It's Work Group Season

Had a blast this week with our friends (returning and new) from Hope Rescue in Reading, PA.  They got a serious amount of hard work done!

Impact Story: Walling, Roofing, Cleaning and Decking!

A big thank you to our friends at GBC.  On a very chilly spring (late winter) weekend this year they tackle a multitude of projects which have been a great blessing and will have a lasting impact.

Bocce Tournament 2017

One of our favorite fall events is the Bocce Ball Tournament we host for the local Special Olympics bocce teams.  The weather was hot and games were exciting.  Thankfully we were all able to cool off with lunch and enjoy the ribbon ceremony under the pavilion. 

A big "Thank you" to Senator Fred Akshar for visiting and cheering on the athletes!

Impact Story: The Shack

Thanks to some great friends our firewood has a new lakeside home.  In conjunction with re-grading, landscaping and the fire ring, the new firewood shack is a big part of all the lakeside enhancements.  No longer hiding in the weeds... our lakeside firewood has a storage spot that is accessible, holds more firewood and looks inconspicuously handsome.

Thanks to the all the VBS students and leaders at GBC for raising the funds to build the new firewood shack.  Thanks to our new friend Rich for serving at camp and building the new firewood shack.

It's a blessing to partner together - Building A Bigger Impact at Arrowhead.

I suppose we were going for a "ribbon cutting" look.  Yeah, we look cheesy... but the firewood shack looks great!

Impact Story: The Wheelchariot

A huge "Thank You" to the crew from Liberty Baptist who funded the fabrication of The Wheelchariot.  They made our Pedal Carts accessible to every camper this summer. 

No more watching from your wheelchair!

Kickstarting Accessibility!

A huge thank you to our friends at Kickstart Cafe.  Their recent Kickstart Your Community Dinner in partnership with Russell Farms was a great success.  Of course, the food was delicious and company was delightful.  The Community Dinner raised over $1,700 for Shepherds Camp! 

We have utilized the funds to purchase a Hoyer Lift and a Personal Ceiling Transport System.  Both will be a huge enhancement to our safety and accessibility at Shepherds Camp... making a week of camp possible for our campers who require more intensive care.

Fruit Hoops

Fruit Hoops is our newest camp activity.  We are hoping it's popularity will rival that of Camper-Counselor Kickball.

For those of you movie buffs.... Yes, we did think about calling it Camp Quidditch, but we didn't want to be trendy by riding the coattails of a franchise.  That and the balls we use for this game could be mistaken for a variety of giant fruits (super-polyploids if you will).

Our campers enjoyed their first round of Fruit Hoops yesterday.  We can't wait to introduce it to our campers throughout the summer.