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Camp Bethel News, Fall 2017
URGENT NEED FOR "CAMPERSHIP" DONATIONS
In summer 2017 we granted full or partial Camperships to 87 children totaling $25,715 which exceeds available funding by $8,422. We need your help! Please consider donating $310, the 2017 cost 1 child at camp. Mail checks with memo "Camperships" or donate at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/donate.
MINI-VAN & NEW COUCHES TOP CAMP’S WISH LIST
We urgently need a working mini-van, and new or gently used couches. Other needs include chest coolers w/ handles; pint jars & new lids for Apple Butter; digital cameras; a "GoPro" video camera; new (in-the-box) bike helmets and horse helmets; kayaks, paddles & new lifejackets; brooms w/ dustpans. www.CampBethelVirginia.org/donate. Tax-deductible!
CAMP DIRECTOR'S 2017 SUMMER CAMP SUMMARY (Updated 09/12/2017)
Our record-breaking 2017 Summer Camps included 7 weeks of Spirit-filled programs with the theme "Branching Out: Connected Through Christ." We registered 1,212 campers (new record!) in 88 program choices (1,159 in 2016, 1,209 in 2015), with 274 participants in our 6 Traveling Day Camps (280 in 2016, 229 in 2015) and 44 participants in our Family Fun nights (66 in 2016, 65 in 2015). We’re blessed by excellent staff, partners, and volunteers who served as Chaplains, counselors and general helpers. Other data:
CAMP BETHEL IS OPEN AND ACTIVE ALL YEAR. In addition to our 1,212 summer campers, in 2017 we hosted Camp Kesem’s 108 campers (July 30-Aug 5), three band camps totaling 357 campers, and we will additionally host 22,920 guests in retreats, events, special programs, and Your Outdoor Classroom and KinderCritters outdoor education. In 2017 we hosted guests and events on 46 of 52 possible weeks and weekends!
WELCOME FOOD SERVICES COORDINATOR, ELIZABETH HALEY!
Elizabeth began employment on August 1. She grew up in Roanoke, graduated from William Fleming High School, and she earned two Associates Degrees from VWCC. She has been cooking since she was a child, and for several years more formally with her own catering business and as the Hospitality/Food Services Leader for Jesus Is Lord Assembly of Love in Roanoke. She and husband, Gene, and their children own a home in Roanoke, so she will commute to and from camp. Elizabeth "loves people, cooking, and singing" and she said, "I'm excited to serve others and use my God-given gifts to meet others’ needs through planning and preparing meals." Husband Gene says of her, "If she could, she would cook for the whole world!" Brigitte Burton’s last day as Food Services Coordinator was July 31. Brigitte entered Law School at Northeastern University, and her transition was amicable. We celebrated and thanked Brigitte for seven excellent years of service in the Ark Dining Hall.
Please welcome Elizabeth Haley and her family with a note or card mailed to:
Elizabeth Haley, c/o Camp Bethel, 328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090, or e-mailed to CampBethelArk@gmail.com.
HERITAGE DAY FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
Camp Bethel's 33rd Brethren Heritage Day Festival is Saturday, October 7. Breakfast 7:30-9:00am in the Ark. Booths and activities open at 9:00am and end at 2:30pm. Encourage everyone in your church to attend and help in this vitally important fund raiser for Camp Bethel. Tell your friends and help us advertise. Heritage Day forms, fliers and information are available at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/Heritage-Day, or from your Pastor or Camp Rep.
FALL VOLUNTEER WORKDAY IS NOVEMBER 4! Please help! 7:30am free breakfast; 1:00pm free lunch; Your help is needed to prepare camp for the winter conference season. Workday projects (rain or shine; indoor and outdoor) for all skill levels and all ages. RSVP meals by October 29 to 540-992-2940 or CampBethelOffice@gmail.com. Details at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/workday.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY E-NEWS at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/subscribe. Facebook, IG, and YouTube as “CampBethelVirginia.”
