Camp Fire USA

A brief history:
The Ada Camp Fire Girls Council received Charter Membership on January 15, 1937. The Certificate of Incorporation is dated April 12, 1938. The local headquarters were first housed in the base of the Ada Public Library. Years later the office was moved to a small building on the east end of Main Street. In 1973, the office made it's last move to the current location in the Irving Community Building. According to the Ada Camp Fire Scrapbooks, girls across the nation sold doughnuts as a fund raiser for the organization in the 50's. In later years Camp Fire started its annual Candy Sale. By 1950 Ada Camp Fire Girls were enjoying the opportunity to spend one or two weeks in the summer at Camp Adaka. Camp Adaka was a summer camp resident camp set up on Lake Murray near Ardmore. As early as 1954, records show that girls attended Ada Camp Fire 's day camp, Camp Dawasi. Camp Dawasi is based at the Fire Fly Cabin in Wintersmith Park and continues as most recent as this past summer.

The agencies mission is to "build caring and confident youth and future leaders" through our programs".

The local Camp Fire Office serves Pontotoc County and surrounding areas.  ARUW funding is designated to Pontotoc County, Stratford and Konawa.

This agency anticipates to provide services to over 700 participants in 2012 through their programming such as teens in action, Outdoor Classroom -"Gotcha" Great Outdoor Teaching Class Room and After School -Latta After School Club.
Camp Fire USA is co-ed-all of the programs are offered to both girls and boys. Citizenship is stressed as most important, service learning, and respect for the environment. Since 1919, the Motto has been, "Give Service" Camp Fire states that "our organization was built on the premise of environmental learning and physical well being. These corner stones of Camp Fire are more relevant today in our mission of 'Building caring confident youth and future leaders, than ever before".

Camp Fire does accept volunteers for a variety of opportunities.  If you are interested, I can provide additional information.