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2014 Summer Camp Update
 Dear Friends Of Hanging Rock,

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for sending your kids to Hanging Rock this summer for Christian Camping. 

The Bible says in Proverbs 22:6 (NIV); 6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

With all of the challenges of time facing busy families today, it is imperative that our children receive the Biblical instruction they need to assist them in healthy spiritual development.

I pray that is what they experienced this summer at Hanging Rock.

I wanted to send you an update on how the summer went and what the plans are for next summer.
2014 Camp Report
  • 32 Camp sessions completed in 10 weeks
  • 1,332 in attendance, 6% down from last year.
  • 52 young people accepted Christ and were baptized this summer
  • Sent a zero-turn mower to Zimbabwe to the camp we are in partnership with.
  • We gave over $13,000 to Zimbabwe Outreach Ministries
  • Over 500 volunteers served this summer
  • Record attendance for JOY camp
  • Gave over 40 scholarships 
Urgent Need

 

With the 6% decrease in attendence this past summer and the cost of camp continuing to increase it is so very important that we end this year in the black.

 

We want you to know that we only charge 1/2 of the cost of what it takes to make camp happen in 10 weeks.  For 10 weeks it takes $350,000. Campers brought in $150,000. Churches and individuals brought in $140,000 leaving us $60,000 in the red after this summer. We have not had this happen since 2009. We need your help as we prepare for next summer.  It is very important that we don't start next year with a deficit.

 

We need $60,000 by the end of the year. To us this looks HUGE! But with God all things are possible.

 

How can You Help?
There are many different ways that you can help: 
  • We have set up a Paypal account on our website that you can make a donation using Paypal.
  • You can send a check to HRCA and put 2014 summer camp in memo. P.O. Box 218 West Lebanon, Indiana 47991
  • You can buy coffee and tea online. You can access the website by going to www.hangingrock.org.  It is on the home page under the video. All tea or coffee sales go to help with 2014 summer camp.
  • You can join us in Prayer! Please pray that God will raise up people that will help us do this. 
  • Participate in the 2 fundraisers coming up to help with this also. Golf Scramble on October 7 & Softball Tournament on October 11,12.

Hanging Rock Christian Camp is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Gifts of money or the value of gifts for equipment or supplies may be deducted for income tax purposes. A tax deductible receipt for donations will be provided upon receipt of your donation. 

 

New for 2015

We are trying to do some new things next year to increase the amount of young people to influence for Christ. 

We will be starting Day Camps in conjunction with summer camps. Janelle Lloyd will be our Day Camp Director. We will be targeting communities that are close to Hanging Rock and providing transportation at our supporting Churches. We are very excited about this new opportunity. We are hoping we will be reaching 80 more young people every week. This will be for 1st-6th grades . 

We are also partnering with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the next 3 years. We will be having a Motor Cross Camp here at Hanging Rock. This should bring in about 100 more young people for this camp. 

We do have our schedule for 2015 finished and booklets will be sent to our supporting churches by November 1, 2014.

We are hoping to raise enough money this year also for a new activity that will be for 3rd grade and above. It is a Giant Swing. We were hoping through VBS's we could raise the money. But we are about $5,000 short of making this happen. We have set up a website at http://www.gofundme.com/Hanging-Rock to help with this project.

We are looking forward to many new things here at Hanging Rock!

 

Thank you once again for allowing us to minister to your kids and we hope to see them again next summer. If you have any questions about anything I have addressed in the above, email me at garybaker@hangingrock.org.  
 
Sincerely,
 

Gary Baker
Hanging Rock Christian Camp