the camp hammer blog » sun http://www.camphammer.com/blog upward & outward: the latest news from camp hammer Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:04:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Summer… http://www.camphammer.com/blog/2010/05/summer/ http://www.camphammer.com/blog/2010/05/summer/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 18:48:05 +0000 abradford http://www.camphammer.com/blog/?p=75 Ok friends and family.   I must begin by sending out an enormous apology because of the scarceness of posts!  We are mere weeks away from summer, and we are incredibly busy!  I hope you’ll forgive me, and in the absence of consistent blogs you will day dream about all of the great stuff we are preparing for the youth that will be arriving in just a weeks!  Anyway, before the day dreaming commences, let me fill you in on some of the great things going on around here!

Skit Set.

As many of you know we are very serious around here about our night games!  With that in mind, we have been working tirelessly to get our set built for this summers skit.  I cannot tell you exactly what it is, but let me tell you that it looks great!  We have had all kinds of help from old and new staff members, as well as high schoolers from Twin Lakes High School group!  From painting to building and everything in between, we are almost done!  Get ready for one of the best summer skits in history!

Bridge Project

We are in the process of putting in a brand new bridge down by the fire circle and it looks amazing!  We had the Mens Ministry from TLC here last week, and they did some incredible work.  It is going to be a great blessing when it is finished!

Other Stuff.

We are ordering all of our summer merchandise, prepping the rest of the grounds, and gearing up.  The pond is full, the sun is shining, the set is nearly finished and we are beyond excited for staff and campers to arrive.  Thank you for all of your support and prayers.  We love and value everyone who supports our ministry!

Love,  Camp Staff.

PS.  If you are interested in supporting Camp financially we are still raising money for scholarships!  We want every child interested in Camp to be able to attend, and you can help that happen by donating financially!  Check out the “Give” Section on our website, our call our front office for more information (831.338.3200 x10)!

]]> http://www.camphammer.com/blog/2010/05/summer/feed/ 0 19 Days and Counting http://www.camphammer.com/blog/2009/06/19-days-and-counting/ http://www.camphammer.com/blog/2009/06/19-days-and-counting/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:59:49 +0000 abradford http://www.camphammer.com/blog/?p=18 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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