About Our Camp Founders

Camp Founders - Mrs. B

Mr. & Mrs. “B”

Everyone has a dream.  The lifelong dream of opening a summer camp for children was developed in 1959 when Jane and Jim Bennett (Mr. & Mrs. “B”) married. After 10 years of searching for the right property for a summer camp for children, they found it on Lookout Mountain in Cloudland, Georgia. Their mutual experiences as camp counselors, college teachers, Sunday school teachers and parents were instrumental in the early success of Camp Woodmont.

When they opened the camp in 1981, their vision was, and always has been, to be a partner with parents to give campers the opportunity to build character, develop positive relationship, acquire skills and happy childhood memories that would last a lifetime.

With carefully chosen, dedicated staff, Mr. & Mrs. B have provided thousands of campers (including their own grandchildren) with fun and exciting camping adventures and character building experiences.

Today, Camp Woodmont continues to follow down the path Mr. and Mrs. B first paved 40+ years ago.

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More About Mr. & Mrs. B (Jane & Jim Bennett)

Jane was born and grew up in Commerce, GA and received her BBA and M.Ed degrees from Georgia State University and the University of Georgia.

Jim was born and grew up in Mathiston, MS and received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and E.Sp. degrees from the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State, and Georgia State.

They met while teaching at Georgia State University, married two years later, and both spent more than 30 years in the teaching profession, mainly at DeKalb Community College. They retired from teaching and devoted their time to traveling, family, church and community activities, and Camp Woodmont.  They have three grown children (and 6 grandchildren) who have all helped operate the camp.  Their daughter, Alyson, continues to operate the camp today.

Mrs. B entered into the glory of the Lord’s presence on April 20, 2020. Her  most admirable quality was how well she loved and served others before herself.  For anyone who knew Mrs. B., you knew she was a most giving and selfless person. From 2005 to 2006, she nursed Mr. B. through cancer, spending days at his bedside at home telling him motivational stories until he died at home in 2006.  She was truly an inspiration to all of us Jane was such a relational person, who desired genuine connections with those around her, to make others feel loved and cared for.

Mr. B. passed away in July 2006 after a long battle with stomach cancer. While we were very sad at his passing, we are so thankful for knowing him as a wonderful father, grandfather, teacher, camp director and one who loved life and lived it with passion and to the fullest. Follow this link to the internet memorial web page for Mr. B.