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Happy New Year!  2010 has arrived.  I hope you all enjoyed your holiday season, and are as excited for 2010 as we are!  The mark of the New Year means that Summer 2010 is closer than ever!  After a quiet December, Camp Hammer is back in full swing preparing for this upcoming summer.  Liger and Mossi will be venturing across the Northwest in weeks to come searching for this summer’s staff.  Registration is open, and Camps are filling up.  It is so exciting to think about all the young men and women who will be here in just a few months.  Until then, we have some great weekend retreats coming through!  We are definitely staying busy, and enjoying the promise of all the fun to come.  Now that the holidays are over you can count on the Camp Hammer blog being updated weekly!  Continue to check it out and leave us your comments!  We love hearing from you.  I hope this week that you will remember that you are loved by the creator of all.  Until next week…

Camp Staff.

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It is officially JUNE!  Which to many of you means school is out, summer is beginning!  For your friends at Camp Hammer it means, CAMP IS STARTING!  We are in the final weeks of preparing Camp, and getting ready to hang out with all sorts of incredible young people this summer.  In the recent weeks we have built a Castle, a new rec shed, re-vamped the BMX course, FILLED the pond, opened the pool, and so much more.  Summer is upon us, and we are realizing why we love Camp Hammer so much.  It is truly incredible how things change when summer is near.  The weather obviously changes, but with that so do all sorts of other things.  For instance, when the weather changes, the sun hits the plant life differently, and creates an array of incredible new scents.  This is my favorite indicator that summer is near.  Walking through Camp and smelling the unbelievably fresh air of the Redwoods.  If you have spent time at Camp in the summer you know exactly what I am talking about.  Soon, the Snack Shack will be stocked, the Craft Shack will be open, the feild will be played on, the pond will be “funoed” in, the swings will be swung on, the dining hall will be eaten in, DK will be filled with music, and the forest surrounding Camp Hammer will be filled with laughter of children learning about their creator.  It is summer.  Can’t wait to see you!

Camp Hammer Staff

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Hey Camp Family!  Coming up in just a few weeks is our full service week!  May 11th – May 16th is our “Build His Kingdom,” week.  People who want to serve are coming from all over the county to help us prepare Camp, for the amazing summer ahead.  We will be working on all sorts of great projects to help make sure this is the best summer Camp Hammer has ever seen.  If you are interested contact our front office at:

(831)338-3200 x16

Don’t miss this great opportunity to hang out with people who love camp, and want to help make a difference!  You don’t have to commit to the whole week, even just a few hours of your time would be greatly appreciated.  We hope to see you soon, and remember, if you haven’t registered yourself, or your camper for summer camp, do it now!  Spots are going quick.

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Hey Camp Family!

I hope this post finds you well.  Summer is right around the corner, and we are checking in to make sure you are up to date on all the incredible things going on at Camp this summer.  Here are a few of the highlights to look for in 2009.

Invisible Children

Camp Hammer is partnering with an incredible organization called Invisible Children this summer.  I.C. is a non-profit based out of San Diego that is helping raise awareness of all of the injustice taking place in Uganda.  They will be coming to Camp on monday of every week all summer to share about their organization and talk about how we can all be involved in helping the children of Uganda be free from fear.  It is truly an amazing organization that has some great things to share.  Don’t miss them this summer!  You can also learn more at invisiblechildren.com!

These are just a couple highlights among many.  Camp Hammer will have all of the crazy fun team-comps, night games and free time activites that you can think of, as well as incredible speakers and music, food, and relationships!  2009 is going to be an incredible summer! Don’t miss out.  Register today at:

camphammer.com

Excited to See You,

Camp Hammer Staff

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Mock Rawk 2009

2701’s Mock Rawk (Hosted by Camp Hammer) was incredible!  So much energy, so many great acts, so much FUN.  It gets us really excited for summer!  The students really pulled out the stops and their acts showed it!  The event grew substantially since last year!  Almost 2 to 3 times more people showed up to watch the madness this year.  We raffled off some really great prizes too!  Four people walked away with a new Camp Hammer sweatshirt, and one lucky person won a FREE week to Camp!  It was a night for the history books.

March 28th Work Day

Also, on March 28th, several men from all over Santa Cruz County partnered with Camp Hammer and helped with some really incredible projects.  From bridges to retaining walls, people were working hard to improve Camp for all you campers that will be there this summer.  It is an incredible thing what can happen when people get together and show their passion for Camp.

Build His Kingdom

And their are still plenty of opportunities to help if you want to get involved.  During the week of May 11th – May 16th, we are having more work days, and we will be working on several different projects including building the set for this years theme, as well as the finishing touches on some of the projects that were started this past weekend.  Thanks for all your support, and if you haven’t registered yourself, or your child for Camp this summer, don’t wait any longer!  Spots are going fast, and you don’t want to miss out on the amazing things we have planned for this summer.

For more information call our offices at (831) 338-3200 or email us at info@camphammer.com!

Love,

Camp Hammer Staff

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Hey Camp Family!

If you couldn’t tell from the title of this post, Camp Hammer is hosting 2701’s (Twin Lakes High School Group) 2nd Annual Mock Rawk.  What is Mock Rawk, you may ask yourself.  Well let me tell you.  Mock Rawk is a crazy competition where groups sign up to lip sync and dance to music of their choice!  Why is Camp Hammer hosting this event you also might ask.  The answer is that anyone who knows Camp Hammer, knows that no where on earth does crazy fun competitions like us.  The event will take place on March 27th at Twin Lakes Church!  Come watch some incredible students perform some incredible acts!  Bring your friends and family, and learn what Camp Hammer is doing this summer!  It will be a great time for anyone who attends.  We hope to see you there!  Peace.

Camp Hammer Staff

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