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WHAT'S NEW
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!
You can now register and pay for Camp Pringle programs online! You can access online registration on the Programs page.
CAMP PRINGLE FUNDRAISING 2007
You are amazing!
Thanks to all our incredible donors, we have surpassed the $18,000 goal that we set for our fundraising effort this year. We are well underway with the renovations and will be starting on the Pendray roof in the fall. Thank you again to everyone who contributed in money or time to this effort.
We are now accepting donations of stocks! If you would like to donate to Camp Pringle and own stocks that have made significant gains and you are concerned about the Capital Gains taxes you face, an excellent solution is to make your donation of stocks. The stocks are received and sold immediately and you will receive a tax receipt in the full value of the stocks donated as of the sale. You will also avoid having to pay the Capital Gains Tax on the amount donated.
With your financial support, Camp Pringle will allow hundreds of children to have a wonderful Christian camping experience in 2007.
You can download a donation letter and form here or go the the FORMS page and download from there.
CAMP PRINGLE PHOTOS ARE ONLINE!
Click here and follow the instructions.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
Children's Fitness Tax Credit
The Government of Canada proposes to allow, starting in 2007, a non-refundable tax credit on eligible amounts of up to $500 paid by parents to register a child in an eligible program of physical activity. This includes children's camps that take place over 5 consecutive days. We have been in touch with Revenue Canada, and it appears that the activities at Camp Pringle qualify for the tax credit. For more information, see this:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/fitness/
Congratulations Richard & Penny!
United Church Camping Volunteer & Staff Award Nomination
The first thing people generally notice and comment on is the beauty, serenity and upkeep of Camp Pringle and the enthusiastic and genuine attention they have received from Richard and Penny Pope, our onsite property managers. They are warm, friendly and dedicated individuals, who go above and beyond to make the Camp Pringle experience memorable and positive for every individual who attends. This is evident not only in their open door for tea and chat policy, but in the time and effort they willingly put into the details. The landscape reflects the Popes' attitude towards camp work; their creative touch shows that it isn't work, but a lifestyle. No detail is too small, no project too big, and no ones concerns or questions are insignificant when the Popes are about. Their honest joy for their work and the camp makes everyone feel at home.
As stated, for Penny and Richard camp isn't work, it's a lifestyle. From dawn, to sometimes long after dusk, they are ready and willing to do what needs to be done at camp. Richard is constantly putting his talents as an artist, carpenter, landscaper, electrician and handyman to work. The moment he reads an item that has been logged as needing repair you can be assured that the job will be completed professionally, promptly and with a smile. Penny's experience as a teacher has served her well as she uses her skills as a mediator, an advocate, a confidant and an office multitasker. Richard and Penny shine at camp, their finest skills evident daily. When Penny underwent open-heart surgery, Richard was able to juggle supporting his wife and maintaining the camp with some assistance. It wasn't long before Penny was back on her feet, ready to give it her all.
Penny and Richard Pope go out of their way to talk to people about Camp Pringle and how they are able to help with any concern. With their positive natures, Penny and Richard have only great things to say about the Camp, which also helps maintain the Camp's excellent reputation. They seem to draw people to the camp. They make sure to let people know that Camp Pringle is an entity of the United Church of Canada and the Victoria Presbytery and will often share information about the Church and its philosophies and values with those who are interested, living the values they discuss. Last year the Camp hosted 12 United Church congregations, a Presbytery meeting and 52 other denominations, schools and community groups.
Penny and Richard are a unique management team because they not only bring the best of themselves to work; they bring the best out of each other. While Penny manages the secretarial aspect of the position; takes bookings, (which have steadily increased, along with an increase in repeat client bookings, since they arrived), administers finances and sends out pre and post booking materials, Richard works tirelessly on the maintenance and improvement of the camp grounds with an enthusiasm and stamina envied by many of the younger summer staff. Between the two of them, they troubleshoot and navigate through the many day-to-day dilemmas that are part of the camping life. Yet, even after digging for hours on the new septic field, interacting for a month with a SILENT Buddhist Retreat booking or sitting down to yet another committee meeting, it is not uncommon to hear one of the Popes exclaim, "I love my job"!
In the fall of 2004 the Camp septic system was overloaded and started to back up. We needed a new system by spring. As one Board member recounts, when I visited the camp one day in the off-season, Penny graciously received me and offered a cup of tea and we had a nice chat. After a while I asked where Richard was, and she said he was completing the septic field before summer camps began. I went out into the forest where the field was being dug and was amazed to see rows of freshly dug earth and Richard hard at work. When I called to him he took off his work gloves and said to come over and see what had been done. He proudly told me that he figured that if he worked hard he'd get it done in another day's time. I was amazed at his enthusiasm for such a backbreaking job and told him so. He humbly explained that many people had pulled together to get it done. What he didn't say (that Penny had, over tea) was that while others had helped, Richard had been working up to 14 hours a day to finish the job and only came in when it was too dark to work. I didn't doubt it when I saw the blistered and bandaged hands exposed when his gloves were removed. This was the same winter we endured a severe ice and windstorm, during which a large number of mature trees blew down. Richard spent all winter cleaning up trees and branches following the storm. It was this example of their above the call of duty attitude that really showed me how much these people were ready to do for Camp Pringle and how incredibly lucky we are that they are part of our Pringle family.
THRIFTY'S SMILE CARDS !
Thrifty Smile Cards continue to support our bursary fund to help campers who could not otherwise afford to attend, participate in camp. Ask for your Camp Pringle Smile Card from the camp office today, or pick one up at the camp.
CLIMBING WALL!
SPENCER ADDITION
Accessible washrooms off our main hall on the main floor with our new camp summer registration office. Upstairs will house the apartment for the Executive Director and his office space. | |
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