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​Labor Day Family Weekend
at Camp Bethel

REQUIRED ATTENDANCE AND MEALS FORM
MEALS & MENUS
PAY FEES ONLINE
PRICES & INFO
Hello Friends and Families!  Labor Day Family Weekend is September 2-5 at Camp Bethel.  Complete the Attendance and Meals Form (button above) whether or not you want meals and definitely if you plan to attend at any time.

COVID-19 SAFETY: You may choose to mask at any time. If you are ill or have symptoms or test positive for COVID, you should stay home. Please continue to wash/sanitize your hands and be as careful as possible, especially indoors and in crowded areas.

KIDS SHOULD WEAR BIKE HELMETS WHILE BIKING. Please keep your kids safe! Kids should NOT be in the Gym without supervision of adult or older relative. Do NOT enter facilities you did not reserve.

WEATHER: Check the updated forecast using THIS LINK.

PAYMENT: If you have not yet paid in full for THIS year's camping/lodging and/or meals AND NEXT year's lodging reservation, use your "Payment and Future Reservations" form in your facility/campsite packet, calculate your fees, and pay in advance and online HERE. If necessary, you can also write a check and deliver it before 10:00am Monday, September 5 (with a note) to our office porch metal mailbox.

NO OFFICE HOURS: Use your
"Payment and Future Reservations" form in your facility/campsite packet and pay ONLINE or by dropping payment (with a note) into our office metal mailbox before 10:00am Monday, September 5. 

As you recall, many of you who had paid facility reservations for the 2020 or 2021 Labor Day Weekend forwarded your deposit to 2022 OR you donated prior payments to camp (thank you). If you donated your reservation, well, THANK YOU, but now you need to pay your new deposit to retain your present use. Don't remember? Then email Barry at CampBethelOffice@gmail.com.

MEALS: Meal reservations are due by 11:00am Tuesday, August 30. If you reserve meals, please be on time (Saturday 10:00am & 5:30pm, Sunday 10:00am, Monday 9:00am). We will serve buffet style, so please wash/sanitize your hands before going through the buffet line. All persons, please get a clean plate each time you visit the buffet, and please only take what you will eat.

Shelter-by-the-Spring is EVERYONE'S KITCHEN: since we are offering fewer meal options, we know you'll have to get creative for your own meals. The Shelter-by-the-Spring will serve as a communal kitchen for everyone who needs space to prepare meals and refrigerate food. We've added a large microwave oven in addition to the 2 stoves, 2 fridges/freezers, plus the gas grill. Other options: Get creative with outdoor campfire cooking! Local favorite restaurants include: 3 Lil' Pigs BBQ; Foot of the Mountain Cafe; Cuban Island; Bellacino's; Lentini's; and Brughs Mill Country Store has excellent breakfast biscuits!

"CAMP BETHEL PEP!" 5K is Saturday, September 3:  You're already HERE, so please go ahead and register for the 5K!
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If you plan to attend and/or if you want meals, YOU MUST COMPLETE THE REQUIRED ATTENDANCE AND MEALS FORM. (The form is a Google Form; be sure to complete it and click SUBMIT.) Only the buildings you have reserved are available to you. The Ark (and all amenities within) is only available to guests who have reserved meals in advance and only at meal times. 

If you are reserved but are NOT planning to come, let us know so we can offer the facility/campsite (for this weekend only) to a family on our waiting list.  

PLEASE CLEAN BEFORE YOU DEPART: Our largest annual Guest Group rental arrives Monday evening through Tuesday (and stays through Sunday), using ALL facilities. As you depart, please thoroughly clean your facility, campsite, indoor & outdoor areas, plus bathhouses, to help us prepare for a quick turn-around. Thank you!

Friday, September 2:
  • 7:00pm: Virginia Tech at Old Dominion football game (ESPNU). Showing inside the living room at the "Graybill House", 564 Bethel Road, bring your own camping chair, snacks & drinks.
  • 7:00pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring, "Open Music Welcome jam-based on Traditional Appalachian tunes and Songs."
  • 10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. Please put away balls, turn off lights & fans, close doors.
 
Saturday, September 3:
  • 8:00am: Camp Bethel PEP! 5K begins at the Ark Lawn. Spectators encouraged! See our 5K site for details.
  • 9:00-9:30am: 5K runners cross finish line, plus awards presentation. Boisterous cheering section encouraged!
  • 9:45-10:30: Trading Post OPEN. Credit Cards welcome. New shirts, blankets, bottles & more.
  • 10:00am: Brunch at the Ark Dining Hall. See meals information below.
  • ​1:00-5:15: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
  • 5:30pm: Dinner at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals information below.
  • 7:00pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring, "Open Instructional Music and Dance Jam (a precursor to future 'barn dances' where we can show a couple steps whilst playing the music- nothing formal)."
  • 10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. Please put away balls, turn off lights & fans, close doors.

Sunday, September 4:
  • 9:00am: Worship at the Ark Deck & Lawn (pond side) w/ New Bethel CoB (weather permitting). Bring your own lawn chair.
  • 10:00am: Brunch at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals information below.
  • 1:00-5:15: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must me supervised by an adult.
  • 2:00: "Ribbon Cutting" Service of Dedication for our new Disc Golf Course. Bring your disc(s) to learn and play.
  • 5:30pm: Pot Luck Dinner at the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a dish or dessert to share with 100+ people.
  • 6:00-7:00: Wagon Rides (weather permitting) with pick-up & drop off at the Shelter-by-the-Spring.
  • 6:15-7:15pm: Trading Post OPEN. Credit Cards welcome. New shirts, blankets, bottles & more.
  • 7:30pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring, "Gospel Music ~ pick and sing along!"
  • ​10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. Please put away balls, turn off lights & fans, close doors.

