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Spring Work Day
Looking to get outdoors in the beautiful month of May? Need some exercise and fresh air? We've got you covered!
Join us for our Spring Work Day. This season, there will be a lot of outdoor clean up, preparation, and painting. We have some indoor office work too!
Most of our work is planned for outdoors, so we will be in touch with a rain date if necessary.
Email [email protected] if you are interested in attending!
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PLATEAU FEST NEEDS YOU!
Planning for the Plateau Fest Weekend in September is underway! This weekend is our biggest fundraising opportunity and it includes the 11th annual 5K/15K, a silent auction, festival atmosphere, ropes course, boating, and family friendly activities. The weekend closes with worship, led this year Plateau Staff and Rev. Candy LaBar from Wesley Church in Bethlehem.
How can you help?
- Click on button to sign up to provide a gift basket for our silent auction. Some ideas include: movie night, for foodie, coffee lovers, sports, wellness, self care. Click to email Carmen!
- Donate your professional services. A great option for photographers, chefs, organizing & cleaning, masseuse, or crafter. Click to email Carmen!
- We need sponsor donations to cover the cost of the 5K/15K. If you own or work for a small business, this is a great way to participate in giving back to camp & retreat ministry.
- Share information and the registration link with friends and family! This is a great chance for churches to come up together in fellowship with others without all the planning required for their own separate retreat!
PLATEAU FEST - SEPT 20TH - 22ND
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2024 Summer Camp
Registration is open OVERNIGHT (5 weeks) and DAY CAMP (9 weeks)!
We have 140 campers signed up so far with a goal of 450.
OPEN SUMMER POSITIONS
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2 Overnight Summer Staff (Program and Kitchen/Maintenance):
Starting age: 18 | Jun 27th through Aug 4th | $350/week, living on site
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1 Day Camp Manager (Partial Summer Only):
Jun 27th through Aug 2nd | $400/week, M-F 8am - 4:00pm
Starting age: 15 | Jun 27th through Aug 2nd | $300/week, M-F 9am - 4pm
VOLUNTEER NEEDS FOR SUMMER CAMP
(Email [email protected] if interested in any of these opportunities!)
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Drivers: Daily drivers for day camp van (great for retired, local volunteers!). Needed between 8:00am-9:00am and 4:00pm-5:00pm. We are hoping for a couple people to assist with this!
- Volunteer registered nurses.
- Jun 17-21 (day camp)
- Jun 23-28 (day & overnight camp)
- Aug 5-9 (day camp)
- Aug 12-16 (day camp)
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Volunteer counselors - Especially for young children and 3rd-6th grade camps. Note, camp chaplains will lead or assist in leading bible discovery time.
SUMMER STAFF
We are excited to welcome an amazing group of summer staffers to our camp family this summer!
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Day Camp Counselor & Waterfront Director - Emma Kleckner (8th year)
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Day Camp Manager & Summer Kitchen Manager - Rebecca Carter
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Day Camp Counselor & Program Assistant Manager - Dom Monteiro (2nd year)
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Day Camp Counselor & Kitchen Staff - Cece Benincasa (2nd year)
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Program Staff - Jake Hoffert (2nd year)
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Program Staff - Yiorgo Lagoudakis (1st year)
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Day Camp Counselor - Michael Mihalik (1st year)
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Day Camp Counselor & Program Staff - Madison O'Shea (3rd year)
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Program Staff - Eden Semsel (1st year)
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Program Staff - Jonathan Spohn (1st year)
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Program Staff - Jacob Walker (1st year)
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Program Staff - Ethne Werner (3rd year)
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Program Staff - Olivia Wohr (3rd year)
PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND CHAPLAINS
We are so thankful for the dedication and passion demonstrated by our program directors, chaplains, and nurses. See below for a list of our amazing volunteers that make camp possible!
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HOMESCHOOL DAYS &
FREE PLATEAU YOUTH FELOWSHIP DAYS
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We are happy to continue our homeschool days at Pocono Plateau! We love sharing our space with these amazing families and providing a place for learning, fellowship, and games.
See below for details and share with friends if you are local!
We meet from 10am-1pm the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month! When weather gets cold, we'll move some activities indoors or bundle up explore outdoors!
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Upcoming Homeschool Days:
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Secular: Mar 6th, Apr 3rd, May 1st
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Christian: Mar 20th, Apr 17th, May 15th
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We have two more Free Plateau Youth Fellowship Days before summer:
2nd Sundays from 2pm - 4pm
- Sunday Mar 10th
- Sunday Apr 4th
This event is FREE and for any local youth grades 6th through 12th. We will play games, listen to a short devotion, roast marshmallows, and participate in fun camp activities!
Email [email protected] if interested in learning more.
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Email [email protected] or call 570-676-3665 to make a reservation.
Free on site activities include basketball, gaga, hiking, fishing (bring your own gear), and frisbee disc golf. Boating is available for $5 per person for 1 hour.
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GATE HOUSE OPEN WEEKENDS
Looking for a chance to get away this spring? Our Gate House is the perfect spot to enjoy the Poconos while surrounded by the beauty of this sacred space.
Remaining open weekends:
- March 8th-10th
- March 22nd - 24th
- March 29th - 31st
- All April Weekends
- All May weekends except Memorial Day Wknd
Weekday options available as well!
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“If therefore, there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Do nothing from selfish or empty conceit, but with humility of mind, let each of you regard one another as more important than oneself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interest of others.” - Philippians 2:1-4 NASV
Despite the run-on sentences, which, by the way, is a common way that I also write, this is quite a list of attributes that we see in this verse. So often when I share, I talk about serving. This is probably because I am so impressed by so many people that have come to serve at the camp. We could probably say that there are hundreds of people that are on staff at Pocono Plateau Camp And Retreat Center, but only handful are paid.
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So I’d like to share in memorial this month about Al Miles. I have had an opportunity a couple of times to have him take on projects for the camp while I’ve been here. This last summer he came up here to reminisce of the different things that he had an opportunity to work on at the camp. He had shared with me some of those projects. He worked on the new construction at Springer Lodge, multiple days of Wood Cutter weekends and other projects. I feel privileged to be a part of those memories with him; to witness his love that he had towards the camp and fishing on the lake.
The above verse doesn’t really say the word serving, but it does talk of the attitude of serving, of looking beyond ourselves and onto the needs of others. The verse reflects a lot that we try to express here. It’s the primary reason why this camp is here, to provide for the needs of others. It is a place to get away from the distractions of their lives that is safe and the spirit of God is easily recognized. The spirit of God is felt by so many in the nature by which we are surrounded or the comfortable surroundings of our buildings, and so many of the people that come here looking for a retreat, but also looking to serve others.
I think it’s important that we provide a place for people to come to serve. As in Al’s life, I think other people find an enrichment in using their talents and their gifts to provide for the camp and our campers.
I am at your service, in the service of the King,
John Gylleck
Facilities Manager
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Registration is open for ALL of our 2024 Plateau Sponsored Retreats and Events!
We have lots of great opportunities for community, fellowship, and reflection in 2024 and we invite you to join us. If financial assistance is needed, please reach out to [email protected].
See below and click on the button to find more details and registration information!
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Fall 2024 Save the Dates
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Plateau Fest 5K/15K and Weekend Family Retreat: Sep 20th - Sep 22nd
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Knitting & Crocheting Retreat: Sep 27th - Sep 29th
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Senior Adult Retreat: Oct 1st - Oct 4th
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Men's Retreat: Oct 4th - Oct 6th
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Wellness Retreat: Oct 18th - Oct 20th
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