A lot has been happening here in the office as we've been working on promoting and getting the word out about camp. Things are coming together quickly and we really appreciate the work and time that Linux has put in on our website, as well as helping with other promotion opportunities.
You can now find us on YouTube! We've put a few videos up so far, including short testimonials about camp and our 2010 promotional video. If you want to see more about what we do, the promotional video is a great place to learn about that! Grab your friends and have them watch it too.
And just to remind everyone, we are on Facebook under the page "Huron Forest Camp CedarRidge". Become a fan today! We update that regularly, so be sure to visit our page.
We are getting excited about the 2010 season (despite the recent 6 1/2 in snow fall and cold weather), and can see the summer approaching quickly! Can't wait to see everyone at camp this summer!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Metro Parent Camp Fair
I hope you all are enjoying the snow!
This past weekend we were at the Metro Parent Summer Camp Fair in Ann Arbor and West Bloomfield, Michigan. Saturday's fair was held at Briarwood Mall, which was a new location for the Ann Arbor portion of the fair. Though the configuration of the booths was a bit interesting because of being in the center of a mall, our booth was conveniently placed directly across from the Starbucks kiosk! Meaning there was a lot of foot traffic through the area. Two staff members from this past summer joined us on Saturday in Ann Arbor, and we were able to connect with many people.
Sunday's portion was held at West Bloomfield High School. Though this day started off a little bit slower, we still were able to promote camp and have many people come visit our table. We even had a family come stop by who joined us for family camp last year! They said they are looking forward to seeing us again this summer!
Overall, our first camp fair of the season was a success! Our promotional materials got into prospective campers/families hands, and we are excited to see registrations come in! I've included a picture of our table so that you can see just what it looked like! Have a blessed day!
This past weekend we were at the Metro Parent Summer Camp Fair in Ann Arbor and West Bloomfield, Michigan. Saturday's fair was held at Briarwood Mall, which was a new location for the Ann Arbor portion of the fair. Though the configuration of the booths was a bit interesting because of being in the center of a mall, our booth was conveniently placed directly across from the Starbucks kiosk! Meaning there was a lot of foot traffic through the area. Two staff members from this past summer joined us on Saturday in Ann Arbor, and we were able to connect with many people.
Sunday's portion was held at West Bloomfield High School. Though this day started off a little bit slower, we still were able to promote camp and have many people come visit our table. We even had a family come stop by who joined us for family camp last year! They said they are looking forward to seeing us again this summer!
Overall, our first camp fair of the season was a success! Our promotional materials got into prospective campers/families hands, and we are excited to see registrations come in! I've included a picture of our table so that you can see just what it looked like! Have a blessed day!
Monday, February 1, 2010
February promotion month
Happy Monday everyone! As the month of January seems to have flown by, welcome to February. February is probably one of the busiest months for the camp office as it is the beginning of many promotional events and happenings.
This saturday and sunday, Feb 6th and 7th, we will be taking part in the annual Metro Parent Camp Fair. On Saturday, Feb 6th, we will be at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor from 11:00-3:30pm with our own promotional table. Sunday Feb 7th we head back east for another day of the fair at West Bloomfield High School from 11:00-3:30pm. You can get more information about the fair by calling us, or visiting the Metro Parent website: www.metroparent.com Click on the "Summer Fair" icon on their main page. If you, or anyone you know wants more information about camp, please feel free to stop by our table either of these days! We will have brochures, information sheets, and other flyers for our individual programs.
Another way we are trying to promote camp this season is by asking the friends and family of HFCC to help get the word out by providing us with 20-30 names and addresses of their friends and family who might be interested in learning more about us and coming to camp. Look for an email soon regarding this event and how you can help out!
Keep sending in those registrations. We want to fill camp this summer! Have a blessed week.
This saturday and sunday, Feb 6th and 7th, we will be taking part in the annual Metro Parent Camp Fair. On Saturday, Feb 6th, we will be at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor from 11:00-3:30pm with our own promotional table. Sunday Feb 7th we head back east for another day of the fair at West Bloomfield High School from 11:00-3:30pm. You can get more information about the fair by calling us, or visiting the Metro Parent website: www.metroparent.com Click on the "Summer Fair" icon on their main page. If you, or anyone you know wants more information about camp, please feel free to stop by our table either of these days! We will have brochures, information sheets, and other flyers for our individual programs.
