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:
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!
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- Cleaning supplies are in the “Cleaning Closet” which is the middle door beside the Trading Post.
- 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!
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!
