Independence Day Family Camp 2015 Schedule

Independence Day
Family Camp
- 2015 -
Welcome
Hours
Welcome to Cascades! We pray
that this will be a great experience for you and
your family! We are excited to welcome Christian comedian, Taylor Mason with us to lead
some family-friendly morning gatherings. We
are also happy to welcome Rev. Mark Novak,
Executive Minister of Ordered Ministry for the
Evangelical Covenant Church, back to Cascades
as he shares messages with us for our evening
and Sunday morning sessions. McMinnville
Covenant Church will be leading us in Spiritfilled worship, too. The activities and services are
provided by Cascades’ summer staff who come
to camp from all over the country to spend their
summer serving God in this ministry. Enjoy getting to know them during your stay, and please
let us know how we can better your experience!
Espresso
7:30am - 8:30pm
Gift Store
8:30am - 8:30pm
Canteen
10:30am - 8:30pm
Waterfront
10:30am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm
Boating
7am - 5pm
Waterslide
3pm - 5pm
Kid’s Programs
Nursery
Nisqually (up the stairs, above the espresso stand)
2 & 3 yrs. (Beyond diapers) in Lakeside Lodge
4yrs - K
Meets on the West Lawn
1st-3rd
PM Session ONLY: Meets at the Timber Rock Rec. Hall
4th-6th
PM Session ONLY: Meets at Brightwood Station
7th-9th
PM Session ONLY: Meets at Timberidge
High School Meet at the flag pole after evening meetings (Weds-Fri)
Nursery and 2’s & 3’s can be dropped off at the start of the service and
can stay until 12pm. All other children are dismissed just prior to the message and
will return at the close of the session. Please pick them up at the session’s end.
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Important Info
Safety Rules
• For your safety, please respect and listen to Cascades staff operating
games and activities.
• NO FIRES, fireworks, firearms, open flames, or alcohol please.
• Bike only on the roads - no bikes on trails. Wear helmets.
• Speed limit: 15mph or slower (horses, bikes, and kids on road).
• Pets must be kept on a leash, quiet, and may not enter any buildings. Please clean up after your furry friends.
• Hiking to Fossil Rock is restricted. Please do not hike to Fossil Rock.
• Swim ONLY when lifeguards are on-duty (10:30am-12pm, 1-5pm)
• Boats children under 13 years MUST be accompanied by an adult ALL boaters must wear life jackets.
• Quiet hours are 10pm-7am
• In case of Emergency, call 911 and alert Cascades Staff
Dining and Meals
• Please no food or beverage inside Rainier Center or Summit Chapel
(covered beverages are okay. Please let us know if you spill.)
• Meal plan participants will be asked to show wristbands for entry to the dining room for all meals.
• All registered guests are welcome at the Thursday Beef BBQ and the Sunday Salmon BBQ, please wear wrist bands.
• Sign up for Sunday’s Paradise Point Pancake Cookout at the
Canteen starting Saturday after the morning session. (Those not on the
meal plan can purchase tickets as space allows.)
• Additional meal tickets can be purchased for day guests and non-
meal plan guest at the Canteen, as space allows.
• Please have any additional day guests register at the canteen and pay the $11 single day program fee.
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Activities
Ranch Information
• Sign-ups by the Canteen at 8:45am
• Meet at Sunrise Ranch for all trail rides and pony rides
• Trail Rides (10 years & older) 10:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm & 4pm
• Extended Trail Ride (15 years & older) 2:30pm-4:30pm
• Pony Rides (kids under 10 years) 10:45-11:45am, 1:30-2:30pm
No sign-ups necessary
Extreme Activities
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Sign-up for activities at the canteen, beginning at 10:30am.
Paintball: Available each day at 10:30am. $15 per person. Meet
at the Ball Field. Must be 13+ years to play.
Climbing Tower: Open daily from 1-2pm. No sign-ups required. Climbers must fit harness (roughly 5+ years)
Water Slide: Open daily from 3-5pm. No sign-ups required.
