Greetings friends. We are excited about the upcoming Benefit Auction. Though it’s going to be different than usual, I think it’s still going to be pretty great. There will be online bidding for a week, some important needs to give to, and of course Sandy Alderfer coming to us live via Zoom on Nov 7 Read More >
Dear Friends, If you haven’t read about our experience this summer you can get a glimpse here. Reopening is one thing. Doing so with a goal to have no virus transmission, especially when living together in groups, is another thing. We are delighted with the results and so glad that we were able to pursue Read More >
Dear Camp Friends, We did it! 7 weeks of summer camp. 185 campers, 29 staff members, and checking with Rupert on exactly how many gallons of hand sanitizer, simple green, bleach, and other cleaning/sanitizing agents we’ve used. When we started camp in July, I was surprised, and admittedly a little disheartened. Why did we have Read More >
Dear Camp Friends, Save the date, mark your calendars: Our 18th annual benefit auction has been set for the weekend of November 6-8! Yes, it will be happening virtually, over the course of a few days. We are working out the details and here’s what we know will be included so far: Live bidding. Our auctioneer, Sandy Alderfer, who has been Read More >
Dear Camp Friends, We are just starting our fourth week of overnight camp. Camp this summer has been exciting, a little bit chaotic, and definitely required some flexibility (spoiler alert, we have the best program team- they’re working hard, making changes as needed, and coming up with all the ways to keep camp fun, engaging, and safe). We continue to Read More >
Dear Camp Friends, It happened! The first week of camp in 2020! We ran our day camp program with campers ages 6-10. The weather was great, and in true Wet and Wild Wednesday fashion, there was a little bit of rain on Wednesday afternoon. We learned about all that God is: loving, gracious, forgiving, trustworthy, Read More >
Dear Camp Friends, The moment has come! We have done all we need to do to re-situate people and reopen registration. Thanks for bearing with us! So go ahead and grab your spot while you can. I encourage you to register and pay as soon as possible for your best chance at reserving a session for Read More >
I write this with reserved excitement. It is exciting to offer resident camp in the context of the pandemic. It is also going to be a special challenge for all involved. Our primary goals are to create a distanced, safe, outdoor oriented program with special considerations for the Covid-19 crisis and to give children and teens Read More >
Dear Camp Friends, We know a lot more than we did last week! Governor’s restart team gave the go ahead one week ago and our board of directors gave the go ahead on Wednesday night of this past week. Working with our camp doctor and leadership team, we continue to create a modified way of doing Read More >
Greetings Friends. I shared a week ago via email (part 1) that we expected to run some sort of on-site program and that it was not clear what all would be included. I will continue to report our progress and plans on a weekly basis. We received guidance from the Governor’s team Friday at noon Read More >
