Hello Friends and Families! Memorial Day Family Weekend is May 26-29 at Camp Bethel!
Complete the Attendance and Meals Form if you plan to attend or if you want meals. MEAL RESERVATIONS are due by 11:00am Tuesday, May 23. See menus below.
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 this packet to calculate your fees, and pay in advance and online at our PAYMENT page. You can deliver payment before 10:00am Monday, May 29 to our office porch mailbox.
WEATHER: Check the updated forecast using THIS LINK.
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.
MEET OUR NEW STAFF at our Sunday 5:30 Pot-Luck Dinner in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Please bring a dish or dessert (or two) to share. Camp Bethel will provide drinks, cups, ice, plates, napkins, utensils and serving spoons. Meet our new Director, Hannah Jarrett, our new Guest Services Coordinator, Elizabeth Brancati, and our new Food Services Coordinator, Becca Duncan. See the PACKET for new Staff Information, and watch a message from Hannah at CampBethelVirginia.org/director.
NO OFFICE HOURS: Use your "Payment and Future Reservations" form emailed to you OR the prices in THIS PACKET to calculate what you owe and PAY HERE or by dropping payment (with a note) into our office metal mailbox before 10:00am May 29.
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!
What to Bring and What to Offer:
WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP RECRUITING STAFF! Immediate openings for ages 18 and up for fun, creative, connected, outdoor jobs at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA, including:
All weekend information (schedule, menus, forms, fees, etc.) will be posted and updated as we get it at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay. The final weekend schedule packet will be the printed copy on the camp office porch.
Thanks for sharing this information with others in your group or family. 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, Elizabeth Brancati, Kathleen Nettnin, Mickey Nichols, the Camp Bethel Staff
Plus our New Staff, Hannah Jarrett and Becca Duncan!
Complete the Attendance and Meals Form if you plan to attend or if you want meals. MEAL RESERVATIONS are due by 11:00am Tuesday, May 23. See menus below.
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 this packet to calculate your fees, and pay in advance and online at our PAYMENT page. You can deliver payment before 10:00am Monday, May 29 to our office porch mailbox.
WEATHER: Check the updated forecast using THIS LINK.
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.
MEET OUR NEW STAFF at our Sunday 5:30 Pot-Luck Dinner in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Please bring a dish or dessert (or two) to share. Camp Bethel will provide drinks, cups, ice, plates, napkins, utensils and serving spoons. Meet our new Director, Hannah Jarrett, our new Guest Services Coordinator, Elizabeth Brancati, and our new Food Services Coordinator, Becca Duncan. See the PACKET for new Staff Information, and watch a message from Hannah at CampBethelVirginia.org/director.
NO OFFICE HOURS: Use your "Payment and Future Reservations" form emailed to you OR the prices in THIS PACKET to calculate what you owe and PAY HERE or by dropping payment (with a note) into our office metal mailbox before 10:00am May 29.
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!
What to Bring and What to Offer:
- A hearty dish or two to share for Sunday 5:30 pot-luck dinner; flashlight; tick-mosquito-chigger prevention; bedroll or sleeping bag; bike(s) & helmet; hiking/walking shoes (and bear-bells); musical instrument; clothes for the weather; swim suit & towel; food as needed; rain gear; camera; family first-aid kit; games & all your family traditions; personal and hygiene items. Bring your discs (aka Frisbees) and play our new 9-hole Disc Golf Course!
- Bring extra cash, check book, or credit card for the Trading Post, for payments, for free-will offerings at the concert, for Sunday morning offering at New Bethel CoB, and for donations.
WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP RECRUITING STAFF! Immediate openings for ages 18 and up for fun, creative, connected, outdoor jobs at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA, including:
- Counselors (resident) = Age 18+, $2,240 for May 29-July 22. www.campbethelvirginia.org/counselors
- Grounds Crew (non-resident) = Age 16+ for $13.25/hour for as many days as you want per week, and beginning as soon as you are available. www.campbethelvirginia.org/grounds-crew
All weekend information (schedule, menus, forms, fees, etc.) will be posted and updated as we get it at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay. The final weekend schedule packet will be the printed copy on the camp office porch.
Thanks for sharing this information with others in your group or family. 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, Elizabeth Brancati, Kathleen Nettnin, Mickey Nichols, the Camp Bethel Staff
Plus our New Staff, Hannah Jarrett and Becca Duncan!