Another way we are trying to promote camp this season is by asking the friends and family of HFCC to help get the word out by providing us with 20-30 names and addresses of their friends and family who might be interested in learning more about us and coming to camp. Look for an email soon regarding this event and how you can help out!
Keep sending in those registrations. We want to fill camp this summer! Have a blessed week.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Camp in the winter
Happy New Year everyone! Things are getting into full swing for us here at Camp CedarRidge. After the Christmas party and planning meeting, we have all of our themes planned and are ready to start promoting for this summer with our first camp fair Feb 6-7! Hosted by Metro Parent Magazine, Feb 6 we will be at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor and on Feb 7 at West Bloomfield High School. If you know of anyone who might be interested in camp this summer, tell them to stop by our table. We'd love to meet them!
Going along with promotion, we just mailed out our 2010 brochures. Thanks to everyone who helped get the brochures and other important information ready to mail last weekend! It should be arriving in your mailboxes soon! If you would like brochures to pass out to friends, family, or at your church please let us know and we'll be sure to get those to you or send them to your church.
Registration for the 2010 season is now available! Be sure to visit our website at www.campcedarridge.org to register online. We are excited to start processing them!
In other news, Ptarmi and a few other camp staff had the opportunity to snowshoe into camp last sunday. It was a blast! Though there was less snow than we expected, we still had a great time and even did a bit of sledding while in camp! It was fun to see camp in the winter, covered in snow. We found deer, elk, and coyote tracks along the way! We even had a chance to hike back to the beaver dam. Hopefully our beaver friend is enjoying a nice winter in his lodge underneath the frozen surface! Speaking of the Lodge, it sure was cold in there! After we hiked in and unlocked the dining hall and lodge, we sat down for some lunch. Unfortunately, it was only 22 degrees inside the Lodge! Brrrrr!!! It was such a fun adventure to snowshoe into camp. If you've ever tried to imagine what camp looks like in the winter, here are some pictures to help!
Going along with promotion, we just mailed out our 2010 brochures. Thanks to everyone who helped get the brochures and other important information ready to mail last weekend! It should be arriving in your mailboxes soon! If you would like brochures to pass out to friends, family, or at your church please let us know and we'll be sure to get those to you or send them to your church.
Registration for the 2010 season is now available! Be sure to visit our website at www.campcedarridge.org to register online. We are excited to start processing them!
In other news, Ptarmi and a few other camp staff had the opportunity to snowshoe into camp last sunday. It was a blast! Though there was less snow than we expected, we still had a great time and even did a bit of sledding while in camp! It was fun to see camp in the winter, covered in snow. We found deer, elk, and coyote tracks along the way! We even had a chance to hike back to the beaver dam. Hopefully our beaver friend is enjoying a nice winter in his lodge underneath the frozen surface! Speaking of the Lodge, it sure was cold in there! After we hiked in and unlocked the dining hall and lodge, we sat down for some lunch. Unfortunately, it was only 22 degrees inside the Lodge! Brrrrr!!! It was such a fun adventure to snowshoe into camp. If you've ever tried to imagine what camp looks like in the winter, here are some pictures to help!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
What's been happening!
We know its not quite Christmas yet, but from the HFCC office, Merry Christmas everyone! A lot has been happening this fall since we closed camp for the season and moved back down state to work out of our metro office. One of the biggest things that has happened is that we've changed our name! After much prayer (and lots of paperwork!) we are officially Huron Forest Camp CedarRidge. Much of our time in the office recently has been spent changing over and updating all of our documents, including our website! Yes, our website still has the same design, but all new information for the 2010 season, along with our new name. You can visit that website (and register for camp!) at www.campcedarridge.org. We also have posted a frequently asked questions link so that if you do have questions regarding our name change and some of the things that we are doing, you might be able to find answers there. If not, we would love to speak directly with you, so feel free to call us at the metro office!
If you're reading this, and have been on staff, or are alumni, board members, or volunteers, we want to be sure to invite you to the anuual Christmas party this coming Tuesday, Dec 29th at 6:30pm. It is a great time of fellowship with other HFCC friends, great food, and lots of fun! We also will be having our planning meeting for the 2010 season (where we choose fun themes, talk and pray about camp, etc) at 10:00am Tuesday Dec 29th. If you'd like more information on either of these two events, please contact us!