CHRISTMAS TOGETHER BANQUET, THURS, DECEMBER 7: You’re invited to Camp Bethel's Christmas TOGETHER Banquet on Thursday, December 7, 6:30pm for an excellent dinner and fun Christmas program in our festive, decorated Ark Dining Hall. Your gift of $50 per person (larger gifts accepted) will provide much needed year-end funding for Camp Bethel. Our collective support of Camp Bethel puts TOGETHERness into practice as described in Acts 2:43-47. RSVP your family or group by December 1 to 540-992-2940 or CampBethelOffice@gmail.com.
WINTER CAMP YOUTH RETREAT, DECEMBER 30-31! Winter Camp is a fun and spiritual holiday program for 1st through 12th graders led by our reunited Summer Staff. $70 includes 4 excellent meals, lodging and program including Group Games, Glow-in-the-Dark Gym Party w/ 9-Square/GaGa/4-Square, Singing camp songs & Christmas Carols, a big bonfire, Bible study, crafts, hiking, nature fun, skits & game show, sledding and other snow fun (if it snows), worship, wagon ride, summer photos slide show, 2018 summer camp preview... and FREE Camp Bethel STICKERS! ...all with our excellent summer camp staff! Information and registration at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/winter-camp.
BIG FUNDRAISERS ARE HELPING! Heritage Day in 2016 raised $32,308! Christmas Together Banquet on December 8 raised $4,688! Sow the Seed Banquet on March 2 raised $5,415. Sounds of the Mountains Festival April 28-29 raised $27,073! Benefit Golf Tournament August 23 raised $12,480! Our inaugural “Camp Bethel PEP! 5K” had 89 participants, 24 volunteers, and 13 sponsors raising $3,665! Big thanks to everyone who attended/participated/volunteered, to our excellent committees and dozens of festival/tournament/5K sponsors! Gifts and fundraisers help us offer excellent, affordable Experiential Christian Education. $272 sponsors a Senior Counselor for 1 week; $136 sponsors a Junior Counselor for 1 week. $150 pays electricity and propane for 1 day, or $900 covers 1 week (6 days) of summer camp. Food for 200 campers weekly (16 meals per week for 8 weeks) costs $1,087 daily or $6,520 weekly. Swimming Pool: $250 gift keeps our pool operating safely for 1 summer week.
NEXT GENERATION TREE PLANTING: New saplings of shortleaf pine, hazelnut, river birch, persimmon, and sycamore are in place near the Shelter by the Spring, Ark Pond and all around campus. These plantings ensure the future of a healthy tree population for scenic value, shade, and water protection. Peek inside the four-foot-tall green tree tubes with nets and stakes to see baby persimmon trees, protected from deer. 2017 summer campers adopted a sapling to care for during their week as part of their “Branching Out” Bible study and nature lessons.
SEED, SCATTERED AND SOWN UPDATE: "Seed, Scattered and Sown: Reaching Beyond This Generation" is the mission resourcing campaign of the Virlina District now through 2020. As of August 27, 2017 this effort has attained 234 pledges of $422,769.10 with receipts of $236,900.66. We are completing "Phase 1" Lead Gift visitation in which we hope to get as close to our Victory Goal ($750,000) of Challenge Goal ($1,000,000) as possible. If YOU wish to make a Lead Gift Commitment, visit www.VirlinaFuture.org for info. We now transition into the Congregational Phase in fall 2017.
SEND YOUR CHURCH’S REP TO THE CAMP SUPPORTER LUNCHEON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
12:00-3:00, all Camp Representatives, pastors, youth leaders, friends and supporters of Camp Bethel are encouraged to attend our Camp Supporter Luncheon. Please ensure that at least ONE person from your congregation is in attendance. You do not have to be an official Camp Rep to attend. After a free lunch in the Ark, we’ll share and distribute all the tools and information you need to communicate Camp Bethel to your home congregations. www.CampBethelVirginia.org/rep.
