Heritage Camp 2013
Planning for Heritage Camp 2013 is well under way, and we are all
looking forward to another wonderful year.
Registration
closed April 1, and our amazing Registration Coordinator, John Bekker, has
already sent lists of registered campers to the Camp Directors and Camp
Coordinators. Now the individual Camp
planning really begins. The Camp
Coordinators will begin meeting with their classroom leaders to plan
activities, order supplies, and get ready for action. Soon, our Kitchen
Coordinator will start ordering food, including the beef used to prepare
everyone’s favorite dish; Bulgogi!
The design for the Heritage Camp 2013 t-shirt will be selected in late
April, but…the winner won’t know who they are until everyone sees the shirt!!
Mark your calendar for the Heritage Camp 2013 Picnic; Wednesday, June
19, 2013. Please be sure to join
us for fun, food, and the chance to make new friends.
We still need volunteers for Heritage Camp
2013, though, so please consider helping make
Heritage Camp 2013 even more successful by serving as:
Opening/Closing Ceremonies Coordinator: This person will organize
country flags, make sure there is a flag bearer for each flag, and announce
each country as its flag enters/exits Heritage Camp 2013. (We might even be
able to find someone to do the mic work if you are shy J)
Multicultural Games Coordinator: This is the position for someone who wants to play games all day. There is a giant binder of suggested games,
but if you have ideas, they are welcome, too!
Over the course of Heritage Camp, each Camp, or group of Camps (China,
Korea, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Global, Preschool) will spend time in the
gym playing games native to the country.
Camp Directors in Training
for Heritage Camp 2014: This is my last year, and Pam will be done after
Heritage Camp 2014. We have served as
Camp Directors for the past five years, which is not what is supposed to
happen. The original plan was that each
Camp Director served two years, but due to a lack of volunteers, and our
immense love of Heritage Camp, Pam and I have continued to serve in this
position. When I say “immense love” I
am SERIOUS. I have been a Heritage Camp
Volunteer for 13 years, and seven of those years have been as Camp Director;
you can see that the job will not kill you J Consider
joining Pam and I to finish the Heritage Camp 2013 year, and work with Pam for
the Heritage Camp 2014 year. Like the
Peace Corp (but closer to home), it’s the toughest job you’ll ever love!! Truthfully, if you have a great co-worker,
it’s not even a tough job!