Again, Merry Christmas to all! May you experience the joy and love of our Savior's birth during this season!
If you're reading this, and have been on staff, or are alumni, board members, or volunteers, we want to be sure to invite you to the anuual Christmas party this coming Tuesday, Dec 29th at 6:30pm. It is a great time of fellowship with other HFCC friends, great food, and lots of fun! We also will be having our planning meeting for the 2010 season (where we choose fun themes, talk and pray about camp, etc) at 10:00am Tuesday Dec 29th. If you'd like more information on either of these two events, please contact us!
Again, Merry Christmas to all! May you experience the joy and love of our Savior's birth during this season!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Closing work weekend
Ptarmi and a few other board members/volunteers traveled up to camp for the weekend to do some final winterizing of our buildings. Their main goal for the weekend was to put boards over the windows of the hybrid cabins in the grove, hill, and ridge. This will help keep the interior of the buildings safe and dry during the winter! They also were able to clean out the fridge and freezer (which, by the way, being so large...holds more food!) and gave away some of the leftover, unused food to the Oscoda Senior Citizen's center.
They especially were excited about the minute maid juice bars that we gave them...since many of the senior citizens enjoy eating them (especially the blue ones) and sticking their tongues out at the cooks. (Or so we are told!)
After this closing weekend, the only thing left to do at camp is blow out the water lines for the winter which will be done soon! Pray for continued protection over our property throughtout the winter.
They especially were excited about the minute maid juice bars that we gave them...since many of the senior citizens enjoy eating them (especially the blue ones) and sticking their tongues out at the cooks. (Or so we are told!)
After this closing weekend, the only thing left to do at camp is blow out the water lines for the winter which will be done soon! Pray for continued protection over our property throughtout the winter.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A weekend of activity!
It sure was a busy weekend for us here at HFCC. With our 2nd Annual Zoo Walk at the Detroit Zoo running simultaneously with our Father/Teen Daughter weekend up at camp, our staff had to divide and conquer! While Stilt and Archy, along with some other volunteers traveled north to run the parent/child weekend, Ptarmi and the rest of the board of directors and zoo walk committee spent Saturday morning at the zoo.
We had about 25 people for this year's Father/Teen Daughter Canoe Weekend, which was a jump from last year's numbers. Praise God! We had some new camp families, and some long time Father/Daughter campers come for a weekend that was filled with fellowship, canoeing, and learning how to be "Vessels", which was our theme for the weekend. God blessed our time with great weather, and everyone was able to go canoeing on Saturday afternoon without having to worry about rain! Some of the other highlights from the weekend included our "Get to Know You" games on Friday night when everyone arrived. We thought it would be a good idea to give the daughters a lesson on how their dads shave, and this is what happened!
Then we thought, "maybe they need a little practice....throwing cheeseballs!!!"
We had about 25 people for this year's Father/Teen Daughter Canoe Weekend, which was a jump from last year's numbers. Praise God! We had some new camp families, and some long time Father/Daughter campers come for a weekend that was filled with fellowship, canoeing, and learning how to be "Vessels", which was our theme for the weekend. God blessed our time with great weather, and everyone was able to go canoeing on Saturday afternoon without having to worry about rain! Some of the other highlights from the weekend included our "Get to Know You" games on Friday night when everyone arrived. We thought it would be a good idea to give the daughters a lesson on how their dads shave, and this is what happened!
Then we thought, "maybe they need a little practice....throwing cheeseballs!!!"
The girls had a blast with this, and the dads were great sports with being their targets. It was great to hear the Dining Hall filled with laughter! We hope that these families can come back next year for another great weekend.
Our 2nd Annual Zoo Walk took place on Saturday morning at the Detroit Zoo. Though it was a bit rainy, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and again, it was a great way to raise money for camp. We had face painting, games, and give aways before the walk began, and everyone was able to stay at the zoo after the walk was completed. Thank you to all of our sponsors, and to everyone who worked so hard to make the 2nd Annual Zoo Walk a success by getting pledges and inviting friends! We'll be posting pictures shortly from it.
Keep stopping by throughout this year as we update everyone on the happenings of camp! God Bless.
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