Cascade Lake 4-H Camp

Apr 17

Cascade Lake 4-H Camp: Spring 2012 Newsletter

Give 5 To Camp!

It is 4 years until the 50th Anniversary of Cascade Lake 4-H Camp.
Tell 5 youth about attending 4-H Adventure Camps.
Let 5 people know about the camp and how they can support camp.
Bring 5 volunteers with you to a Camp Work Weekend (see below).
Send $5 ($50, $500, $5000…any multiple of five) each year for the next 5 years to the camp to help make improvements.

The Cascade Lake 4-H Camp Board launched its 50th Anniversary Update five years ago after our 40th Anniversary celebration. We set goals of items needing attention before we start our next 50 years. Improvements have started, grants written and ‘Friends of Cascade Lake 4-H Camp‘ made.

The Camp Board appreciates all the Friends that have supported our project by volunteering time and giving financial support. Our estimated cost of needed improvements was $246,000. By the end 2011, we have raised $63,500. We appreciate every dollar received and hour volunteered, but you can see we have much more to accomplish.

With only 4 years to go, we are continuing our “Give 5 to Camp” campaign. Everyone who has ever attended the camp, hopes to someday attend the camp, and knows the value of the 4-H camping program can decide which of these five ideas they could use to support the Cascade Lake 4-H Camp.

Please take a look and see how you might be able to donate to the Camp. Every donation of time and/or money is greatly appreciated.

Spring Work Weekend
Friends of 4-H Camp, we need your help!! Mark your calendar for Spring Work Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, 2012.

If you would like to bring your family, cabins are available. Please let us know how many will be coming and if you will need lodging. If you can join us, please call or e-mail Kathy Lauer at 208-467-3237 or lauerk@heritagewifi.com by May 12th.

Some of the projects include:

Clean-up and repairs in cabins
Clean and set-up cook’s Airstream for camping season
Continue work on ADA paths
Build rack for floor mats in kitchen and grate for back door to kitchen.

Heard Around The Campfire
Everyone has a favorite camp song. Here are some of the favorites from our camp alumni…

Brenda Nelson Reed – “Pepperoni Pizza, Pasta Mis-soula, we are the girls and we’re louder than you are!”
Suzanne Sample Steenkolk – “Teapot or Rise and Shine”
Susan Huter – “Kum Ba Yah”
Heather Lauer – “I Like the Mountains”
Katie Montgomery Hammon – “Rise and Shine”
Bubba Legg – “Teapot”
Janet Benoit – “Make New Friends”
Janet Anderson – “I’m A Nut”
Bob Allenger – “Boom Chicka Boom”

“My 4-H friends were my best friends. In 4-H we didn’t have cliques and kids were friends because of who we were rather than what we wore or what we looked like.” – Brenda Reed

Appreciation and Memorial Gifts
Is there a special person in your life you would like to honor with a gift to Cascade Lake 4-H Camp? It could be someone who made your camp experience possible, a special friend you met at camp, your 4-H leader or someone who has made an impact on the 4-H program. Let them know!

In Memory and Appreciation Of Katy Benoit
Joseph and Heidi Dornier
Michael and Brenda Ballantyne

We Need Your Support
Become a friend of Cascade Lake 4-H Camp by making a tax deductible contribution today!

By Check…make payable to “Cascade Lake 4-H Camp” and mail to:
217 S. Georgia Avenue, Ste. 100
Nampa, ID 83686

By Credit Card through PayPal…click here.

If you are sending a Memorial or Appreciation Gift, please note on your check or e-mail.

Cascade Lake 4-H Camp still has openings for the 2012 camping season. Currently there are openings in May, June, July and August. We’d love to have your group come join us for a weekend or a full week. We are offering $100 off your rental fee to any group that books a new reservation for 2012 by May 1st. Contact us at 208-250-8444 or contact@cascadelake4hcamp.com. Happy Camping!!

Apr 10

Registration open for 2012 4-H Camp season

Registration forms are now available for the 2012 4-H Camp season. Click here to download the forms and register.

Mar 14

Spring Camp Work Weekend

Cascade Lake 4-H Camp invites you to Spring Work Weekend May 18-20, 2012. Volunteers have always been a very important part of keeping the 4-H Camp operating every year. There is always a list of projects that need our attention every spring and never enough time or resources for the Camp Board get them all accomplished.

