Camp Hale Alumni Association
Empowering the Next Generation
The Camp Hale Alumni Association is the community of people who went to camp — and came back to make
sure it never closes. We raise funds, maintain the grounds, and connect generations of Camp Halers so every
young person in Boston still has a chance to spend time on Squam.
Why We Exist
To preserve and protect Camp Hale as a place where young people may obtain a refreshing, enlightening and meaningful camping experience.
Every young person in Boston deserves time on Squam.
Camp Hale has been sending kids from Boston's neighborhoods to Squam Lake in New Hampshire since 1900.
For generations of families — many of them from the South End, from working-class Boston, from communities
that didn't always have options — camp was the thing that changed the summer. That changed everything.
We're the alumni. We went to camp. And now we're the ones making sure it stays open, stays funded, and stays
true to what it's always been: a place where kids from the city can swim in a lake, climb a mountain, and figure
out what they're made of.
About Us
The Camp Hale Alumni Association is a not for profit corporation, organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes, to acquire by gift, devise or otherwise money and property of every kind, nature and description and to administer and use the same and any income or proceeds thereof solely for such charitable purposes, and more particularly to preserve, protect, and to enhance Camp Hale (hereinafter also referred to as “Camp”), established in the year 1900 and located inthe Township of Center Sandwich, in the State of New Hampshire, and currently owned and operated by the United South End Settlements, as a place where young people may obtain a nurturing, safe, joyful, and educational experience. To visit USES.org click here.
Get Involved
Whether you give, volunteer, wear the gear, or just show up — it all matters. Here's how you can help CHAA
keep Camp Hale alive.
Since 1925, we have been a volunteer organization.
We help provide opportunities for kids to escape the city during the summer and experience the amazing programming Camp Hale offers.
CHAA is entirely volunteer-run. Our board members, committee members, and Work Weekend crews give their time, skills, and labor because they believe in what Camp Hale does. There is no paid staff. Every person who
shows up makes a difference.
Fundraising
Filling the bunks, keeping the house.
The Camp Hale Alumni Association (CHAA) raises funds for scholarships to send kids to Camp that otherwise might not be able to afford it.
We host a variety of events that raise funds not only to sponsor kids, but also to help maintain Camp.
Here's how you can help by making a tax deductible donation!
Tradition
Preserving old and making new.
As this world changes, CHAA strives to strives to preserve the century old traditions at Camp Hale.
We hope to maintain the lifelong friendships that start there, and remember the old songs, customs, and joys that we grew up with.
We also embrace the new traditions created at Camp; new songs, new people, new activities that better relate to this new generation.
So, we also host Alumni Weekend in September. A chance to reconnect with the old cabin mates, counselors, and friends...and meet the new ones.
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Contact Us
You can attend a Board Meeting via Zoom. Meetings are the first Monday of the month at 6:00 pm. Contact a Board Member for the Zoom link.
You can write to us at: CHAA PO Box 180999 Boston MA 02118
You can send us an email to: CampHaleAlumni@gmail.com
or Call:
(508) 369-6321