Hiram House Today

Hiram House Expands Young Adult Programs
Partners with Old Stone Foundation for Group Retreat

Retreats Open to Adults & Teens
Civic, Church, Business, School Groups

This new collaborative educational and recreational program featured outdoor activities supervised by camp staff, such as Climbing Wall, Canoeing, Challenge, as well as special evening programs and guest speakers offered by Old Stone Foundation and other groups, like Project Love.

The purpose of this innovative new Old Stone Foundation program at camp was to open new horizons for these young women in a new environment, expose them to different experiences and foster bonding, parenting and life skills among them, said Marc Nathanson, Executive Director.

The program was sponsored by the Ruth & Elmer Babin Foundation, Lincoln Electric and Rotary Club of Cleveland.

Old Stone Foundation also works with Cleveland Schools to help young mothers complete their education. For information visit at: www.oldstonefoundation.org

Retreats are Open to Adults, Teens, and Youth Groups

Retreats at Hiram House Camp are also available for Youth, Teens, and Adult Groups, from late Summer through the Fall, Winter and Spring months.

Retreats are offered either with or without meal service or programming, on weekends (in season) as well as weekdays (off season). They can be a day-long adventure program, or may include overnight stays of several days up to a week, for group activities or meetings.

Camp facilities and programs include year round Log Cabins, Dining Hall & Activity Center, Climbing Wall, Canoeing, Archery, Challenge, Hiking, and more (weather permitting). The 172 acre camp is beautiful in all seasons.

For more information, please call the camp office at (216) 831-5045 or click here.

“Perfect” Pumpkin Festival Tops Records!

A picture perfect day, with near record temperatures of 82 degrees, brought out record crowds of 5,000 guests to the 37th annual Hiram House Pumpkin Festival in October and raised a record sum of over $65,500 for the annual “Campership Fund” for children in need to attend Summer Camp.

Visitors enjoyed the SPOOK-tacular Haunted Hay Maze, designed their own BOO-tiful Pumpkins & Halloween Totes at the Pumpkin Patch, saw Exotic Pet Shows, the Care Bears, University Hospitals Medivac Helicopter landing, Historic Re-enactors, Brazilian Martial Arts Dancers, went on Haywagon Rides, sampled an assortment of delicious Fall taste treats, and much more.

The Pumpkin Festival was even featured live on WKYC TV Channel 3. A video of their news coverage can be seen, courtesy of WKYC.com.

Click to see more Pumpkin Festival photos.

Save the date for next year’s Pumpkin Festival, on Sunday, October 11, 2009 - We hope to see you there! Thanks to all our friends and supporters!

Five Hundred Eaton Corporation Employees were United in Caring for Hiram House -
Prepare the Camp for Pumpkin Festival & Needed Restorations Our Thanks to All!

500 Eaton Corporation employees volunteered two full United Way “Days of Caring” this summer to help Hiram House prepare the 172-acre campgrounds for the 37th annual Pumpkin Festival and for the start of fall School Camps. Eaton Volunteers stacked hundreds of bales of hay at the camp’s “Double H Ranch” for the festival’s popular indoor “Haunted Hay Maze”, built dozens of new picnic tables and new stairways for hiking trails, wielded brushes and countless gallons of paint to refurbish numerous camp facilities and favorite attractions. Headquartered in Cleveland, Eaton specializes in providing diversified business and industrial products, services and solutions in 150 countries across the globe and employs 81,000 here in Ohio, the United States, and worldwide. For information about Eaton Corporation, please visit their website at www.eaton.com

“Horse Around” at Hiram House Fun for All

“Horse Around” at Hiram House was a great time for both children and adults to enjoy a fun evening at camp this summer. The annual benefit attracted some 300 guests and raised more than $20,000 for the camp’s Horseback Riding program and Campership Fund.

The event featured entertainment, a barbecue dinner, silent auction, crafts, games, and a campfire, complete with songs under the stars.

Next year’s “Horse Around” will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2009. Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for another great time!

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Register Now for Hiram House Summer Camp 2009!

Hiram House will hold its annual Summer Camps for boys and girls for the 2009 season. Summer Day, Junior Day and Resident Camp (overnight) will be held from June through July, and Summer Horseback Riding & Adventure Camp will be held in August.

Sessions will be offered beginning on the following dates:

• Summer Day Camp, for boys & girls, ages 6 to 11, starts June 15 to July 31
• Summer Junior Day Camp, for boys & girls, ages 5 & 6, starts June 15 to July 31.
• Summer Resident Camp, for boys & girls, ages 6 to 13, starts June 14 to July 31.

A weekly session on the Climbing Wall and Horseback Riding are included in both the Summer Day and Resident Camps. All campers enjoy Swimming, Canoeing, Archery, Crafts, Farmstead, Fishing, Hiking, Performing Arts, Nature Studies, and more at Summer Camp.

• Summer Horseback Riding & Adventure Camp, for boys & girls, ages 7 to 14, starts August 3 to 7, and August 10 to 14, (one week sessions only)

In addition to daily Horseback Riding lessons, campers enjoy a different activity each day, including Climbing Wall, Arts & Crafts, Challenge, Canoeing, and Creek Hikes.

Registration is now open and enrollments are accepted on a first-come basis. Space is limited, so register today (note: some sessions have waiting lists.) For registration or more information, please call (216) 831-5045 or click here.