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From Camper, to Camp Cook
I was at the local pizza shop talking with a long-time camper earlier this week (he is a pizza chef now). He started working in our kitchen part time during the summer to pick up some extra hours. As we were talking, he inquired about the auction. He remembered it was coming up, and he…
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Time Machine: Fast Forward 30 Years. Camp is Different, But the Same.
2023 marked 30 years since we (Phil and Kelly) had both served on summer staff at BBC. God used Phil’s three and my one summer at BBC to create a special place in our hearts for camp ministry. Little did we know that God would use our BBC experience to lead us into camp ministry…
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Two Camps in One Summer?!
The 2023 summer staff team wasn’t complete until midway through the summer. Mana “Moana” Acosta and Leah “Patti G” Beachy arrived at BBC in mid July while the rest of the staff team started mid June. The two counselors had spent the first half of their summer working as counselors at Drift Creek Camp in…
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Board Spotlight: Looking Back
They say that “time flies when you’re having fun.” It’s hard to believe that in just a few months, I will have completed nine years on the Board of Directors. In some ways, it feels like I was much younger when I joined, and in other ways it seems like last week. Some words that…
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Flooding!
As some of you may know, Vermont experienced an excessive amount of heavy rainfall events this past summer. Most notably, between July 10-11, when we received approximately 9 inches of rain over that 48-hour period (that’s only a few inches short of Hurricane Irene!). We were fortunate to be spared from the most significant damage,…
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21st Annual Benefit Auction
Greetings friends! Another camp season has come and gone, and with it, another benefit auction. Having been a part of so many auctions, it is easy for me to forget how generous some people are. I was reminded of this when talking with a newcomer this past Saturday morning. Both he and his wife appeared…
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Second Annual BBC Artisan Market
Greetings Makers and Creators. I am writing about the Second Annual Artisan and Crafters Market to be held during the Bethany Birches Camp Auction on Saturday, September 30. We received very positive feedback from the Artisan market last year. It was fun to highlight the talented BBC community, as well as give all attendees an opportunity…
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Shepherding Includes Going With The Sheep
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This summer, I had the great privilege to serve for two weeks as the Camp Shepherd at Bethany Birches. The first week when I was with the older teens, they kept asking me to go to basically every event they had. Which I was honestly surprised by. But, of course, I had to say yes!…
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Receiving Love and Passing It On
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our kids have been involved with Bethany Birches Camp as campers for many years and recently counselors. They have had a great time at BBC, and they have also come home feeling like they had great experiences where they connected to their counselors and fellow campers. At BBC they gain a closer relationship with nature…
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