2026 LEYM Annual Fall Youth (K-12) Retreat
Friday, October 2, 6:30 pm – Sunday, October 4, 11:30 am

Families and friends are invited to bring their youth (K-12th grade) to the Kirkmont Center in mid-Ohio to explore our Quaker connections with each other and our environment. If there is room at the retreat, adult Friends without children are welcome to attend. We hope that your family will join us.

We will be staying in Dunaway Lodge, which has two common areas, a kitchen, two full bathrooms, and two bunk bed rooms that each sleep 12 people. We will be cooking our own meals in the lodge kitchen. Please plan to eat or bring supper before you arrive on Friday night. We will leave retreat before the noon meal on Sunday so that people have time to travel home.

Bring a sleeping bag/camp bedding, layers of clothes for various types of weather, rain gear, sturdy shoes for wandering and a separate pair that can get muddy, flashlight, towels and bathroom toiletries. Please do not bring electronic devices, unless they are absolutely necessary for work or school. Cell phone reception is extremely erratic, and there is no wifi-internet at the camp. There are folks attending who have sensitivities/reactions to scents, so please do not bring/wear scented lotion, deodorant, etc. You are welcome to bring snacks to share as well as any food your family might need in addition to the food served at meals.

The theme for the retreat weekend is Finding Hope, Joy, and Courage in Community. You are welcome to bring crafts to share as well as a journal if you use one, musical instruments to accompany singing, word or board games to share if you have favorites, and your imagination.

The cost per person is $70. Please do not let cost prevent your family from attending. The Yearly Meeting gives a $25 scholarship for any person who would like to use it. Then reach out to your Monthly Meeting for help with the cost. If necessary, the Retreat Clerk, Diane Mott, can get additional Yearly Meeting assistance for your family.

The deadline to register for the retreat is September 10. For registration, email Diane Mott (mottfam45@gmail.com) with the names and ages of people who are coming to camp, adult’s cell phone number, and approximate arrival time. You also need to give Diane any dietary restrictions/food allergies by September 10 so that there is time to plan the food menu. Late registration is not possible.