VICK AND PATHFINDER CAMP AND CONFERENCE MINISTRIES 2013 All Things New Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing. Isaiah 43:19
Dear Camper & Parents, Welcome to the 2013 camping season! We have been planning all year to provide a fun and life changing summer experience. Come join us as we introduce you to Jesus, help you grow spiritually and equip you to minister to your world. This summer we will be focusing on the theme of All Things New. Come and join us as we spend time in Creation, looking at how God makes us new, and how we are part of a new group of people who experience joy and abundance in our lives. Take a look through the brochure and see which week you would like to be a part of. We are looking for adult volunteers to join us as well and be a part of our awesome ministry team. Looking forward to seeing you this summer! John The purpose of VP Ministries is to provide a safe environment in which to bring people of all ages into a vital, living relationship with Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior.
2013 Camp Vick The use of drugs, tobacco, alcohol, weapons and abusive language is prohibited. Special Events & Weekend Retreat Work Weekends May 3-4&10-11 Day of Prayer June 12 Open House June 15 Pastor/Youth Leader Day July 17 Harvest Fest October 12 CHILDREN/TEEN WEEKS Extravaganza Grades 2-6 $290 July 7-12 Geocaching Adventure Grades 5-8 $290 Leadership Development Program Grades 10-12 $150 July 14-19 Girls Craftastic Week Grades 3-8 $290 Sports: Gladiator Edition Grades 4-8 $290 July 21-26 SPLASH! Camp Grades 4-9 $290 July 23-26 Beginners Grades 1-4 $200 July 28-Aug. 2 Camp Vick Investigates Grades 3-6 $290 Frontier Survivor Grades 7-12 $290 August 4-9 Boys Frontier Week Grades 3-8 $290 Amazing Race Grades 7-12 $290 Family Camp Open May 24 through September 2. Weekends only after Labor Day; closing day October 14th Special programming during the following dates: May 24-27 Memorial Day Weekend Camping July 3-7 Family Fourth Camping Aug. 4-9 Kingdom Bound Camping Aug. 30-Sept 2 Labor Day Weekend Family Camping October 11-14 Harvest Fest Weekend (Columbus Day)
Children s Opportunities Waterballoon slingshot was so much fun! Entering Grades 1-6 July 7-12 EXTRAVAGANZA WEEK Entering grade 3-6 $290 July 7-12 GEOCACHING ADVENTURE Entering grade 5-8 $290 July 14-19 GIRLS CRAFTASTIC WEEK Entering grade 3-8 $290 July 14-19 SPORTS: GLADIATOR EDITION Entering grade 4-8 $290 July 21-26 SPLASH! CAMP Entering grade 4-9 $290 July 23-26 BEGINNERS Entering grade 1-4 $200 July 28-Aug.2 CAMP VICK INVESTIGATES Entering grade 3-6 $290 August 4-9 FRONTIER BOYS Entering grade 3-8 $290 EXTRAVAGANZA WEEK: This fun-packed week includes games, crafts, swimming, boating, nature, singing, stories and a daily theme party. Make new friends while deepening your relationship with God. GEOCACHING ADVENTURE: Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled device. Camp Vick will be joining more than 1.9 million people searching for some of the 5 million caches hidden worldwide! Learn more about geocaching, experience the thrill of the hunt, excitement of making finds, and help create a geocaching adventure here at Camp Vick for other campers to enjoy. Learn more about geocaching at: www.geocaching.com GIRLS CRAFTASTIC WEEK: Calling all girls for a week FULL of crafting and fun! During this CRAFTASTIC week we will scrapbook, crochet or knit, cook and bake, tie-dye, make jewelry and so much more! So if you love to create then grab a friend and sign up for this NEW session!
SPORTS: GLADIATOR EDITION: More than just another sports camp, Gladiator Edition is filled with individual and team competitions in sports you ve heard of AND many crazy activities too! This week will be packed exciting games, challenges and relays. Learn what it takes to have the heart of a gladiator in sports/competitions and in faith. SPLASH! CAMP: Just like the name implies, everything we ll do involves water in some way or another. Just how many activities can we come up with that will require water? Games in the pool! Games in the lake! Games on the land! BEGINNERS: This unique overnight camping experience is designed to give younger campers a positive experience in a supportive Christian environment. Come enjoy camp with Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber from Veggie Tales as your hosts. (Registration discounts do not apply to this session) CAMP VICK INVESTIGATES: Join the Camp Vick Investigates Team, as we hold a weeklong investigation of a crime at Camp Vick. Spend the week to discover which Camp Vick staff member is the true criminal by learning about fingerprints, shoe prints, tracking weather and much more! The week will culminate in a trial of the accused staff member. FRONTIER BOYS: Held at our Frontier Facility, this adventure camp exposes boys to the real outdoors. With no electricity or shower houses, campers learn to survive in the wilderness. Explore building fires, cooking basic meals, boating and canoeing techniques and first aid basics. This was my first time at Camp Vick and I get to come home with awesome memories!!
