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Registration
There are two ways you can register for camp: (1)
complete a paper form and return it to the camp office with a check
or money order or (2) register online and pay with a credit card.
This year we are offering an EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT to those who
register for camp by June 7th. In order to receive the discount, the
camp office must receive a COMPLETED form WITH PAYMENT on or before
our Family Day on Sunday, June 7th. Registering online by June 7th
will also guarantee the discount. The Early-Bird price is listed
under each camp in the brochure and online. EXCEPTIONS: Discount
price not available for Lakeside Fishing Camp or Family Camp. Some
of our Wilderness Camps and Specialty Camps tend to fill up quickly,
so register early!
Confirmation
Once you have registered for camp, you will receive a confirmation
postcard by mail or a confirmation e-mail. Please bring that
postcard or a print-out of the e-mail with you to camp.
Cancellation Policy
For all on-site camps, fees are refundable with the exception of $25
if the camp office is notified of cancellation at least three days
before session starts. There will be no refund for off-site camps
unless the vacated spot can be filled.
Souvenir Group Picture
There will be an all-camp group picture taken at each camp session.
The group pictures will be available to download
from our website at no additional cost. Just visit our
homepage,
click on the "2010 Group Pictures" icon, and follow the instructions
to download a high-resolution picture that you can print at home,
take to a photo center to be printed at any size you wish (8"X10"
recommended), or you can use it as a screen saver! Group pictures
will be uploaded within two days of the end of each camp session.
Canteen
Souvenirs, snacks, and miscellaneous items may be purchased at the
Canteen. While camp is in session, snacks will be provided for Handi-camp,
Super Saturday, and Middler camps. Campers attending all other
Residential Camps will use their own spending money to purchase
snack items. The Canteen will open each afternoon and evening
during camp session. The costs of snack and drink items range from
$.50 to $1.00. Campers are allowed to purchase two items per visit
($2 - $4 per day). Wilderness Camps will have snacks provided at
their campsite. All campers will have an opportunity to purchase
souvenir items during registration / check-in and at camp closing.
Camper Mail
Campers may send out mail from the camp office. Campers should bring
paper, envelopes and postage stamps with them. Campers may also
receive mail while at camp. Please allow 2-3 days for delivery. DO
NOT SEND FOOD!! Food items will be confiscated. Please do not
send faxes.
Address mail to:
Camper's Name
Name of Session
PO Box 218
West Lebanon, IN 47991-0218
Camp staff is not responsible for mail that does not
include camper's name and name of camp session.
Camper Email
We have partnered with Bunk1 to offer a one-way e-mail
service for parents to keep in touch with their child during their
week at camp. By purchasing credits on Bunk Notes, you will be able to
send one-way e-mails to your child. The e-mails are distributed to
campers each day during mail call. (Bunk Notes will not be available
for off-site camps; camps lasting less than 24 hours; and camps
where a parent attends with child. To see a complete list of camps
offering Bunk Notes, click here.) More information on this service
will be distributed at camp check-in time.
First-Aid / Medical
Insurance
There will be a First-Aid Attendant on duty for every camp. All
camper medication is to be in ORIGINAL CONTAINERS and turned in to
the First-Aid Attendant at camper check-in. Parent or guardian will
be notified of camper illness or injury. Campers will be sent home
if they have an above-normal temperature or if they are found to
have lice. Camper medical insurance is the primary coverage.
Uninsured campers must provide the camp office with a letter stating
such. In such case, the camp insurance will provide coverage.
homesickness:
Campers are encouraged with understanding and compassion to stay at
camp and participate in the program. We do not encourage campers to
talk to a parent or guardian on the telephone. However, camp
personnel will communicate with the parent or guardian about the
situation. handi-camp:
Licensed nurses will dispense all medications and tend to the needs
of the campers. Campers needing total care must be accompanied by an
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Check-In & Pick
Up Procedures
Camp check-in and dismissal times are listed in
the summer brochure, as well as on the camp confirmation card or
e-mail you will receive once you have registered. (NOTE: Indiana
is on Eastern Time. Start and End times are listed as EDT.)
If a camper needs to leave the camp at other
times, written parental permission must be received by the camp
office. Upon departure, camper must sign out in the office, and
when camper returns, he/she must sign back in. It is best
when the camper does not leave camp while camp is in session.
At the end of each event, campers will be dismissed and checked
out. For camps that end with a closing program, campers will not
be released until the END of the program. Written parental
permission must be given to the camp office if a camper is to
leave with someone other than a parent or legal guardian.
Camp Staff & Faculty
Volunteers from Hanging Rock's supporting Christian and Church
of Christ Churches serve on the team of faculty. School
teachers, ministers, parents, college and high school students
are an example of those serving. Each Event Coordinator is
responsible to provide faculty for his/her event. The faculty
works directly with the campers as family group leaders,
teachers, worship leaders, social directors, recreation
directors, and dormitory chaperones.
Paid employees serve on the team of camp staff. High school and
college-age students are hired to serve during the summer camp
season to assist the full-time employees with building and
grounds maintenance, janitorial duties, food service,
dishwashing, lifeguarding and clerical work.
Camp Activities
All camp sessions include Bible study and scripture
memorization, praise and worship, missionary speakers, games and
recreation. Bible drama and skits are included for grades 3-12.
Swimming, hiking, lawn games, basketball, tennis, carpetball,
ping-pong, foosball, and indoor rock climbing are available for
all age groups attending residential camp programs. Additional
activities for grades 5-12 include ziplines, rappelling, and
low-impact challenge course. Wilderness programs may include the
above recreational activities with additional optional
activities for 7-12th graders including canoeing, tubing, or
horseback riding as planned per Event Coordinator.
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sample
daily schedule
Residential & Wilderness Camps |
| 8:00 am |
Breakfast |
| Morning |
Bible Classes,
Worship & Missions |
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch |
| Afternoon |
Family Groups,
Recreation, Canteen/Snacks |
| 5:30 pm |
Supper |
| Evening |
Worship, Family
Groups, Social Activities, Campfire, Devotions,
Prayer Circles, Canteen/Snacks |
Event Coordinators plan schedules
and activities.
Subject to change per camp.
Youth Camp Curriculum Objectives
Curriculum focus is Christ. In the lower age groups,
emphasis falls on the major events of Jesus' birth, life,
death, resurrection, ascension, and return. Basic attributes
of God and Christ are stressed but the focus is on acts and
deeds. For Junior or Junior High, the focus shifts to the
significance of Jesus, with an emphasis on titles and roles:
Messiah, Son of God, Lord, Savior. Jesus' teachings are
brought into focus. Senior High campers focus on more
complex material: synoptic studies and Christological
passages in the epistles. Christ's divinity, pre-existence,
humanity, and roles as advocate, judge, and Lord.
Our emphasis is education,
encouragement, and help for campers to accept Jesus as their
personal Lord and Savior and obedience that leads to baptism
by immersion.
Campers are introduced to
World Outreach through visiting missionaries. Offerings for
the mission will be collected at each camp event. All monies
received will be given to the mission.
Summer Mission
Our mission for the summer will be Northwest Haiti Christian
Mission. Representing the mission will be Sam,
Samantha and Abigail Guilliams. Sam has been involved
in NWHCM for about 25 years. He has grown up in the
Hanging Rock Camp area and has served as a camp coordinator
in past years. We are excited to have the Guilliams
family with us this summer!
For more information, please visit
www.nwhcm.org.
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