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RESERVE MEALS HERE
​SPRING VOLUNTEER WORKDAY IS SATURDAY, APRIL 3
RSVP your 7:30am free breakfast and/or 1:00 free lunch by March 28 using the RESERVE MEALS FORM HERE, or by calling 540-992-2940 or emailing CampBethelOffice@gmail.com. Your help is needed to prepare camp for the spring and summer seasons.  


Due to COVID-19 concerns, there will NOT be any main gathering or group announcements. Grab-and-go boxed meals will be ready at the times listed; please provide your own blessing.

Use the worklist (coming soon) to find a project suitable for you and your team. We will provide printed copies of the worklist on a table outside the Ark Dining Hall. Call us if you need instructions or supplies. Thank you for helping!

Announcements:
  1. Grab-and-Go boxed meals at the Ark: Breakfast 7:30am; Lunch 1:00pm. Please take your meal and eat safely away from others not in your household. 
  2. Please BE SAFE while working today. Watch for falling limbs and debris during chainsaw work. Wear protective gear; be cautious; help each other; drive slowly.  Climb ladders only with spotters; be safe and don't overreach; only adults (age 18 +) on ladders, only adults use power tools.
  3. Cleaning supplies are in the “Cleaning Closet” which is the middle door beside the Trading Post.
  4. Questions?  Mickey 540-588-4301; Barry 540-797-3149; Jenna 540-986-8916.

Bring rakes, blowers, drag tarps, chainsaws, wood splitters, safety gear, ladders, gloves, garden & landscaping gear, tools (construction, repair, electrical, plumbing, etc.), vacuums, flatbeds, trucks (especially 4x4), cleaning gear & chemicals, brooms, mops, rags. 

General Workday projects (rain or shine; indoor and outdoor) for all skill levels and all ages, include:
- 
Block-haul-split-stack firewood.
- Construction touch-ups & carpentry projects.
- Cleaning Gym & cabins-shelters-bathhouses.
- Clearing roofs-gutters-downspouts.
- De-winterizing bathhouses & shelters & front RV sites.
- Painting.
- Leaves: rake-drag-dispose.
- Clearing trails.
- Flower beds/landscaping.
- ... and much more.  


Specific Outdoor Tasks for May 2:
- Bridge plank repair: footbridge over Wilson Creek between HOP and Gym.
- Sowing grass seed beneath our High Ropes Course and covering with straw.
- Filling "Adventure Village" small woodshed with split pine/softwoods.
- Construction at the Bandage Box Cottage.
- Setting posts for extended Canoe Shed at Cave Trail Stage.


Specific Indoor Tasks for April 3:
- Bike maintenance and repair in the Bike Shop (under the Trading Post).
- Detailed cleaning of the Gym (walls, sills, glass, floors, etc.).
- (Summer Program Team only) Organize and inventory of Program Supplies Closet.
- Help the OMC "Adopt-a-Facility" Team to walk through and inventory facility needs of unoccupied facilities.
​- Cutting, drilling, and sanding TREE COOKIES!​
RESERVE MEALS HERE
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Here's an odd request: We STILL need help supplying THOUSANDS of Tree Cookies for our 2021 programs. Do you have trees/branches, a chop-saw, and a drill? We use over 4,000 yearly for nametags, environmental ed programs (like KinderCritters), crafts and more. Any hard wood and any cross-cut showing tree rings works ideally for us. Cut 'em, drill 'em, deliver 'em, or call with questions (540-992-2940). THANK YOU!
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WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING:
"Our son and daughter have been coming to Camp Bethel since they were 5 years old--they are now 13 and 14 years old. We have found that your camp is one of the few that our kids continue to enjoy even as they are older. Other camps (sometimes a lot more expensive) are nice but for some reason the magic of Camp Bethel remains. We also really respect the way that your camp incorporates God and Bible study but in such a way that it is still cool--a rarity these days to find a place were kids can be kids and learn to love God and care for one another in God's creation. Thanks so much for the awesome experience for our kids and the ongoing magic that is Camp Bethel. Thanks, Gina and Chris Engel" 

CONTACT US  540.992.2940
CampBethelOffice@gmail.com
328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090

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