Casar camp to honor its original namesake
A summer camp in Casar is inviting the community onto its grounds this spring to honor the family that made the camp possible.
Camp Tekoa Foothills, previously known as Camp Loy White, is hosting a memorial Loy White Weekend beginning 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15.
As a multi-generational operation, Camp Loy White positively impacted members of the Casar community for almost 60 years before it was gifted to Camp Tekoa, a Hendersonville-based unit in the United Methodist Camp and Retreat ministry.
Camp Loy White was created in the memory of Loy White, a teen who died in June 1961 in an accident. Following his death, members of the White family and some neighboring farmers donated land to create the 117-acre camp.