Heritage Camp 2013 Information

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!