WILDERNESS FIRST AID CERTIFICATION TRAINING, FEB 17-18
Camp Bethel is once again partnering with SOLO to provide the BEST W.F.A. training available. Optional CPR w/ AED Training on Feb 16, and all-inclusive packages (meals, lodging, etc) are available. Check info and pricing or to register at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/WFA.
SOW THE SEED SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 6:30pm
Plant seeds of FAITH in the lives of children, youth and young adults! At $50 per person (larger gifts accepted), all costs and donations from the evening directly fund "camperships" and our summer camp ministries. RSVP by February 28 to CampBethelOffice@gmail.com or 540-992-2940. Payments accepted in advance or at the table, and your gift is tax-deductible! Our base fee for a week of camp in 2018 is $320. Give the gift of CAMP; it’s an experience that can change a life forever.
SOUNDS OF THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL, APRIL 27-28, 2018
Our 17th annual Sounds of the Mountains Festival of Music and Storytelling features excellent and nationally known tellers, Kevin Kling, Odds Bodkin, Sheila Arnold Jones, Jim May, plus music, food, and a Friday campfire. This is one of Camp Bethel's most important fundraisers, so help spread the word and consider sponsoring the festival. www.SoundsoftheMountains.org.
SUMMER CAMP STAFF 2018: COUNSELORS NEEDED! Paid and volunteer positions are filled on a first-hired, first-filled basis. See www.CampBethelVirginia.org/summer-staff for applications. BEST SUMMER JOB EVER!
SUMMER KITCHEN STAFF AT CAMP BETHEL: Camp Bethel is looking for ministry-minded individuals to help prepare and serve meals for over 1250 campers. We prefer staff who are able to serve for all ten weeks of summer camp, June 10-August 18, plus additional training days during the weeks of May 28-June 8. For position descriptions, pay, and shift schedules, e-mail Elizabeth Haley at CampBethelArk@gmail.com or call 540-992-2940. Apply at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/summer-staff.
UPCOMING 2017-2018 EVENTS AT CAMP BETHEL
September 23-25, 2017: ACA Kayak Instructor Certification Course.
Sept 30-Oct 4, 2017: ACA Canoe Instructor Certification Course.
October 7, 2017 (Sat): 33rd Brethren Heritage Day Festival.
October 13-15, 2017: Camp Bethel at Roanoke GO Outside Festival.
October 14, 2017 (Sat) 4:30pm: Pancake Supper at First CoB Roanoke.
October 16, 2017 (Mon): Crisis Management Workshop.
November 4, 2017 (Sat), 7:30am: Fall Workday, RSVP meals.
November 10-11: Virlina District Conference at Grandin Court Baptist Church.
December 2, 2017 (Sat): Virlina District Board & OMC Retreat.
December 7, 2017 (Thu): Christmas TOGETHER Banquet, RSVP.
December 29, 2017 (Fri): Summer Staff & CIT Reunion.
Dec 30-31, 2017 (Sat-Sun): Winter Camp Children & Youth Retreat.
January 8, 2018: Summer Camp Registration OPENS!
February 3 (Sat): 9:00am OMEC Meeting & 10:00 OMC Meeting.
February 16, 2018 (Fri): CPR w/ AED Certification Training.
February 17-18, 2017 (Sat-Sun): Wilderness First Aid Certification Training.
February 17, 2018 (Sat), 12:00noon: Camp Supporter Lunch, RSVP.
Mar 8, 2018 (Thu), 6:30pm: Sow the Seed Campership Banquet, RSVP.
April 7, 2018 (Sat) 7:30am Spring Workday & 1:00pm Luncheon.
April 7 (Sat): 10:30am OMEC meeting & 11:30am OMC meeting.
April 27-28, 2018 (Fri-Sat): 17th Sounds of the Mountains Festival.
May 25-28, 2018: Memorial Day Family Weekend & Concerts, RSVP meals.
May 26, 2018 (Sat), Family Day/Summer Camp Open House, 1:00-4:00pm.
May 28-June 8, 2018: Summer Staff Training.
