BBC Blog

Winter Camp Update (02/09/2021)

Dear Camper Parents, I write to you with breaking news that is hard for me to share: we just learned that the Health Department made new policy and will not allow our resident camp program this winter. This news is hours old at time of writing this post. How did we get here? I consulted…

Camp in a pandemic, Covid-19, For Campers, For Parents, Winter, Winter Camp
Winter Family Fun Day 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Well that was fun! Each winter and summer we host a family fun day to highlight all the good stuff the Bethany Birches program has to offer. This winter we will host 5 weekends of winter camp for grades 3-11. Find your session here: bethanybirches.org/winter About 80 folks enjoyed winter family fun day this year. The…

Family, Winter, Winter Camp
Waiting Lists at Winter Camps!

This past winter has been interesting weather-wise. Another interesting trend is the uptick in attendance for winter programs. For the three overnight programs we saw 168 camper days which is 95% of total capacity. On top of this, there were waiting lists for all three sessions! As many of you know, winter is so busy for…

Winter, Winter Camp
Backcountry Ski Experience

Parents. Campers. Donors. Friends! Backcountry skiing? What’s that? Well, basically, it’s when you get some skis and go into the mountains and ski… it’s beyond the resort. It takes human power (your legs) to get yourself up the hill. And then it takes gravity to get you down. The going up looks a little like this:…

Ski, Skiing, Winter, Winter Camp
High School Seniors Start the New Year Serving

Just when you thought pavilion progress was over…2017 started off with pavilion door painting! A group of 8 Seniors (+ 2 adults) from Dock Mennonite Academy spent Jan 3 – 8 doing a lot of painting. The interior doors of the pavilion are clean and colorful thanks to their service. Painting doors wasn’t their only…

Cheeks, Pavi Project Giving Update, Pavilion Project, Volunteers, Winter
The Seasons of Camp

The seasons of camp come and go, like the leaves and the snow. Brandon, Dan, the staff, and board of directors work hard in between seasons to fulfill the mission of Bethany Birches Camp. Although summer and winter camp programs reflect our primary seasonal focus, much of the planning and fundraising occurs during the spring…

2016 Fall Newsletter, Board of Directors, Fall Foliage, Winter
1/4 mile tube run. Full speed ahead.

Greetings Friends. It’s that time of year again! In just two short months we will be ice skating on the basketball court and drying our boots by the fire after flying down the tubing run! Full speed ahead. Its Winter Camp season! During Winter Camp we pack a full week of Bethany Birches into just…

Snow Camp, Winter, Winter Camp
“See” Winter at BBC

Waking up to snow this morning reminded me that this is the winter that just won’t quit! And what a winter it has been. Lots of people were on and off the hill to help with the building but my favorite groups continue to be THE CAMPERS! During the month of Feb there were 3…

Cheeks, For Campers, For Parents, Snow Camp, Winter, Winter Camp
Winter Camp: Cure for the Common Winter

At camp, we tend not to do commercials. We aren’t a commercial place and we try hard to remain rustic. We cook meals over the fire, use wood to heat buildings, use cast iron to cook food, light our way at night with gas lanterns and all sorts of other old-time stuff. This lack of…

Snow, tubing, Video, Winter, Winter Camp
The BBC Cabin has Something for Everyone in Winter

The other day Tuna posted this picture of me trying to stay ahead of leaf raking. Mowing leaves reminded me of plowing/shoveling snow. My heart sunk as I remembered how much harder it is to both shovel snow and drive in snow compared to leaves! Then I remembered the beauty of winter, the memories I’ve…

Cabin Rental, Cheeks, Winter

Search

Categories

Archives