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Camp defined her childhood. Now 76, she can’t afford to send her grandsons — but she’s found another way to give back

Her own summers were filled with campfires and crafts. Now she’s making sure other kids get the same chance.

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Wini Collis in 1961.jpg

Wini Collis, left, age 12, at Camp Carlisle in 1961, the same summer she and other campers were rescued after a flash flood.Ìý


It’s been almost 70 years, but Wini Collis still remembers how she counted down the weeks until she could go to her first overnight camp in the woods of West Virginia.

She had turned eightÌý— old enough to spend two weeks at Camp CliffsideÌý— and couldn’t wait to stay in one of its log cabins near the Coal River.

Megan Ogilvie

Megan Ogilvie is a ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½-based health reporter for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: or reach her via email: mogilvie@thestar.ca.