Camper Travel Insurance

We know that sometimes plans change, whether it be because of sports, school schedules, family commitments or other unpredictable occurrences. Like most industries, the camping industry suffered tremendously as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ripple effects have impacted supply chains, staffing and even enrollment patterns. As a result, we have had to reevaluate and renew our refund policies. In order to protect your investment in camp while also securing our ability to provide your sons the best camp experience possible, we are partnering with Travel Insured International to provide you with an option to purchase tuition insurance. If you choose to purchase coverage, you will have the opportunity to get some or all of your money refunded should you have to (or choose to) cancel camp enrollment between now and June 2023.

We have two protection plans available. Read the Plan Document here.

Plans and Cost

Student Deluxe Plan: The Student Protection plan will allow you to be reimbursed for non-refundable fees paid for the summer (aka deposits and monthly installments) should you have to cancel for a covered reason. See the full plan document for a list of the covered reasons and details about how it works. This plan also offers additional benefits such as Accident and Sickness Medical Expense while your son is at camp.

Student Deluxe Cancel for Any Reason Plan: The Student Deluxe Cancel for Any Reason (“CFAR”) plan helps provide coverage should your son need to cancel his session for any reason. This is a great way for you to secure a spot in camp, pay your balance, but get your money back should something come up before June 2023.

Rates: Rates for the Plans are as follows:

2-week session: $94 for just Student Deluxe, $141 for CFAR
1st 4-week session: $177 for just Student Deluxe, $265.50 for CFAR
2nd 4-week session: $190 for just Student Deluxe, $285 for CFAR
8-week: $327 for just Student Deluxe, $457.50 for CFAR

Note: Please read the Plan Document (attached) for the full details of the CFAR Coverage. CFAR coverage will allow you to recover 75% of the nonrefundable, insured trip cost (enrollment fees paid) up to $10,000. Trip cancellation must be 48 hours or more prior to the scheduled departure. CFAR must be purchased at the time of original plan purchase (i.e., before you pay in full for Camp). You must pay the full cost for all non-refundable trip costs to us prior to cancellation. CFAR is not available to residents of NY.

How to Opt-In to the Cancel for Any Reason Plan

If you’d like to opt into either plan, you can do so through CampMinder during the enrollment process, or you can contact Ross (ross@campojibwa.com) or Linsey (linsey@campojibwa.com).

Dear Camp Ojibwa Families

For more than 92 years, Camp Ojibwa’s mission has been to help turn boys into men and to teach them strength and perseverance. We live that mission every single day, and will continue to do so for years to come.

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a significant challenge for Ojibwa. From the very beginning, we believed we could overcome the hurdles that the pandemic would set in our path, and open Ojibwa for our boys this summer. We developed a comprehensive plan with protocols and procedures based on guidance from the American Camping Association and the CDC. Our Plan was thoroughly reviewed and vetted by our internal leadership team of Camp alumni and by medical professionals across multiple disciplines throughout the country. We were, and remain, convinced that we had the expertise, the training, and the ability to execute the plan this summer. As we have said in numerous writings over the past three months, our goal was to make Camp Ojibwa the safest place on Earth in the summer of 2020. Therefore, in the true Ojibwa spirit, we fought “with all our strength and might” for Camp Ojibwa. We believed that we could conquer all obstacles and barriers, and overcome all health-related issues. We stayed in the game as long as possible and refused to give up, including conversations held in the past 48 hours with Government officials

Ultimately, however, we were defeated by the State of Wisconsin and the Vilas County Health Department. As we compiled all of the data, reviewed the current trends of Wisconsin’s cases, and analyzed the local healthcare system, we determined that we could not proceed with our regular camp operation and programming this summer. It was particularly significant that the Vilas County Health Department advised us that it would be unable to provide us with any support this summer, and may shut us down should we have any positive COVID cases. As you know, most of our brother and sister camps are located in counties in Wisconsin other than Vilas. Ojibwa is one of the few of our peer overnight camps located in Vilas County and subject to the stringent regulations issued by that County. Nevertheless, we respect the County’s position, and we will accept and abide by its determination. We therefore have no choice but to cancel the 2020 camp season.

This unthinkable outcome came as a blow to all of us. We are grieving the loss of this summer alongside all of you. The two of us, as Directors and as parents of campers and staff, know personally how significantly this impacts the lives of our campers, staff, and families. We are deeply hurt, but we are not down. We learn at Camp that we must always be resilient, and must never give up. We did everything humanly possible to open Camp. We did it for Ojibwa because, as we sing in our fight song, “we love her truly and for her we’ll always fight.”

During the past three months, we received an outpouring of support and encouragement from our camper families, staff, and the entire Ojibwa community. The letters, emails, texts, calls, and video messages demonstrate your passion and commitment to Ojibwa, and reaffirms what makes Ojibwa so special. We are grateful for all of you, and take great pride in being a part of the lives of our campers and staff. The two of us are here for all of you in any way that you need. Do not hesitate to reach out at any time. We are together, we are PureBWA.

We will send follow-ups to you about tuition refunds, and our great plans for the summer of 2021, as soon as possible. Until then, please click here to watch this video and join us in appreciating the true spirit of Camp Ojibwa. Here’s to Camp Ojibwa,

Joel and Joey