SECOND QUARTER 2019 White Memorial NEWSLETTER Camp What’s been going WMC has a new Camp Sign! Thanks to a generous donation and hard work from on at WMC? a creative team, our new sign is UP! A big shout out Everything is GREEN! to Alexander Artworks for their creation and Camp came to life overnight. installation of the sign along I-177 and K Avenue. Since then, we’ve hosted Thanks to Linda and John Cosgrove as well! Stay Envirothon again, Wisdom tuned, solar lights and arrow coming soon. Keepers, Council Grove Conference and in May we’ll What are you doing this summer? have a church retreat and Brave We need your time and talent! Sign up to volunteer Voice. for our ID/DD camps and have a blast working Tour De Camp with an awesome group. You will meet the coolest WMC has been promoting camp campers ever! Fill out a volunteer form on our website and job opportunities at Baker or locate us on Volunteerkansas.org. University and the Salina Farm Show. Also, look for our display Camp Nurse Needed! in the Council Grove Chamber of RN, LPN, CMA - join us at Camp for a paid week of work, Commerce window this May! free room & board, and a wonderful setting. Work with our adults with ID/DD and our great staff. We need to fill the High & Low Ropes Challenge postion for Arrowhead Camp from June 17-21 and for Course had its annual inspection Cottonwood Camp from July 22-26 or join us for BOTH! complete with a few upgrades! Come see what we’ve changed on our course and experience the Giant Swing, Leap of Faith, and Spider’s Web! We also held ropes course training for our camp and others Go see Avengers, rest up, then come out to camp! on-site at WMC this year thanks We put the “camp” in “man-camp-ual labor!” Truly to Challenge Quest, LLC! We a fun day of service capped off with games, prizes, hope to invite more organizations great food, and memories. to take advantage of this local training in the near future. / 1 WHITE MEMORIAL CAMP - 1271 South 1050 Road - Council Grove, KS 66846 Call us at 620-767-5165. #ExperienceWMC Camp Spotlight: Clash of the Camps (Grades 4-10) Mark Your Calendar What is your favorite thing to do? Clash of Camps lets you follow your passion! We’ll host a week long youth camp 2019 April 26-29: Flint Hills Wisdom Keepers chalked full of the classic WMC May 4: Work Hard, Play Hard Experience! June 8: Volunteer Orientation When you register, put in your notes June 9-14 Camp Celebrate the thing you are truly passionate about June 17-21: Arrowhead Camp (ID/DD) such as basketball, theatre, singing, June 23-29: Prairie Run Cross Country cooking, fishing, camping - whatever it June 23-29: Clash of the Camps July 1-7: Book your CAMP VACATION! is! We will bring it to life at camp! Plus July 15-19: Augusta Saturate Camp experience zip-lining, swimming, July 19-21: Local Kids to Camp kayaking, archery, campfires, build a July 22-26: Cottonwood Camp (ID/DD) real fort for our giant water balloon and July 28-30: Young Adventurer’s Camp slime battle, and so much more! July 28-Aug 3: Last Blast! August 3-4: Family Camp / Open House AmeriCorps September 27-29: NWTF JAKES Camp We are excited to October Festival have the presence of AmeriCorps volunteers for Choose your Adventure! a couple of weeks this Summer! WMC collaborated with Symphony in the Flint Hills and other local organizations to apply for Americorp assistance. Dose of Nostalgia We have been approved and will Looking to reconnect with your camp roots? Help us grow have some fresh faces to help us out our alumni network and stay connected with us. We’ll at camp for our 2019 season! update you on special events just for former camp folks and give you ways to stay involved, or keep up with the We are EXCITED to announce our goings-on of camp! Help us keep those camp traditions alive for the generations to come! Contact the office or $100 White Memorial Camp e-mail us for more info! Scholarship winners from the Salina Farm Show! Thank you to Email us: [email protected] everyone that came to visit us! Visit our website:www.whitememorialcamp.com Day One- Angie Jean 2019 WMC Scholarships are available. Day Two- Michelle Peck Contact [email protected] to learn more! Day Three- Jim Bradshaw 2 / WHITE MEMORIAL CAMP - 1271 South 1050 Road - Council Grove, KS 66846 Call us at 620-767-5165. Hope to see you soon! Justin Whittacker.