the camp hammer blog » redwoods http://www.camphammer.com/blog upward & outward: the latest news from camp hammer Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:18:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Summer 2010: Reflections http://www.camphammer.com/blog/2010/08/summer-2010-reflections/ http://www.camphammer.com/blog/2010/08/summer-2010-reflections/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:55:43 +0000 abradford http://www.camphammer.com/blog/?p=77 Camp Hammer, Summer 2010.  How does one even begin to describe what happens in a summer spent at Camp Hammer?  There are really no words in the English Dictionary (or any language for that matter), that can fully describe what goes on here from June to August.  Don’t get me wrong, Camp is amazing all year, but something changes in the summertime!  For over 40 years Camp Hammer has changed the lives of young men and women, and Summer 2010 was no exception.  From the moment summer staff arrived, to last Wednesday morning when they drove out of Camp, down the mountain, and back into their everyday lives, God moved through these servants for eight incredible weeks.

Over 700 campers came and spent time with us this summer.  Campers heard from amazing speakers, played crazy team competitions and night games, ate the best cookies on the planet, were loved by an amazing staff, and many met a savior for the first time!  Our Apostle (High School Program) campers learned what it is to serve others, and who they can be when living a life consumed by their creator.  Camp Hammer is this incredible haven in the Redwoods that staff and campers get to come to and experience a little bit of what heaven might be like; a body of believers loving each other because of the love they receive from God.  For a few weeks a year these Redwoods are filled with laughter, and the sounds of people living and loving amongst God’s creation.

I truly wish I could convey just how amazing this place is, and specifically how incredible the Summer of 2010 was, but like I mentioned before, there just aren’t enough words.  If you spent time with us this summer, we miss you already, and look forward to seeing this year, or next summer!  If we didn’t see you this summer, and you just happen to be reading this blog, we hope to see you in the future, but only if your ready for the time of your life!  Praise God for Camp Hammer.

Truly,

Liger.

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The Apostle (Cedar) Deck is in the works.  We are still raising money for it, but we have started the initial work to make the project happen!  It is going to be amazing, seriously amazing!  MC (Dennis) and Auger (Josh), as well as the Twin Lakes Church Men’s Ministry are working so hard to make this an incredible blessing to Camp.  It is a much needed improvement, and will benefit all of our weekend groups as well as our Apostle Campers from this summer on.  It is a really exciting project!

Registration has been open for several months, and Camps are filling up like crazy.  It is always exciting around this time of year to see new and familiar names on our registration list!  As the numbers get higher, it reminds us that summer is just around the corner, and we are more excited than ever!  Our Ride and Ropes Course inspection is happening this week which is just one more indicator that Summer 2010 is quickly approaching.

We are also in the process of re-stocking the Camp Store with fan favorite merchandise as well as some great new products.  This summer we will be introducing a new stainless steel water bottle in 6 different colors, authentic Camp Hammer sunglasses, some new t-shirts, and a new style of sweatshirt!  We are also looking into bringing back Camp Hammer trucker hats!  They won’t be camo this time around, but they will be even more awesome!  And of course we will have the famous Camp Hammer sweatpants!

Ok, so Camp is preparing tirelessly for Summer 2010.  What does that mean for you?  REGISTER TODAY.  Don’t miss out on an incredible opportunity to hang with old and new friends, ride the rides, laugh at the cab, go nuts during night games, and find out what the crazy new camp names are.  From Junior Camp to Apostle, you don’t want to miss camp this summer!

Lastly, if you feel like you would be interested in donating financially to the ministry of Camp Hammer, be sure to check out our “Give” tab on the homepage!

Love.  Camp Hammer Staff

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Camp Hammer Staff.

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I hope you are well on this beautiful September day!  A lot has happened in the last week and a half.  We had two Future Life Retreats come and go, and also Twin Lakes Church Family Camp was here two weekends ago.  It has been very busy to say the least.

Family Camp was so much fun.  Over 200 people were here camping together.  It was great to meet and re-connect with so many families who love Camp Hammer.  So many campers from previous summers were here as well.  It actually felt a lot like the summer because of all the fun things going on.  We had a great time hosting you Family Campers!  See you next year.

Monte Vista and Calvary Christian came last week for their annual Fall Future Life Retreats.  If you don’t know what  a Future Life Retreat is, I will explain it.  A Future Life Retreat is when a youth group or school comes to camp and we facilitate a 3 or 4 day program for them.  We play games, open rides, do some team building, have great seminars and worship, and really just have a good time!  Anyway, we just had two.  They were a blast.  We brought back a famous team building activity called The Egg Drop.  For this activity students are given a small bag of supplies and an egg, and are challenged to create a contraption that will keep the egg safe when dropped from about 8 ft.  It is a lot harder than it sounds.  Out of 28 teams, we had 2 that did it.  It is a fun activity nonetheless and causes students to work together and problem solve as a team!  Pictures will be on the site in the next few weeks!  Keep your eyes out.

This week is a pretty mellow one around Camp.  We are preparing for groups to come, and have started brainstorming ideas for next summer.  Be sure to check the mail in the next week or so, you might just have something delivered by Camp Hammer.  Alright, have a great Tuesday!

Camp Hammer Staff

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Camp Hammer Staff

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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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