2017 ANNUAL REPORT

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Kinasao Lutheran Bible Camp to be held on Sunday, March 18th, 2018 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church , SK 3:00 P.M.

We look forward to another annual meeting to consider the work of our Camp and the ministry that takes place at Kinasao. We encourage all members and member congregations to attend, as Kinasao has been “a place set apart” FOR YOU!

Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting. We love to hear from all those who are interested and invested in our camp. For voting purposes, those with full membership status will be allowed to vote. According to our current bylaws, “There shall be classes of membership as follows; 1. (a) Full membership in the Society shall be open to: - Lutheran congregations associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church In (ELCIC), Lutheran Church Canada (LCC), North American Lutheran Church (NALC), and Church of the Lutheran Brethren (CLB), and - Individuals of legal voting age who are members of eligible Lutheran congregations.

(b) Associate membership in the Society shall be open to Christian congregations and individuals who are associated with Christian congregations and who subscribe to the purpose and bylaws of Kinasao. At all meetings of Kinasao, associate members shall have voice, but no vote. Individual associate members are not eligible for election to the Board, but may serve on committees.

2. Membership is acquired by submitting a written request for membership, subject to Board approval. Membership is renewed annually by making a written request or making a charitable donation to Kinasao. The membership roster at December 31st of the given year shall be in force for the annual meeting held subsequent to the end of the year.

It is our custom to include a POTLUCK SUPPER as part of the fellowship we share at our meeting. We will do so again this year and invite you to bring items to share at the table. Supper will be served at the conclusion of the AGM.

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Proposed Agenda

Welcome Lorne Ridgway, Chair Devotions Pastor Harley Johnson

1. Adoption of the Agenda Page 2 2. Minutes of the Annual Meeting of March 12, 2017 Page 3 Resurrection Lutheran Church, Saskatoon, 2016 AGM Attendance Page 6 2017 Membership Page 7

3. Reports: - Board of Directors Lorne Ridgway Page 8 - Executive Director Kari Alford Page 9 - Assistant/Program Director Kristi Stolee Page 11 - Development Director Dave Bragg Page 13 - Site Manager Richard Monseler Page 14 - Treasurer Shawn Follick Page 15

4. Financial Statements: - Finance / Budget Kari Alford Page 16 - Auditor’s report - Appointment of Auditors for 2018 audit

5. Business arising from Minutes / Reports

6. New Business: - Discussion Item: Associate Member voting rights and Board eligibility Page 20 - Nominating Committee Report Elaine Hesje Page 21 - Elections: Board Nominating Committee

7. Adjournment

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Kinasao Lutheran Bible Camp Annual General Meeting Minutes – March 12, 2017 Resurrection Lutheran Church, Saskatoon, SK Time 3:00 pm Members present: as attached Directors present: Lee Robertson, Tyler Calow and Lynnae Wagner, Shawn Follick Staff present: Kari Alford, Kristi Stolee, Katee Pederson, Richard Monseler, David Bragg Devotions: Pastor Rick Johnson Welcome and Call to order at 3:00 pm - Lynnae Wagner

1. Adoption of the Agenda Moved Cheryl Bauer Hyde Seconded Adolph Peters Carried

2. Approve Minutes from last year Moved Lorne Ridgeway Seconded Garry Booth Carried

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3. Reports

Executive Director: Kari Alford Referred to report Highlights: staff changes (thanks to Katee – last official day)  Hiring summer staff  Finding program director is still a work in progress. Kristi will fill in the role in the meantime  New board members Campground: expansion well underway  Hope to finish this year with priority on already leased sites

Program Report: Katee Pederson New young staff saw a lot of growth Outdoor Ed programs are still growing – 2017 is the 5th year Retreats attendance growing Thank you for the opportunity to serve over the past 6 years

Property Report: Richard Monseler Challenges due to weather Looking for volunteers to come and help out at May Day’s Have installed sprinklers on 3 buildings – fire protection Challenges of bed bugs

Development Report: David Bragg New Position to Kinasao Constantly looking for ways to engage the Kinasao family 2017 goals: learning and growing Have received a pro bono fundraising audit this summer – will create a comprehensive strategy for Kinasao’s development Launching Plentiful Harvest programs Prayer partner program for summer staff

Accept reports as presented Moved Shawn Follick Seconded Margaret Fast Carried 4. Financial Statements Finance /Budget: Kari Alford An extraordinary year, both in expenses and income – haven’t had to incur debt even with unforeseen expenses (bed bugs and campground expenses). Large donations made by a congregation closing, WCB rebates, GST rebate, donation of stock and estate gift

We have no debt, $160 000 in savings, positive bank account. Dave tasked with raising additional $50 000 development revenue Bottom line: brought in more money than was budgeted Brought in over $1 million this year – don’t expect it next year!

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Motion to approve 2017 budget Moved Adri Booth Seconded Alice Olson Carried Ed Kasdorf question: is the general security agreement for bank indebtedness include the leased land? – Unsure – will look into it and report back to KCOA Motion to approve audited financial statement Moved Shawn Follick Seconded Lorne Ridgeway Carried Motion to appoint Cogent Chartered Professional Accountants LLP Moved Shawn Follick as 2017 auditors Seconded Don Greve 6. New Business Nominating Committee Need to broaden the reach in search of Board Members. Names brought forward by nominating committee

Lorne Ridgeway Melissa Brooks Mark Greve (finished 1 year term) Moved Cheryl Bauer Hyde Seconded Kaye Senum Call for nominations from the floor. None received. Carried

Motion to have Nominations cease. Motion to Acclaim Lorne Ridgeway, Melissa Brooks and Mark Moved Garry Booth Greve as Directors for Kinasao Lutheran Bible Camp for three year Seconded Don Greve terms (2017-2020) Carried Motion that the appointment of members to the Nominating Committee be delegated to the Board

Motion to adjourn Moved Alice Olson Seconded Roger Tastad Carried.

