{"id":1552,"date":"2025-03-13T20:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/?page_id=1552"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:02:43","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1988 post type-post status-publish format-image hentry category-news tag-diabetes post_format-post-format-image\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/04\/celebrate-world-diabetes-day\/\" target=\"_self\" >Celebrate World Diabetes Day<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-04T16:43:15+01:00\">4 October 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1981 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-camp-huronda tag-counsellor tag-counselor\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/what-is-a-counsellor\/\" target=\"_self\" >What is a Counsellor?<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/what-is-a-counsellor\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Camp-Counsellor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What is a Counsellor?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Camp-Counsellor.jpg 880w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Camp-Counsellor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Camp-Counsellor-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Camp-Counsellor-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As Camp Huronda welcomes campers back for another summer, what better time to reminisce about the camp counsellors in your life \u2013 or the memories you made as a camp counsellor! What is a Counsellor? Adapted from Phyllis Ford, University of Oregon Somewhere between adolescence and adulthood, there occurs in human development an age which&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T21:05:21+01:00\">13 July 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1936 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/alumni-camp-registration-is-open\/\" target=\"_self\" >Alumni Camp Registration is Open<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/alumni-camp-registration-is-open\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2288\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alida-and-Krista-pic-edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alumni Camp Registration is Open\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alida-and-Krista-pic-edited.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alida-and-Krista-pic-edited-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alida-and-Krista-pic-edited-1024x957.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alida-and-Krista-pic-edited-768x718.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alida-and-Krista-pic-edited-1536x1436.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alida-and-Krista-pic-edited-2048x1914.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alida-and-Krista-pic-edited-720x673.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Camp Huronda alumni camp is a weekend to get together with camp friends to share in fun activities and reminisce about &#8220;the good ol&#8217; days.&#8221;\u00a0 Alumni camp is open to former campers and staff who are no longer employed at Camp Huronda and are not attending any of Huronda&#8217;s current youth programs. Alumni adults with&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-09T23:59:01+00:00\">9 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1919 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/virtual-campfire-january-31\/\" target=\"_self\" >Virtual Campfire &#8211; January 31<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/virtual-campfire-january-31\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/campfire-pic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virtual Campfire &#8211; January 31\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">To sign up as a campfire presenter, click here: https:\/\/forms.gle\/nZgeksGfu12C7Zwx6 <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-05T17:34:39+00:00\">5 January 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1853 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/world-diabetes-day-event\/\" target=\"_self\" >World Diabetes Day Event<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/world-diabetes-day-event\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"World Diabetes Day Event\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download.jpeg 318w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-300x150.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In honour of&nbsp;World Diabetes Day, we\u2019re hosting an&nbsp;Inspirational Meet &amp; Greet&nbsp;at&nbsp;The Best Centre\u2014and you\u2019re invited. This evening is our way of celebrating&nbsp;you&nbsp;and the strength of our T1D community.&nbsp; Event details:When:&nbsp;Friday, November 14 \u2022 6:00\u20138:00 PM (drop-in)Where:&nbsp;The Best Centre, 360 Columbus Rd East, WhitbyWho:&nbsp;Patients, families, caregivers, and siblings\u2014everyone is welcome&nbsp;What to expect&nbsp;A relaxed, family-friendly drop-in to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-05T01:46:22+00:00\">5 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1819 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/camp-huronda-washroom-renovation-campaign\/\" target=\"_self\" >Camp Huronda Washroom Renovation Campaign<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/camp-huronda-washroom-renovation-campaign\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5847-1-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Camp Huronda Washroom Renovation Campaign\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5847-1-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5847-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5847-1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5847-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5847-1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5847-1-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_5847-1-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On August 25, I attended a magnificent and spirited \u201cshovels in the ground\u201d ceremony for our soon-to-be modern, accessible camper washroom\/shower complex. It will be amazing! The fundraising campaign has been lead by the dedicated duo of Terry and Bonnie Jackson, along with their daughter, Joanna, one of our inspiring alumni. So far, one million&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-29T15:57:25+01:00\">29 September 2025<\/time><\/div>\r\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":102,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1552","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1552"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1977,"href":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1552\/revisions\/1977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsofcamphuronda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}