“High Adrenaline” Zip Lines: Available each day at 1, 2, and 3pm. Must weigh between 85-250lbs. Tandem available children 5+ can ride with parent/guardian over 18 years
Rubicon Northwest: Available each day at 3pm. $5 per driver,
passengers ride free. Drivers must be 13+ years.
Rockets: $13 each. Construction on the East Lawn 10:30am-
12pm, 1-2:15pm on Thurs/Fri. Rockets will be launched at
2:30pm on Friday at the Ball Field.
Pinecars: $13 each. Construction on the East Lawn 10:30am-
12pm, 1-2:15pm on Thurs/Fri/Sat. Races will be at 2:30pm on Saturday by Rainier/Summit.
All pinecars/rockets must be purchased/made at Cascades this year.
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Activities Cont.
Family Options (Thurs-Sat 10:30-12:00pm)
• Nursery and 2’s & 3’s - Childcare is provided until 12pm
• Painting and Crafts - Paint by number watercolor painting, button
bracelets, bead animals, mask making, etc.
• Pinecar/Rocket Construction - Purchase at the Canteen, construct on
the East Lawn.
• Archery - Meet at the Nisqually flagpole by 10:45am or meet the
Cascades staff at the Archery Range around 11:00am
• Family Contests - On the East Lawn: Thursday-Paper Airplane Contest,
Friday-Tag-a-thon, and Saturday-Sprinkler Soccer
• Water Games - On the West Lawn for 6 and under, and 7+ years
• Paintball - See “Extreme Activities” on page 4 for details
• Waterfront - Enjoy boating, swimming, fishing, etc. at Elbow Lake
• ‘Fourth Quarter: Vocation and Work Later in Life’ seminar in Summit
Chapel
Child Drop-Off Activity Info
Back by popular demand, we have some time each day where parents are
welcome to drop off their children (ages 4 years through 9th grade) at the
designated locations and our staff members will entertain them!
• Thursday (4pm-5pm) - Bingo on the back patio of Nisqually
• Friday (4pm-5pm) - Breakdancing lesson at Brightwood
• Saturday (4pm-5pm) - Theatre sports games at Brightwood
Please pick up your children promptly at the end of the allotted time.
Thank you!
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Wednesday 7/1
Daily Schedule
3:00pm
Arrival and Check-In
5:30pm Dinner
6:00pm Hayrides at Nisqually
7:00pm Evening Session with Rev. Mark Novak
8:30pm
Tiki Torch Water Slide - Liberty Ridge
Glow-in-the-Dark Lawn Games - West Lawn
Campfires & S’mores - Lakeside Fire Pit, Deep Woods at Brightwood, the Amphitheatre at Timber
Rock, Libertyridge, Picnic Shelter, and Ball Field
High School - meet at flag pole for S’mores at Camp
Timber Rock
10:00pm All quiet, please!
Check out the “Information Stations”
located at Rainier Center and Liberty
Ridge for information about all that's
going on at family camp!
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Thursday 7/2
Daily Schedule
6:15am
Morning Run with Trane - Nisqually
7:00am
Daily Prayer with Cascades’ Summer Pastors - Summit
8:00am
Breakfast
9:00am Morning Session with comedian, Taylor Mason
10:30am Family Options (see page 5 for details)
12:30pm Lunch
1:00pm Family Scavenger Hunt - Meet at the Canteen Hike to Paradise Point - Meet at the flag pole
Parachute Time (6 & under) - East Lawn
2:30pm Safari Tours - Nisqually parking lot
Tomahawks/BB Guns - Frontier Village (meet at the
Flag Pole by 2:40pm)
Slip-and-Slide - Timber Rock
4:00pm “Elbow Lake 5K Run/Walk” - Starts by Nisqually
Kids Only Bingo (4 yrs-9th grade) - Back patio of Nisq.
