The first piece of news, and in my opinion, the most exciting is that registration is up 700% from where we were at this time last year!  Camps are already filling up and it is only February!  Needless to say, the energy here at Camp is amazing in light of this great news.  A big reason why registrations are up has to due with our 2011 Early Bird Discount.  We offered $50.00 off the cost of registration to anyone registered before February 15th.  Because we had such a positive response we have decided to extend an Early Bird discount of $25.00 off to campers registered before March 1st!  Take full advantage of these discounts!  We would love to see our registrations continue to grow over the coming months! And don’t forget, scholarships are available on a first come first serve basis, so register today!

Speaking of scholarships, we have another amazing praise story.  At a meeting yesterday morning, our book keeper let us know that an amazing organization has just gifted Camp Hammer with a sizable donation to our scholarship fund!  What does that mean?  It means that 2011 is looking like it will be a year similar to 2009 and 2010 where we were able to give scholarships to all of the campers who needed them.  We still could use the help of those who would be willing to donate, but what an amazing blessing this gift is!  God is good, and this is an incredible answer to prayer!

This past weekend we had an amazing time hosting The Well Student Ministries from Fresno, California.  We had all sorts of former employees and campers on the grounds and it was an amazing time of reconnecting and growing together!  Some of the old staff gathered together on Saturday night and watched lots of old Cabaret videos from previous summers.  Amazing memories were remembered and it truly was an incredible weekend!  One last highlight from the weekend was that it SNOWED!  Yes, you read right, it snowed here at Camp.  What an amazing sight it was.  For about an hour on Saturday morning we had sporatic snow showers, and I think the flakes were the size of  golf balls!  It was truly incredible.

Thanks so much for your support!  We look forward to seeing you in the near future!  Check back next Wednesday for the a new post!

Peace and Love.

Andrew, aka Liger

It snowed on Saturday! So much fun!

Staff.

Camp has undergone some staffing changes, and we would love to let you know who has left and who has arrived.  Our Office Administrator, Michelle (Picadilly), has moved into Santa Cruz to intern at Vintage Faith Church, begin a Master’s program, and work with the Youth Theater.  She was an amazing blessing to Camp, and we are sad to let her go, but are confident that God has some amazing things planned for her!  Taking over for Michelle is our new Office Administrator Andrea!  Andrea joins us with an amazing background in camping ministry, and a heart to serve!  We are beyond excited to welcome Andrea to our community, and believe God will do amazing things through her!

In the Maintenance/Guest Relations departments, we welcome Tim!  He will be assisting our facilities director Dennis with general Camp maintenance, and will also be hosting for our weekend retreat groups!  This is Tim’s first year at Camp, and we are excited to have his fresh perspective and willingness to partner with Camp!

Lastly, we want to welcome back Katie (Copper), who will be a Kitchen Lead for us this year.  Katie has been around Camp for years, and we are excited to welcome her back in a year round position!  She is an amazing addition to our kitchen staff and camp community!

Recruiting/Summer Camp Jobs.

Like I mentioned above, we are beginning summer preparations, which means recruiting and interviews!  If you are interested in working at camp, make sure you check out the link on our main page for working at camp!  Applications must be submitted by March 15th, so don’t wait!

Registration.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!, and you know what that means!  Summer is just around the corner!  Although it seems a bit far off, we are beginning summer preparations already, and cannot wait for all of the amazing things that will take place here in 2011!  If you haven’t already, when you are finished reading here, go back to our main page and begin the registration process!  If you register by February 15th you receive $50.00 off the cost of registration. High school students, you can get a total of $200.00 off the total cost of registration if you register for Apostle and High School Camp before February 15th!  That is the biggest discount we have ever given!  Take advantage now, space is limited!

Once again, all of us here at Camp Hammer hope your new year has started out well, and if it hasn’t, remember that each day is an opportunity to begin fresh.  We look forward to seeing you soon, and hope you will continue to pray for our ministries here!  Much Love.

Andrew. aka, Liger.