June 1-2, 2018: Parent-Child Overnight Camp.
June 8, 2018 (Fri) 5:30pm: Summer Staff Commissioning Dinner.
June 10–August 3, 2018: Summer Camps & Family Adventures.
June 19, 2018 (Tue) 5:30pm: OMC Dinner w/ campers & meeting.
July 22-August 18, 2018: Guest Camps & Band Camps.
August 22, 2018 (Wed): 24th Benefit Golf Tournament & Banquet.
August 25, 2018 (Sat): Camp Bethel PEP! 5K Run/Walk.
August 31-Sept 3, 2018: Labor Day Family Weekend.
October 6, 2018 (Sat): 34th annual Heritage Day Festival.
November 3, 2018 (Sat): Fall Volunteer Workday.
November 9-10, 2018: Virlina District Conference, location TBD.
November 11-15, 2018 (Sun-Thu): OMA National Retreat at Camp Bethel.
December 1, 2018 (Sat): Virlina District Board/OMC day at Camp Bethel.
December 6, 2018 (Thu): Christmas TOGETHER Banquet.
December 28, 2018 (Fri): Summer Staff Reunion & Potluck Dinner.
December 29-30, 2018: Winter Camp Children & Youth Retreat.
URGENT NEED FOR "CAMPERSHIP" DONATIONS
In summer 2017 we granted full or partial Camperships to 87 children totaling $25,715 which exceeds available funding by $8,422. We need your help! Please consider donating $310, the 2017 cost 1 child at camp. Mail checks with memo "Camperships" or donate at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/donate.
MINI-VAN & NEW COUCHES TOP CAMP’S WISH LIST
We urgently need a working mini-van, and new or gently used couches. Other needs include chest coolers w/ handles; pint jars & new lids for Apple Butter; digital cameras; a "GoPro" video camera; new (in-the-box) bike helmets and horse helmets; kayaks, paddles & new lifejackets; brooms w/ dustpans. www.CampBethelVirginia.org/donate. Tax-deductible!
CAMP DIRECTOR'S 2017 SUMMER CAMP SUMMARY (Updated 09/12/2017)
Our record-breaking 2017 Summer Camps included 7 weeks of Spirit-filled programs with the theme "Branching Out: Connected Through Christ." We registered 1,212 campers (new record!) in 88 program choices (1,159 in 2016, 1,209 in 2015), with 274 participants in our 6 Traveling Day Camps (280 in 2016, 229 in 2015) and 44 participants in our Family Fun nights (66 in 2016, 65 in 2015). We’re blessed by excellent staff, partners, and volunteers who served as Chaplains, counselors and general helpers. Other data:
- 216 children received Good-As-Gold funding from Virlina congregations totaling $50,407, (208 totaling $49,934 in 2016).
- 87 received "Camperships" totaling $25,715, which exceeds current available Campership Funds by $8,422, (72 in 2016 = $19,410).
- 75 campers pre-registered in 2017 for 2018 camps (63 campers in 2016 for 2017 camps, 60 campers in 2015 for 2016).
- 702 campers registered on-line, (613 in 2016; 622 in 2015), and 561 registered by May 1 "Subsidized" discount, (593 in 2016; 633 in 2015).
- Of the 782 who answered the question, 385 identified as Church of the Brethren (49%), 397 as other denomination (51%).
- 1,212 Campers: 429 in 6-day Resident Camps; 65 in Elementary Adventure; 87 in MS/HS Adventure; 12 in Specialty/Skills; 127 in 3-day Resident Camps; 71 in Trips; 72 in P/C Overnight; 274 in Traveling Day Camps; 31 in on site Day Camps; 44 in Family Fun nights.
- 54 attended our partner Carilion's Camp Too Sweet (56 in 2016, 48 in 2015).
- Camper families offered $1,735 to our “Seed, Scattered and Sown” financial campaign.
- From May 23-August 19, Brigitte's & Elizabeth’s kitchen team served a total of 25,795 individual meals during 193 meal times, not including over 1,000 out lunches and Home-in-the-Woods cookouts, (22,822 in 176 meal times in 2016). EVERY meal was on time and plentiful.
