Camp News

Camp Emmaus has announced its camping schedule for 2023:

April 22 Spring Into Camp Event

May 26-29 Memorial Day Weekend Family Camp

July 9-15 Senior High Camp (Grades 9-12)

July 16-20 Intermediate Camp (Grades 3-5)

July 21-23 Young at Heart Camp (Young Adults/Adults)

July 23-29 Middle School Camp (Grades 6-8)

Aug. 4-6 Counselor-in-Training (CIT)

Aug. 5-6 Elementary Camp (Grades 1-2)

Aug. 10-12 Women’s Camp

Aug. 18-20 Men’s Camp

Sept. 1-4 Labor Day Weekend Family Camp

Camp Emmaus ‘Spring Into Camp’

The schedule for this new event on Saturday, April 22, is as follows:

1-5 p.m. Free time to hike, fish, play sixsquare, volleyball, or other activities

5 p.m. Cookout at the pavilion, followed by card games and other games

8 p.m. Campfire

Note this is the same day as the District Potluck Experience event at Dixon, so we encourage everyone to attend the Potluck during the day, and then make your way up to Camp Emmaus mid-afternoon to join in the activities there!

The Camp Emmaus board has announced the launch of the Camp Emmaus Endowment Fund. The board has set a goal of raising $100,000 for this fund in the next 12 months, helping to provide a new revenue stream for camp and allowing a wider range of planned and deferred gifts. To learn more about this endowment, arrange to make a donation, or discover other ways to get involved, please reach out to treasurer Dan Radcliff at dradcliff@eder.org.

Camp Emmanuel has also announced its 2023 camping schedule:

April 22-27 Work Week

June 2-4 Women’s Camp

June 9-11 High School Camp

June 11-17 Middle School Camp

June 18-21 Junior Camp

June 23-25 Pre-Junior Camp

July 17-21 Day Camp

Aug. 11-13 Men’s Camp

Sept. 1-4 Family Camp 

Sept 30 75th Anniversary Event

 

In addition, Camp Emmanuel will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2023! A celebration at the camp, including a fish fry, is being planned for Sept. 30. Watch for details as they become available.

Stay up to date on what’s happening at our district camps! Visit www.campem.com for Camp Emmanuel news and www.campemmaus.org for Camp Emmaus news.