Pool Project
Learning to swim is a necessary life skill, especially in our community. We are planning to add two new pools, including a wading pool just for our 4-7 year olds. We welcome your support for this important project.
The pool project has been a decade-long vision for Camp Alvernia’s future, beginning with former camp director Brother Robert LaFave, O.S.F.
Centerport-based architect Frank Falino has worked closely with us to design a new pool area which will double our swim space and greatly improve our instructional swim program.
You can donate by credit card by clicking the blue Donate button below. You can also mail your donation to the address at the bottom of the page.
We’re also offering the opportunity to Etch Your Name Into Camp Alvernia History by sponsoring a gift brick on the new pool patio! Click here to find out more!
Camp Alvernia is a 501c3 non-profit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.Thank you for your support!
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New Photos 2/8/12!
Latest update from today! Because of the unseasonably warm winter we’ve been having, the workers have been able to continue to work longer than expected. We like it!
This is the recently poured walls for the ramp that will connect the pools. As you can see, we’ve tinted the concrete brick red.
This is the larger of the two new pools, 30′ × 50′. Lookin’ good!
Another view of the 30′ × 50′!
This is a partial view of the wading pool, showing the sloped entry, now required for wading pools by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
This is the other side of the wading pool, showing the steps!
Photo Update 11/28!
As you can see from the latest photo below, they’ve filled in the new retaining wall with dirt and have begun mapping out the 30′×50′ pool!
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