Kresge

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The Premium Cabin lottery has changed this year. Please checkout with the product you will want IF you do not get chosen for Premium. During checkout you will be asked about your “Village Preference” in this field you will chose “Premium” to be entered into the lottery. You can also email us to be entered into the lottery after securing your spot in the trip.

If chosen for Premium the ending invoice will change and we will reach out regarding that in the next week.

Thank you!

TRIP DETAILS

WHEN

LABOR DAY WEEKEND – Friday August 29th to Monday September 1st, 2025

LOCATION

Camp Kresge, Located in White Haven, PA., in the Pocono Mountains

Google Map directions in link above or 382 Camp Kresge Ln, White Haven, PA 18661

TRANSPORTATION

Buses leave from Port Authority: exact gate & location coming soon.
Please arrive around 1:15/30 to get checked in by our bus monitors … This is actually an OPEN SERVICE POSITION! To volunteer come to next weeks planning meeting (Zoom ID: 821 9630 9066).
Buses will leave on time so please don’t be late!!

HOUSING CHANGES As of 2023!

Please note that as of 2023, we are not restricting cabins to “female” and “male,” We acknowledge that those designations do not apply to, serve, or recognize the reality of the preferences of many of our members or those who wish to join us. Those in cabins may choose to bunk with people who identify as the same gender as them or in all-gender housing.

CAMP SPECIFIC REQUESTS

YMCA Camp Kresge serves as an Asthma Camp for kids while not hosting us, and their requests are as follows:

No Pets: There is a no pets allowed policy, and we need to adhere to their requests regarding this matter.
Smokers: Please field strip your cigarette butts. If you are unclear on the method please ask another camper, but here is a brief description of the process: upon finishing smoking the cigarette, stamp it out then pick up the butt, separate what’s left of the paper and tobacco, you can dispose of that anywhere, it is biodegradable. Pocket the filter to dispose of in a trash receptacle.
There is NO electronic smoking or vaping indoors.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Final balances are due by August 17th.

To pay your balance, login to your Account on this NAGL Website, Click on ORDERS, then you should see an invoice for the balance, click PAY, and checkout through Paypal.

Our cancellation policy will be the following:

Deposits locked and non refundable on 08/14/25
If you paid in full and are requesting a refund
- 15 days or more before the trip (before August 14)= 96% refund
- 2 days – 14 days before the trip (between Aug 15 and Aug 27) = 50% refund
- Cancellations or no shows on or after August 28 = 0% refund.

Tickets will be available: August 1, 2025 @ 5:00PM

Pricing (all prices are PER PERSON)

Premium Cabin – $405.00

For premium cabin select “Premium” in the “Village Preference” section on the following form. This will enter you in a lottery for Premium Cabins while securing a standard cabin or tent in case you don’t get chosen.

Standard cabin – $335.00

Tent – $305.00

After clicking the link above, you will also be able to choose a deposit ($104.12) option to reserve your spot if you are not ready to pay the full amount. Final balances are due by August 18th.

ACTIVITIES

Kresge has a plethora of activities available for campers. Some are put on by the Kresge team and others are put on by your fellow campers. Each year the Kresge team puts on the following activities:

Main daily meetings around the camp fire in the upper village
Love mail – each camper that wants to participate puts up an envelope with their name and other campers can write them friendly notes
Ice cream social – to help kick off Kresge and go over some basic orientation information we host an ice cream social in the mess hall on the first night
Dance – a themed dance is thrown on Saturday night
Talent show – Sunday night we have the famous talent show, anyone is welcome to participate, information about signing up will be given by the talent show chairs at various points before the signup period
Pavilion BBQ – we bbq up some delicious dinner on Sunday night

LODGING

Tents

Campers can set up their tent in designated areas on the land. YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN TENT!

Cabins

All cabins in the Upper & Lower Villages have 8 bunk beds.

The Upper Village, is where we have the campfire and where we hold the main meetings. This is also where people will be staying up late playing music, singing, making s’mores, hanging out, etc. It can get a little loud at times. Generally this will not disturb you if you go to sleep early, but if you are a light sensitive sleeper, it might. So if you think this is you, we recommend that you ask to be put in the Lower Village.

The Villages are less than 50 yards from each other, and at most, a one minute walk between them. There is a community Men’s & Women’s bathroom containing a minimum of five stalls, five showers, & five sinks.

A general blueprint of the cabins: Cabin Blueprint.

Should your accommodation preference not be available, please write to us. We will try to accommodate as best as possible.

Any questions: campkresge@notaglumlotny.org

IMPORTANT NOTES

Each bed is just a mattress, there is no bedding. You will need to bring your own sheets, pillow, blanket, etc. A sleeping bag is generally a good option. The weather can be tricky up there. It can be extremely hot during the day, but get really cold at night. There is no air conditioning or heat in the cabins, so try to account for both conditions.
There is no running water in the cabins.
There are three dressers in each cabin.
There are six windows in each cabin, so ventilation is good.
There are electrical outlets in the cabins.
There is absolutely No Smoking allowed in any of the cabins.
The Cabins go around in a horseshoe/circle, and we usually try to alternate with male/female from one to the next.

