"I LOVED EVERYTHING"

...has been written on many of the camper's evaluations after their week at camp and we're not even halfway through. With Girls' Camp and Boys Wilderness Camps coming to a close, we also look forward to the next couple of weeks with a jam packed Teen Camp, Family Camp, and Act Up Theatre Camp.

With campers stretching their faces to catch the marshmellow to the campers screaming their lungs off as they go tubing, I'm happy to report that our summer has been a blast thus far. A few snippets of things to enjoy if you haven't yet made it here this summer are the "Asian Sensation Dinner"

(image has been blurred to protect staff identities, but really...we still know who they are!)

to our inaugural 5+ year camper awards:

Kaitlynd (left) and Nicole (right)

you're guaranteed to enjoy what summer 2009 has to offer. There are still spaces in 7s 8s 9s, Sr. Coed #2, as well as Mini Adventures #1. Don't forget if you're looking to earn some valuable leadership experience we have our one week Crew program and three week Leader In Training program starting August 2nd. We hope to see you all here! Have a great rest of the summer everyone.

SUMMER CAMP NUMBERS UPDATE

Summer camp is filling up. Please stay posted to this blog for further updates on our registration numbers: (updated Aug. 6th - listed in percent full)

7s 8s 9s - 70%
Mini Adventures 1 - 30%
Sr. Coed #2 - 30%

LIT 2 - in progress
Crew 6 - in progress
Family Camp - in progress
Act Up Theatre Camp - in progress

Teen Camp - completed
Girls Camp - completed
Boys Wilderness - completed
Jr. Coed - completed
Sr. Coed #1 - completed
Crew 1/2/3/4/5 - completed


Crew 8 - FULL

Waitlists are being taken for all full sessions. Please call if you would like more information on our Crew or LIT leadership programs. Toll-free 1-866-946-3751.

2 FEATURE VOLUNTEERS

You might remember Kevin Carrigan and Suzanne Vander Wekken. They are coming to volunteer this summer and be a part of our awesome camp programs.

"Hello everyone! If you were around in summer 2007 you may remember me as I was the program director. This summer I am coming back especially to be a speaker for Girls Camp, which in my experience is hands down the greatest camp of the summer! I am excited to get to know all of you who are going to be there.

As a speaker I am especially looking forward to sharing with you some of my stories and things I have learned about God, His unbeatable love and how we can get to know Him in our day to day lives. Hopefully you will have some good questions and stories you can share with me too!


In the meantime, just a bit about me...I have just finished my degree in Recreation & Heath Education and am working on a Healthy Eating project at the University of Victoria. My favorite pastimes are talking with my friends, cycling, travelling (in this picture I am in Guatemala), eating chocolate, and taking photos of people having fun...so watch out for me behind a camera! See all you amigas in July! Suzanne aka Miss Pixie"

"I was the Program Director in 2006 and I love camp and the highlight of every summer for me is when I get to go to camp! I grew up in the suburbs of Vancouver and moved to "The Island" a few years ago. When I'm not at camp, you can find me in Duncan where I work at a church doing youth and music stuff. At teen camp this summer, we'll be having a blast playing wacky games, going tubing on the boat, and getting up to all sorts of chaos and fun!



As well, we'll be chatting about life and what it's all about. We'll be laughing, watching videos, and interacting with each other as we discuss the issues that are important to us as teenagers and young adults. I hope you'll plan on coming to teen camp this summer because it's going to be a blast! See you there!!! Kevin aka Slurpee"

OFFERING SUBSIDIES FOR SUMMER CAMP...

There was an article in the Cowichan Valley Citizen about the freeze on government subsidies for children attending summer camps. We would like to assist you in this difficult time to send your children to a place we know and understand to be of so much value - camp.

We still have vacancies in many of our weeks like the upcoming Jr. Coed for ages 9-11, July 5 - 10 and Sr. Coed 1 ages 11-13, July 12 - 17 . If you and/or family friends of yours would like to be a part of camp this summer, please consider Camp Columbia and we will do our best to subsidize the cost of attending summer camp!

Our camp office can be contacted toll free at 1-866-946-3751.

SPACES STILL OPEN - SUMMER CAMP

We have spaces open in all sessions for summer camp (except Boys Wilderness). Some camps are filling up faster than others. Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of camping tradition here at Camp Columbia. We have 62 years of camping excellence. We offer bursaries to those in need of financial assistance and welcome all ages to come and participate at camp.

If you have more questions, don't hesitate to contact our camp office toll free at 1-866-946-3751 or via email at admin@campcolumbia.com. We hope to see you here this summer!

JUNE NEWSLETTER!

For the June newsletter, please click here!

MEL & SACHI UPDATE 3

Mel and Sachi have arrived at Camp Columbia this May 24th safely, unfortunately they arrived via car from Victoria. If you didn't catch the previous updates they were unable to make the entire trip from Winnipeg to Victoria because their bodies fell prey to injury. They have been visiting the physiotherapist 2-3 times/week in the hopes they can complete their trip at the end of the summer from Thetis Island to Winnipeg! They will be riding throughout the summer up and down Vancouver Island to help complete some of the kilometres they promised you...

If you made a pledge towards their expedition and would like information or updates on their ride, please email eric@campcolumbia.com. Stay tuned for pictures! (they have misplaced their digital camera...)