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Kinasao Lutheran Bible Camp 2016 Annual General Meeting Attendance Full Member Residence Church Synod

1 Adri Booth Saskatoon Resurrection Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

2 Garry Booth Saskatoon Resurrection Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

3 Wayne Hyde Emma Lake Messiah Lutheran, Prince Albert ELCIC

4 Cheryl Bauer Hyde Emma Lake Messiah Lutheran, Prince Albert ELCIC

5 Lynnae Wagner Messiah Lutheran, Prince Albert ELCIC

6 Shawn Follick Outlook Bethlehem Lutheran, Outlook NALC

7 Ed Kasdorf Saskatoon Zion Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

8 Shirley Kasdorf Saskatoon Zion Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

9 Kaye Senum Saskatoon Zion Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

10 Lorne Ridgway Birch Hills Lutheran, Birch Hills ELCIC

11 Marilyn Smith Birch Hills Birch Hills Lutheran, Birch Hills ELCIC

12 Margaret Fast Saskatoon Zion Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

13 Ione Peters Saskatoon Messiah Lutheran, Prince Albert ELCIC

14 Adolf Peters Saskatoon Messiah Lutheran, Prince Albert ELCIC

15 Joan Hopkins Saskatoon Zion Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

16 Melissa Brooks Saskatoon Resurrection Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

17 Elaine Greve Trinity Lutheran, Rosthern ELCIC

18 Don Greve Rosthern Trinity Lutheran, Rosthern ELCIC

19 Roger Tastad Saskatoon Redeemer Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

20 Rick Johnson Christopher Lake Messiah Lutheran, Prince Albert ELCIC

21 Eunice Korsrud Saskatoon Rock of Ages Church, Saskatoon CLBC

22 Alice Olson Saskatoon Zion Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

23 George Hind Saskatoon Trinity Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

24 Lorene Hind Saskatoon Trinity Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

25 Tyler Calow Saskatoon Good Shepherd, Saskatoon ELCIC

26 Harold Hesje Saskatoon Redeemer Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

27 Lee Robertson Regina Christ Lutheran, Regina ELCIC

28 Allan Grundahl Saskatoon Zion Lutheran, Saskatoon ELCIC

Guest Residence Church Membership

1 Tim Korsrud Saskatoon Emmanuel Baptist, Saskatoon

Staff Present 3 Richard Monseler Site Manager

1 Kari Alford Executive Director 4 Katee Pederson Program Director

2 Kristi Stolee Assistant Director 5 David Bragg Development Director

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Congregations with Membership in Kinasao for 2017

Augustana Lutheran Church, Saskatoon Beaver Creek Lutheran Church Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Outlook Birch Hills Community Church Carrot River Valley Lutheran Church Christ Lutheran Church, Regina Green Valley Church, Outlook Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Saskatoon Immanuel Lutheran Church, Parkside La Ronge Lutheran Fellowship Messiah Lutheran Church, Prince Albert Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina New Hope Lutheran Parish, Rose Valley Norrana Lutheran Church, Strasbourg Partners In Worship, Shell Lake Redeemer Lutheran Church, Davidson Redeemer Lutheran Church, Saskatoon Resurrection Lutheran Church, Saskatoon Rock of Ages Lutheran Brethren Church, Saskatoon St. Johns Lutheran Church, Warman St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shellbrook St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Kindersley St. Paul Lutheran Church, Radisson Trinity Lutheran Church, Rosthern Trinity Lutheran Church, Saskatoon Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jansen Zion Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran Church, Saskatoon

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Message from the Board of Directors

Hi everyone and welcome to the 2017 Kinasao AGM. This meeting each year represents another new year of outdoor ministry of God’s love and guidance. Each year brings us some of the old faces and a realm of new faces full of energy to grow our camp into one that’s the envy of many. 2017 saw the opening of 22 new campsites, which very quickly filled with many young and energetic families, plus a few of us nearly retired folks, all with new ideas, new energy, and a new volunteer base that was evident all summer and especially for our fall clean up bee. Summer camps were once again a hit with a nearly full slate of young campers and a full slate of energetic and dedicated counselors filling the children’s summer with fun, education and fellowship. The board wants to give our heartfelt thanks to the entire staff for their tireless energy and skills in filling our young campers with God’s love in a fun and healthy way. Each and every one of our staff members need to know that they contribute equally to the success and growth of Kinasao. 2018 will bring much of the same programming back, plus a few new ideas that we feel will enhance and grow Kinasao, keeping us the best place on Christopher Lake!!!! We finished off 2017 in a heathy and steady financial position. The bills are all paid, with some prudent reserve. We wish to thank all those that contribute in any way they can, some helping with much needed volunteering and some financially. All of your contributions help make us a success and we thank you. I often think of some 75 years ago when a few individuals started here with a dream of carrying God’s message and started this camp. Kinasao has grown into nearly a million dollar budget, with year round staff and infrastructure for a 4 season camp with Gods guidance and love that has helped so many people. Even on our darkest days, coming here brightens our day and enhances our lives. On behalf of the board of directors, I want to again thank each and every one of you, past, present and future, who dedicate your energy into making Kinasao the place of God’s Love that we enjoy.