- Announcing our 2018 theme: "Boundless Belief: God’s Universe." Registration opens January 8!
CAMP BETHEL IS OPEN AND ACTIVE ALL YEAR. In addition to our 1,212 summer campers, in 2017 we hosted Camp Kesem’s 108 campers (July 30-Aug 5), three band camps totaling 357 campers, and we will additionally host 22,920 guests in retreats, events, special programs, and Your Outdoor Classroom and KinderCritters outdoor education. In 2017 we hosted guests and events on 46 of 52 possible weeks and weekends!
WELCOME FOOD SERVICES COORDINATOR, ELIZABETH HALEY!
Elizabeth began employment on August 1. She grew up in Roanoke, graduated from William Fleming High School, and she earned two Associates Degrees from VWCC. She has been cooking since she was a child, and for several years more formally with her own catering business and as the Hospitality/Food Services Leader for Jesus Is Lord Assembly of Love in Roanoke. She and husband, Gene, and their children own a home in Roanoke, so she will commute to and from camp. Elizabeth "loves people, cooking, and singing" and she said, "I'm excited to serve others and use my God-given gifts to meet others’ needs through planning and preparing meals." Husband Gene says of her, "If she could, she would cook for the whole world!" Brigitte Burton’s last day as Food Services Coordinator was July 31. Brigitte entered Law School at Northeastern University, and her transition was amicable. We celebrated and thanked Brigitte for seven excellent years of service in the Ark Dining Hall.
Please welcome Elizabeth Haley and her family with a note or card mailed to:
Elizabeth Haley, c/o Camp Bethel, 328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090, or e-mailed to CampBethelArk@gmail.com.
HERITAGE DAY FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
Camp Bethel's 33rd Brethren Heritage Day Festival is Saturday, October 7. Breakfast 7:30-9:00am in the Ark. Booths and activities open at 9:00am and end at 2:30pm. Encourage everyone in your church to attend and help in this vitally important fund raiser for Camp Bethel. Tell your friends and help us advertise. Heritage Day forms, fliers and information are available at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/Heritage-Day, or from your Pastor or Camp Rep.
FALL VOLUNTEER WORKDAY IS NOVEMBER 4! Please help! 7:30am free breakfast; 1:00pm free lunch; Your help is needed to prepare camp for the winter conference season. Workday projects (rain or shine; indoor and outdoor) for all skill levels and all ages. RSVP meals by October 29 to 540-992-2940 or CampBethelOffice@gmail.com. Details at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/workday.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY E-NEWS at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/subscribe. Facebook, IG, and YouTube as “CampBethelVirginia.”
CHRISTMAS TOGETHER BANQUET, THURS, DECEMBER 7: You’re invited to Camp Bethel's Christmas TOGETHER Banquet on Thursday, December 7, 6:30pm for an excellent dinner and fun Christmas program in our festive, decorated Ark Dining Hall. Your gift of $50 per person (larger gifts accepted) will provide much needed year-end funding for Camp Bethel. Our collective support of Camp Bethel puts TOGETHERness into practice as described in Acts 2:43-47. RSVP your family or group by December 1 to 540-992-2940 or CampBethelOffice@gmail.com.
WINTER CAMP YOUTH RETREAT, DECEMBER 30-31! Winter Camp is a fun and spiritual holiday program for 1st through 12th graders led by our reunited Summer Staff. $70 includes 4 excellent meals, lodging and program including Group Games, Glow-in-the-Dark Gym Party w/ 9-Square/GaGa/4-Square, Singing camp songs & Christmas Carols, a big bonfire, Bible study, crafts, hiking, nature fun, skits & game show, sledding and other snow fun (if it snows), worship, wagon ride, summer photos slide show, 2018 summer camp preview... and FREE Camp Bethel STICKERS! ...all with our excellent summer camp staff! Information and registration at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/winter-camp.
