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Volunteer Photos

Many thanks to all of our volunteers! You're the best!!


  • Split & stacked wood - Morton United Methodist Church Men's Retreat - November 2022

  • Retrofitted fluorescent light ballasts to fit LED lights in the Campground Pavilion and at the Shop as well as moving picnic tables and boats to the Campground Pavilion for the winter.  - Lombard Mennonite Youth Group - November 2022

  • Pressure washed the Lakeside stairs. pressure washed and sealed the picnic tables, cleared brush between the lake and the lodge, cut/split/moved firewood, straighted the Menno Haven sign, cleared brush at the tubing hill and along trails -  Fairview Mennonite Church, Kalona, IA - August 2022
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  • Summer 2022 Volunteers

  • Mulched the entire low ropes course, split and stacked wood, helped with dishes and food prep, cleared honeysuckle along trails and the snow tubing hill, cut down autumn olive in the hayfield, mulched at Green Cathedral and brought in new logs for benches - Bethel Mennonite Church Youth Group from Sarasota, FL - June 2022
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  • Spring 2022 Volunteers

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  • Prairie restoration work and wood splitting by Lombard Mennonite Church Youth & Sponsors - November 2021
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  • Fall 2021 Volunteers
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  • Installing the new metal roofing - August 2021
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  • Some of our summer volunteers - 2021
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  • Taking off the Lakeview Lodge shingles - June 2021
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  • Results from the Derecho (the big wind storm in August) and cleaning up after it - August - October 2020

  • Arthur Mennonite Youth Group - spread mulch on the Adventure Education Course - July 2020

  • Angels Without Wings Youth Group:  Rerouting Trail 6 between Cattail and the Oak campfire sites and spreading mulch - June 2020

  • Repairing the bridge from Green Cathedral to Chapel in the Woods campfire sites - May 2020 
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  • Painting the Lakeview Lodge Stairwell  - Hopedale Mennonite Church - February 2020
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  • Poolhouse Restroom Remodel - Lombard Mennonite Church & Hopedale Mennonite Church - May 2019
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  • Staining & Sealing the Ark Playground - Arthur Mennonite Church - May 2019

  • Graveling Drives & Parking Lots - April 2019
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  • Lombard Mennonite Church Youth Group: April 2019

  • Iowa Mennonite School  -  Click Here to see photos from the Study and Learning Term (SALT) - March 2019
  • ​​​Deer Run Re-Roof in preparation for solar panel installation - March 2019
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  • Men's Retreat - First Mennonite Church of Morton, Morton United Methodist Church and Arthur Mennonite Church - Fall 2018
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  • New Light Fixtures for the  Dining Hall - July - October 2018
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  • Lombard Mennonite Youth Group - October 2018
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  • Painting the Pool Bathhouse - A Small Group from Lombard Mennonite Church - Sept & Oct 2018
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  • Re-roofing the Pavilion in the Campground - Friends from First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana & Hopedale Mennonite Church
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  • West Union Mennonite Church, Parnell, IA - July 2018
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  • John A Yoder Reunion - June 2018
  • Kitchenette Re-roof - April 2018
  • ​Work Day - Spring 2018

  • Work Day - Spring & Fall 2017​

  • Men's Retreat - First Mennonite Church of Morton, Morton United Methodist Church, Carlock Mennonite Church, and Arthur Mennonite Church - Fall 2017 ​​
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  • Mennonite Church of Normal Junior High Youth - Fall 2017

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  • Lombard Mennonite Church Youth Group - Fall 2017​

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!


Winter Hours

Tues-Fri: 8:30am - 5pm
Sat-Mon: Limited Office Hours

Telephone

(815) 255-4649
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Fax: (815) 290-0043

Email

info@mennohaven.com
  • Plan Your Retreat
    • Map of Grounds
    • Activities
    • Facilities >
      • Lodging >
        • Hotel
        • Dorms
        • Cabin
        • Tent/RV Campground
      • Meeting Spaces >
        • Upper Lakeview Lodge
        • Lost Meadow
        • Conference Room
        • Pavilion
      • Dining >
        • Dining Hall
        • Kitchenettes
      • Recreation >
        • Eagle Wing Activity Center
        • Pool
        • Lake
        • Activities
        • Ball Field
        • Hiking Trails
    • Fee Schedule
    • Two Week Report
  • Programs
    • Family Programs >
      • Family Getaways
      • Family Camp
      • GrandCamp
    • Adult Programs >
      • Women's Retreat
    • Youth Programs >
      • Winter Retreats
      • Summer Camps
    • Summer Staff
    • Rally Day
    • 5k/2k
    • Program Calendar
    • Haven At Home
  • Adventure Education
    • High Ropes
    • Initiatives
    • Climbing Wall
    • Cooperatives
    • Facilitator
  • Trading Post
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer >
      • Long Term Volunteers
    • Work Day
    • Donate
    • Wish List
    • Association
    • Camp Medical Provider
  • About Us
    • Full Time Staff/Board of Directors
    • Association
    • Affiliations
    • Menno Haven History
    • Newsletters >
      • Sign up for updates!
    • Directions
    • Contact Us
  • Photos
    • Renovation Projects >
      • Dining Hall Patio Renovation
      • Oak Lodge: Dorm & Hotel Renovation
      • Hickory House: Dorm & Hotel Renovation
    • Summer Camp Photos >
      • 2022 Summer Camps
      • 2021 Summer Camps
      • 2020 Summer Camps >
        • 2020 Family Camps
        • 2020 Haven at Home Boxes
      • 2018 Summer Camps >
        • 2018 Family Camp
        • 2018 Blue Jay Camp
        • 2018 Junior High Camp
        • 2018 Cottontail Camp
        • 2018 Adventure Camp
        • 2018 High School Camp
        • 2018 GrandCamp
      • 2017 Summer Camps >
        • 2017 Family Camp
        • 2017 Blue Jay Camp
        • 2017 Junior High Camp
        • 2017 Cottontail Camp
        • 2017 Adventure Camp
        • 2017 High School Camp
      • 2016 Summer Camps >
        • 2016 Blue Jay Camp
        • 2016 Junior High Camp
        • 2016 Night Adventure Camp
        • 2016 High School Camp
        • 2016 Cottontail Camp
        • 2016 Family Camp
    • Winter Retreat Photos >
      • Winter Retreats 2022
      • Winter Retreats 2020
      • Winter Retreats 2019
      • Winter Retreats 2018
      • Winter Retreats 2017
    • Family Program Photos >
      • Family Camp Photos
      • GrandCamp Photos
      • Family Getaway Photos
      • Sunday Concert Photos
    • Rally Day Photos
    • Volunteer Photos >
      • Work Day Photos
      • SALT Volunteers
    • Historical Photos