Come spend the day working with other friends of the camp and then enjoy the evening relaxing at the campfire by the lake. Meals will be provided by the Camp Board for workers all day Saturday and Sunday morning. We also have cabins available for our volunteer workers. Individuals, clubs and groups can come for a day or stay for the weekend. Bring your family to help with the chores and fun. Please let us know how many will be attending so we can prepare enough food and if you want to reserve a cabin.

Contact Kathy at 467-3237 or lauerk@heritagewifi.com for questions and cabin reservations.

Mar 14

Give 5 to Camp Challenge

Make new friends but keep the old; one is silver and the other gold.

Remember singing this song at 4-H Camp?

The Cascade Lake 4-H Camp is looking for new and old friends for the 46 year old camp in Donnelly. We are looking for support of the camp to get it ready for the 50th Anniversary of the facility.

We’d like to tell you about ‘Give 5 to Camp’ and the ways you, your club and others can help with 4-H Camps and the Campground in Donnelly. When many give the support they can afford, much can be accomplished.

Click here to download and read the ‘Give 5 to Camp’ flyer and spread the news. Help Cascade Lake 4-H Camp keep making memories of s’mores over the campfire, swims and canoe rides on the lake, fun crafts, wishboats and making new friends available for all the youth in District II.

To get District II 4-H clubs involved, we announced last year a challenge to all clubs to see who can reach the most of the 5 goals of the ‘Give 5 to Camp’. The club accomplishing the most will be awarded 2 full scholarships for 4-Hers in their club to a 2012 4-H Adventure Camp of their choice. All other clubs will be put in a drawing for an additional camp scholarship. Last year Dry Lake 4H Club in Canyon received the 2 scholarships and Payette River Ranchers in Valley the other scholarship.

All clubs involved in the ‘Give 5 to Camp’ challenge will also be put into a drawing for 1 full scholarship to a 2012 4-H Adventure Camp. The challenge starts March 1 and all involvement and donations must be received by the Cascade Lake 4-H Camp, 217 W Georgia Suite 100, Nampa, ID 83686 by June 10, 2012. Download the report/donation form here.

For questions or more information check www.cascadelake4hcamp.com or contact Kathy at 467-3237 and lauerk@heritagewifi.com, Katie at 860-2973 and katiehammon@msn.com. Happy Camping!

Mar 01

2012 Camping Season Openings

Cascade Lake 4-H Camp still has openings for the 2012 camping season. Currently there are openings in May, June, July and August. We’d love to have your group come join us for a weekend or a full week. We are offering $100 off your rental fee to any group that books a new reservation for 2012 by May 1st. Contact us at 208 250- 8444 or contact@cascadelake4hcamp.com. Happy Camping!!

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welcome

Looking for that perfect “Get-Away” for a reunion, church outing, youth group function, club meeting, or corporate retreat?

Cascade Lake 4-H Camp is your answer! The camp is located on scenic Cascade Lake, just down the road from Tamarack Resort.

HISTORY
Over 45 years ago, the camp was established as a camping facility for 4-H youth in southwestern Idaho. Services have been expanded to other groups, including schools, churches, families, sports training camps and corporate retreats. The camp has been assisted in making major improvements over the years by donations and volunteer labor provided by the Ada County Grange, Meridian Gospel Tabernacle, Nampa Countrymen’s Club, Treasure Valley Back Country Horsemen and other civic groups.

OBJECTIVE
To provide a quality facility with quality service at a reasonable cost for overnight and day camping activities for self-directed groups, especially youth.

STRUCTURE
The camp is owned and managed by Cascade Lake 4-H Camp, Inc. It is a nonprofit corporation administered by a board of directors comprised of 4-H volunteers. Employees include a seasonal camp manager and kitchen staff.

LOCATION
Cascade Lake 4-H Camp is located on scenic Cascade Lake Reservoir, 1.75 miles west of Donnelly, Idaho, just down the road from Tamarack Resort. The camp is 2 miles east of West Mountain (elev. 5,000 feet at base, 7,340 feet at summit), 15 miles south of McCall, 18 miles north of Cascade, 13 miles from Weiser River/White Licks Hot Springs, 25 miles from Brundage Ski area, 35 miles from Zim’s Hot Springs in New Meadows, and 95 miles north of Boise.

FACILITY
Fifty-six acres of old-growth pine forest on a level valley with 2 miles of Cascade Lake shoreline. Please visit our camp features page for more details regarding facilities, activities, and photos of the camp.

SEASON
Each year from May to September. About 20 groups stay at the camp each year, averaging 75 per group. Please take a look around the site for more information on available dates, pricing and facility amenities.