"One Week - One Camp - One World "

Wisconsin Lions Youth Exchange Camp

July 21 - July 28 2013

at Camp Vista in Dundee, WI USA

Thursday, July 25th is visitors day

       
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We have 49 youths from 25 countries attending our camp this summer.  Mouse over each flag to find out the country.  Click on the flag to learn more about the flag and the youth(s) that will be attending the camp.

The Wisconsin Lions Youth Camp is currently full for the 2013 session. We're looking forward to meeting the youths we have accepted.

If you missed this years camp, look us up next year.  

The Argentina flag has three equal horizontal bands of light blue on the top, white in the middle, and light blue across the bottom. Centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May.

 The current flag of Brazil was officially adopted on November 15, 1889. The flag is green, symbolic of Brazil's lush fields and forests. Its primary feature is a large yellow diamond, symbolic of Brazil's wealth in gold, and in its center floats a blue celestial globe. It includes 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil. The globe displays a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO translation = (Order and Progress.) The Croatia flag was officially adopted on December 22, 1991. The red, white and blue are traditional Croatian colors. The centered coat of arms was first used during World War II. The shields are from the arms of five of Croatia's regions, including Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia (left to right). The red and white checks are Croatian symbols. Denmark is Europe's oldest kingdom and its flag - the oldest European flag - was officially adopted in 1625. The red flag with a white cross is known as the Dannebrog, or Danish Cloth. According to Danish legend, the Dannebrog descended from the skies during a battle in Estonia on June 15, 1219.

The Estonia flag was officially adopted on May 8, 1990. The color blue represents loyalty, and the country's beautiful blue skies, seas and lakes; black is symbolic of past oppression and the fertile soil, and white represents virtue, winter snows, and Estonia's long struggle for freedom and independence.

The flag of Finland was officially adopted on May 29, 1918. The off-centered blue cross is based on the Scandinavian Cross, a cross widely used on Scandinavian country flags. The blue color is symbolic of blue skies, and the thousands of lakes in Finland. The white represents the winter snows.

The French flag - the tricolore - consists of three vertical bands of equal width, displaying the country's national colors: blue, white and red. The blue band is positioned nearest the flag-staff, the white in the middle, and the red on the outside.

The Germany flag was officially adopted on May 23, 1949. It was used by West Germany when the country divided itself into East and West. Note that both were reunited into one nation in 1990. The tricolore flag was designed in 1832, and the black, red and gold colors were taken from the uniforms of German soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars.

 The new Hong Kong flag was officially adopted on July 1, 1997. A stylish white, five-petal bauhinia flower is centered on a red field. The current flag of Hungary was officially adopted on October 1, 1957, but it was first used in 1848. The overall design is modeled after the French Tricolore. Red is said to symbolize strength, green is hope and white is faithfulness.

The flag of Israel was officially adopted on October 28, 1948. It displays one of the most recognized symbols in the world - the Star of David - long associated with the Jewish people. The blue and white colors represent the traditional Tallith, the Jewish prayer shawl.

 The flag of Italy was officially adopted on January 21, 1919. The modern Italian flag, the famous tricolore, is derived from an original design by Napoleon. It consists of three vertical bands of equal width, displaying the national colors of Italy: green, white and red. Green was said to be Napoleon's favorite color. The Japan flag was officially adopted on January 26, 1870. The centered sun symbol (called Hinomaru) has been an important part of Japan's flag for thousands of years. The white field is symbolic of honesty and purity. The flag of Mexico was officially adopted on November 2, 1821. The basic design is taken from the French Tricolor flag and the red, white and green are the colors of the national liberation army of Mexico. The coat of arms (centered) in the white band is the badge of Mexico City, the country's capital. Its main feature is an eagle, and it is said that an Aztec legend told them to build their new city on the exact spot where they saw an eagle sitting on a cactus, eating a snake.

The Mongolia flag was officially adopted in 1940. The sky blue is the country's national color. The red color, once used to represent Communism, today represents progress. A series of Buddhist symbols are displayed within the left red panel.

The Netherlands flag was officially adopted on February 19, 1937. At one time this tricolor flag was orange, white and blue, as those were the livery colors of William of Orange, a Dutch prince. In the 17th century, red replaced the orange as a flag color, because the orange dye used on the flag was unstable, and turned red after exposure to the sun.

 The flag of Nicaragua was officially adopted on September 4, 1908. The blue and white are the original colors used by the United Provinces of Central America. The Nicaragua coat of arm is centered on the white panel. The five volcanoes within represent the five original states of Central America. The flag of Norway was officially adopted on July 17, 1821. The red, white and blue colors are said to be influenced by the French Tricolore (as a symbol of liberty). Inspiration also came from the flags of the United Kingdom and the United States. The off-centered white cross (The Scandinavian Cross) is taken from the Danish flag, and the blue cross is the Cross of Sweden. The current state flag of Peru was officially adopted on February 25, 1825. The colors are said to symbolize the Incas and their lasting impact on the country. Also, red and white are the colors chosen by Jose de San Martin, The Liberator. The coat of arms (not shown on the national flag) features a llama and chichona tree, important symbols of Peru, and a centered cornucopia representing prosperity.

The Poland flag was officially adopted on August 1, 1919. Red and white have long been associated with Poland and its coat of arms. On the modern flag, white is said to represent the hope for peace by all of Poland's people, while red still recalls the symbolic reference to socialism from days gone by.

The flag of Sweden was officially adopted on June 22, 1906. The off-centered yellow cross (The Scandinavian Cross) is taken from the Danish flag. The yellow and blue colors are taken from the national coat of arms.

The Switzerland national flag was adopted on December 12, 1889. The red field with a centered white cross was adapted from the flag of Schwyz, one of the orginal three cantons (regions) of the country. It reflects a common flag style from medieval times (square field with cross), and today, only the recognized national flags of Switzerland and Vatican City are perfect squares. The flag of Turkey was officially adopted on June 5, 1936. The white crescent and star, symbols of Islam, are placed slightly to the left on the red field, and that shade of red dates back to the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century.  

The flag of the United States features thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies. The flag is known as Old Glory, and no one knows for certain who designed it. Many historians believe that U.S. Congressman, Francis Hopkinson was the original designer, while a few still think that Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, made the first one.

Thank you American Flags and Patriotic Gifts for the Animated Flags.  Click here for free flag art.

Mouse over or click on flag for descriptions from http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/flagcnty.htm

WISCONSIN, USA During America's Civil War, Wisconsin troops were requesting a flag to carry, but the state didn't have one. Subsequently, the legislature formed a committee, and charged them with the development of "a proper state flag." That action resulted in the adoption of Wisconsin's official flag in 1863. In 1913, the flag was changed, specifying a dark blue background with the state coat of arms centered. The flag remained unchanged until 1980, when the legislature was asked to change the flag so it would appear more distinctive, and be easier to recognize. They added the word "Wisconsin" and the statehood date in "1848" in white letters, centered below the coat of arms.

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