Lorne Ridgway, Chair Kinasao Board of Directors

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Message from the Executive Director Weak, but STRONG! As the theme for this upcoming summer, we will be reflecting on this all too true description of us as humans, as ministries, as churches, as families… We are all weak, unable to be who God calls us to be every moment of every day, unable to fulfill the law of God, to be righteous in our own actions and thoughts. BUT, we are made STRONG! through our God who knows our weakness, but loves us anyways, who knows our failures, but chooses us for His work anyway, knows our sinful hearts but cleanses us and purifies us and makes us righteous through HIS strength. As God’s children, we ARE weak, but HE is STRONG! And in Him we too can be STRONG! We give thanks to our God for the gift of His strength to carry on the ministry of Kinasao and for all of His chosen people He brings to this place. A STRONG! Staff Kinasao has been blessed with a great year round staff with many years working together. I have been in the position of Executive Director for over 10 years. Kristi has been on staff in a variety of positions for many summers and in her current year round position of Assistant Director for 8 years. Although she will be on maternity leave for the coming year, she will continue to be a part of the camp and office and staff community. Richard and Hali Monseler have been in the positions of Site and Assistant Site Managers for almost 7 years. Dave Bragg is going on two years as our Development Director and will be covering some of the Assistant Director duties while Kristi is off. And we are excited to announce that we will be welcoming a new Program Director to our staff this April! Faith VerBruggen will be joining our team, bringing lots of passion, camp experience and training to her position here. She is from Wisconsin, USA and is currently working at Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp in Colorado. Please make her feel welcome as she joins our leadership team this spring. Our summer staff continues to be one of the biggest strengths of this ministry. Each year we are blessed with a wonderful crew of young adults eager and ready to share of themselves and to share their faith through their work here at camp. And despite all of our personal weaknesses, we are able to come together as an amazing team! I don’t expect anything different from the team we are currently putting together for this summer. We are accepting applications now and will have our staff hired by the end of March. If you know of anyone who you think would be a great addition to the Kinasao Summer Staff, please encourage them to apply!

A STRONG! Program 2017 saw a strong increase in numbers of summer campers and students in our Outdoor Education camps. Both are awesome programs. Our canoe trips were very well attended and we are excited about how things are shaping up for this coming summer. Our Family Camp is already almost at capacity, and our new Horsemanship Program being offered during Skills Camp is already full with a waiting list. We continue to build fun, excitement, fellowship, life skills and intentional faith experiences into every day at camp. This is why we do what we do, and it is awesome! We love the feedback we get from so many campers and parents about the positive impact a week at Kinasao has. A STRONG! Community We continue to be blessed by an amazing community of people who participate and support the work of Kinasao in many ways. Attendance at our Sunday morning worship services was higher this year than ever before, participation in our daily devotions in the campground was wonderful, often with 20 or more people joining together to start the day in God’s Word over a cup of coffee. With the expansion of

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A STRONG! Facility This camp is a precious piece of property in such a beautiful setting. We continue to work on the facilities and the property to maintain both the sense of peace that is so strong here as well as to provide what is needed to run great programs and meet the needs of our user groups, and to always keep our buildings and equipment in good repair. We are almost finished Phase 1 of our campground expansion and will begin the final phase, adding another 10-12 sites over the next two years. All of the new sites added in Phase 1 have been booked and we once again have a waiting list for Annual campsites. Three seasonal sites are still available for 2018 so if you or anyone you know is interested, please check out our website or contact the camp office. Significant effort is being put into maintaining and upgrading our current buildings. The director’s house and Mt. Olive Lodge have gotten new flooring and interior paint as well as repairs throughout. We are excited to once again offer Mt. Olive Lodge as a rental option here at camp. This is a beautiful quiet space tucked away, perfect for small groups, families or individuals. It easily sleeps 10-13 people, has a fully stocked kitchen and being located right here at the camp, gives you access to hiking trails, the lake and the community of Kinasao. This can be booked by the day or weekly at any time of year. Check out the website or call the office for more information. In 2018 we will be taking on a very necessary project to replace the shingles on our chapel, retreat centre, dining shelter and director’s house. This will be a $50,000 capital project for which we will fundraise this summer. Please help support our “Sheltered from Above” campaign! We will begin this project in the fall and do as much of the work as we have funds to complete. And it would such a blessing to get it all done at once! Our chapel is one of the original historic buildings on this property and we want to do our best to preserve it for another 80 years. New roofing is essential to make that happen. A STRONG! Business Kinasao continues to grow financially as we expand our programs and facilities. As these things bring in additional income, they also incur added expenses. So we do our best to be faithful stewards of our finances and are so appreciative of the generous donors who provide 25% of our income through their gifts. Although 2017 ended in a deficit position, Kinasao currently operates without any debts, mortgages or borrowed funds and has significant reliable income every year. We are working to expand both our business income through additional campsites, increased camp attendance and more rental groups, as well as increase our donor base to support our donation revenue budget. We are thankful for the financial position Kinasao is able to operate from at this time. Yes, we are weak, but through our Lord, we are STRONG! We are blessed, and for that we give thanks!! It is with excitement and eager anticipation that we move into 2018!