HOUSING, ROOMMATE REQUESTS

If you have a friend, or a group of friends, attending the trip, and you would like to request to be put in the same cabin together, please let us know. You can do this when you register online. Just fill in their name(s) in the text box marked: “Roommate Request”. As of 2024 you can request individuals that identify as the opposite gender, but note that we will need enough consenting adults to create an All Gender Cabin.

Please be aware that if you request to be in a cabin with a friend, make sure that he or she hasn’t requested a different village than you.

We cannot guarantee exact cabin requests, but we will try to accommodate everyone and changes can be made, if need be, once we get up there. Please keep the requests to Lower or Upper Village, and people you would like to be in a cabin with.

All Gender Cabins. If we have enough consenting adults we will create one. Please indicate your housing placement preference in your registration form. Please remember, the cabin is an open space with no private rooms.

We will try to create a “Family” cabin for adults and children. Please select this preference when registering and write to us if you’d like to explain your family situation further. Please remember the family cabin may include children of all ages. If you need nap time, strict scheduling, or privacy, you might want to consider tenting instead.

If you’re not sure of your Village preference right now, choose “No Preference”. If your not sure of your Cabinmate preference(s) right now, write “No preference” – you can email us at a later date if you have a request and we will do our best to honor it.

WHAT TO BRING

Essential

Bedding sheet, pillow, blanket or sleeping bag
Toiletries
Beach, bath, and hand towels
Swimsuit
Sun block
Flip flops
Bug spray
Flash light/lantern
Lightweight collapsible sitting or lounge chair

Optional

Hiking shoes
Sweatshirt or light jacket (It can get a little cold at night)
Plastic or metal camp mug
Camera
Yoga mat
Something to read
Musical instruments
Sporting – Athletic equipment (Frisbees, baseball gloves, bats & balls, footballs, etc.)

NOTE FOR SMOKERS

Smokers, please field strip your cigarette butts; When you’ve finished smoking a cigarette, stamp it out then pick up the butt, separate what’s left of the paper and tobacco, you can dispose of that part anywhere, it is biodegradable, pocket the filter part to dispose of in a trash receptacle. This is really quite important since Camp Kresge also serves as an asthma camp during part of the year.

QUESTIONS

Please feel free to email campkresge@notaglumlotny.org

SERVICE

Planning meetings are on WEDNESDAY at 6:45 pm. You can attend meetings in-person, or remotely via Zoom. The in-person meeting is located at (coming soon)
Or you can join us live on zoom at:
Meeting ID: 824 1036 3980
Passcode: email campkresge@notaglumlotny.org

Kresge Merch is COMING!

This year we are having a Merch Competition!!

If you have a creative bone somewhere in your body, or if you want to sling yourself into a (potential) new hobby or skill, SEND US YOUR DESIGN!

DESIGN GUIDELINES:

MUST SAY “CAMP KRESGE” – ADDITIONAL VERBIAGE IS UP TO YOU. PLEASE KEEP IT CLEAN, PERHAPS WITH A KNOD TO OUR FELLOWSHIP.

1-COLOR ONLY, AVOID GRADIENTS (PRICES STAY LOWER FOR US WHEN FEWER COLORS ARE USED!)

PLACEMENT: YOUR DESIGN WILL GO ON THE FRONT OF THE SHIRT AND THE FRONT OR BACK OF A SWEATSHIRT. YOU CAN DO A SMALL HIT ON THE FRONT TO GO WITH A LARGER DESIGN FOR THE BACK.

FILE REQUIREMENTS:

1500PX BY 1500PX TRANSPARENT ARTWORK

ORIGINAL VECTOR ARTWORK WORKS BEST, IF YOU HAVE IT.

FILES MUST BE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

AI, EPS, PDF, PNG, OR JPG FILES

TO SUBMIT:

Please send one of the accepted file forms (AI, EPS, PDF, PNG and JPG files) to Jersey Kate at campkresgetshirtdesigncontest@gmail.com with the subject line: CAMP KRESGE TSHIRT DESIGN CONTEST – by 6pm July 30th, 2025.

Feel free to send along any questions should they arise prior to submission.

The winning design will be voted on by the Camp Kresge Service committee and will be featured prominently on Camp Kresge Limited Edition 2025 Merch. The winner will also help to finalize design, and choose colors of prints and hoodies.

The artwork must be original and the artist must have rights to all the elements of the submitted design. Artwork submitted by you and the rights relating to them, including copyright and ownership rights in the Artwork, remain the sole and exclusive property of the Artist. No other use of the Artwork is granted without your express written consent.