Monday, September 5, Labor Day:
  • 9:00am: Breakfast at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals information below.
  • 9:45am: Service Project: Help us perform a "dust-down" sweep/vacuum & clean up of the Gym as we convert in into a Worship Hall for our annual Guest Group, the Virginia Family Retreat of 200+ Seventh Day Adventists.
  • 10:00-12:30: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must me supervised by an adult.
  • Our largest annual Guest Group rental arrives Monday evening through Tuesday (and stays through Sunday), using ALL facilities. As you depart, please thoroughly clean your facility, campsite, indoor & outdoor areas, plus bathhouses, to help us prepare for a quick turn-around. Thank you!

What to Bring/What to Offer:
  1. Help us add a few activities! E-mail the information and time choice to us ASAP so we can include it into the schedule.
  2. Please pay your fees (lodging, camping, meals, and future reservations) IN ADVANCE and ON LINE using the "Pay Fees Online" button above.
  3. Bring extra cash, check book or credit card for payments, for free-will offerings (if we have musicians), for Sunday morning offering for New Bethel CoB, for the "Trading Post" items, and for donations.
  4. JOIN OUR 5K on Saturday morning, Sept 3, and run or walk with dozens of other Camp Bethel supporters! Register in advance HERE.
  5. BRING YOUR MOUNTAIN BIKES (and helmets) and hit our new biking trails!!!  We need tires on these trails!
  6. BRING YOUR DISCS (aka Frisbees) and play our new 9-hole Disc Golf Course!

All weekend information (schedule, menus, forms, fees, etc.) will be posted on this site and updated as needed.  The final weekend packet will be the printed copy on the camp office porch. 

Thanks for sharing this information with others in your group.  Call or e-mail with any questions.  We look forward to seeing each of you, our Camp Bethel Family!

Together, in Christ our hope,

Barry LeNoir, Kathleen Nettnin, Daniel Naff, Mickey Nichols, & the Camp Bethel Staff

MEALS INFORMATION:

Reserve your meals on the ATTENDANCE AND MEALS FORM BEFORE August 30 
at CampBethelOffice@gmail.com or 540-992-2940.  Meals in the Ark will be served buffet style, so please wash your hands before entering.  Outdoor seating is available (weather permitting), and distanced indoor seating is available.
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Labor Day Family Camp Weekend Menus:
All meals are served w/ options, appropriate condiments and “fixin’s” (butter, apple butter, ketchup, dressings, etc.). Self-serve coffee and tea is available in the Dining Hall at all times for guests who reserve meals.  Ice, $2/bag at ice machine.

Saturday, September 3, 10:00am BRUNCH. Adult $10, Child 4-12 $5, Infant 0-3 FREE.
Biscuits & Sausage Gravy, Sausage Patties, Scrambled Eggs (GF/VG), Cantaloupe (DF/GF/VG), Juice, Water, Coffee, Teas. Served with butter, apple butter, ketchup. Options include Cereals, Milk (2%, Soy, & Almond), Fruit Salad, Yogurt, Granola, Bagels and Cream Cheese.

Saturday, September 3, 5:30pm DINNER. Adult $12, Child $6, Infant 0-3 FREE.
Barbecue Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes, Honey-Glazed Carrots(DF/GF/VG), "Camp Bethel" Yeast Rolls, Roasted Broccoli, Apple Crisp (GF/VG), Tea, Water, Coffee. Served with butter, apple butter, ketchup, barbeque sauce. Options include, Fresh Fruit, Salad w/ Salad Mix, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Cheese, Ranch Dressing, Italian Dressing, Croutons.

Sunday, September 4, 10:00am BRUNCH. Adult $10, Child 4-12 $5, Infant 0-3 FREE.
Pancakes, Bacon, Breakfast Potatoes (DF/GF/VG), Scrambled Eggs (GF/VG), Orange Slices, Orange Juice, Water, Coffee & Teas. Served with syrup, butter, apple butter, ketchup. Options include Cereals, Milk (2%, Soy, & Almond), Fruit Salad, Yogurt, Granola, Bagels and Cream Cheese.

Sunday, September 4, 5:30pm = FREE Pot Luck Picnic at the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a dish or dessert to share with up to 100 other persons. Camp Bethel will provide plates, cups, utensils, napkins, drinks and ice.

Monday, September 5 Labor Day, 9:00am BRUNCH. Adult $10, Child 4-12 $5, Infant 0-3 FREE.
Cinnamon Rolls, ​Hash Browns (DF/GF/VG), Sausage Links, Fruit Salad, Orange Juice, Water, Coffee, Teas. Served with butter, apple butter, ketchup. Options include Cereal, Milk (2%, Soy, & Almond), Fruit Salad, Yogurt, Granola, Bagels and Cream Cheese.
​PAY ONLINE AND IN ADVANCE.

Please to PAY IN ADVANCE for your 2022 Labor Day Meals and/or your facility/campsite for 2022 or 2023.
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STEP 1: CALCULATE YOUR TOTAL MEALS COSTS. Use the Price Info as a reference.
Brunches = Adult $10, Child 4-12 $5, Infant 0-3 FREE.  Dinner = Adult $12, Child $6, Infant 0-3 FREE.

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STEP 2: CALCULATE YOUR FACILITY/CAMPSITE COSTS (be sure to subtract what you already paid in 2021 to reserve for 2022).

STEP 3: ADD YOUR TOTALS, AND  PAY AT OUR PAYMENT PAGE AND MAKE YOUR PAYMENT.  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 where 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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