SHEHAQUA
FAMILY NEWS

Shehaqua at 20: The Beginnings

The Shehaqua Family got its start in summer of 1995, when a group of Unificationist families (about 40 people) decided to spend a weekend camping in tents at a private campground in eastern Pennsylvania. The parents wanted to provide religious education for their children in an outdoor setting. Each family pitched their tent at their own campsite and brought their own tent, camp stove, and food, but all parents worked together as lecturers and crafts coordinators to organize the education and activities for their kids. A nearby dammed up creek served as a swimming hole, and yarn and sticks were used as simple craft supplies. One highlight from that first camp was a hike on the Appalachian Trail in the pouring rain, ending at a lake with the sun coming out. Everybody had a great time and decided that they should do it again the following year.

In 1996 and 1997, the camping took place at Robin Hill Camping Resort in Lenhartsville, PA. As in the previous year, each family fed themselves individually, but all families worked together to create the programs for the kids. The activities included Divine Principle and Bible presentations, crafts, and hikes through cornfields. During the ample free time, the children played with a wooden ship on the playground and with a small water slide in the swimming pool. A family activity—forerunner of today’s Family Fun Night—was organized for Saturday evening. 1996 was the first year that families from outside Pennsylvania participated. Two came from New Jersey, and one from Maryland.

Shehaqua at 20: Vintage T-Shirt and Hooded Sweatshirt

To celebrate our 20th Anniversary, we will reprint the first Shehaqua T-Shirt that was ever made (in 1997). It will have the vintage design on the back, and our 20 Years logo on the front as a breast print. We will also print a navy hoodie with a breast print on the front. More details about pre-ordering will be announced later.

Back of the Vintage T-Shirt, front of Hooded Sweatshirt

Save the Date for Shehaqua Vision Quest 2014

This year’s vision quest dates are July 1-18. For more information and registration, please visit shehaquavisionquest.com.

Camp Director Application

If you are interested in becoming a program director this summer, please review and complete the director application here. The deadline is Sunday, March 9, 11:59pm. Filling in the application may take some time; please keep in mind that the form will not save your responses.

The director application outlines the benefits, expectations and responsibilities of a Shehaqua Family Camp director. Each submission will be prayerfully considered by the Shehaqua Family Camp Circle, and the new directors will be contacted soon after the passing of the deadline.

Sincerely,
Family Camp Circle: Sunkwon Bush, Haydee Ching, Leighton DeGoede, Danso Sawamukai, Lara Sawamukai, Sally Sayre, Kester Wilkening