Cascade Lake 4-H Camp

It’s our Golden Anniversary!
Cascade Lake 4-H Camp will celebrate 50 years in 2015!
Would you like to help us plan the celebration? Contact Katie Hammon at katiehammon@msn.com or 208.855.9954

Give 5 To Camp!

• It is 3 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.
• 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 2012, we had raised $90,188. We appreciate every dollar received and hour volunteered, but you can see we have more to accomplish.

We started with 5 and now we only have 3 years to go, so 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 how many of these five ideas they could use to support the Cascade Lake 4-H Camp.

Even if you didn’t start “Give 5″ last year, 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.

For questions or more information check www.cascadelake4hcamp.com or contact Kathy at 467-3237 or lauerk@heritagewifi.com.

Scholarships from Give 5 to Camp
Our 2012 winner of 2 scholarships to camp for the achieving the most of our “Give 5 Goals” was Vallivue 4-H. Congratulations and thanks for your hard work!

The club that won the drawing for one scholarship for their participation in “Give 5″ was Dry Lake Livestock 4-H. Congratulations and thanks!

Grant Updates
Our hearty thanks to the following organizations for their continued support!

John & Orah Brandt Foundation-$3,000 toward new mattresses for our cabins.

The Shelton Foundation-$1,000 for new mattresses.

Cooperative Grant from Valley Wide Cooperative in Nampa, Valley Agronomics in Rupert & Land O’Lakes Foundation for new lights on the outside of cabins. We will also use this grant to refurbish south bathrooms and cabin doors.

Cascade Lake 4-H Camp Invites You To Spring Work Weekend
WHERE: Beautiful Cascade Lake 4-H Camp, Donnelly, Idaho
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, May 18 & 19, 2013
WHAT: Cleanup and preparation for summer camps
WHO: Anyone wanting to help with the work and enjoy good food and good people. 4H’ers,* parents, clubs & groups are welcome.

Cabins available for Friday & Saturday night, reservations required. Please RSVP no later than May 10.

QUESTIONS: Please contact Kathy 467-3237 or lauerk@heritagewifi.com

*All youth under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

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…go to www.CascadeLake4HCamp.com and click “donate.”

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

Summer Employment Opportunity
Victoria, our head cook, will be returning again this summer but we’ll be filling the additional kitchen staff position.

Kitchen staff job qualifications:
Ability to assist the head cook with meal preparation and clean-up
Demonstrate some food preparation experience and knowledge of food safety
Willingness to work irregular hours, weekends, and long days
Congenial attitude towards adults and youth

A full job description is available at www.cascadelake4hcamp.com. Please apply by March 18th, interviews will be in April. Position is needed from June-August 2013.

2013 Camp Dates
1st Kids Camp: June 28-July 1
District II Horse Camp: June 20-23
Teen Camp: July 8-12
2nd Kids Camp: August 2-5
Registration information at www.cascadelake4hcamp.com. Participants do not have to be 4-H members to attend. Feel free to invite non-4-H friends.

Cascade Lake 4-H Camp Wish List
If you are able to donate a specific amount for one of the items below, please write a check for that amount and write what it’s for in the memo line. Thank you in advance for your support!

Truck load of gravel for path improvements $225
Lodge dining table $125
Replacement mattress cover $40
12 Dinner plates $60
Lodge bench $50
Life vest $35
Replacement screen for windows $30
Folding chair $30
12 Bowls $25
12 Hot chocolate mugs $25
12 Knives $25
12 Forks $15
12 Spoons $15
12 Towels for the kitchen $15
Shower curtain $15
Tetherball $10
2 Baseballs $5

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 of Sybil Loomis – from Shirley Lappens
In memory of Ann Kluckhohn – from Jim and Marcella Stewart
In appreciation of Janet Benoit – from Gerry and Lorene Guentz

A Little History and a Great Big Thank You
The Cascade Lake 4-H Camp and the Canyon County 4-H Endowment Fund are recipients of a generous gift made by the former Nampa Countryman’s Club.

The Nampa Countryman’s Club was established in 1926 for the purpose of creating good relations between area farmers and Nampa businessmen, as well as to develop good leaders among farmers and provide an organization for expressing and developing opinions and policies important to the farmers. After 81 years of service to the community the organization disbanded in 2007, due to the many changes in the agriculture community and the minimal number of young farmers able to carry on the responsibilities of the group. At the time of disbanding the Club a nest egg of nearly $10,000 was in the account. Former members of the organization determined that the money would be given to those projects in the community that had been a major part of the Nampa Countryman’s Club for so many years. The Lake Cascade 4-H Camp received $8,800 and the Canyon Country 4-H Endowment Fund was granted a $1,000.

For numerous decades, the Nampa Countryman’s Club provided significant support to 4-H, as well as many other organizations. The Cascade Lake 4-H Camp in Donnelly, Idaho was created in 1965 as a summer camp for kids and a place for families and other organizations that want to rent the camp. In the early years, the members of the Nampa Countryman’s Club helped build many of the cabins and lodge and continued to contribute to the repair and improvements throughout the decades.

Kathy Lauer, President of the Board of Directors for camp stated, “The Cascade Lake 4-H Camp appreciates the wonderful members from the Countryman’s organization for their generous donation. The group has been great Friends of the 4H Camp for the last 47 years. The money will help us as we prepare to celebrate the camps 50th anniversary in 2015. The Camp Board is working to have camp ready to begin another 50 years of providing a place to come and experience the wonders of nature in a safe, accessible setting for all youth. The Countrymen’s gift will help us reach our goal.”