Respectfully submitted by Kari Alford, Executive Director

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2017 Program Report Another year has flown by! I can’t believe how quickly the weeks, summers and now years pass - Time flies when you’re having fun! A few highlights from the 2017 program:

Our Outdoor Education program continues to grow each year. This year we were able to hire the same staff to work for all the weeks of school groups, which proved to be very beneficial as they gained confidence in the skills they were leading, and bonded together as a team. We were able to have 50-70 students on site during each time slot which kept the staff busy. We were excited to work with and Honey Longjohn who led our Tipi Tales events this year. They brought great energy and knowledge to the students, and had them up dancing with potatoes squished between their foreheads– quite a funny clip for the videos! Word of mouth is spreading among teachers - I received a request from a new school last June asking to book for 2018 as they had heard such great things about our program and didn’t want to miss the opportunity to be a part of it. We are thankful for the work the staff put into these programs to make them such a success, and it is always fun to see school group kids return for their first time in our summer programs. We had a good mix of returning and new staff this summer. Most of them were able to be at all of staff training which is always so helpful as we prepare and bond as a team. Many of the staff are excited to come back next summer and I love to see them grow and develop their leadership skills over their years here. We had a strong team of Program Coordinators this summer who brought much camping experience along with leadership skills and energy to the position. This year the Program Coordinators focused on adding to our Servant in Training program. We wanted to find a way that these young leaders could have some more responsibility in planning and leading events for the kids. Dreamworld was installed for our full week camps, and added a fun element of surprise to our summer. Each Sunday night cabin groups would gather after campfire to come up with 3 wishes – things that would make their week at camp super exciting. The SITs were then in charge of making 1 wish come true for each cabin. They worked together with the PCs and it was so fun to see their creativity and enthusiasm in the program. Many kids enjoyed candy for breakfast, having a VIP pass to the front of the line for a day, pontoon boat rides, a dunk tank, concerts by various “celebrities”, spa nights, and extra pies to throw in staff member’s faces! I loved hearing kids share stories as their parents picked them up on Friday – probably by favorite one was being – “Hey Mom! We got to go on a roller coaster! It was AWESOME!” The fact that a few chairs lined up with cardboard taped to the outside would become the highlight of the week was a huge testament to the energy and enthusiasm put into this new element of the program. We look forward to making more dreams come true next summer! This summer we were also blessed to have a full slate of SITs on board – each cabin had a SIT each week. These young leaders are such a great help to our counsellors and campers, and it is fun to watch them grow as leaders and become our future staff members. We ran two family canoe trips this summer that were both very well attended. Daryl Mang led both trips, with the help of Dave on the Grey Owl’s trip and Katee Pederson on the Northern Lakes trips. It has been many years since we have run two trips, so we were happy to see the increase in attendance this year and hope it continues next year. As always the food was reported as a highlight, as well as the time spent exploring new parts of God’s beautiful creation. Our curriculum this year focused on All Things New – a celebration of the things God has done and continues to do in our lives to make us new. The last few years we have focused on memorizing scripture each day and instilling a love for God’s word throughout the summer. It’s always fun to see campers recite their verses along with the actions that we pray will stick with them for the rest of their lives. A highlight this summer is that we ran out of Bibles to give away! Staff shared many stories of kids receiving camp Bibles and being SO excited to go home and read it and share with their families. We will be in need of more Bibles to give away for our 2018 summer, as we always want to be able to provide for a child in that way. As always, I am excited to see what the next season will bring as we begin already to plan for summer 2018. Although I won’t be here full time next summer, I love to be a part of things however I can and am excited to work with the upcoming staff and program that continues to develop. I am thankful for the opportunity to be involved in this place!

Respectfully submitted by Kristi Stolee

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Winter/Spring/Fall Attendance 2017 SITs 2017 Sunday Worship Leaders Young Adult’s Retreat: 31 Jakob Uhren Rev. Peter Walker Confirmation Retreat: 51 Ibrahim Fimbo Rev. Chris Dean Men’s Retreat: 18 Aidan Codling Rev. Dan Haugen Women’s Retreat: 24 Alexander Haugen Rev. Pat Martin Youth Retreat: Leif Haugen Rev. Iris Kristjansdottir Extreme Teen Night: Nils Graupe Rev. Scott Kopperud Total Off Season Campers: Dalton Kingfisher Rev. Norm Bonk Yaddek Mela Rev. Fran Schmidt Summer Attendance Avi Friesen Rev. Harold Rust Day Camp: 64 Daniel Yanez Bishop Sid Haugen Community Camp: 35 Morgan Jabusch Rev. Dr. Cam Harder Mini: 48 Anne Marie McGowan Rev. Melissa Brooks Jr. Youth 1: 92 Bella Amyotte Rev. George Hind Jr. Youth 2: 82 Kendra Harrington Bruce Rawling Youth 1: 40 Trysten Fehr Rev. Rick Johnson Youth 2: 70 Karissa Alford Skills: 32 Courtney Decker 2017 Summer Staff Week in the Wild 1: 24 Elsa Graupe Jenya Rust Week in the Wild 2: 7 Paige Haurgerud Hillary Kemp Teen Camp: 47 Madison Malin Jesse Lentz Youth Leadership: 7 Mari Friggstad Nathan Hind Total Youth Campers: 548 Nyah Hopkins Bryce MacEwen Kerstin Budnick Jesse Alford Prime Time: 58 Sarah Hicks Jacob Lentz Family Camp: 69 Kajsa Felstrom Reagan Munro Grey Owl Lake Canoe Trip: 10 Hunter Monseler Shanleigh McKeown Northern Lakes Canoe Trip: 19 Nicole Leslie Total Family Campers: 156 2017 Summer Resource Staff Caitlin Glasgow Prime Time – Rev. Dan Haugen Fola Adelugba 2017 Summer Volunteers Youth 1 – Rev. Bart Eriksson Karen Haubrich Lauren Greve Jr Youth 1 –Rev. Jason Tara Chapple Siri Johnson Anderson Lauren Ryan Jamie Johnson Teen Camp – Rev. Fran Schmidt Adam Eichorst Gisele Neudorf Day Camp – Rev. Chris Dean Melinda Ardagh Owen Peters Family Camp – Bishop Sid Braeden Kelly Lila Gaertner Haugen Madalina Luedtke Bethany Dittmann Mini Camp – Rev. Cody Cooper Madeline Codling Kal Berggren Skills Camp – Rev. Ryan Bryanne Barlow Andy Ravelojoana Dittmann Sarah Haugen Jenna Bratvold Youth 2 – Rev. Lisa Skogsrud Jr Youth 2 – Rev. George Hind

