Trail Mix Newsletter

Latest news from North Star Reach!

March 2026 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Apply Now for Camp
  2. Motor City Mooseness Returns
  3. Spring Work Weekend: Caring for Camp Together | Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19
  4. Spring Clean-Up at Camp

  5. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Michael D. Scarborough

  6. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | Nella Alward

February ‘Love the Mooseness Day’ 2026 Special Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. 2026 Camp Applications Now Open
  2. Give the Gift of Camp This Love the Mooseness Day!
  3. Help Us Map the Impact of Camp!

February 2026 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Family Camp & Volunteer Applications Now Open
  2. Help Us Map the Impact of Camp
  3. Show Your Mooseness | Shop our Online Moose-Merch Store

  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Allison Surma

  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Attard Family

January 2026 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. What is Mooseness?
  2. Announcing Our 2026 Camp Program Schedule
  3. Motor City Madness

  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | David Gerstler

  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Salgado Family

December 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Looking Back at 2025: A Year of Connection, Courage & Camp Magic
  2. Celebrating 10 Years of Magic: Welcome to the 2026 Year of Mooseness
  3. Announcing Our 2026 Camp Program Schedule

  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Emily Southworth

  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Stalinski Family

November 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Family Camp Weekend | Fall Fun & Spooky Smiles
  2. Fall Work Weekend | Friday, November 7 – Sunday, November 9
  3. Moose Wonderful Time of the Year Celebration | Saturday, December 6

  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Emilie Alexander

  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Lukacsy Family

October 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Family Camp Weekends: Limited Spots Left!

  2. Community Tickets Are Back – Thanks to the Pistons!

  3. Fall Work Weekend | Friday, November 7 – Sunday, November 9

  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Arjun Prabhakar

  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Quakkelaar Family

September 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Family Camp Weekends Are Back!

  2. Fall Festival | Sunday, October 5 | 2-5 pm

  3. Fall Work Weekend | Friday, November 7 – Sunday, November 9

  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Ava Robbins

  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Curvin Family

August 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. MOOSE-IC Festival | Saturday, August 23 | Noon – 10 pm

  2. Experience the Magic of Family Camp Weekend!

  3. Spread Joy & Mooseness with Our Special Bracelet!

  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Muriel Mora

  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Gauthier Family

July 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Giving Moose Day | It’s Here! Let’s Make Camp Magic Happen!

  2. Family Camp Weekend | Where Every Family Belongs

  3. MOOSE-IC Festival | Saturday, August 23 | Noon – 10 pm

  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Ashley Blondino

  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Glupker, Prikasky Family

June 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Last Call for June Family Camp Applications!

  2. Moose-Merch Summer Promotion

  3. MOOSE-IC Festival | Saturday, August 23 | Noon – 10 pm

  4. Spring Work Weekend Recap: So Much Work!

  5. Lasting Impact | Find Your Campfire – Family & Volunteer Profile | Kikkert Harsch Family

May 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Support North Star Reach at House of Reem This May!

  2. Camper, Family, and Volunteer Applications Are Open!

  3. Second Annual Open House | Saturday, May 17 | 2 – 6 pm
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Kat Zagel
  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The McClelland Family

April 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Second Annual Open House | Saturday, May 17 | 2 – 6 pm

  2. Camper, Family, and Volunteer Applications Are Open!

  3. Spring Work Weekend | Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Erin Ross
  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | Morgan Matoka & Rachel Redmond

March 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Double the Joy: Your Gift Makes Twice the Impact!

  2. Camper, Family, and Volunteer Applications Open Now

  3. March Detroit Pistons Madness
  4. Spring Work Weekend | Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4
  5. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Mike “Coach” Parker
  6. Lasting Impact – In My Own Words | Dominic Weber

February ‘Love the Mooseness Day’ 2025 Special Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. 2025 Camper and Volunteer Applications Now Open
  2. Double the Impact with a Campership!

February 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. 2025 Program Schedule – Applications Opening Soon!

  2. More Detroit Piston Basketball Live @ LCA

  3. Midnight in the Tropics | Saturday, March 1
  4. A Night of SeriousFun | Monday, April 7 in NYC
  5. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Sami J. Eron
  6. Lasting Impact – In My Own Words | The Liebzeit Family

January 2025 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Legends at the Box Office: Raising a Little Hell for Paul Newman’s 100th
  2. Updated 2025 Program Schedule
  3. See Some Detroit Basketball Live and In Person
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Ashtyn Hare
  5. Lasting Impact – In My Own Words | Emily Rodriguez

December 2024 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. 2025 Camp Programming
  2. Giving Moose Day | Tuesday, December 3
  3. Moose Wonderful Time of the Year Volunteer Gathering, sponsored by Mugg&Bopps | Saturday, December 7 
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Hadi Abbas
  5. Lasting Impact – In My Own Words | Madison Galvin

November 2024 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Detroit Pistons Basketball & Motor City Mooseness
  2. Moose Wonderful Time of the Year, sponsored by Mugg&Bopps, Returns | Saturday, December 7 
  3. Moose-Merch November Special, thanks to Midwest Graphics & Awards, Promotion
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Tim Andrews
  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Scott Family

October 2024 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Community Tickets Thanks to the Detroit Pistons
  2. Fall Work Weekend, sponsored by MAD Creative Concepts, Meijer, Midwest Pavement Contracting, and Our Family | Friday, October 11 – Sunday, October 13
  3. Kroger Community Rewards
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | The Cohen Family
  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Calveneau Family

September 2024 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Tigers On the Hunt
  2. An Evening Under the Stars Open House | Friday, September 20
  3. ART Doing Good
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | McKenzie Lampe
  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | Jenny Ward

August 2024 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Magic & Mooseness Abound at Family Camp
  2. An Evening Under the Stars Open House
  3. Fall Work Weekend
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Mary G
  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Heniser/Meeker Family

July 2024 Issue

🗞️ In This Issue:

  1. Volunteer @ Family Camp This Month
  2. Swim to the Moon
  3. Return of the Camp Store
  4. Find Your Campfire – Volunteer Profile | Al Banning
  5. Lasting Impact – In Our Own Words | The Schanks