April
My oh my, April has been a tough month for us here, but not without some silver linings. Let us begin with some of the sad news, which I will follow up with some good news.
The drought continued for us, as the remainder of our groups heading into summer have cancelled. We were not in for a shock, but it was still very hard to hear. There is one event still scheduled for June that we all have our fingers crossed in being able to host.
Beyond that event, we are looking at a dry spell all the way up until August, but even looking that far ahead we are unsure if the large groups we have in the calendar will be able to gather. We have had to make the tough call and cancel our New Horizons, Grade and Middle school camps. These were scheduled for early and mid July, and because we really do not know what we will be able to do and when, we would be facing a really big challenge securing counselors for the camps.
In keeping the bad news short and this post from becoming a book, I will not share the good news. First, we will be holding a grab n' go Mother's Day Lunch on, you guessed correct, Mother's Day! I will be posting a flier to our website as soon as a digital copy is in my possession.
Our worries have, to the extent that it can be, been lifted as we were able to secure a loan from the Western Baptist Convention as well an organization offering small business loans. With these loans, our director Michele has worked out a budget, be it small, to keep us going through the end of the year assuming we are able to continue with business as usual in September.
And finally, the moment you have all been waiting for. It is official. Cascade Meadows Baptist Camp (CMC) is now owned and operated by Camp Burton! Since the beginning of the year, we have taken over operations of the camp, sending staff up every weekend to host groups, and to work on various projects. This new chapter is really exciting for us, it will be a great expansion of our programming potential for Camp Burton as well being able to serve existing groups at CMC. Seriously though, we have a camp with ocean waterfront, and a camp in the mountains whose closest neighbor is the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Please take a moment and check out our website, which I will post at the bottom of this blog.
Thank you all for checking in on us, stay safe!!!
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