all kinds of things to do like curriculum development, campfire planning, family or volunteer events, or fundraising just to name a few. We want to see your faces more than just once a year because you make camp our favorite time of year, and your volunteer time is what allows us to grow in bigger and better ways.     

Speaking of bigger and better, Camp Quest West has been an innovator within the Camp Quest network many times over, and we always look forward to more firsts. We were the first to corporately structure and be granted nonprofit and tax exemption status, the first to gain American Camp Association Accreditation, the first to run two locations to serve our families, the first to have a two week session, the first to implement Expert Online Training for our staff, and we invented Big Sound Jamboree. As youth development professionals, we are always looking for ways to better ourselves so that we can empower the next generation of humans to do amazing things. Our families mean the world to us, and everything we do is geared towards making the best community we can.     

After careful consideration, the Camp Quest West Board of Directors has unanimously decided to disaffiliate from the Camp Quest National network. This change makes us an independent camp, and provides us with new opportunities to grow and better serve our community. We will continue to offer the same high-quality camp experience and youth development program as we have since our founding in 2006, in addition to new adventures under our new name Camp Omni.  

So let us be the first to say it: “GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING CAMP OMNI!!!!!”.

This is a new day for us, and so we have a new mission statement to share with you: 

“We grow confidence, community, and kindness by fostering critical thinking, social-emotional learning, and joy in a safe, secular, outdoor camp experience.”

Get ready for an exhilarating wave of new experiences! Be sure to stay tuned and explore our dynamic new website, and connect with us on social media. While our social media account names may have changed, our passion for innovation and community remains stronger than ever!

If you're interested in supporting us, please consider making a donation at our PayPal page. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.

Camp Omni is embarking on an exciting new journey, and we can't wait to share it with you. We're deeply grateful for your continued support and involvement in our community. Together, we'll make this next chapter even more incredible. Thank you for being an essential part of Camp Omni's bright future.

Warmly,

Liz Shoemaker (she/her), 
Chair of Camp Omni Board of Directors