Cameron Jantzen, Owner Rarebird Brand Strategy and Design

Make.Do.Camp. is a place where everyone has your back. Where friends and strangers alike are there for you, and there for themselves. Where phones disappear. It’s an event with time and space to sit quietly in a forest, unfold a story you didn’t know need to share, and find a workshop to bolster what’s next. A weekend… Read More

Quentrel Provo, Stop The Violence

Make.Do.Camp. gave me an experience that was priceless, touched me and impacted my life in a way I’ve never felt before. I came back sharing my experience and recommending it to anyone looking to be inspired, to be motivated and to be away from it all. Strangers who will become friends & leaders who will… Read More

Shawn Selfridge, Osteopath/Owner Watershed Wellness

In 2016 I went to Make Do Camp at Big Cove where people of all ages and backgrounds came together and put phones and substances aside so we could just be there. Between time in nature, embodiment practices, shared activities, and simple, honest conversations, everything slowed down and real connection had room to happen—it felt… Read More

Omar Gandhi, Omar Gandhi Architects

Speaking at Make.Do.Camp — the unplugged, creative retreat held at Big Cove YMCA Camp on Merigomish Harbour in Pictou County, Nova Scotia — was a meaningful highlight of my early career. The event, hosted by Laura Simpson and set at this historic residential camp on a wooded peninsula by the Atlantic, combined the beauty of… Read More

Lindsay Duncan, Photographer

Make.Do.Camp. was like a personal development and professional development opportunity, where I got to create exactly what I needed. I can’t begin to explain the benefits of the space, the outdoors, or the technology-free atmosphere. It simplified everything and made finding answers easy. 

Jeff Overmars, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

The most unique, immersive and thoughtful long weekend, ever. Skillfully curated and perfectly facilitated to bring the best from intimate and inspiring people and place (without the distraction of booze and tech). ~ Jeff Overmars, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

Renée Hartleib, Writer

I went not knowing what to expect and came away with more than I ever could have imagined: new and stimulating ways of moving forward in life and business, meaningful connections, and a delicious feeling of momentum. This camp gives something rare and unique – a technology-free event where human connection and expansive, creative space… Read More

Jocelyn Yerxa, NS Government Department of Seniors

Not even sure how to put into words the experience that was Make Do Camp! Incredibly thoughtful and thought provoking. Lots of belly laughs and beautiful moments silence. So much wisdom shared and ideas explored. Such diversity of age, experiences, and perspectives. Best personal and professional development experience I’ve ever had.

Suzanne Anderson, Area Director, La Maison Simons

For 4 incredible days, I was 100% present (no technology!), I was my authentic self, I was open, I was vulnerable, I laughed so much my face hurt, I made new life-time friends. I slept in a bunk bed in a cabin with 7 other people who were strangers at first and hugged by the… Read More