BIG FUNDRAISERS ARE HELPING! Heritage Day in 2016 raised $32,308! Christmas Together Banquet on December 8 raised $4,688! Sow the Seed Banquet on March 2 raised $5,415. Sounds of the Mountains Festival April 28-29 raised $27,073! Benefit Golf Tournament August 23 raised $12,480! Our inaugural “Camp Bethel PEP! 5K” had 89 participants, 24 volunteers, and 13 sponsors raising $3,665! Big thanks to everyone who attended/participated/volunteered, to our excellent committees and dozens of festival/tournament/5K sponsors! Gifts and fundraisers help us offer excellent, affordable Experiential Christian Education. $272 sponsors a Senior Counselor for 1 week; $136 sponsors a Junior Counselor for 1 week. $150 pays electricity and propane for 1 day, or $900 covers 1 week (6 days) of summer camp. Food for 200 campers weekly (16 meals per week for 8 weeks) costs $1,087 daily or $6,520 weekly. Swimming Pool: $250 gift keeps our pool operating safely for 1 summer week.
NEXT GENERATION TREE PLANTING: New saplings of shortleaf pine, hazelnut, river birch, persimmon, and sycamore are in place near the Shelter by the Spring, Ark Pond and all around campus. These plantings ensure the future of a healthy tree population for scenic value, shade, and water protection. Peek inside the four-foot-tall green tree tubes with nets and stakes to see baby persimmon trees, protected from deer. 2017 summer campers adopted a sapling to care for during their week as part of their “Branching Out” Bible study and nature lessons.
SEED, SCATTERED AND SOWN UPDATE: "Seed, Scattered and Sown: Reaching Beyond This Generation" is the mission resourcing campaign of the Virlina District now through 2020. As of August 27, 2017 this effort has attained 234 pledges of $422,769.10 with receipts of $236,900.66. We are completing "Phase 1" Lead Gift visitation in which we hope to get as close to our Victory Goal ($750,000) of Challenge Goal ($1,000,000) as possible. If YOU wish to make a Lead Gift Commitment, visit www.VirlinaFuture.org for info. We now transition into the Congregational Phase in fall 2017.
SEND YOUR CHURCH’S REP TO THE CAMP SUPPORTER LUNCHEON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
12:00-3:00, all Camp Representatives, pastors, youth leaders, friends and supporters of Camp Bethel are encouraged to attend our Camp Supporter Luncheon. Please ensure that at least ONE person from your congregation is in attendance. You do not have to be an official Camp Rep to attend. After a free lunch in the Ark, we’ll share and distribute all the tools and information you need to communicate Camp Bethel to your home congregations. www.CampBethelVirginia.org/rep.
WILDERNESS FIRST AID CERTIFICATION TRAINING, FEB 17-18
Camp Bethel is once again partnering with SOLO to provide the BEST W.F.A. training available. Optional CPR w/ AED Training on Feb 16, and all-inclusive packages (meals, lodging, etc) are available. Check info and pricing or to register at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/WFA.
SOW THE SEED SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 6:30pm
Plant seeds of FAITH in the lives of children, youth and young adults! At $50 per person (larger gifts accepted), all costs and donations from the evening directly fund "camperships" and our summer camp ministries. RSVP by February 28 to CampBethelOffice@gmail.com or 540-992-2940. Payments accepted in advance or at the table, and your gift is tax-deductible! Our base fee for a week of camp in 2018 is $320. Give the gift of CAMP; it’s an experience that can change a life forever.
SOUNDS OF THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL, APRIL 27-28, 2018
Our 17th annual Sounds of the Mountains Festival of Music and Storytelling features excellent and nationally known tellers, Kevin Kling, Odds Bodkin, Sheila Arnold Jones, Jim May, plus music, food, and a Friday campfire. This is one of Camp Bethel's most important fundraisers, so help spread the word and consider sponsoring the festival. www.SoundsoftheMountains.org.