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2017 Development Report

The position of Kinasao Development Director is part time year-round and focuses primarily on the areas of donor relations, fundraising and congregational relationships. During the past year:  We achieved 81% of our budgeted goals for Donations Revenue in 2017. While we met several of our budgeted goals, undesignated giving was less successful as we only received slightly under half of our goal for General Donations.  We conducted several very successful special events, including the Tour de Kinasao (over $38,000) and the End of Summer Fundraising Banquet (over $24,000) achieving all-time highs! Thank you so much to everyone who participated and donated – please join us again in 2018!  The Blaser family hosted us in Saskatoon for two very enjoyable House Concerts in the fall. Thanks again to the Blasers as well as our musical guests Frozen Cod and the Hovdestad Family.  Memorials and offerings during our Kinasao Sunday worship services both surpassed their targets.  Three out of five of our grant applications were successful, including receiving a Development Audit from Gronlund Sayther Brunkow (GSB). The Audit is going to provide Kinasao with an 18-month Development plan to follow to help us engage more people to take part in the Kinasao ministry and support the camp as donors. Auditor Dave Brunkow along with other development professionals are helping me get a sense of how to most efficiently use my time while serving the camp in the Development Director role. Goals for the year ahead:  Spend significantly more time building relationships with the Kinasao constituency and welcome many new people into the role of Kinasao donor.  Have at least 50 donors join our new monthly giving club. Growing a monthly giving program means we will spend less time asking for money and more time updating you on what the Kinasao ministry is doing to change lives. Regular gifts from our supporters will provide predictable support for the camp which makes our budget planning process more accurate. We can either set up monthly giving on debit through Conexus Credit Union—we will need a form filled out for this option. We can also set up giving through Visa or MasterCard through the Kinasao office. A single tax receipt will be issued at year end.  Continue to have well supported special events including the Tour de Kinasao (June 2), Celebration Weekend Auction (June 23) and End of Summer Banquet (Aug. 18).  Double our participants in the Prayer Partner Program. Last year, 34 individuals, families and congregations signed up and were paired as prayer supporters to a summer or year-round staff member. Thank you to everyone who took part! Those of us on staff were grateful to have you praying for us.  Following up on several very positive leads within our Plentiful Harvest commodities giving program.  Give to Kinasao by visiting your SARCAN depot! Kinasao is now participating in the SARCAN Drop & Donate program, which allows supporters to return containers to their SARCAN depot and donate the proceeds directly to the camp’s ministry.

It continues to be a great pleasure to be serving God through the ministry of Camp Kinasao. I am looking forward to helping to keep our supporters up to date about how our ministry continues to change many lives, but especially the children in our summer programs. Please stop by the camp for a tour to see what we are up to, or I can come to you for a visit. There are so many ways for everyone to be involved in the Kinasao ministry! Respectfully submitted by Dave Bragg 13

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2017 Property Report

This year went quite well in terms of the goals accomplished. Weather cooperated and extra early staff helped immensely with the preseason preparations. Curtis and Dan Haugen spent the month of May with me and were able to complete the following projects: The last five of the camper cabin floors were refinished with OSB (oriented strand board), the siding on the front upper floor of the retreat centre removed and replaced and the dining shelter doors were assembled and installed. The new bed installation was completed by mid May; this included all the camper cabins, Retreat Centre and duplex cabins. The new drink counter and merchandise counter were installed and will be completed early this spring. The Retreat Centre trim was finished and two duplex cabins were painted. Painting will continue this year. Three more sections of walkway were added to the corduroy road and three more sections will be added this year. Exterior water suppression systems were added to all major buildings this year, final water hook-up and testing will be completed this spring. The camp roadways, sections of the North and South KCOA cabin areas were brushed in the fall to a distance of about 6-12 feet. Reduction of brush and deadfall is a preventative action to control these ladder fuels for more effective forest fire control. The retreat centre bathrooms had their counters and sinks replaced by Jim Hopkins in December. Thanks to all who helped with projects this year.

Respectfully submitted by Richard Monseler

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Financial Summary

Kinasao continues to grow and function as an impactful ministry and healthy business. But as we all know, it takes significant money to run both a ministry and a business. We were incredibly blessed in 2016 with tremendous extraordinary gifts that came in a variety of ways and from a variety of donors. Those gifts allowed for some significant projects to be completed this year, including the expansion of our campground and the renovation of Mt. Olive Lodge, which is now available for rent as a small retreat centre or as a personal get-away, and updates to the Director’s house. We also used a portion of these funds to purchase a new sound system and projector for the chapel, new canoe trip and Week in the Wild equipment and docks. Another portions was used to pay off our Quickline Mortgage so that Kinasao is now functioning “debt free”. In 2017 we received another significant gift that has been designated toward a project for 2018. Unfortunately our Operating Budget was not met as we had anticipated this past year. Our donation revenue, although successful as far as fundraising events, was only 80% of what was budgeted, with general donations being the lowest in 9 years. Retreat income was lower than expected due to a couple of large contracts cancelling as a result of funding cuts to their organizations. But Program Revenue, specifically summer camp registrations, was more than anticipated and that is really what is so important to this camp, to get the most kids here that we can! We encountered a few significant expenses that were not budgeted for including increased food expenses, an increase by the District of Lakeland for our campground licencing fee and a policy change for mileage payments for resource staff and pastors. So between lower than anticipated income, and above expected expenses, we have ended this year in a deficit position. But we continue to move forward in a healthy financial position with no debts or mortgages and revenue coming in as we look forward to another year of camp memories and seeing God in action in this wonderful place. We sincerely thank all of our faithful supporters and the generous individuals, groups and church congregations who make this camp possible.

