Media

Since April 2025, the proposed sale of YMCA’s Lake Wenatchee Camp has been widely covered in local and regional press. Below is a collection of articles, opinion pieces, and interviews.

Media Kit

Friends of Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp is a newly formed organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and continuing the mission of Lake Wenatchee Y Camp. Our nonprofit status is pending with the IRS.

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News Coverage

NCW Life

—Jan. 5th, 2026

Lake Wenatchee YMCA camp property purchased

Wenatchee World

—Jan 5th, 2026

Donor buys Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp, leases back for $10 annually

The Seattle Times

—Jan. 2, 2026

Lake Wenatchee YMCA camp saved from closure thanks to a donor’s purchase

Wenatchee World

—Sept 25, 2025

Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp alumni celebrate past, discuss future amid sale

Lake Wenatchee Info

—Sept 24, 2025

Friends of Y Camp Celebration

Your Source One

—Sept 11, 2025

End of an Era: Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp Director Steps Down After 23 Years

The Seattle Times

—Aug 29, 2025

Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp bids farewell with one final summer

Your Source One

—Aug 18, 2025

Friends of Lake Wenatchee Y Camp elects founding Board, ramps up fundraising to save historic camp

Wenatchee Business Journal

—July 13, 2025

New advocacy group aims to save historic Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp

Wenatchee Business Journal

—Apr 21, 2025

Wenatchee Valley YMCA’s decision to sell Lake Wenatchee property strikes chord in community

Wenatchee World

—Apr 11, 2025

Inside the decision to sell the YMCA’s Lake Wenatchee camp property

KPQ Radio/Digital

—Apr 7, 2025

Wenatchee YMCA To Sell 98-Year-Old Lake Wenatchee Camp

Wenatchee Business Journal

—Apr 4, 2025

Wenatchee Valley YMCA to sell camp property, create outdoor recreation endowment

Leavenworth Echo / Your Source One

—Apr 4, 2025

YMCA Announces Sale of Century-Old Lake Wenatchee Camp Property to Fund Outdoor Recreation Endowment

Opinion Pieces

Wenatchee World – Rollie Schmitten

—Apr 25, 2025

YMCA’s Lake Wenatchee Camp sale and its impact on local tradition (Impact on local tradition)

Your Source One – Chris Palmer

—Apr 12, 2025

Opinion: ‘Inevitable’ Is Not an Excuse: The Community Deserved a Voice on Sale of Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp (Criticizing the process)

Wenatchee World – Rufus Woods

—Apr 11, 2025

Inside the decision to sell the YMCA’s Lake Wenatchee camp property (Defending the sale)

Broadcast & Interviews

KPQ Radio/Digital

—Jul 25, 2025

GoFundMe launched to protect the Y camp / YMCA Camp Faces Sale—Locals Launch Fundraiser

Related YMCA Facility Coverage

While not directly about the camp sale, media also covered the YMCA’s new downtown facility groundbreaking: