Bear River Young Life Summer Camp 2017 — Lost Canyon Resort, Williams, Arizona.
June 24-July 2
Preliminary Trip Info
Dear Parents/guardians
In just a couple of weeks we will be heading to beautiful Northern Arizona to Young Life’s own
Lost Canyon summer camp! See the dates above to put on your calendar. You can learn more about Lost
Canyon at lostcanyon.younglife.org – The cost of the camp is $700, which is expensive. With that said, we
try very hard to make camp accessible for every level of income.
The first requirement is a non-refundable $50 deposit to reserve a student’s spot. At this point, if
you have put down a deposit or earned money for camp, the spot is yours. If you decide not to go to camp
(other than a family emergency) you are financially responsible for your spot. We have lots of fundraising
opportunities available.
Here are what is still available.
41&Change Coffee –
Grown at a Young Life camp in Nicaragua, this is some good stuff! Currently the only option for coffee
sales are online sales. Go to www.41change.com/young-life/bear-river to order or to have someone order.
Type in the camper’s name when asked who it will benefit, and it will be credited to their account.
Community service fundraiser – the final of three community service days is Saturday, June 10. From
9a.m.-1p.m. we will work on a community service project. Then, or even before, students can go out and
get pledges for their community service work. Those pledges get matched up to $125 – the one asterisk is
that this can’t just be a check from parents. The most a parent can pledge is $75. This is so the student has
some ownership in the fundraiser. “Put some skin in the game” if you will.
Car Show & Whittle the Wood week –
Wednesday – girls security – ladies will stay at whittle the wood overnight and check periodically to make
sure everything is all good
Thursday – boys security – same as above
Thursday night – packet stuffing for car show – at 7 p.m. meet at the YL office and we will stuff packets
for the car show
Friday night – come to Yampa Valley bank at 4 p.m. to help set up for the Car Show picnic that evening.
There will also be a group that will go to Whittle the Wood to watch over the car show cars that will be
parked there
Saturday – Car Show concessions – Come to the car show at 9 a.m. and help with the concession stands
selling lots of goodies.
There are also some odd jobs and aerating of yards that can be done for some additional money. Talk to
David Pressgrove about those.
In addition, partial scholarships are available and students who are showing up for other fundraisers are
given first priority. With that said, we don’t want money to be the reason a student can’t go.
If you have any questions please feel free to call me!
David Pressgrove
Area Director
970-629-9600
Trip - June 24 - July 2
Trip Info and Itinerary
Fri. June 23 6 p.m. – Pre-camp BBQ and settle up – bring your paper work and final payments to the
Pressgrove’s (650
Yampa) for some great food and some pre-camp hype!
Saturday, June 24
Meet at the Clubhouse at 3 p.m. for departure to Grand Junction. We will arrive that night and attend a
Grand Junction Rockies game and then stay at a church.
Sunday, June 25 Hop on the bus at 7 a.m. and head to Lost Canyon! Arrive to camp between 2 and 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 1 Leave LC in the afternoon – arrive in Grand Junction around 2 a.m. Sleep at a church.
Sunday, July 2 Head home in the morning.
Monday, July 3 5 – 6 p.m. Camp reunion ice cream social
Families and campers are invited for an ice cream social at the picnic area at Pressgrove’s
We’ll talk about our camp experience with our families and re-live our amazing week. This is
a ton of fun and a chance for family to find out more about the week.
Wednesday, July 5 - 6:47 p.m. – TBD – Cabin time continued followed by a summer activity. Location
TBD
Contact information
Campers will not be allowed to have cell phones at camp but they will be allowed them on the road. There
are pay phones if they want to bring a calling card to call home. Leaders will check their phones on a
regular basis. To call a leader contact: David Pressgrove — 970-629-9600 – Cell phones don’t work real
well at camp, so if it’s not an emergency, email David at [email protected]
If it is an emergency and you don’t reach David call the camp at (928)-635-2900
What to bring (the camp provides meals and bedding and one towel)
Final camp payment – a new web-site allows for paying for camp with a credit card
Go to payments.younglife.org type in the our zip code – select the Crooked Creek trip – then type in your
payment information
Health form - Drug and Alcohol form
Extra towel or two
Swimming suit (more than one if possible)
Summer clothing for seven days (lots of socks) - Sun block - Sandals
Closed toed shoes that are good for walking
Normal athletic shoes
Water bottle
Spending money (Approx. $50 to $100 is enough for snacks, camp mementos, 2 meals on the road –
camper will be responsible for $10 rockies ticket)
Light jacket/hooded sweatshirt for the evenings
Camera/Toiletries/Pillow
Stuff to keep you entertained on the road trip – iPods, games, book, PG-13 or less movies
Themed clothing Christmas attire (think green and red)
2 sets of clothes that can get messy