ps ▁Every ▁summer ▁Camp ▁F itch ▁offers ▁several ▁multi - week ▁off - site ▁camp ing ▁tri ps . ▁ ▁Typ ically , ▁these ▁tri ps ▁include ▁k ay aking , ▁b ik ing , ▁sail ing ▁or ▁rock ▁clim bing ▁within ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁region . ▁ ▁Spirit ual ▁mission ▁ ▁The ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁Camp ▁F itch , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁ 2 5 th ▁anni versary ▁publication , ▁spr ang ▁from ▁the ▁" need ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁boy ▁for ▁a ▁vac ation ▁in ▁the ▁out - of - do ors ▁under ▁Christian ▁leadership ". ▁ ▁Today , ▁F itch ' s ▁mission ▁reflect s ▁the ▁traditional ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁Y M CA : ▁" help ing ▁children ▁grow ▁in ▁spirit , ▁mind ▁and ▁body ". ▁ ▁While ▁camp ers ▁and ▁staff ▁of ▁many ▁cre eds ▁regularly ▁attend ▁camp ▁year ▁round , ▁Christian ▁education ▁and ▁leadership ▁are ▁still ▁built ▁into ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁mission . ▁ ▁Camp ▁staff ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁" le ad ▁by ▁example " ▁by ▁acting ▁in ▁a ▁Christian ▁manner ▁at ▁all ▁times . ▁ ▁To ▁encou rage ▁this , ▁it ▁provides ▁a ▁Christian ▁Le ad ership ▁Conference ▁once ▁a ▁year ▁for ▁Y CA ▁staff ▁and ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁Camp ▁F itch ▁has ▁set ▁aside ▁several ▁locations ▁on ▁its ▁grounds ▁to ▁help ▁facil itate ▁the ▁spiritual ▁portion ▁of ▁its ▁mission ▁including ▁two ▁out door ▁chap els , ▁one ▁ind oor ▁chap el , ▁and ▁reflection