Date
June 12–14, 2026
Starts 5:00 PM · Ends 3:00 PM
Location
Camp Onas
609 Geigel Hill Road, Ottsville, PA 18942
Our Camping Weekend is ECRS's most affordable residential event — where newcomers and longtime members gather under the stars for a weekend of pure play.
Pricing
| Category | Full Weekend |
|---|---|
| 0–1 | Free |
| 2–13 | $80 |
| 14–15 | $160 |
| 16+ | $190 |
Saturday evening $30, Saturday all-day $60
Saturday evening $30, Saturday all-day $125
Saturday evening $30, Saturday all-day $150. Member rate $25 less.
Members receive $25 off. Newcomers receive 50% off. Late fee of $25 after May 31.
Meals
Saturday dinner, plus snacks after evening programs.
Bring your own food for all other meals.
Schedule
- Crafts: Create Your Own Special Treasure Box — Verena Taussig
- Nature Walking in Time — Kirk Wattles
- Games with Cups or Clapping/Tapping Games — Dan Rubin
- New Spins on Old Games — Dan Rubin
- Line Dancing —
- Informal Dramatics —
- Water Games — Jack Marquess
An ECRS Camp Onas tradition. Games, activities, and dances adapted for the swimming pool. Age 5+.
- Make Music Together —
Policies
Cancellation
Refund cutoff: June 5, 2026
Cancellations before June 5, 2026 receive a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. After June 5, no refunds are available, except a 50% refund for cancellations due to a communicable illness.
Health
During the week before the event, please mask in crowded indoor spaces and monitor your health. If you are sick, we ask you not to come.
Event Staff
- Registrar:
- Weekend Coordinator: Arnie Zacharias
- Weekend Coordinator:
Debbie Karl
Line Dancing
Debbie has been attending ECRS events her entire adult life, and her love of line dancing, folk dancing, crafts, and singalongs was satisfied and nurtured along the way. Debbie’s first foray into leadership at ECRS was in the mid-2000’s, when she was inspired to share some of the African drumming rhythms and skills she’d been learning. More recently, she found a local line dancing class which, for the first time, came close to replicating the magic she felt while dancing at ECRS. Once again inspired to share, Debbie has been teaching line dances from that class at our events, hoping to add some new favorites to the beloved and joyful ECRS dance repertoire. In addition, she can sometimes be found leading a song or playing/singing along with her trusty ukulele.
View full profile →Arnie Zacharias
Arnie Zacharias volunteered at Friends Hospital from 1970 to 1976, running a program that trained volunteers to lead leisure activities for patients. From 1976 to 1979, he was Assistant Coordinator to Nancy Schmale (an ECRS leader and the mother of leader Marko Schmale, later known as Nancy Penney), the volunteer coordinator at Friends Hospital. As Arnie's boss, Nancy brought a reluctant Arnie to his first ECRS event in 1979, at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC).
From 1980 to 1995, Arnie was a recreation therapist at Eugenia Hospital. He built his leadership style in ECRS theory classes and practice leading.
Arnie has been leading Folk and Line Dancing, Games, and Informal Dramatics at ECRS since 1985. He currently leads Line Dancing (soul, country, and oldies) at senior centers in Philadelphia.
Bonnie Ostrofsky
Music and Ukulele
ECRS history: member for 30 years, past Board member, and current chairperson of the Programming and Staffing committee. Enjoys the opportunity to play games, dance, sing, and play music together. Leads a monthly ukulele "jam" (play and singalong) in eastern PA.
View full profile →Gabriella Frisone
Business Manager
Gabby has been involved with ECRS since she started coming with her family as a teenager, and she's been hooked ever since. In the past, she has served on the Board and served as Board Chair. She is currently involved in the Programming and Staffing Committee and the One Day Committee.
View full profile →Karen Wisnia
Staff Coordinator
Karen has been attending ECRS events since she first came as a sophomore in college (Spring 1979). She loved it so much she's hardly missed an event since. Karen was Treasurer on the ECRS Board of Directors in the 1980s and Board Co-Chair in the 1990s. She was Chair of the Weekend Planning Committee starting in 1986 until it morphed into the Programming and Staffing Committee in 2020, and continued to Co-Chair until 2022. Karen's staff roles at Winter Adventure include Staff Coordinator, Assistant Business Manager, and Class Co-Leader. At weekend events, Karen has held roles such as Co-Coordinator, Class Leader, Registrar, Assistant Registrar, and various scholarship positions. Karen has most recently been Co-Coordinator at several one-day ECRS events in Philadelphia.
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