CAMP NEWS

Camp Emmaus has had a good summer, with at least 20 campers registered for each of Elementary, Senior High, Middle School, and Intermediate camps. The following events are still on the upcoming schedule:

Aug. 22-24 Men’s Camp
Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Labor Day Family Camp
Sept. 13 Camp Celebration Day and Lunch (free event), beginning 12 p.m. 

The camp also has been offering public swims during the summer, 1-4 p.m. Sundays. 

Camp Emmaus is raising funds to replace its commercial dishwasher, which has reached the end of its useful life. Learn more at www.campemmaus.org. 

Camp Emmanuel is expanding its programming with the purchase of two tandem and two single kayaks. Donations toward the project can be made at campem.com or by mailing a check to Camp Emmanuel, 14999 Reservoir Rd, Browning, IL 62624. Mark the gift as “Kayaks.” 

Camp Emmanuel had a successful day camp program July 14-18, with 70-plus children registered and an average of about 65 in attendance each day. The theme for the week was “I will make you fishers of men!”, drawing on water themes. The camp featured a long slip-and-slide, and a variety of area congregations participated. Woodland Church of the Brethren (Astoria) provides significant funding support for the program. A Creation Camp also took place July 18-20, with other age-group camps in June. 

Family Camp is coming up Aug. 29-Sept. 1. Learn more about Camp Emmanuel at www.campem.com.