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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!
PLATEAU FEST - SEPT 20TH - 22ND
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2024 Summer Camp
Registration is open OVERNIGHT and DAY CAMP! We have almost 50 campers signed up so far with a goal of 450.
NEEDS FOR SUMMER CAMP:
- Daily drivers for day camp van (great for retired, local volunteers!)
- Volunteer registered nurses for some day camp weeks: Jun 17-21, Jun 23-28, Aug 5-9, Aug 12-16.
- Volunteer counselors - Especially for young children and 3rd-6th grade camps. Note, camp chaplains will lead or assist in leading bible discovery time.
NEW THIS YEAR:
Day Camp - We are looking forward to welcoming 9 weeks of day campers to Pocono Plateau! This is an exciting opportunity in our area as the local demographics and needs have changed dramatically over the past 25 years when day camp was attempted in the past. Day Campers will get to experience a morning gathering and camp activities like swimming, boating, fishing, archery, climbing tower, crafts, and bible discovery.
- Ages - 5 through 13
- Cost: Tier 1 $205, Tier 2 $215, Tier 3 $225
- Time: 9am - 4pm. Before and After Care will be available to extend the day from 7:30am to 5:00pm.
- Day Camp Weekly Themes:
- Week 1: Outdoor Adventures
- Week 2: Music & Arts Mania
- Week 3: Superhero Training Academy
- Week 4:Trail Blazers
- Week 5: Space Quest
- Week 6: Water Works
- Week 7: Animal Planet
- Week 8: Wacky and Wild Week
- Week 9: Summer Olympics Finale
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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: Feb 7th, Mar 6th, Apr 3rd, May 1st
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Christian: Feb 21st, Mar 20th, Apr 17th, May 15th
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Upcoming Free Plateau Youth Fellowship:
2nd Sundays from 2pm - 4pm
- Sunday Feb 11th
- 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 program@poconoplateau.org if interested in learning more.
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GATE HOUSE WINTER DISCOUNT
Looking for a last minute winter get away? We are offering a reduced rate of $200 for a 2 night stay. Remaining open weekends:
- Feb 9th thru 11th
- Feb 16th thru 18th
Or come in February during the week!
Email camp@poconoplateau.org or call 570-676-3665.
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God opens doors, we get to walk through them.
Looking back on my life the last few years, God has opened many doors for me, it usually is not in ways that you expect it.
My parents met at camp here in the early 90’s and they had always brought me and my siblings to camp here and eventually I was a CILT and counselor too. Coming to camp was always my favorite week of the year. Through the many great counselors I had at camp, I felt inspired to go to school for Youth Ministry. I never doubted for a second that I would get to do camping ministry one day.
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Starting in 2021, God opened a door for me to get my first camping ministry job as the Assistant Site Manager at East Bay Camp in central Illinois. I loved my time there, I loved the people there, and I loved the area too. But there was always this feeling that something just wasn’t right. And I quickly realized that something was that East Bay, was not Pocono Plateau. I found myself thinking and saying “this is what we did at Pocono Plateau” all the time.
One day at work in the summer of 2022, I thought to myself “I wonder what’s been going on at Pocono Plateau”. So, I looked at the Facebook page and the website and noticed there was a job posting. I stopped what I was doing and just said “God please open this door, because I would love to have this job”. The next day I sent in my application and resume, did a couple of interviews that week, and a week later I was offered the job as Program Manager at Pocono Plateau.
God’s timing is perfect, he’ll open doors for us, but it’s our job to walk through the door. In my case I ran through that door and I haven’t looked back! Look out for doors that God may open in your own lives, take that leap of faith, trust that the plan is good.
Blessings,
Danny
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2024 WINTER & SPRING EVENTS! | |
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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 camp@poconoplateau.org.
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 2024 - 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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