Summer CAMps

It is that time of year to look at your calendars and start planning for your summer. I have been working hard to get all the Summer Mission CAMps lined up. It should be an exciting, fun filled 3 months! If you have a particular agency that you would like to volunteer at, please send your suggestions this way and I will see what we may work out.

Participants must be out of 6th grade or older in order to join us on their own. If a parent attends, younger youth may join us at some events. It will depend on where we volunteer on the age limit. We max the CAMps out at 30 participants, so get your name on the list early. Because they are local CAMps, we have some flexibility and can work around participant's work and other scheduled events. A new parent permission form must be on file for everyone. It must be notarized, and will be good for a whole year, May 2012-May 2013. These are due the Monday before CAMp starts. If you are over 18, you will need to fill out an adult volunteer form. For security purposes, I will run a background check on participants over the age of 18 (Download Forms).

Because of having to rent vans, I will need to know 2 weeks prior to the CAMps, if you will be joining us. Please check your calendars and let me know before the deadline if you plan to join us.

Dates of the Free Summer Mission CAMps:

• May 30-June 2: Cornerstone Kids Ranch in Ada OK (prepare the ranch for 5 weeks of children's day camp, include but not limited to painting, cleaning out animal pens, weed eating, mending a ropes course, preparing crafts, etc.)
• June 20-23 CAMp: stay in the Norman, OKC area- We will volunteer for non-profit agencies, senior citizens and hospice patients in the Metropolitan area.
• July 9-12 Mission Norman VBS CAMp: something new this year (We will be providing a VBS program for 2 different apartment complexes in Norman--so you must enjoy working with elementary age children and younger. This CAMp will be maxed out at 20 participants.
• Aug. 1-4 CAMp: stay in the Norman, OKC area We will volunteer for non-profit agencies, senior citizens and hospice patients in the Metropolitan area.

Tentative CAM Volunteer Days - January-August 2012

Keep an eye on your e-mail and the website for any up-dates and changes.

We are looking at the calendar to see what will be the best time to start the Bible studies back up.

Jan. 21: OKC Regional Food Bank (9 am-3 pm)

Feb. 11: City Rescue: setting up stations in the gym for children: games, story time, crafts--all centered on the true meaning of love, since Valentines in right around the corner. (9-noon). We are working on another volunteer project for the afternoon.

One Night in a Box: fundraiser for the homeless--a couple of other youth groups plan to join us. We will be working with them on the best date. It will be the end of Feb. or one of the weekends in March.

March: Skyline Urban Ministry--helping to serve a meal to the homeless. This will be limited to about 10 people. It will take place on a Sat. evening.

April 14: Metropolitan Library at the Art's Festival: We'd love to have CAM help this year at the International Festival which will be held at the Downtown Library, 300 Park Avenue in OKC on Saturday, April 14th. We need at least 12 people per shift. Shifts will be from 9:30 to 1:30 or 12:30 to 4:30 or the big daddy all day shift from 9:30 to 4:30. The festival includes food tasting from around the world, dance and musical performances as well as hands on craft items. Volunteers will be needed to assist the artists in setting up, helping keep tables clean in the atrium, assisting with the crafts and providing hospitality (food, drink and respite) for the artists. The event is on the first floor in the atrium, plus all the classrooms and the auditorium on the 4th floor. CAM would be perfect to help, and it would be a much different experience for you at the library than you've had previously since you would be interacting with and helping the public.

CAMps:

• May 30 - June 2 CAM CAMp in Ada
• June 18-22 or 25-29 Mission Norman VBS CAMp--something new this year
• July 11-4 CAMp
• Aug. 1-4 CAMp