Thanks to generous donations from foundations and individuals – we are that much closer to replacing our aging Health Centre. This will be an innovative zero building meaning zero toxins, zero waste and zero carbon. More than that – the Health Centre will sequester more carbon than it took to build it in the first place! From earthen plaster, to strawbale and hempcrete (materials that all sequester carbon) – the centre will showcase what the very best in regenerative building design. A type of construction concept that is needed now more than ever!
With the impact of the COVID-19 virus, Camp Kawartha needs a new, modern health care facility to look after the health needs of its campers, staff and visitors.
Our Health Care Coordinator Cathy Romano is more than eager to grab a sledge hammer and pickaxe to start removing the old centre (which has served us well for 70 years). She wants to make room for a brand spanking new Centre complete with Treatment rooms and all the modern equipment needed in a Health Centre! The COVID-19 virus will make health care very different moving forward, and our Centre and Health Team will be ready to offer the very best in care.
As well as a building, we’ll need medical equipment as well – examination tables, stethoscopes and gauzes, patient beds, curtains and waiting room chairs. Groups, agencies and individuals have stepped up to give, or to make a pledge to give, and so we have $225,000 of the $375,000 needed. We are getting close!
And you can help close the gap! If you are interested in donating or learning more about our building plans and it’s many environmentally-friendly features, please contact our Executive Director Jacob Rodenburg (jacob@campkawartha.ca).
Camp is turning 100 years old next year in 2021. What a fitting legacy to have a brand new sustainable health centre to honour a century of camping! We look forward to inspiring many new generations of campers to love and care for the earth.