Tentative Schedule:
Friday, May 26:
7:00pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a comfy chair and an instrument.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Saturday, May 27:
10:00am: Brunch at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals info at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay.
1:00-5:15: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
1:00-4:00: Summer Camp Open House for new camper families. Meets at the Ark.
5:30pm: Dinner at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals info at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay.
6:30pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a comfy chair and an instrument.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Sunday, May 28:
9:10: Wagon Ride to New Bethel departs from the front gate. If it is raining, NO transport to church provided
9:30am: Worship at New Bethel CoB. Bring an offering to share.
10:30am: Brunch at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals info at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay.
1:00-5:15: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must me supervised by an adult.
5:30pm: Pot-Luck Dinner at the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a dish or dessert to share with 100+ people.
Meet the new Camp Staff at the Shelter-by-the-Spring: Director, Hannah Jarrett; Guest Services Coordinator,
Elizabeth Brancati; Food Services Coordinator, Becca Duncan. See enclosed News for new Staff Information.
6:15-7:00: 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, bottles & more.
7:30pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a comfy chair and an instrument.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Monday, May 29, Memorial Day:
9:00am: Breakfast at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals info at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay.
10:00am: Service Project! Help us move padded chairs from the Ark to the Gym and folding chairs from the Gym to the Ark for our summer camps. Meet at the Ark at 10:00am.
10:00-12:30: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must me supervised by an adult.
Summer Camp Staff are arriving on Monday afternoon at 2:00pm to begin their 12-day training. As you depart, please please please thoroughly clean your facilities and areas, plus bathhouses, to help us prepare for camps. Thank you!
Friday, May 26:
7:00pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a comfy chair and an instrument.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Saturday, May 27:
10:00am: Brunch at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals info at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay.
1:00-5:15: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
1:00-4:00: Summer Camp Open House for new camper families. Meets at the Ark.
5:30pm: Dinner at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals info at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay.
6:30pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a comfy chair and an instrument.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Sunday, May 28:
9:10: Wagon Ride to New Bethel departs from the front gate. If it is raining, NO transport to church provided
9:30am: Worship at New Bethel CoB. Bring an offering to share.
10:30am: Brunch at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals info at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay.
1:00-5:15: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must me supervised by an adult.
5:30pm: Pot-Luck Dinner at the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a dish or dessert to share with 100+ people.
Meet the new Camp Staff at the Shelter-by-the-Spring: Director, Hannah Jarrett; Guest Services Coordinator,
Elizabeth Brancati; Food Services Coordinator, Becca Duncan. See enclosed News for new Staff Information.
6:15-7:00: 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, bottles & more.
7:30pm: Music Jam in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a comfy chair and an instrument.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Monday, May 29, Memorial Day:
9:00am: Breakfast at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved. See meals info at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay.
10:00am: Service Project! Help us move padded chairs from the Ark to the Gym and folding chairs from the Gym to the Ark for our summer camps. Meet at the Ark at 10:00am.
10:00-12:30: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must me supervised by an adult.
Summer Camp Staff are arriving on Monday afternoon at 2:00pm to begin their 12-day training. As you depart, please please please thoroughly clean your facilities and areas, plus bathhouses, to help us prepare for camps. Thank you!
2023 MEALS INFORMATION:
All meals are served w/ options bar and 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, May 27 10:00am Brunch
$12.00 adult; $6.00 child (4-12); 0-3 free
Biscuits and Gravy, Sausage Patties, Scrambled Eggs, Grapes, juice, coffee, water, hot teas. Includes a self-serve breakfast bar with bagels, assorted cream cheese and jellies, cereal and milk, white & wheat bread w/ toaster, peanut butter, assorted jams & jellies fresh whole fruit, yogurt, and granola.
Saturday, May 27 5:30 Dinner
$14.00 adult, $7.00 child (4-12), 0-3 free
Beef Tacos with fixins’ (tortillas, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream), Spanish Rice, Black Beans, Chips & Salsa, lemonade, water, coffee, hot teas. Includes a self-serve salad bar and extras bar including fresh fruit, white & wheat bread w/ toaster, peanut butter, and assorted jams & jellies.
