About CHAA


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All the images you see throughout this site were taken by members of the Alumni.

This web site is designed and developed by Alumnus Scott Roberts, with continuing development by the CHAA Board of Directors.

Camp Hale was founded over 100 years ago in the summer of 1900 on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. The Camp Hale Alumni Association was founded in 1925. This version of CHAA did not have an incorporated status. In 1952, a second Alumni group, named the Camp Hale Council, Inc. (CHC), was founded. In 1987 CHAA and CHC merged to form the Camp Hale Alumni Association, Inc.

CHAA is comprised of several generations of people who recognize the impact that Camp Hale has had not only in their lives, but also in the lives of those who experience Camp Hale. This group is truly multi-generational and includes former campers, staff members, family, and friends of Camp Hale. To get a good idea of the people involved in the Alumni Association, plan on attending the next Alumni Weekend festivities held every year in August.

CHAA efforts to see Camp Hale continue for another 100 years include activities like holding fundraiser's, sponsoring campers, donating needed assets to Camp, and staying in touch with the present day activities of Camp. Every year members of the Alumni Association volunteer their time to camp related activities. These activities include our successful Work Weekend, where CHAA members converge on Camp for a weekend of prep work that includes preparing the waterfront, opening up the cabins, and repairing any of Mother Nature's winter wear and tear. Alumni members have also been known to visit camp during the camping season, sharing their camp stories with the campers and staff or joining a cabin group on a mountain climb.

CHAA is about maintaining a bridge between the past, the present, and the future. CHAA is about giving back so others can experience the same memories that drive the alumni members back year after year after year.

CHAA is about Camp Hale.

About Camp Hale


	CHAA Newsletter Alumni Weekend Work Weekend The CHAA Board of Directors meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. All Alumni members are welcome to attend. Please contact a member of the Board for more info.


	Can you guess who this is?
	Here's a tip - the picture was taken in 1941 on the top of Mt. Chocora. It is believed that the flag in the background was made by this camper. Send your answers to Phil Dushku and see if you're correct.

Camp Hale is owned and operated by the United South End Settlements ( U.S.E.S. ), an organization that provides comprehensive programs that address the needs of individuals and families in the Boston area. Camp Hale, located in the mountains of New Hampshire on beautiful Squam Lake, has provided residential camping experiences for lower-income boys from the South End and Lower Roxbury since 1900. The Camp Hale environment fosters individual development through outdoor programs and education. As they have for over 100 years, young boys at Camp Hale enjoy swimming and nature study along with overnight canoeing and hiking trips that offer opportunities for learning and team building. At Camp Hale, young boys from the inner city develop an enhanced sense of well-being, improved social skills, and increased awareness of their personal potential that will stay with them long into the future. Every summer, about 120 young boys participate in Camp Hale.

At Camp Hale, our goal is for each boy to leave Camp with an enhanced sense of well being, improved social skills and awareness of personal potential. These benefits stay with children well into the future and yield dividends in other endeavors such as school, work, sports, conflict resolution skills and interpersonal relations.