Welcome to TRIUCHAN TAIRUS - Issue #9
September 2005
CAMP THESE DAYS
Our 75 th Anniversary Summer has been a smashing success. The items for sale in the Tuck Shop were sold so quickly that a second order was placed and, with the help of the Trautrim Family, many beautiful new signs decorate the property. Our themes have been creative and fresh all summer long with the highlights so far being “The Great Canadian Adventure”, “Old McGlen Mhor Had a Farm…” and “Fly me to the Moon”. The lodge is continually decorated, the announcements are often done on an epic scale and the camp-wide games we play every evening have been entertaining, new and diverse.
All summer long we have been blessed with enthusiastic campers and stellar counselors who have made each day different. There have been paper bag princesses, treasure hunters, Jedi, zoo animals, hockey players and plenty of other interesting creatures spotted in our Courtyard. It has been a great time.
One of the new additions to the Glen Mhor programme, the Terra Jump, has also been very popular. Built and installed by Spring Free Trampoline, the Terra Jump is cousin to our famous Aqua Jump (Water Trampoline) but resides in our playing field. The trampoline features a new “spring-free” design as well as a sturdy safety net to keep our participants safe. Spring Free Trampoline was kind enough to donate this trampoline and we would like to thank them again for their generosity. We have had lots of fun.
Our last two weeks of the summer feature Adventure Camp, a two-week camp for teens that focuses on skills, teambuilding and adventure programming. Adventure Camp has a weekend-long canoe trip, belay school, kayaking instruction, rappelling lessons and much more. The 16 campers have all done very well so far and are looking forward to the canoe trip with great anticipation.
UPCOMING DATES
Mark these important dates on your Calendar:
- September 16th – 18th, 2005 : Alumni Weekend Extravaganza! $65.00 (reduced rate) for a weekend of fun, reconnecting with old friends and everything else we all love about camp.
- September 23rd – 25th, 2005 : Sr. High Youth Group Retreat Weekend! Bring your High School Youth Group for a week of fellowship, worship and fun at Camp.
- October 22nd, 2005 : Reunion and Bowlathon!
REGISTRATIONS
We would like to thank you for a great summer. This year we operated at maximum capacity nearly every week and some camps were full even before the end of April. For those of you registering next year, we recommend that you do it as soon as possible. Family Camp 2006 is already filling up and Teen Week will be a very full camp again next year. Also, the LIT programme, Pre-LIT and Sr. Canoe are likely to be very popular. The 2006 Schedule will be posted to the website in the early September. Hope to see you next year!
THE WINDOW PROJECT
Continuing our project from the spring, Glen Mhor Camp is assembling three “boxes” to aid in Youth Ministry in our Synod and throughout the Province (if not the world). This project is called “The Window Project” and we continue to create fresh, new content to fill our “Youth Group in a Box”. This is the first of three boxes that will be created and it contains all the elements necessary to plan and run a successful Youth Group. It has games, Bible Studies, snack ideas, fundraising ideas, community project and service ideas and much more. For a complete list of the contents of the Youth Group Box, please visit www.thewindowproject.com.
THE GLEN MHOR OUTDOOR CENTRE
The 6 th season of operation for the Glen Mhor Outdoor Centre was a fantastic adventure. After early concerns that work-to-rule decisions by Ontario School Boards would threaten the Outdoor Centre, we were blessed to host 4 school groups. The school kids came for three-day outdoor, experiential education programmes and left with memories of a wonderful time learning and playing at camp. Congratulations go to Natasha “Plinko” Crompton-Dunn and the Outdoor Centre Staff for a fantastic spring season.
ADOPT A CABIN
We want the Glen Mhor site to look clean and fun and creative. To that end, as the cabins start to need another coat of stain, we have taken the opportunity to stain each one a different colour. It’s time to stain the rest of our cabins. This is a great project for your Youth Group or other congregational organization (e.g. session, women’s committee). It is a time to come to camp and work together with very visible and fulfilling results. If you or your group is interested in coming to camp in May or June to work on one of our cabins or, if you are unable to come to camp but would like to donate the funds to stain a cabin, please contact Travis at camp.
THE L.I.T. PROGRAMME
This year’s Leaders In Training were put through one of two one-month programmes run by Matthew “Aloe” Henderson and Ashley “Zilch” Hawkins. Both programmes were very successful, with much potential evident in all the participants. The theme for the programme this summer was taking the path less traveled, and the LITs talked a lot about choosing their own path and how that ties into leadership.
The highlight of the L.I.T. programme in both months was a kayaking excursion around Lake of Bays and an ice cream treat.
Leaders in Training at Glen Mhor participate in a 28-day programme designed to equip them with skills to be leaders at camp, in their home churches and in their home communities. For more information about the LIT Programme, or to register for next year, please see the Glen Mhor Camp Website.
SYNOD NEWS
We are eagerly looking forward to the end of August when the Synod Camp Board’s Proposal for the Future of Camping will become public knowledge. We are very pleased with the new direction that has been proposed and are grateful to have an end in sight to all of the upheaval of the last year.
We will post a copy of the Proposal to www.glenmhorcamp.com
What can I do?