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2017 Financial Report and 2018 Budget

2018 Budget 2017 Budget Jan - Dec 17 Jan - Dec 16 Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4000 · DONATIONS REVENUE 4005 · Congregations $ 13,000.00 18,000.00 11,750.00 13,474.20 4010 · ELW/Church Groups$ 3,000.00 5,000.00 2,780.00 3,246.00 4030 · Fundraisers 4032 · Loonie Boxes/Ongoing Fundraiser$ 5,000.00 1,000.00 1,865.23 3,356.69 4034 · Banquet $ 25,000.00 24,000.00 24,301.78 17,489.29 4036 · Concerts $ 7,500.00 4,400.00 4,400.00 920.00 4038 · Auction Sale$ 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,054.50 12,140.50 4040 · Tour-de-Kinasao$ 36,000.00 39,000.00 38,689.66 35,597.69 Total 4030 · Fundraisers$ 86,500.00 81,400.00 82,311.17 69,504.17 4045 · General Donations$ 50,000.00 81,500.00 37,501.00 86,122.61 4050 · Memorials $ 26,000.00 25,000.00 36,049.38 28,283.50 4055 · Sunday Offerings$ 32,000.00 30,000.00 30,234.40 27,182.85 4042 . Plentiful Harvest 13,000.00 3,997.18 Total 4000 · DONATIONS REVENUE$ 210,500.00 253,900.00 204,623.13 227,813.33 4100 · DESIGNATED DONATION REVENUE 4123 · Campership Fund Revenue 2,370.25 4124 · Bursary (Staff) 3,667.77 7,000.00 4126 · Designated gifts - general 750.00 0.00 Total 4100 · DESIGNATED DONATION REVENUE 4,417.77 7,000.00 4200 · DEVELOPMENT REVENUE 4210 · Grants $ 8,500.00 8,500.00 8,470.00 3,360.00 4220 · Interest $ 200.00 380.00 360.19 149.09 4240 · Promotional Items$ 3,000.00 3,000.00 2,792.00 3,520.00 Total 4200 · DEVELOPMENT REVENUE$ 11,700.00 11,880.00 11,622.19 7,029.09 4300 · PROGRAM REVENUE Total 4305 · Summer Registration Fees$ 176,000.00 165,000.00 174,381.51 163,585.03 4310 · FWS Registration Fees$ 16,000.00 14,000.00 13,067.36 13,513.30 4315 · Outdoor Ed Reg Fees$ 48,000.00 45,000.00 47,015.47 42,848.26 4317 · Board & Room (Staff)$ 5,500.00 5,000.00 5,460.00 4,730.00 4320 · Barbecue $ 5,500.00 5,000.00 5,516.74 4,717.45 4325 · Canteen and Pop$ 11,000.00 8,500.00 11,600.19 8,419.24 4328 · Foodbuy Rebates $ 3,000.00 2,000.00 2,662.43 1,387.90 Total 4300 · PROGRAM REVENUE$ 265,000.00 244,500.00 259,703.70 239,201.18 4400 · PROPERTY REVENUE 4402 · Campground Fees$ 8,000.00 10,000.00 7,538.44 8,612.37 4404 · Campground Leases$ 78,000.00 48,000.00 57,250.00 35,775.00 4408 · Parking Lot $ 3,000.00 4,000.00 2,815.00 3,850.00 4409 · Marina Parking $ 6,500.00 5,000.00 4,700.00 3,000.00 4410 · Rentals - Summer$ 48,000.00 35,000.00 41,468.78 30,667.42 4412 · Rentals - FWS $ 65,000.00 80,000.00 60,051.15 90,220.55 4414 . Rentals - Mt. Olive Lodge$ 10,000.00 4430 · Housing $ 7,000.00 21,600.00 7,000.00 21,600.00 4435 · Lot Leases $ 87,300.00 83,520.00 83,520.00 76,785.00 Miscellaneous 1,029.44 Total 4400 · PROPERTY REVENUE$ 312,800.00 287,120.00 265,372.81 270,510.34 Total Income $ 800,000.00 797,400.00 745,739.60 751,553.94

