Ms. Diane Hawkins - Episode 5
Diane Hawkins traversed the United States before she and her husband became owners of Vista Camps in the heart of Texas Hill Country with the mission of helping children to spend their summers outdoors having fun with their friends!
Topics Covered:
Her early years of moving all over the United States and how that continued when she met and married her husband
How she ended up in Texas and her path to becoming part owner of a children’s summer camp
How she is a mom to six, grandma to 13, great grandma to 30, great-great grandma to 2, and camp grandma to hundreds
Creating a camp experience that evolves every year and has core values campers hold onto for their entire lives
Ms. Diane Hawkins is a grandma to many thanks to Vista Camps. This 92-year-old great-great-grandma is still highly involved in the camp, volunteers at local organizations, and maintains an active lifestyle that won’t have her slowing down anytime soon. The camp has become a family affair that has flourished since she and her husband took ownership and she has loved every second of it.
Things Worth Mentioning:
In this episode we mentioned some pretty cool things! Below are links to things that were mentioned.
Camp Rio Vista for Boys and Camp Sierra Vista for Girls in the Texas Hill Country, between Hunt and Kerrville - where Sarah spent many summers growing up!