If you can help get the word out about the Synod Camp Board recommendations and to help us get them passed at Synod (the annual meeting, October 19 th, of the group of churches that owns Glen Mhor Camp), please make sure that your minister and as many people as possible read the Proposal.
CALLING ALL ALUMNI!
As our 75th anniversary year winds down, we are hoping to further develop our network of all alumni. If you know of anyone who has ever been a camper or staff member at GMC, please have them drop us a line with their name, camp name and home and email addresses.
10 Year Paddles
If you were involved in Glen Mhor Camp for 10 years or more (as a camper, staff member, committee volunteer) you are qualified for a 10 year paddle. There are currently 55 paddles up in the dining hall and one of our projects for the 75th year is to add as many paddles as possible.
Please fill in the form on the website (under the Alumni section) if you would like to have your 10 Year Paddle put up in the Dining Hall.
75th Anniversary Dinner Photos Online
If you look at the main page of the website you will find a folder with all of the photos we used for a slide show at the Anniversary Dinner in May.
CAMP PHOTOS
If you have any camp photos from 1930 to 2004, we would love to have them on display this season to celebrate our 75 th anniversary in pictures. Please mail photos to:
Glen Mhor Camp, R.R. #1, Baysville, ON, P0B 1A0. Please include a self-addressed envelope if you wish your photos returned to you in the fall.
Look for the alumni page on our website!
ALIMNI WEEKEND AT CAMP
Calling all Alumni! September 16th to 18th is Alumni Weekend at Camp. The price has recently been dropped from $190.00 to $65.00 and we are hoping to see a dramatic rise in registrations. The weekend includes accommodation in one of our beautiful cabins and meals from our kitchen as well as programming, campfires, singing and playing. To register, please email Travis at Camp (zoic@glenmhorcamp.com). Also, please check out the Glen Mhor Camp online forum to let other Alumni know that you are going to attend this weekend.
STAFF NEWS
- Murmle is heading home this September after almost a year of travel and work in Europe. She is beginning post-grad schooling at Humber College and we wish her the best of luck. Welcome home!
- Twizzler is working with Youth Groups in Alaska
- Rain and Peero both volunteered to work Teen Week with us at camp. It was very fun to have them back.
- Sesame and Tosley recently took a canoe trip into Algonquin Park. They reported beautiful weather, stunning scenery and a great time.
- Felini just finished her summer semester and is starting her co-op in Toronto this autumn.
- TAPS is again going to work for Adventureworks! and is also directing the Youth Group of Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church.
- Chayko, Indigo, Ooie and Match are all Dons at University this Fall.
- Hakuna is continuing her studies at the University of Western Ontario after spending her summer working for mix99.9 in Toronto.
- Schwinn is celebrating the end of his second summer as the Director of Camp Menesetung.
WHAT GLEN MHOR CAN DO FOR YOU
- We’d love to put your news in our monthly newsletter! Please send us some news about where you are and/or what you’re up to and we will try to add it to this newsletter.
- We’d be thrilled to visit your congregation in the New Year and talk about camp! Please e-mail Beth soon to book a Church visit for your congregation. There are only so many weekends in a year, and Travis and Beth are already booked for many of them.
- Check out Glen Mhor’s online forum called “The Courtyard”. This is a place to celebrate the community of Glen Mhor and a way to stay involved in the community even if you can’t make it to camp.
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR GLEN MHOR
- Make sure your minister and session know all about the Synod Report and its deferment.
- Visit our Website and stay up-to-date on all the camp news. Leave comments on our website with any thoughts that you have; we always love to hear new ideas.
- We are in need of colour monitors following a generous donation by the Conference Board of Canada. We were given computer CPUs, but we need colour monitors to use them!
2005 - 6 WORK PROJECTS
As we continue our 75th year celebrations, we take some time now to tell you of some of the many projects that your church, youth group, men's or women's group, or even your Scout or Guide Troop could take on to be a part of the Glen Mhor Celebrations. We are very conscious that we will have many extra visitors this coming year and would love to have the site looking better than ever.
Some of the projects for which we need your help are:
- trail clearing & maintenance
- painting (we would like to paint 10 cabins, and finish the Lodge in the next year)
- building shelves to better organize the Outpost
- kevlar tips for our Royalex canoes
- fix 3 broken canoes
- make a new dining hall table
PROJECT PARTNERS
How would you like to become a Glen Mhor “Project Partner” in the off-season months? There are many special and exciting projects that need your assistance and it’s a great way to help out camp!! Many of the projects can be done in your own home. Please contact us if you would like to put your skills to use in the following areas:
- Making worship banners
- Repairing and maintaining canoes
- Clearing paths at camp for biking and hiking trails
- Making wooden signage (carved or painted)
- Sewing Costumes for Music and Drama
ENJOY THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THE SUMMER! CHECK BACK AT THE END OF THE MONTH FOR ANOTHER NEWSLETTER!!
Topaz and Zoic would like to thank Taps for writing and editing this edition of the newsletter.
TRIUCHAN TAIRUS, Issue # 9- September 2005
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Editors: Zoic & Topaz (Travis & Beth Allison)
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