Free overnight wilderness camp run by the Pythian Youth Foundation of California, a 501(c)(3) established in 1946, for at-risk boys and girls ages 9 to 11 from economically disadvantaged families. The six-day session is held at the foundation's 19-acre camp in the Sequoia National Forest — described as the first and only land-grant camp in the United States, chartered under President Truman — with trained counsellors under a professional camp manager leading swimming, outdoor games, arts and crafts, journaling, hiking, team building, environmental education and campfire activities. The foundation states it sends about 300 children to camp free of charge each summer, and that the curriculum is designed to expand outdoor learning and wilderness access for youth who would not otherwise have it.
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