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Orthodox Charitable and Educational Foundation

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The Orthodox Charitable and Educational Foundation (OCEF) was created in 1956, to remove the burden of camp operation from the local St Peter & Paul Church in Syracuse. The OCEF is composed of volunteers from all across the northeast United States. The OCEF is a non-profit 501(c)3 New York State Corporation.

The OCEF owns the camp, so it does not belong to any one person, family, or parish. It belongs to all of us.

Over the years OCEF has fostered the spiritual upbringing of youth and the Christian education of all. The OCEF provides seminary scholarships, pan-Orthodox religious education facilities and summer camping programs for both American and foreign students. The current focus is the St. Andrew's Camp program.

St. Andrew's camp is the only multi-week overnight summer camping program within the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Operating St. Andrews Camp is a challenging missionary endeavor entailing time, resources and energy.

Our work naturally involves the efforts of many. Teachers, bankers, cooks, lawyers, psychologists, business people, librarians, nurses, administrators, counselors, doctors, painters, musicians, farmers, clergy and so forth are numbered among our members. If you are not already part of OCEF please consider contributing your talents and resources.

Volunteers make the difference!

St. Andrew's Camp could never make it through a summer without the effort of volunteers to assist our staff. Volunteers fill in as mentors, help in the kitchen, cut the grass, help with general maintenance, run errands, take pictures and on and on. If you can spare your time and energy we will find appropriate activities for your participation.

OCEF Board of Directors 2010