▁This ▁received ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁response , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁additional ▁periods ▁just ▁for ▁girls ▁were ▁added . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁attend ance ▁for ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁increased ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁camp ▁finally ▁saw ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁simultaneously ▁operating ▁both ▁a ▁girls ’ ▁camp ▁and ▁a ▁boys ’ ▁camp . ▁ ▁The ▁girls ’ ▁camp ▁( Ch ic ag ami ) ▁occupied ▁the ▁original ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁boys ’ ▁camp . ▁ ▁An ▁area ▁of ▁forest ▁was ▁cleared ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Ch ic ag ami ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁boys ’ ▁camp , ▁Ot - Y o - K wa . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Camp ▁F itch ▁was ▁formally ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁Y M CA ▁branch ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁major ▁expansion ▁in ▁facilities ▁and ▁programming ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁several ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁William ▁Ly der , ▁F itch ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁grow ▁from ▁a ▁season al ▁operation ▁to ▁a ▁permanent , ▁year - round ▁establishment ▁running ▁approximately ▁ 3 4 0 ▁days ▁a ▁year . ▁▁▁ ▁Ex isting ▁buildings ▁on ▁campus ▁were ▁winter ized ▁and ▁modified ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁year - round ▁programming . ▁ ▁The ▁up gr ades ▁to ▁these ▁buildings ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁two ▁out door ▁education ▁lod ges ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁Out door ▁Education ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁that ▁serves ▁schools ▁and ▁youth ▁groups