TEEN WEEKS Entering Grades 7-12 No matter how many times I come here, I always learn a lot and become inspired! July 7-12 GEOCACHING ADVENTURE Entering grade 5-8 $290 July 7-12 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Entering grade 10-12 $150 July 14-19 GIRLS CRAFTASTIC WEEK Entering grade 3-8 $290 July 14-19 SPORTS: GLADIATOR EDITION Entering grade 4-8 $290 July 21-26 SPLASH! CAMP Entering grade 4-9 $290 July 28-Aug. 2 FRONTIER SURVIVOR Entering grade 7-12 $290 August 4-9 FRONTIER BOYS Entering grade 3-8 $290 August 4-9 AMAZING RACE Entering grade 7-12 $290 GEOCACHING ADVENTURE:Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled device. Camp Vick will be joining more than 1.9 million people searching for some of the 5 million caches hidden worldwide! Learn more about geocaching, experience the thrill of the hunt, excitement of making finds, and help create a geocaching adventure here at Camp Vick for other campers to enjoy. Learn more about geocaching at: www.geocaching.com LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: The Leadership Development Program at Camp Vick is designed for the high school student desiring to grow in their walk with God, strengthen their leadership skills, and develop their gifts and talents as they grow in faith. Participants learn about leadership, delve into discipleship, and experience 4 areas of work at camp (junior counselor, kitchen, maintenance, and program). GIRLS CRAFTASTIC WEEK: Calling all girls for a week FULL of crafting and fun! During this CRAFTASTIC week we will scrapbook, crochet or knit, cook and bake, tie-dye, make jewelry and so much more! So if you love to create then grab a friend and sign up for this NEW session! This is the best camp in the universe. Everyone at Camp Vick is so friendly!
SPORTS: GLADIATOR EDITION: More than just another sports camp, Gladiator Edition is filled with individual and team competitions in sports you ve heard of AND many crazy activities too! This week will be packed exciting games, challenges and relays. Learn what it takes to have the heart of a gladiator in sports/competitions and in faith. SPLASH! CAMP: Just like the name implies, everything we ll do involves water in some way or another. Just how many activities can we come up with that will require water? Games in the pool! Games in the lake! Games on the land! FRONTIER SURVIVOR: Can you be the Ultimate Survivor? Compete as part of a team in daily challenges and reward competitions, build your own fires, cook your own meals and enjoy this unique Frontier Survivor program! Each night you will gather together for a torch ceremony on your quest to learn what it takes to be an Ultimate Survivor. FRONTIER BOYS: Held at our Frontier Facility, this adventure camp exposes boys to the real outdoors. With no electricity or shower houses, campers learn to survive in the wilderness. Explore building fires, cooking basic meals, boating and canoeing techniques and first aid basics AMAZING RACE: Are you ready for a challenge? Spend a week at camp in an epic game of wits, strength and courage. Participate with your team in the weeklong competition full of route markers, roadblocks, fast-forwards, U-turns, pit stops and rewards. Also includes a day trip to KINGDOM BOUND at DARIEN LAKE! I liked meeting all my new friends and the staff members are my friends too. They were like family so I NEVER felt lonely!