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2018 Budget 2017 Budget Jan - Dec 17 Jan - Dec 16 Expense 5000 · ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 5007 · Audit $ 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,168.92 5,777.50 5012 · Bank charges $ 100.00 100.00 41.25 141.05 5025 . Donations 1,191.63 5027 · Filing Fees $ 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,020.68 1,900.71 5030 · Record Check Expenses$ 100.00 150.00 29.00 135.00 5032 · Insurance $ 34,000.00 34,000.00 33,663.00 33,357.00 5037 · Interest Expense $ 1,500.00 3,000.00 1,635.27 2,680.87 5040 · Office Supplies $ 6,500.00 7,000.00 6,618.49 6,991.78 5045 · Postage & Courier$ 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,515.29 3,056.98 5048 . Cell Phone Allowance$ 3,650.00 4,200.00 3,275.00 5050 · Telephone & Internet$ 3,000.00 2,800.00 3,062.98 6,351.89 5052 · Visa & MC Service Charges$ 5,500.00 5,000.00 5,623.97 4,830.14 5055 · Executive Director's Salary$ 67,000.00 65,600.00 65,600.04 63,980.83 5060 · Assistant Director 20,360.00 24,760.00 12,782.25 5062 · Development Director Wages$ 28,800.00 26,700.00 26,339.63 9,386.00 5064 · Program Director Hourly$ 23,500.00 23,490.00 2,805.00 21,045.00 5066 · Maintenance Staff Salary$ 45,300.00 44,400.00 44,400.00 43,971.65 5074 · Admin.Benefits-Grp Ins/Hlth/Dnt$ 15,500.00 17,500.00 14,414.72 12,201.41 5076 · Admin Benefits - Pension$ 15,000.00 14,500.00 13,349.50 10,082.77 5078 · Admin Benefits - WCB$ 1,800.00 1,800.00 1,854.74 1,630.26 5080 · Professional Development$ 6,500.00 6,500.00 6,554.61 4,815.17 5085 · Travel - Director $ 5,000.00 4,500.00 4,729.59 4,802.94 5087 · Travel - Program Director$ 1,000.00 1,500.00 759.45 1,446.71 5088 · Travel - Development Director$ 5,000.00 2,500.00 2,589.80 1,259.48 5090 · Contract Services$ 3,500.00 4,200.00 3,008.77 4,695.80 66000 · Payroll Expenses$ 33,000.00 34,000.00 32,523.36 28,256.13 Total 5000 · ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES$ 315,750.00 334,300.00 309,534.69 285,579.32 5100 · DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES 5120 · Postage $ 3,000.00 3,500.00 2,795.59 4,210.00 5130 · Fundraising Expense$ 2,000.00 2,000.00 4,509.50 1,938.96 5140 · Tour-de-Kinasao Expense$ 3,000.00 2,500.00 3,178.99 2,593.26 5150 · Promotional Items Expense$ 7,000.00 6,500.00 7,169.44 8,927.14 5155 · Publicity $ 6,500.00 6,000.00 6,830.08 9,078.19 5160 · Board Expenses and Travel$ 7,000.00 6,000.00 6,902.88 6,367.60 5163 . Donor Relations $ 2,000.00 977.26 Total 5100 · DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES$ 30,500.00 26,500.00 32,363.74 33,115.15

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2018 Budget 2017 Budget Jan - Dec 17 Jan - Dec 16 5200 · PROGRAM EXPENSES 5202 · Staff/Training Expenses$ 2,500.00 1,200.00 2,505.99 1,046.05 5210 · Wages 5205 · Summer Staff wages$ 65,000.00 62,000.00 69,262.48 59,688.50 5206 · Outdoor Ed Staff$ 26,000.00 20,000.00 24,794.88 21,773.50 5207 · FWS Staff wages$ 2,000.00 1,500.00 1,895.40 1,504.56 5209 · Kitchen Staff wages - Summer$ 20,000.00 16,000.00 19,095.40 15,671.00 5211 · Kitchen Staff wages - FWS$ 6,000.00 6,000.00 5,264.86 6,301.25 Total 5210 · Wages $ 119,000.00 105,500.00 120,313.02 104,938.81 5212 · Camp Res Staff wages - Summer$ 11,000.00 4,000.00 9,805.50 3,600.00 5213 · Camp Resource Staff wages - FWS$ 1,500.00 500.00 1,250.00 1,812.76 5219 · Program Benefits - WCB$ 1,800.00 1,300.00 1,749.42 1,278.99 5220 · Board & Room (Staff) Exp$ 5,500.00 4,800.00 5,460.00 4,730.00 5221 · Bursary 3,667.73 7,000.00 5222 · Celebration Weekend Res Staff$ 2,500.00 2,000.00 1,897.05 2,650.00 5230 · Program Supplies$ 12,000.00 10,000.00 12,594.83 10,326.35 5232 · Program Supplies - Outdoor Ed$ 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,202.99 1,086.43 5245 · Food - Summer $ 55,000.00 43,000.00 51,033.82 42,003.49 5247 · Food - FWS $ 18,000.00 15,000.00 16,412.22 15,334.17 5250 · Food - Canteen $ 3,500.00 2,000.00 3,452.74 1,958.53 5265 · Staff Travel expense$ 500.00 500.00 255.00 535.00 Total 5200 · PROGRAM EXPENSES$ 233,800.00 190,800.00 231,600.31 198,300.58 5300 · PROPERTY EXPENSES 5305 · Maint. Summer Student wages$ 11,000.00 11,000.00 10,608.72 13,945.00 5310 · Housekeeping Wages$ 17,000.00 15,000.00 18,984.00 15,202.50 5316 · Campground Host Wages$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5325 · Cleaning & Paper Supplies$ 7,500.00 6,500.00 7,677.06 6,409.03 5330 . Maintenance Contracted Out$ 10,500.00 5335 · Kitchen Small Ware$ 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,849.59 705.53 5339 · Gasoline $ 7,000.00 5,000.00 7,477.60 5,348.10 5341 · Licences $ 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,031.76 1,890.00 5345 · Maintenance & Repairs 5348 · Campground Expenses$ 2,000.00 2,000.00 3,399.99 1,222.45 5345 · Maintenance & Repairs - Other$ 40,000.00 38,000.00 39,251.90 42,105.70 Total 5345 · Maintenance & Repairs$ 42,000.00 40,000.00 42,651.89 43,328.15 5350 · Property Taxes $ 6,500.00 7,500.00 6,156.44 7,572.99 5351 · Leased property expenses$ 11,000.00 7,000.00 10,941.50 6,952.83 5353 · Utilities - Garbage Pickup$ 2,500.00 2,000.00 2,420.65 2,014.12 5355 · Utilities - Natural Gas$ 7,000.00 6,000.00 6,929.94 6,369.96 5360 · Utilities - Power $ 21,000.00 24,000.00 22,478.89 24,904.43 5365 · Utilities - Propane $ 250.00 250.00 264.87 505.32 5370 · Utilities - Septic Pumpout$ 13,000.00 15,500.00 11,377.45 15,043.99 Total 5300 · PROPERTY EXPENSES$ 164,250.00 147,750.00 156,850.36 155,191.95 Transfer to Restricted Fund$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 Total Expense $ 749,300.00 704,350.00 730,349.10 682,187.00 Net Ordinary Income $ 50,700.00 93,050.00 15,390.50 69,366.94