5:30pm Beef BBQ - West Lawn
Carriage Rides (adults) and Pony Rides (kiddos)
6:30pm Evening Session with Rev. Mark Novak
Cascades Staff Commissioning 8:00pm Family Olympics - West Lawn
Walk and Worship - Meet at the flag pole
High School - ‘Whose Line is It Anyway’ games at the
Rec Hall
10:00pm All quiet, please!
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Friday 7/3
Daily Schedule
6:15am
Morning Run with Trane - Nisqually
7:00am
Daily Prayer with Cascades’ Summer Pastors - Summit
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Morning Session with comedian, Taylor Mason
10:30am Family Options (see page 5 for details)
12:30pmLunch
1:00pm Learn the 2015 Cascades’ Flash Mob - West Lawn
Hike around the Great Blue Heron Marsh - Meet at the
flag pole
Finger Painting (6 & under) - East Lawn
2:30pm Model Rocket Launch - Ball Field
Giant Killer’s Sling Shot Adventure - Ball Field
Pony Painting - Sunrise Ranch
4:00pm Decathlon - Meet at the flag pole
(Sign up outside Rainier before 2:30pm)
Kids Breakdance Lesson (4 yrs-9th grade) - Brightwood
5:30pm Dinner
6:30pm Evening Session with Rev. Mark Novak
8:00pm Talent Show - Rainier Center
Parent & Child Sing-a-long - Brightwood
High School - meet at flag pole for ‘SPUD Ball’ on
the West Lawn
10:00pm All quiet, please!
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Saturday 7/4
Daily Schedule
6:15am
Morning Run with Trane - Nisqually
7:00am
Daily Prayer with Cascades’ Summer Pastors - Summit
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Morning Session with comedian, Taylor Mason
10:30am Family Options (see page 5 for details)
12:30pmLunch
1:00pm Silly Sports - West Lawn
Hike to Frontier Village - Meet at the flag pole
Bubble Fun (6 & Under) - East Lawn
2:30pm Pine Car Show & Race - Rainier Center
Mountain Boarding - Ball Field
3:00pm
6 & Under Inflatable Obstacle - West Lawn (3-5pm)
4:00pm Across-the-Lake Swim - Waterfront
Kids Only Theatre Sports (4 yrs-9th grade) - Brightwood
5:30pm Dinner - Parents’ Night Off
6:30pm
8:00pm
8:45pm
10:00pm
Children 4 yrs-9th grade (please no younger)
on the meal plan can be dropped off at Brightwood
at 5:30pm. Non meal-plan kids can be dropped off
at Brightwood just prior to the session at 6:15pm or
can leave from the session.. Nursery and 2’s & 3’s
can be dropped off at their locations at 6:15pm.
Evening Session with Rev. Mark Novak
Parade - From the Ball Field road to Sunrise Ranch
Please pick up children directly following parade
Carnival - West Lawn
All quiet, please!
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Sunday 7/5
Daily Schedule
7:00am
Daily Prayer with Cascades’ Summer Pastors - Summit
7:45, 8:15, 8:45am Pancake Cookout (sign-ups required)
Sign ups begin on Saturday at 1pm
8:00am
Breakfast at Nisqually (for meal plan guests who did not sign up for the Pancake Cookout)
10:00am
Final Session with Rev. Mark Novak
12:00pm Salmon BBQ - West Lawn
(Please note: Cascades staff will be eating
early in order to begin clean-up.)
1:00pm
Drive Safely! Hope to See You Back Soon!
Coming up at Cascades
Brightwood Station: 4 weeks throughout the month of July
Camp Timber Rock: 4 weeks throughout the month of July
Rainier Kids Day Camp: 8 weeks throughout July and August
Sunrise Ranch Classic Horse Camp: August 2-8, 2015
Double Fun Family Camp: August 6-9, 2015
Sunrise Ranch Horse Intensives: August 9-15 & 16-22, 2015
Labor Day Family Camp: September 4-7, 2015
PacNW Men’s Retreat: September 18-20, 2015
PacNW Women Ministries Retreat: September 25-27, 2015
register at cascades.org/register
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