A Message From the Alumni Co-ordinator
Kilcoo Camp’s alumni association is a collection of over 1,000 camp staff who have worked at the camp at some point over its 94 years. All of the alumni have two things in common, that being a shared love for working with children, and the desire to maintain a connection with Kilcoo even as they move forward in their personal lives.
As alumni they receive a newsletter, the Gull Rock Gazette, twice a year with features by and about other alumni, camp highlights from the past and present, and stories by other alumni, many of which are unavoidably massaged to augment actual memories. By maintaining their contact with Kilcoo many alumni are able to reconnect with former friends, and in smaller groups they might assemble for ski trips, golf tournaments, pub nights, canoe trips and get togethers at one another’s cottages.
Many alumni young and old also support Amici Children’s Camp Charity which was created by Kilcoo staff in 1966 and for the past 59 years has sponsored children from low-income households to attend summer camp. In 2025, 352 children were provided with this opportunity at 48 different overnight camps.
Without a doubt the highlight for many alumni are the weekend reunions held at the camp in September once every three years. The 2022 reunion saw over 150 alumni get together by the shores of Gull Lake for a spectacular weekend. Camp activities, great meals and an even better singsong dominated the weekend which included a flag lowering and a Sunday chapel service. Many of those in attendance have been attending reunions for as long as they have been held and stated this was the best one yet.
Plans are now underway for the 95th Anniversary Alumni Reunion to be held the weekend of September 25-27, 2026.
If you are not presently in our database and wish to be, please complete the form below or send an e-mail to the Toronto Office. We will be happy to keep you updated on all our news. If you only attended Kilcoo as a camper but wish to get connected again, we will welcome you.
Paul Chamberlain
(1956-67)
Alumni Coordinator
