Camp Manitou is a non-profit charitable organization located in Headingley, Manitoba, Canada, just outside Winnipeg.
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Camp Manitou was founded in 1930 by a group of six service clubs in Winnipeg: Rotary, Cosmopolitan Club (Winnipeg), Kiwanis, Kinsmen, Optimist, and the YMCA. The Lions Club joined in 1953. The camp was operated by the YMCA until 1997.
Location and facilities
Camp Manitou is located west of Winnipeg in a bend in the Assiniboine River on Green Oaks Lane.
The camp facilities include a main lodge with a commercial kitchen, dining room/multipurpose room, and bedrooms able to accommodate 72 sleepers; a gym building; six cabins which house nature education programs, music programs, games, and crafts; a swimming pool; and 28 acres of land. Some activities at the camp include zipline, mountain biking, canoeing, archery, orienteering, crafts, field games, water games, and swimming. During the summer camp programs, activities are run by trained Camp Manitou Activity Leaders. In the off-season, rental groups may rent equipment for their use.
Funding
Camp Manitou is a non-profit charitable organization, and strives to provide subsidized, affordable rates to its non-profit user groups. As such, rental revenues cover only a small portion of the costs to run the facilities and programs. The remaining funds must be raised through grants, corporate sponsorship, private donations, special events, and other fundraising initiatives.
Camp Manitou does not receive operational funding from the municipal, provincial, or federal governments.