Scenes from Kintail Players at Family Camp 2008.

K5 - Sprouts

Lots of campers have come and gone. Here are a few pictures of the summer.
Yeti and Matt

Dress up parade!

It has been quite a while since the last update... Camp has been very busy! We are now into our third week with campers and are enjoying the Explorers. Here are a few snapshots of the summer so far. Our theme is "A Living Sanctuary" and we are learning about creation as a sacred space and camp as a safe and welcoming place.

Staff busy discussing during Staff Training Week.

Building a giant hole in the sand at the beach.

Tree in the water with his campers.

Campfire during the first week.

LITs doing a session with former staff member Reuben "Roots" St. Louis of Youth in Mission.

Canoeing on beautiful Lake Huron.

Program Staff at Camp

All of the program staff are now up at Camp and working hard! As I write this, they are all out working on maintenance on the site - weeding the garden, moving picnic tables, mulching trees, and cleaning the maintenance shed. As well as working on the site, they have been busy preparing their programs and getting everything ready for campers.

They are a hard working and talented group who will offer wonderful leadership and fun this summer.

Throughout the spring we have been helping to lead worship services across the Synod. This past Sunday we were at Glencoe Presbyterian Church to help celebrate the end of their Sunday School year. We were glad to stay for the picnic and games afterwards!
Stump and Wombat being pelted with shoes in the shoe kick!

Staff Orientation

Last weekend, all the summer staff gathered at Kintail for the annual Orientation Weekend. It was a cold weekend in the cabins, but the sun was shining on Saturday afternoon. We had a great time in training sessions, playing games, doing work on the site, and worshipping together. Here are a few snapshots of the weekend.
Stump is meeting with staff about the program for the summer.

The staff were hard at work mulching all of the trees that were planted at Camp Opening.

There was lots of time for music and laughter!

We played a great game called BUNKO! on Saturday night (learned from Camp Douglas in British Columbia).

The staff working out on Saturday morning doing the "Bollywood Burn."

Camp Opening 2008

A big thank you to everyone who was out to help at Camp Opening this past Saturday. We had about sixty people and a lot of work got done. New roofs and doors were put on Etesian and Eagle's Wing cabin, and the strapping is all set to go on the Nature Nook. The Nature Nook, Tundra, and Bonsai are all cleaned out and ready for new bunk beds. Many of the cabins were given a thorough cleaning. The kitchen and dishroom were cleaned and are almost ready for the summer. About seventy trees were planted around the site. Special electrical work also got done. The office was also cleaned out.

Thanks to the help of so many dedicated volunteers, the camp is starting to look more ready for the summer! If anyone wants to come and help out with maintenance this spring, just give the camp office a call. We are always happy for volunteer help!

Some staff, alumni and campers at opening.

Part of the tree planting team.

New roofs at Kumbayah!

Church Services and Full Camps

Camp Kintail Staff and LITs at the Knox, Listowel Camp Kintail Sunday. Over the past few Sundays, the Kintail staff has been on the road, helping to lead worship at New St. James in London, Central in Brantford, and Knox in Listowel. We love to meet the campers and past campers, staff, and volunteers who have made such a difference to Kintail. Look at our calendar on the front page for a listing of the churches will be at throughout the spring.

More and more registrations come in every day. A few of our camps are now full. K3 Explorers, K1C - Canoe Seekers, K2V - Volunteers of Kintail, and K8V - Volunteers of Kintail are all full. The other VOK weeks are close to being filled as well. While there is room in the rest of our camps, please do not delay in sending in your registrations in order to avoid disappointment. They will be filling up quickly now that the good weather has arrived!