Summer Church Camps
Our summer church camp season is quickly approaching! Camp is for kids completing 1st-12th grades, and Pleasant Dale offers 2 choices of camps. Camp Mack camps start at 1st grade and go through 12th grade, and they have some unique specialty camps to choose from. Camp Cotubic offers camps for grades 2-12. Brochures are available for both camps, but all of the information is also available online. If you prefer to view a brochure, please let Julie Schwartz or one of our children’s/youth pastors know and we will get one to you.
New This Year- Volunteer Day!
In the past, we have had a fundraiser to cover an additional amount over the 50% the church agrees to pay. We still have a surplus in the campership fund, and we do not need to do a fundraiser. However, one of the best parts of the fundraiser was having the kids serve and help with the meal. It was their way of giving back to the church. So, this year, any kids attending camp should plan to participate in our volunteer activity at the Boutique.
Volunteer day will be Saturday, March 11 at 10:30. We plan to have older kids help switch winter clothes to summer clothes at the Boutique. The younger kids will make cards for nursing home residents and others.
5th -12th graders will serve at the Boutique switching the racks out for the new season. Depending on weather, some of this group may have the option to go outside and help clean up sticks. Plan for this to last about an hour to an hour and a half.
1st-4th graders will serve at the church making cards for church members in nursing homes and others. Plan for this to last 45 minutes to an hour. If you have a 1st-4th grader, please plan to stay to help supervise! Younger siblings are welcome to stay too. They can make cards or we can set up a coloring table.
Financial Information:
We will not be having a fundraiser this year. We still have a surplus of funds from the year that we did not send campers due to Covid and from our camper numbers being down. Because of this surplus, our campership/ fundraiser fund will cover ¼ the cost of your child’s camp. Additionally, the Pleasant Dale camp fund will cover another ½ . Therefore, your total financial responsibility will be ¼ the total cost of camp. *Exception #1: If you choose to send your child to one of Camp Mack’s specialty camps (splash, culinary, archery, etc….), we will pay ¾ of the base rate for your child’s camp, and you will be responsible for the difference in the cost between regular camp and specialty camp. Exception #2: Also, if your 1st or 2nd grader attends Camp Mack’s short Sampler camp, you will be responsible for $75, the amount needed to reserve your spot when you register.(Contact me if you want confirmation about how much you will owe! It can be confusing!).
Important: Your child is considered a PD kid if your family attends church regularly or if your child regularly attends Faith Troopers, PDX, or PDY! So, if your child is involved at Pleasant Dale, this financial information section applies to your child.
Please do not let cost be a factor in choosing not to send your child to camp. Please contact me if you need an additional scholarship.
Registration for Camp Mack
Camp Mack opens registration February 25.
This year, you must register online, and you must use our church’s code to indicate the portion that the church has agreed to pay. This year, the church will pay 75% of the base rate as indicated in the financial section. This is less than the “required deposit.” Camp Mack is aware and assures us that your child will be registered when you pay your 25%. You should pay this 25% directly to the camp at the time of registration.
For Samplers camp (1st/2nd graders), your code is 21PD1.
For Seekers camp, your code is 21PD7
For all other camps, your code is 21PD5.
After registering, you must forward a copy of your registration to our camp coordinator, Julie Schwartz, so that we can have a record of who attends camp, and we can accurately pay the church’s portion of the fees. You will receive a confirmation from Julie when she receives your email.
Registration for Camp Cotubic
Camp Cotubic dates and prices are available online. Please plan to register by April 15
When you register, you will need to choose “pay later” if you want to have PD pay the 75%. With that option, you will just pay your portion when you drop your child off at camp. After Julie Schwartz receives your copy of registration, she will let you know how much you are responsible for.
After registering, you must forward a copy of your registration to our camp coordinator, Julie Schwartz, so that we can have a record of who attends camp, and we can accurately pay the church’s portion of the fees. You will receive a confirmation from Julie when she receives your email.