CAMPGROUNDThe use of drugs, tobacco, alcohol, weapons and abusive language is prohibited. Open May 24 through September 2. Weekends only after Labor Day; closing day October 14. Special programming during the following dates: May 24-27 July 3-7 August 4-9 Aug. 30-Sept.2 October 11-14 Memorial Day Weekend Camping Family Fourth Camping Kingdom Bound Camping Labor Day Weekend Family Camping Harvest Fest Weekend (Columbus Day) Accommodations at Camp Vick are rustic in nature. They are available from May 24 to October 14 and include a large dining hall/meeting area, tents and enclosed lean-to cabins. Several smaller program/sleeping buildings are available as well. Restrooms are located outside sleeping quarters. Linens and bedding are required. For your convenience, our secluded Frontier camp can also be used to accommodate your group. Additional space is available in our Family Camp area for thirty tents, trailers and RVs. Please call (315) 314-7460 to check availability. Directions: Camp Vick is located in Sandusky, 3.5 miles south of Arcade off Route 98 on Sandbank Road. WEEKEND EVENTS & RETREATS/FAMILY CAMP May 3-4&10-11 Work Weekends June 12 Day of Prayer June 15 Open House - 2013 Launch Party July 17 Pastor/Youth Leader Day October 12 Harvest Fest
RENTAL INFORMATION Rental rates May October excluding Special Events Weeks Seasonal Campsite Rate (May 11 Oct. 14) $600 Tent/Trailer Sites $20 per night Cabin with washhouse near-by Area 2 & 4 $25 per night Cabin with attached bathroom (Nurses Lodge & Cottage) $45 per night Day Use @ Camp Vick (full day 8:00-5:00) ~ no meals FULL HALF Dining $100 $50 Hall Ball Field $50 Free Pool Staff lifeguards (when available) are $75 per day up to 20 people; add $5 for each additional person. This includes a combined time of 3 hours of lifeguarding for pool and boating, additional time is $2 per person per hour. Full Meal Plan 3 meals & 1 snack plus coffee, hot and cool water throughout the day: $25 per day per person (ages 13-Adult) $18 per day per person (ages 6-12) FREE children 5 years and younger Single Meal Rate ADULT CHILD (6-12) Breakfast $6 $6 Lunch $8 $8 Dinner $10 $10 Snack $3.50 $3.50
Incentives for 2013 Did you know you can register, make payments or donations on line via our PayPal account? Just go to our web site (www.vpccministries.org) and click on the Register or Donate button. Invite a friend, who has never been to Camp Vick or Pathfinder Lodge before, to attend one of our weeklong sessions and both campers will receive $25 off the registration fee. Simply mail your registration form and fee along with your friend s form and fee. Be sure to check the appropriate box on the registration form indicating your desire to take advantage of this offer. Weeklong sessions start on Sunday and end on Friday. (Cannot be combined with any other discounts.) Register and pay in full for one of our weeklong sessions at camp by May 15 th, and you ll receive $25 off the normal fee. If campers are attending the same session as a buddy, deduct $20, or $10 if attending Beginner Camp. Be sure to send in registrations and payments together. Families with multiple children attending Camp Vick or Pathfinder Lodge this summer, each sibling may deduct $20. Avoid late fees of $20 by registering (via mail) at least 2 weeks before the camp session begins; or $25 if registering at camp. FULL PAYMENT is due 14 days before the beginning of the camp session. Scholarship Funds Each year camp grants more in scholarships to families in need than what is received as donations into this fund. If you would like to make a donation to the camp scholarship fund, please make checks payable to VP MINISTRIES and mail to Vick and Pathfinder Camp and Conference Ministries, 5865 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, NY 13078. All gifts to the scholarship fund are used exclusively to help more kids enjoy camp!
VP Ministries has another facility, PATHFINDER LODGE, located in COOPERSTOWN New York. Be sure to check out PATHFINDER S schedule. 2013 Pathfinder Lodge Weekend Events Retreats/Family Camp Work Weekends May 3-4 & May 24-25 Open House June 8 Short Term Missions June 17-21 Lifeguard Training June 27-30 Leadership Training July 1-3 Family Fourth Camping July 3-7 Reunion Weekend July 20-23 Children/ Teen Weeks July 1-3 Beginners Grades 1-3 $220 July 2-3 Sneak-a-Peek Parent/Child Parent/Child $35 per Experience person July 7-12 Active Games Week! Grades 4-7 $300 Aquatics/Rough Terrain Grades 8-12 $380 Junior Arts Grades 3-6 $335 July 14-19 Creative Arts Grades 7-12 $335 Sailing Camp Grades 8-12 $335 July 21-26 Extreme Outdoors Grades 6-10 $335 July 28-Aug.2 Discovery Grades 3-6 $300 Teen Week Challenge Grades 7-11 $300 August 4-9 Water Adventure Grades 8-12 $380 August 11-16 Exploration Challenge Grades 4-8 $335 August 18-23 Peace Camp Grades 4-8 $335 Special Needs Sessions June 17-21 Special Needs Adults $500 July 22-26 Special Needs Adults $500 July 28-Aug. 2 Special Needs Teens Teens $550 August 12-16 Special Needs Adults $500 For more information about sessions at Pathfinder Lodge, call 315-314-7460, email kathie@vpccministries.org or check our website www.vpccministries.org.
Vick and Pathfinder Camp and Conference Ministries 5865 E. Seneca Turnpike Jamesville, NY 13078 Phone: (315) 314-7460 Fax: (315) 492-2369 kathie@vpccministries.org www.vpccministries.org Camp Vick Mailing Address: PO Box 109 Sandusky, NY 14133 Phone: (716) 492-4494 campvick@abc-nys.org Pathfinder Lodge Mailing Address: PO Box 350 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: (607) 547-2300 pathfinderlodge@gmail.com Weekend retreats for groups or individuals may be scheduled at Camp Vick May 10 October 14 at Pathfinder Lodge May 3 October 14. Family Camping at Camp Vick with full hookups available beginning May 24 th. Camping sessions start at 3 pm and end at 6 pm unless noted. Introducing people to Jesus and equipping them to grow spiritually and minister to their world.