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2018 Budget 2017 Budget Jan - Dec 17 Jan - Dec 16

Other Income/Expense Other Income 4440 · Extraordinary Income 2,950.00 257,204.39 5400 · CAPITAL INCOME 4125 · Designated Gift - Capital 5,000.00 2,000.00 Total 5400 · CAPITAL INCOME 5,000.00 2,000.00 Total Other Income 7,950.00 259,204.39

Other Expense 4444 · Extraordinary Expenses 9,000.00 6,585.39 71,783.54 6000 . Extraordinary Expense 2,292.90 5500 · CAPITAL EXPENSES 5510 · Buildings/Property$ 12,000.00 15,000.00 12,569.81 24,879.80 5520 · Equipment $ 28,500.00 16,000.00 17,449.26 13,600.94 5540 · Principal Loan Repayment$ 3,000.00 23,000.00 3,496.40 23,796.54 Total 5500 · CAPITAL EXPENSES 54,000.00 33,515.47 62,277.28 5700 · CAPITAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT 5715 · Current Capital Projects$ 5,500.00 25,000.00 26,023.74 75,172.40 Total 5700 · CAPITAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT 25,000.00 26,023.74 75,172.40 Total Other Expense $ 49,000.00 88,000.00 68,417.50 209,233.22 Net Other Income -$ 49,000.00 -88,000.00 -60,467.50 49,971.17

Net Income $ 1,700.00 5,050.00 -45,077.00 119,338.11

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Discussion Item: Potential Constitutional Changes

We, the Kinasao Board of Directors, are looking at proposing a constitutional change to the Kinasao constituents which is being brought forward first as a discussion item at this year’s AGM. We are looking for input and suggestions from our members. We are considering changes to Associate Member voting rights and Board eligibility, with the option to have a limited number of Associate Members on the Board of Directors. Below are the articles that will need to be changed with suggested edits. Following the discussion at the AGM, the Board will decide if this will come forward for a vote at the AGM next year.

Article 1. 1. (a) Full membership in Kinasao shall be open to: - Lutheran congregations associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada (ELCIC), Lutheran Church Canada (LCC), Church of the Lutheran Brethren Canada (CLBC), and North American Lutheran Church (NALC), and

- Individuals of legal voting age who are members of eligible Lutheran congregations. They are eligible for election to the Board and to serve on committees.

(b) Associate membership in Kinasao may be open to Christian congregations and individuals who are associated with Christian congregations and who subscribe to the purpose and bylaws of Kinasao. At all meetings of Kinasao, associate members shall have voice, but no vote. Individual associate members are not eligible for election to the Board, but may serve on committees.

Delete the words in red and replace with: They are eligible for election to the Board and to serve on Committees.

6. The eligible voting members of Kinasao shall be those persons who hold full membership either through their congregation or as an individual (Article 1.1(a) and who are of legal voting age as defined by the province of Saskatchewan.

Delete the words in red.

Article 3 – Board of Directors

1. The Board shall have a minimum of nine (9) and a maximum of twelve (12) members who shall be elected from the membership for a term of three (3) years, with terms of office arranged so that one- third shall be elected each year.

2. Any vacancy on the Board may be filled by action of the remaining Board members until the next annual meeting.

3. A majority of board members must be members of ELCIC congregations. Add: A maximum of 4 Board positions may be filled by Associate Members.

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2017 ANNUAL REPORT

Report from the Nominating Committee

Listed below are the names of the current Board members, the year their term expires, and year elected.

Name Year Expires: Elected:

Shawn Follick 2018 2015 Allan Grundahl 2018 2015 Lynnae Wagner 2018 2015 Lee Robertson 2018 2015 Iris Kristjansdottir 2018 2017 (appointed to a one year term)

Tyler Calow 2019 2016 Wayne Hyde 2019 2016 Adri Booth 2019 2016 Peter Walker 2019 2016 (Resigned 2017)

Lorne Ridgway 2020 2017 Mark Greve 2020 2017 (Resigned 2018) Melissa Brooks 2020 2017 (Resigned 2017)

The Committee nominates the following persons for election to a 3-year term (4 to be elected):

Shawn Follick 2021 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Outlook Kim Johnson 2021 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hawarden Stephen Davis 2021 Redeemer Lutheran Church, Saskatoon ______2021 ______

The Committee nominates the following persons for election to a 2-year term (3 to be elected):

Scott Brown 2020 Grace Lutheran Church, Saskatoon ______2020 ______2020 ______

The Committee nominates the following persons for election to a 1-year term (1 to be elected):

Shelley Froese 2019 Zion Lutheran Church, Saskatoon

Nominees for 2018 Nominating Committee: ______Nominations will be accepted from the floor at the AGM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, March 18, 2018.

Respectfully submitted by: The 2017 Kinasao Nominating Committee

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Kinasao Lutheran

Bible Camp

Box 327 Christopher Lake, SK S0J 0N0

Camp Phone: 306-982-4758 Office Phone: 306-982-3327 Fax: 306-982-2095

Website: http://www.kinasao.ca e-mail: [email protected]

Executive Director: Kari Alford

Assistant/Program Director: Kristi Stolee

Site Managers: Richard and Hali Monseler

Development Director: Dave Bragg