plans are underway for fiftieth anniversary

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF CAMP EVERGREEN
FEBRUARY 2013
PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATIONS AT CAMP EVERGREEN
Yes, it’s true that this summer Camp Evergreen will be celebrating fifty years of God’s faithfulness and
blessings. We want to invite you to camp the weekend of June 28th-30th as we host this anniversary
bash. This will be a family-orientated weekend with events planned for young and old.
Plan on a weekend filled with laughter, music,
reminiscing, games, delicious food and
thanksgiving. Some highlights planned are a
Saturday evening banquet and an old
fashioned “Sunday School” picnic, complete
with a three-legged race and Dixie cups!
1960s
A high-tech kitchen wasn’t needed to make
satisfying meals for hungry campers
We are planning to set up an extensive display for this
weekend featuring photos and memorabilia from the
past five decades. Are you able to help us by lending
1970s
any printed photos, older staff or camper T-shirts , or
Learning to do a back-flip on the
trampoline was a big deal
any other item you think would be appropriate (maybe
that
popsicle
stick
bird
feeder you made in
1990s
The “old” high ropes course
1968. Don’t forget to clearly
IN THIS ISSUE:
label each item with your
name and, if possible, the 
50th Anniversary
date/decade it represents.
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Registration information for
the Fiftieth Anniversary
Celebration Weekend will be
on our website soon or call
the camp office and we will
mail a registration form to you.
1963 - 2013
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Root Beer Floats
Pond Hockey
Kampers Korner
Upcoming Events
Cabin Fever
… and more!
Hello from Camp Evergreen! My
name is Bob Kroeker and I am
very excited to join the staff here
at Camp Evergreen and want to
thank you for allowing me to
work at your camp. By way of
Thoughts from the Director's Desk
introduction, my wife, Bev, and I
have spent most of our vocational
career in full time ministry. We have been youth pastors in Saskatchewan and BC,
camp directors in Alberta and B.C. and come to Evergreen most recently from
Cranbrook, B.C.
floats
I started as executive director August 1, 2012 and was able to see camp in full
swing for a few weeks. What a privilege to see our campers being challenged, not
only physically in the different activities, but also spiritually, as their counsellors and
weekly speakers presented clearly the Good News of Jesus Christ. One of Camp
Evergreen’s mandates is found in Psalm 78:4, "We will tell the next generation the
praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, His power, and the wonders He has done."
What will 2013 bring to Camp Evergreen? My vision is to see a vibrant, growing
ministry here, in tune with God's leading and direction. A vision of a financially
stable ministry closely partnering with our churches.
I see your children and youth coming to Evergreen and returning home excited
about their walk with Christ, excited because they just had the best week of their
summer! I hope that their enthusiasm and excitement brings their non-churched
friends to camp and then back to our churches, which could then lead to
opportunities to plug into these friends parents lives.
As many of you know, we have been on the road to becoming a Society for several
years. As a society, Camp Evergreen needs the support of our churches and
constituency more than ever. I like how Andrew Baerg, our board chairman, stated it
in his 2012 Christmas letter, “How do you fit into all of this? Camp Evergreen is
unique in that its primary mission field exists outside of the community it is physically
located in. In fact, our mission field is YOUR
neighbourhood! Many kids who come through
Camp Evergreen with school groups also come
back for summer camp. After their week at camp,
learning about Jesus and hearing the Gospel, they
return to YOUR communities. Our partnership with
you and with your church is incredibly valuable and
essential to our mission! Camp Evergreen is
nothing except for the sum total of individuals who
support it. We depend on prayer partners,
volunteers and donors to fulfill our mission. This
dependence is no accident, but designed by God.
Without it, we would quickly become nothing more
than a business.”
Please consider this your invitation to stop by for
some coffee and a chat. I would love to share with
you more of my vision for camp and how our
constituency is an integral part of the ministry here
at Evergreen. We covet your prayers for this
coming year, that we would continue to seek God's
leading and strive to portray Him in all we do.
Six teams participated in this fundraiser, bringing in
approximately $9,200 to help give campers the
best week of their summer. Team Wickersham
from Linden skated their way to victory and were
able to (figuratively) hoist the Golden Skates
award! Team Lendrum was the top fundraising
team and we are also especially grateful that we
had a corporate sponsor for Team SOLE (thanks to
(or something like that)
SOLE Footwear of Calgary.) One team hailed from
The Fourth Annual 3-on-3 Pond Hockey Edmonton, while Linden provided two teams and
Tournament at Camp Evergreen on Saturday, Calgary matched its neighbours to the north with
January 12th is now in the books. Camp staff were a three teams of its own.
bit concerned as the temperature dropped to –28°
We are already looking forward to next year’s
the night before the big event, but hearty athletes
tournament, planned for January 11, 2014, and
and fans alike enjoyed a sunny day of great
hope to add more teams to bring the total up to
hockey, visiting and delicious hot meals.
twelve, as well as some new events,
including both a kids and adults skills
competition. We will also be offering
teams to make use of our sleeping
accommodations the night before.
Of course with more teams we will be
expecting more spectators, and may
have to entice them with better rink-side
seating and hot drinks.
POND HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
BRINGS OUT AMAZING TALENT
FROM ACROSS THE PROVINCE:
FORCES NHL TO BEGIN ITS
SEASON OUT OF JEALOUSY ...
Thanks to all the teams, volunteers and
staff who helped make this year’s event
a success!
Help! Some of the horses at Camp
Evergreen are hiding in the tall
grass. Can you help our wrangler,
Beth Anna, round them up by circling
their names as you find them?
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After you circle all the names there
should be ten letters left. Fill them
in the spaces below (top to bottom,
left to right) to find out an activity
our horses love to do!
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(Answer on next page)
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April 12-14 Ladies Retreat
June 7-9 Father/Son Retreat
June 28-30 50th Anniversary Celebration
June 29 Annual General Meeting
July 3-August 23 Children & Youth Camps
August 2-5 Family Camp
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 22-24 Rise'n'Shine Retreat for Jr. High Youth
Don’t wait too long to
register for summer camp!
You’ll find dates and
other information, as well
as your registration form
on our website.
Our goal is to make your
week at Evergreen the best
week of your summer!
We are also currently accepting
summer staff applications.
(Answer from Kids Korner: TRAIL RIDES)
February 9 Fundraiser Dinner in Edmonton
Thanks to the many generous donations
of churches and individuals we currently
have enough funds to finish the two
cabins which were brought to the lock-up
stage last September. Work has begun
on finishing these two and we hope to be
using them for campers and guest groups
later this spring!
For more information on
please see all the details on our website
or talk to one of our staff members.
Please visit our website
www.camp-evergreen.com
Contact us at [email protected] or 403.638.4230
Our mailing address is Box 492 Sundre, AB T0M 1X0