SUMMER CAMP STAFF 2018: COUNSELORS NEEDED! Paid and volunteer positions are filled on a first-hired, first-filled basis. See www.CampBethelVirginia.org/summer-staff for applications. BEST SUMMER JOB EVER!
SUMMER KITCHEN STAFF AT CAMP BETHEL: Camp Bethel is looking for ministry-minded individuals to help prepare and serve meals for over 1250 campers. We prefer staff who are able to serve for all ten weeks of summer camp, June 10-August 18, plus additional training days during the weeks of May 28-June 8. For position descriptions, pay, and shift schedules, e-mail Elizabeth Haley at CampBethelArk@gmail.com or call 540-992-2940. Apply at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/summer-staff.
UPCOMING 2017-2018 EVENTS AT CAMP BETHEL
September 23-25, 2017: ACA Kayak Instructor Certification Course.
Sept 30-Oct 4, 2017: ACA Canoe Instructor Certification Course.
October 7, 2017 (Sat): 33rd Brethren Heritage Day Festival.
October 13-15, 2017: Camp Bethel at Roanoke GO Outside Festival.
October 14, 2017 (Sat) 4:30pm: Pancake Supper at First CoB Roanoke.
October 16, 2017 (Mon): Crisis Management Workshop.
November 4, 2017 (Sat), 7:30am: Fall Workday, RSVP meals.
November 10-11: Virlina District Conference at Grandin Court Baptist Church.
December 2, 2017 (Sat): Virlina District Board & OMC Retreat.
December 7, 2017 (Thu): Christmas TOGETHER Banquet, RSVP.
December 29, 2017 (Fri): Summer Staff & CIT Reunion.
Dec 30-31, 2017 (Sat-Sun): Winter Camp Children & Youth Retreat.
January 8, 2018: Summer Camp Registration OPENS!
February 3 (Sat): 9:00am OMEC Meeting & 10:00 OMC Meeting.
February 16, 2018 (Fri): CPR w/ AED Certification Training.
February 17-18, 2017 (Sat-Sun): Wilderness First Aid Certification Training.
February 17, 2018 (Sat), 12:00noon: Camp Supporter Lunch, RSVP.
Mar 8, 2018 (Thu), 6:30pm: Sow the Seed Campership Banquet, RSVP.
April 7, 2018 (Sat) 7:30am Spring Workday & 1:00pm Luncheon.
April 7 (Sat): 10:30am OMEC meeting & 11:30am OMC meeting.
April 27-28, 2018 (Fri-Sat): 17th Sounds of the Mountains Festival.
May 25-28, 2018: Memorial Day Family Weekend & Concerts, RSVP meals.
May 26, 2018 (Sat), Family Day/Summer Camp Open House, 1:00-4:00pm.
May 28-June 8, 2018: Summer Staff Training.
June 1-2, 2018: Parent-Child Overnight Camp.
June 8, 2018 (Fri) 5:30pm: Summer Staff Commissioning Dinner.
June 10–August 3, 2018: Summer Camps & Family Adventures.
June 19, 2018 (Tue) 5:30pm: OMC Dinner w/ campers & meeting.
July 22-August 18, 2018: Guest Camps & Band Camps.
August 22, 2018 (Wed): 24th Benefit Golf Tournament & Banquet.
August 25, 2018 (Sat): Camp Bethel PEP! 5K Run/Walk.
August 31-Sept 3, 2018: Labor Day Family Weekend.
October 6, 2018 (Sat): 34th annual Heritage Day Festival.
November 3, 2018 (Sat): Fall Volunteer Workday.
November 9-10, 2018: Virlina District Conference, location TBD.
November 11-15, 2018 (Sun-Thu): OMA National Retreat at Camp Bethel.
December 1, 2018 (Sat): Virlina District Board/OMC day at Camp Bethel.
December 6, 2018 (Thu): Christmas TOGETHER Banquet.
December 28, 2018 (Fri): Summer Staff Reunion & Potluck Dinner.
December 29-30, 2018: Winter Camp Children & Youth Retreat.
