Welcome to Boom Chicka News, our quarterly newsletter full of fun, faith, and all the fantastic opportunities to connect with friends through Calumet’s retreats, programs, prayers and giving opportunities.
Resident Camp Registration and Summer Staff Applications are Open!
Calumet thrives because of the generosity and care of our friends, families, and supporters. Your involvement ensures every camper and guest can experience the joy of Calumet.
Make an Impact: Giving Tuesday
Join the Calumet community on Giving Tuesday, December 2, and help us unlock an incredible day of matching gifts and shared generosity. Thanks to our partner Thrivent, every gift made through our special Giving Tuesday link will be free of online processing fees — and will count toward unlocking major matching dollars. When our community raises $20,000, Thrivent will give Calumet $10,000, and even more challenge gifts will be activated throughout the day: additional matches from generous friends, bonus gifts for first-time donors, alumni participation challenges, international donor bonuses, and more. If you’ve been considering a year-end gift, Giving Tuesday is the moment when your support goes the farthest. Plus, you’re invited to sign up to make an ornament and enjoy a meal at Calumet that day — offered for a donation of any size. Want to help make the day even more exciting? We are also looking for special donors to create new Giving Tuesday challenges! Reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you’d like to get involved. Together, we can make this a joyful and impactful day for Calumet.
We all carry pieces of Calumet with us — in our friendships, our routines, the ways we show up for others, or the memories that make us smile. If Calumet has lived in you, we’d love for you to be part of this. Your story matters here.
Where Calumet Lives is a storytelling and community campaign that highlights the ways Calumet continues to shape lives long after summer ends. Through photos, memories, and shared experiences from campers, families, staff, and alumni, we’re celebrating the idea that Calumet isn’t just a place — it’s a community that travels with us. It lives in how we love, how we gather, and how we build each other up, no matter where life takes us.
Our Annual Fund ensures no child is turned away from Calumet for financial reasons. Every gift, large or small, helps ensure no child is turned away from the life changing experience of camp due to cost.
Liesl was a staff alumni, family camper, and lover of Calumet. We pray for her family, especially her husband Mike and daughters Marika and Valena.
Barbara Carlson
Barbara died on October 30th at the age of 91. A long time family camper, she continued to tent camp into her 80s! Her three daughters, Sarah, Jane and Christia along with three grandaughters, Caitlin & Hillary White and Kelsey Masters all served on staff.
May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Our Memorial Chapel is a place families often gather to remember and celebrate the life of those who have passed. If you’d like more information about memorial stones or holding a service in the chapel please follow the link below.
