The Choconut Foundation is an organization consisting of alumni, families, and friends associated with Camp Choconut, located on Lake Choconut near Friendsville, Pennsylvania in the Blue Ridge Mountains next to the New York State border.

Consider a donation to Friends of Camp Choconut

"Just want to shake the tree on this site. If you haven't donated to the Friends of Camp Choconut yet we have received our official 501 c 3 status and your donations are tax deductible. Please give with an open heart and pocketbook. We are trying to raise $8,000 for scholarships for four boys. We are also trying to purchase an AED (defibrillator) for the lake front. Please be generous and thank you again to the 65 people so far who have donated generously."

Dale Newman & Dan Lorber
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Camp Choconut is a residential boys’ camp that was founded in 1896 as one of the first summer camps in the country. It provides a setting for boys where outdoor activities such as camping, backpacking, canoeing, and sports help to instill the values of cooperation, teamwork, responsibility, and friendship. Our camp also teaches archery, swimming, canoeing, hiking, construction, fishing, woodworking, and our legendary “big games,” some of which are 100 years old.

Our 84th season will be a six-week session from June 28 – August 9. A concurrent three-week session is available from June 28 – July 19. The second half offers a multi-day canoe trip on a local river and the “Villa Hunt,” a three-day game of hide-and-seek on and around our square-mile campus. Family Camp is planned for August 10 - 17.

To learn more about Camp Choconut and the upcoming 2008 season, visit the camp's website at www.campchoconut.com.



Both the young and young at heart enjoy the annual Choconut Foundation Labor Day Reunion

Ye olde photographs

The Foundation maintains a directory of members from across the country and the world. Once a year in September the Choconut Foundation sponsors the annual "Labor Day Weekend Get-Together" at the old site of Camp Choconut. Throughout the year there are a number of social gatherings and recreational activities which may include camping, hiking and even canoe trips. In addition, the Foundation has established a scholarship that is given to a child who might not otherwise be able to attend a summer camp.

Choconut Foundation Officers
President: Martha Loerke
Secretary: Frederic D. Lorber
Treasurer: Stephen R. Perrin
News Editor: Frederic D. Lorber
Website Editor: Timothy J. Allik

Click to read about the life of Ham Horne

  • The life of S. Hamill Horne
  • Camp Choconut Reunion
  • Camp Choconut Song Book (pdf)
  • Choconut Foundation Bylaws
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