April 20 Update Dear Camp Hardtner Friends and Family, We hope that you and your family are healthy and finding moments of joy within the uncertainty. Much has happened in the month since our last update. The situation continues to be fluid, changing quickly, and presenting new challenges. We all hear the phrase “unprecedented times”Read more
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Meet the 2020 Permanent Staff Ellie Bartlett Hello, all!! I am so incredibly excited for this summer and interacting with all of you at my favorite place on Earth. My name is Eliana Bartlett, but at camp I go by many names, including Ellie or Bug. Ellie is preferred. I am studying journalism atRead more
Dear Camp Hardtner Friends and Family, We are looking forward to this summer with much anticipation. The reason for this letter is to respond to the genuine concern over COVID-19. I want to assure you that we are monitoring daily the evolving situation, staying informed of recommendations from the Louisiana Department of Health, the CentersRead more
The 2020 Summer Camp Schedule Is Now Available! You are amazing at lining up fantastic things for your kids! We know you have so many awesome opportunities for your kids, which means you are juggling schedules way in advance. We hope having these dates makes it easier for you to include Camp Hardtner inRead more
Counting down the days until summer 2020… We are amazed by the Hardtner super-fans who don’t simply fit camp into their schedule, but who make their schedule fit around camp — for whom school is just the in-between time until the next chance to experience Camp Hardtner. This one’s for you, super-fans! Here’s a signRead more
Successful Summer on the Books! On behalf of the staff and counselors at Camp Hardtner, let me thank you for our 72nd summer of camp fun! If this was your first time with us, we are delighted to consider you one of the family now. If you were returning, we were happy to have youRead more
2019 Summer Camp Registration Is Now Open! Register your child for summer camp today! For nearly seven decades the Camp Hardtner Summer Camping Program has created an atmosphere of love and acceptance for more than 500 young people each summer as they experience a tradition unlike any other. We are not a camp built aroundRead more
Merry Christmas From Your 2019 Head Counselor, Jacob LeMeunier Merry Christmas everyone! My name is Jacob LeMeunier and I have the distinct honor of serving as your Head Counselor at Camp Hardtner! It is truly a blessing to serve in this position for the Summer of 2019. I experienced Camp Hardtner for the first timeRead more
Dear Santa, from Camp Hardtner We’ve sent our letter to Santa! While we’re waiting on Santa’s reply, perhaps you would be interested in being Santa’s little helper and checking out the Camp Hardtner Amazon Wishlist. (If you checkout through smile.amazon.com and choose to support Hardtner Camp & Conference Center, Amazon will donate a portion ofRead more
2019 Permanent Staff Applications Are Now Open! Online applications are being accepted through December 15, 2018. The Permanent Staff (what we call our team of counselors) is the lifeblood of our summer camp program. Through them we bring to life our mission of welcome and belonging and further our identity as a creative summer campRead more
