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The Cabin Report | March 2022
Hi Camp Friends,
Welcome to our March edition of the Cabin Report!! As spring is fast approaching, we continue to see a steady stream of registrations. Our camps for ages 7-12 are all nearing 30% capacity. Don’t miss your chance, register today.
We're Hiring
Be sure to check out our jobs page for our full list of openings.
Current open positions include:
Cook
Rentals Coordinator
Photo of the Month
This month we’re throwing it back with a collection of images from 2018.
Resources for Parents
100 Spring Outdoor Activities for Kids
“Spring is in the air! I’m so excited to officially welcome you to the season of green and growth! As the weather warms back up and the sun stays up later, it’s the perfect time to get those kids outside...”
Khan Academy has a variety of self paced, fun, interactive online courses for people of all ages. Best of all its free!!
War, Crisis, Tragedy: How to Talk With Kids When the News Is Scary
“We spoke with a handful of child development experts about what parents, teachers and other caregivers can do to help prepare and protect kids from all the scary news out there, whether it's fighting overseas, a school shooting, devastating wildfire or a global pandemic. Here's what those experts had to say.” -excerpt from article
Support Us
We want to start by thanking all of the gracious donors who helped us with our wish list this year. If you would like make a donation please send your donation as an e-transfer to etransfer@campabby.ca. For more information please visit us at: https://www.campabegweit.ca/support-us.
The Cabin Report | December 2021
Hi Camp Friends,
Welcome to our November edition of the Cabin Report.
2022 Registration
Are you wondering when registration will launch? Well, stay tuned to our social media as it will launch very soon!!
We're Hiring
If you or someone you know is interested in working at a summer camp, have strong leadership skills, enjoy’s working with kids. This might just be for you!!! We’re hiring an Assistant Director for the 2022 Camping Season.
Do you love cooking and have experience cooking for large groups? We’re also hiring a cook for the 2022 camping season.
For more information on both of these positions visit our jobs page. The remaining positions will be posted on January 1st!!!
Don’t want to wait?? Apply Now
Leaders in Training Program (LIT)
In 2022 we’re launching a new leadership program for ages 12-13. This program offers campers an opportunity to gain valuable leadership skills through monthly online/in person workshops. This program will be facilitated by our senior staff.
The deadline to apply is December 31st 2021. The program will start in January and run through till June 2022.
You can apply today here.
2022 Brochure
The brochure is complete and has been sent to print!!! You'll begin seeing them around churches and posted around other community centres across PEI in early December.
Don't want to wait? The brochure is available for online viewing here.
Par 5 Challange
Since the Camp was not able to host the golf tournament this year to help with operational expenses, I propose a different kind of “virtual golf challenge” called the PAR 5 Challenge – a donation of $500.00 or a Pre-Authorized Remittance monthly contribution that would add up to $500.00 for a year. I will lead off the PAR 5 Challenge with a donation of $500.00 and if nine other people participate in the PAR 5 challenge, I will make an addition $500.00 donation which will be beyond my regular monthly PAR donations. This challenge is to be treated as separate from the Endowment Campaign. The money is for operational or bursary expenses.
Robert Carruthers is the first to meet the PAR 5 Challenge with a $500.00 donation to the bursary fund. If 8 other people step forward with a donation of $500.00 each, please let me know and I will issue another cheque for an another $500.00 to start the second stage of the challenge.
Best Wishes. Camp Abby is always in my heart
Bob Lockhart
Support Us
We want to start by thanking all of the gracious donors who helped us with our wish list this year. If you would like make a donation please send your donation as an e-trasnfer to etransfer@campabby.ca. For more information please visit us at: https://www.campabegweit.ca/support-us.
Cabin Report | October 2021
Preparations for Summer 2022 are in full swing. This means the dates have been set, and the brochure is heading to print very soon. As well, our website and registration sites are both getting updated for the 2022 season.
If you're looking for information on working on volunteering at camp, be sure to subscribe to our email list for when applications go live.
Resources for Parents
Why Kids Need to Spend Time in Nature
9 Life Lessons I learned at Summer Camp
Video of the Month
This month we’re featuring our 2016 promotional video.
PAR 5
Since the Camp was not able to host the golf tournament this year to help with operational expenses, I propose a different kind of “virtual golf challenge” called the PAR 5 Challenge – a donation of $500.00 or a Pre-Authorized Remittance monthly contribution that would add up to $500.00 for a year. I will lead off the PAR 5 Challenge with a donation of $500.00 and if nine other people participate in the PAR 5 challenge, I will make an addition $500.00 donation which will be beyond my regular monthly PAR donations. This challenge is to be treated as separate from the Endowment Campaign. The money is for operational or bursary expenses.
