December 2009
6 posts
WatchHighlights from our first A-Way Team Mission: PBJs and Carols!
WatchMerry Christmas from all of us at the Camp Alvernia office!
Camper Scholarships
Every year Camp Alvernia gives out scholarships to well over 100 campers whose families have found themselves in financial hardship. The value of last year’s scholarships totaled $497,652. So many of you have contributed to the Brother Robert Memorial Scholarship Fund, and we thank you for your spirit of service and generosity. Who are these scholarship recipients? Many of them are...
Hobbes' signature
Just got done helping Hobbes sign his name on a piece of paper. Also got an ink pawprint out of him. It’s so I can put his signature on postcards/emails we send to the kids. Do I have the best job ever? Probably. :)
PBJ and Carols Update
We’re up to 80 campers and 40 parents who will be participating in our first A-Way Team mission! If you can’t make it, we’re accepting donations of bread, peanut butter, and jelly! Contact me at ben@campalvernia.org if you’d like to donate!
I'm Speaking at the ACA Tristate Conference 2010!
I just got word today that my session proposal was accepted by the ACA Tristate Camp Conference Program Committee, and so I will be speaking at the largest gathering of camp professionals in the country!
Side Note: One of the keynote speakers will be Henry Winkler, who along with his acting and producing career, is an active advocate for kids with special needs. Winkler is dyslexic, and his book...