Friday, March 9, 2012

Save The Date

Here are the dates for the upcoming Shehaqua spring and summer programs. Save the date in your calendar, take off from work, and get ready for another season of fun!

• Spring Gathering: May 18 - 20. We are planning to ask for renting the 17th and the 21st in order to make move-in and move-out more practical.
• Group leader retreat / training: July 20 - 22
• Family Camp Week 1: July 22 - 27
• Weekend 1.5: July 27 - 29
• Family Camp Week 2: July 30 - August 5. WEEK 2 WILL BE EXTRA LONG: A SIX-NIGHT CAMP SESSION!!!
• Family Camp Week 3: August 6 - 11

Planning Meeting

On Sunday, March 4^th, 22 Shehaqua core staff members met at the New Yorker hotel to review last year's Shehaqua Family activities and to discuss and plan our programs for this year.

Last year's adventurous Spring Gathering was a great success, so we decided to offer whitewater rafting and paintball again this year. We will also extend the rental time of the Shehaqua campsite for Friday and Monday, which will allow for the event to be longer and make it easier to move in and out. Laura Hinkle and Jonathan and Ariella Brunkhorst will be leading the Spring Gathering this year.

A brand new Shehaqua program—a two-week road trip for high schoolers to be held in summer right before Shehaqua Family starts—is being created by Victor Servito. It's called the Shehaqua Vision Quest. Details are forthcoming.

This summer we are back to having three amazing weeks of Shehaqua Family Camp. Like last year, we' will begin with a training session to prepare group leaders for their upcoming leadership work. There will also be a weekend retreat between Week 1 and Week 2. What's entirely new this year is that Week 2 will have an extra day, and that Week 3 will have a special focus on families with younger children (12 and under). Gregg Noll will once again offer his popular Kick Start Your Health program, this year in week 3.

We have an exciting year ahead of us!

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