Robert Carruthers is the first to meet the PAR 5 Challenge with a $500.00 donation to the bursary fund. If 8 other people step forward with a donation of $500.00 each, please let me know and I will issue another cheque for an another $500.00 to start the second stage of the challenge.
Best Wishes. Camp Abby is always in my heart
Bob Lockhart
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Support Us
We want to start by thanking all of the gracious donors who helped us with our wish list this year. If you would like make a donation please send your donation as an e-trasnfer to etransfer@campabby.ca. For more information please visit us at: https://www.campabegweit.ca/support-us.
Cabin Report | September 2021
Summer 2021 is a wrap!! We want to thank everyone for your ongoing support. Be sure to check back soon, as we lots more photos to come from Teen Week.
Thank You to Our Staff
Camp memories are still fresh; camp songs may still be ringing through your homes; and the Abby Counselors and friends are probably still a part of the story telling. We hope so!!
Coming back together for camp this year had an added layer of excitement – and challenge. All staff members were very conscious of the Covid demands for extra caution and extra cleaning! All staff were excited to get back on site after being away last summer.
We want to give an extra shout out and THANK YOU to all our staff members. Our campers had what they were missing – an Abby summer! Our Directors, Victoria Murphy and Maddy Galway lead the team with their creativity, their energy!! And their leadership skills needed to keep a staff of many personalities and abilities working as a TEAM! Another great summer Maddy and Vic!!
Campers are active and hungry! THANK YOU to our cook, Maxine Casely and her assistant Codilyn Durdle! It’s a large job to keep everyone happy!
Our program coordinators, Carly Enman (Outdoor Life); Nathan Wright (Sports and Rec), Paige Lauwerijssen (Faith Formations); Sophia Galway (Arts and Crafts), and Sofia Campos (Life Guard) gave campers lots of fun and time to grow naturally. Thanks as well to Aiden and Isaac for helping Carly with Outdoor Life this summer.
Our Counselors, some with lots of camping experience and some with very little, all worked together in this year when breaks were harder to fit in (due to Covid restrictions) and campers still needed all the connections and care of every summer. THANK YOU Aiden Stewart, Colby Buch, Isaac Ross, Jeanna Pickering, Justin Knox, Justin Thompson and Mallory Grant (Aug). They pulled together for all the usual challenges a summer camp season offers as well as some others! Way to go Team Abby 2021!!
Our CITs were small in number this year as we awaited word from the Public Health office about our numbers. THANK YOU Addi Chandler, Laurel Wigmore, Mallory Grant (July) and Oscar Cormier. We hope you’ll continue your Leadership growth and join us again as Staff one day. Remember if your camper/s will be 14 by next July they can apply to be a CIT. Watch our Facebook page for news next year.
With lots of Abby gratitude for our Staff and Campers!
Pix Butt – Staff Chair
Staff Committee members: Alex Corbett, Gary Paynter, Jillian Avender, with our Directors with us for Interviews.
Image of the Month
Support Us
We want to start by thanking all of the gracious donors who helped us with our wish list this year. If you would like make a donation please send your donation as an e-trasnfer to etransfer@campabby.ca. For more information please visit us at: https://www.campabegweit.ca/support-us.
Week 1: Opening Day Photo’s
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Yesterday we welcomed our first campers of 2021!! Here are some photo’s from throughout the day.
(Above - Bottom Right) The staff have a quick meeting, before the first expected campers arrive.
Maddy & Vic ready to welcome campers for the start of Week 1!!!
Once all the campers arrived, the staff did introductions in the Rec Center and went over a few rules.
As our summer gets underway, we want to recognize that we are incredibly grateful to be able to open our doors this summer. Many camps across Canada and North America are unable to open due to COVID-19.
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers like Bob Hutcheson our camp will continue to provide a camp experience for children. Bob spearheaded our Endowment Fund Campaign a few years ago. The fund is approx. $70,000.00 away from the $500,000.00 goal Bob set.
Recently Spring Park United in Charlottetown interviewed Bob, and we wanted to share it with you.
You can find the whole service on Spring Park United’s Youtube, where they show this video, and our Board Chair presents Bob Hutcheson with a plaque as a thank you gift for the incredible work he has done for the camp.
Click Here to watch the service.
Above: Campers along with their counselor’s work on a team name and flag.
Supper time!! That means it’s time to learn the first grace of the week.
Following supper and some free time, campers and counslors return the Rec Center for a game of “Minute to Win it.”
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Following a game of “Minute to Win it,” it was time for our evening routine of Vespers, Campfire, Snack, and night game.
Be sure you’re following us on Facebook & Instagram and notifications turned on, so you don’t miss any new photo’s posted throughout the week.