Holiday Home Camp is an overnight children's camp on Geneva Lake in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. It is a non-profit organization which provides an outdoor experience for low-income youth from the surrounding areas, including Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago. The program consists of eight day sessions for children ages seven through thirteen.[1] There is also a year-round leadership program, called the ELITE Teens, that is for teens ages thirteen through eighteen. Holiday Home Camp has been accredited by the American Camp Association.
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Holiday Home Camp is one of the oldest camps in the United States.[2] It was founded in 1887 by the Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association. The first campers arrived in July 1888.[3]
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- Steele, L. (June 5, 2004). Program helps kids get next to nature. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved February 27, 2008 from http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=234722
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