Sunday, May 28 10:30am Brunch
$12.00 adult, $6.00 child (4-12), 0-3 free
Pancakes, Turkey Bacon, Seasoned Potatoes, orange juice, coffee, water, hot teas. Includes a self-serve breakfast bar with bagels, assorted cream cheese and jellies, cereal and milk, white & wheat bread w/ toaster, peanut butter, assorted jams & jellies, fresh whole fruit, yogurt, and granola.
Sunday, May 28 5:30 Pot-Luck
Dinner = FREE!
Pot Luck @ Shelter by the Spring. Bring a dish to share and a big appetite! Camp Bethel will provide drinks, ice, plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Meet our new staff! Hannah Jarrett, Becca Duncan, and Elizabeth Brancati.
Monday, May 29, Memorial Day, 9:00am Breakfast
$12.00 adult, $6.00 child (4-12), 0-3 free
Cinnamon Rolls, Sausage Links, Scrambled Eggs, Sliced Cantaloupe, orange juice, coffee, water, hot teas. Includes a self-serve breakfast bar with bagels, assorted cream cheese and jellies, cereal and milk, white & wheat bread w/ toaster, peanut butter, assorted jams & jellies fresh whole fruit, yogurt, and granola.
Reserve your meals on the ATTENDANCE AND MEALS FORM BEFORE May 23 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.
All meals are served w/ options bar and 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, May 27 10:00am Brunch
$12.00 adult; $6.00 child (4-12); 0-3 free
Biscuits and Gravy, Sausage Patties, Scrambled Eggs, Grapes, juice, coffee, water, hot teas. Includes a self-serve breakfast bar with bagels, assorted cream cheese and jellies, cereal and milk, white & wheat bread w/ toaster, peanut butter, assorted jams & jellies fresh whole fruit, yogurt, and granola.
Saturday, May 27 5:30 Dinner
$14.00 adult, $7.00 child (4-12), 0-3 free
Beef Tacos with fixins’ (tortillas, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream), Spanish Rice, Black Beans, Chips & Salsa, lemonade, water, coffee, hot teas. Includes a self-serve salad bar and extras bar including fresh fruit, white & wheat bread w/ toaster, peanut butter, and assorted jams & jellies.
Sunday, May 28 10:30am Brunch
$12.00 adult, $6.00 child (4-12), 0-3 free
Pancakes, Turkey Bacon, Seasoned Potatoes, orange juice, coffee, water, hot teas. Includes a self-serve breakfast bar with bagels, assorted cream cheese and jellies, cereal and milk, white & wheat bread w/ toaster, peanut butter, assorted jams & jellies, fresh whole fruit, yogurt, and granola.
Sunday, May 28 5:30 Pot-Luck
Dinner = FREE!
Pot Luck @ Shelter by the Spring. Bring a dish to share and a big appetite! Camp Bethel will provide drinks, ice, plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Meet our new staff! Hannah Jarrett, Becca Duncan, and Elizabeth Brancati.
Monday, May 29, Memorial Day, 9:00am Breakfast
$12.00 adult, $6.00 child (4-12), 0-3 free
Cinnamon Rolls, Sausage Links, Scrambled Eggs, Sliced Cantaloupe, orange juice, coffee, water, hot teas. Includes a self-serve breakfast bar with bagels, assorted cream cheese and jellies, cereal and milk, white & wheat bread w/ toaster, peanut butter, assorted jams & jellies fresh whole fruit, yogurt, and granola.
Reserve your meals on the ATTENDANCE AND MEALS FORM BEFORE May 23 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.
PAY ONLINE AND IN ADVANCE.
Please to PAY IN ADVANCE for your 2023 Memorial Day Meals and/or your facility/campsite for 2023 or 2024.
STEP 1: CALCULATE YOUR TOTAL MEALS COSTS.
Brunches = Adult $12, Child 4-12 $6, Infant 0-3 FREE. Dinners = Adult $14, Child $7.00, Infant 0-3 FREE.
STEP 2: CALCULATE YOUR FACILITY/CAMPSITE COSTS (be sure to subtract any deposits you have already paid).
STEP 3: ADD YOUR TOTALS, AND PAY AT OUR PAYMENT PAGE AND MAKE YOUR PAYMENT. Thank you!
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