Helping Hands for Copper Basin Bible Camp Fall Newsletter (October 2013)

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1 Helping Hands for Copper Basin Bible Camp Fall Newsletter (October 2013) Summer Camp this year was fabulous! There were around 360 Campers 10% higher than last year! There were baptisms at camp or directly after at home Congregations. There were no bed bug bites this summer! CBBC has worked very closely with Orkin to resolve this Cabin problem. Our first Summer Celebration BBQ held on July 27 th was a hit! This Event focused on bringing Summer Camp attendees and CBBC families back to camp for an end of summer fellowship. Approximately 150 people participated in the hamburger/hotdog lunch, including several of the Counselors still in AZ. The ZipLine was open, Baseball and Volleyball games were played, and everyone enjoyed the cooler weather and occasional rain throughout the afternoon. A Big Thank You to everyone who helped with the day! This Event has replaced the annual Fall BBQ. Mattress replacement has begun! 16 new mattresses were installed before Summer Camp. They are $75 each and oddly enough, we found the closest size to our bunks thru a prison supplier. Work Weekends (Labor Day and Memorial Day) this year have been a big success! Thank you to the over 50 people contributing their time and talents to CBBC! A lot of facility maintenance has been performed such as painting the interior of the Hague, removed trees cut/split/piled and ready for sale as firewood, replacing tractor tires and getting the tractors working again, fence repair, trail cleanup, weeding and general cleanup, and getting the camp ready for the upcoming Events and congregational rentals. Thanks for an Outstanding Job!: Many Congregations contributed to the annual Food Drive to restock the CBBC Pantry for use at Summer Camp! Thank you to Debbie Ferguson and Kristin Farr for organizing this large project! Thank you to the Camelback CofC Ladies for hosting our 2013 Fall Ladies Retreat! A whopping 123 ladies attended, representing 29 AZ Congregations! The Camelback Ladies were extremely frugal in hosting this Event and contributed $2400 in registration funds to CBBC! We encourage all future Ladies Retreat Hosts to follow their example in having the Ladies Retreat bring much-needed income to the camp. Ask for details!

2 Recent Changes at CBBC: CBBC Fall BBQ is now the Summer Celebration BBQ, occurring the last Saturday of July. This encourages participation by Camper families who accumulate other activities/obligations in the Fall. Ladies Retreats Helping Hands voted to limit our Ladies Retreats to Fall Only, in conjunction with the Seniors Retreat, Men s Retreat, Deaf Retreat etc. This will eliminate the ongoing need for volunteer Congregations during a busy time of year (end of school/graduation/mother s Day etc.) and encourage attendance at one Event instead of two. No Event parking by the Hague, and vehicles parked by the Lodge must be facing out. This is a safety/evacuation requirement. New Helping Hands helpinghands@copperbasinbiblecamp.org Please use this for all correspondence. Upcoming Events: Helping Hands Meetings November 5, 2013, January 7, 2014, April 1, 2014, September 2, 2014 at Camelback CofC (7:30 pm) Helping Hands Rummage Sale Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Camelback CofC (8am-1pm) CBBC Fundraising Dinner and Auction Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Camelback CofC o Cut-off date for donations is Wednesday, February 12 th. o Dinner at 6pm. Doors open 5:30pm for viewing Auction items Many thanks to our ongoing Helping Hands officers for their generous and benevolent service: 2013/2014 Officers: Sue Hoggatt (President) Nilda Watkins (Vice President) Helen Trobough (Treasurer) Diane Simo/Carol Henry (Co-Secretaries) (new replacing Pam Osback Thanks Pam!) Kathy Wood (Newsletter) Kristin Farr ( ) (new replacing Henriette Wouters Thanks Henriette!) Alma Shipley (Memorials/Membership) Diane Simo (Auction Chair)

3 CBBC Ongoing Fundraisers: New Fry s Community Rewards Program This replaces the CBBC Fry s Grocery Store Gift Card program. CBBC will receive a percentage of the cost of your purchases using your registered Fry s VIP Card. PLEASE NOTE: Before you can link your Fry s V.I.P card to an organization, you must have an address. You will be required to re-enroll your Fry s V.I.P. Card on an annual basis. Your Fry s V.I.P. Card can be linked to only one organization at a time. Copper Basin Bible Camp Organization STEP 1: Creating an Online Fry s Account **NOTE: If you already have an online Fry s account, skip to #2 *Go to *Select Create an Account. *Under Sign-In information, enter your and create a password. (Write down your & password will need it in step 2) *Select Use Card Number. *Enter your Fry s V.I.P Card Number, last name and postal code. *Under Select Your Preferred Store enter your postal code. *Select Find Stores. *Choose your store then select Create Account. *You will then be prompted to check your for a confirmation . Click the hyperlink in your to finish creating your Online Fry s Account. *Continue to step #2 to register for the Fry s Community Rewards Program of your choice. STEP 2: Register for the Fry s Community Rewards Program *Go to

4 *Select Sign-In. *Enter your and password then select sign in. (This will be the and password you created in step 1) *Select My Account then select Account Settings from drop down menu. *Click edit under Community Rewards. If prompted, enter personal information. *Under Find Your Organization: Enter the NPO number or name of organization then select search. (You can get the NPO number from your organization) *Under Select Your Organization: Select box next to your organization *Then select save changes. *If you have registered correctly, you should now see your organization information listed under Community Rewards on your Account Summary page. Note: They say the process is simple Supporters shop at Fry s using their registered Fry s V.I.P. Card and CBBC receives a reward check each cycle. CBBC raises funds with every eligible purchase participants make. Eligible Purchases shall consist of those retail purchases made at any Fry s Food Store by an Eligible Participant who presents a registered Fry s V.I.P. Card at the time of purchase. If the card is not presented during a transaction, CBBC s account will not be credited. More than one Fry s V.I.P. Card, when linked together, is considered a household. Each household can only be linked to one organization at a time. From Kathy I registered both my card and my husband s in no time at all. They required separate addresses to activate, but I opted out of receiving spam. Krispy Kreme Partnership Cards $20.00 each With a CBBC Partnership Card, customers get one free dozen Original Glazed, with a dozen purchased of your choice of donut at Krispy Kreme retail stores. A Peel Sticker is removed for each free dozen obtained and you can use it up to 10 times total! (limit 3 free dozen per visit) Contact Helping Hands for purchase: helpinghands@copperbasinbiblecamp.org CBBC Board Fundraisers Many of you know there is an urgent need for CBBC to meet current legal and safety standards. The CBBC Board is currently organizing several Fundraisers that you and your Congregation can participate in to meet these necessary requirements. Watch for details!

5 Memorial Contributions George Castle Jean & Ruth Moore Alma Shipley Helen Trobaugh Betty Howard Northgate Church of Christ Young at Heart Dan Roberts Ethan Roberts Libby Barnes Honorarium Anthony and Fallon Garrison Jacob Jernigan

6 Please consider giving a monetary gift for the mission work of Copper Basin Bible Camp: Memorials can be sent to: HELPING HANDS COPPER BASIN BIBLE CAMP c/o Camelback Church of Christ 5225 E Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 8501 ============================================================================ Please accept my gift of $ to help CBBC continue serving boys and girls at Summer Camp and the Churches of Christ in AZ. Donor Information: Name Address City State Zip Phone (w/area code) Church Home PLEASE CONSIDER MY GIFT A MEMORIAL/HONOR GIFT In Honor Memory of: Send notification of Gift to: Name Address City State Zip