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Board of Directors. From the 2010 Delegates Convention. Christ Centered Experienced Staff Loyalty of those served. That Was Then…. Christ Centered!! Experienced Staff Loyalty of those served. New Program Director & Part-time Office Director & Development Director. Understaffed
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From the 2010 Delegates Convention Christ Centered Experienced Staff Loyalty of those served That Was Then… • Christ Centered!! • Experienced Staff • Loyalty of those served • New Program Director & Part-time Office Director & Development Director • Understaffed • Adult Participants • Branded as Youth Camp • Day Camp • Leaders In Training • Expanded Outreach • Day Camp • Young Adult Ministry • Family Ministry • Economy & Gas Prices • Week-long family camp decreasing • Busy Youth • Been There Done That.. • Decline in Member Congregations
Vision & Mission for CPLOM Day Camp On-Site Family Ministry Leadership Yellowstone Magic Valley Treasure Valley Utah Year round Youth / Family Community Outreach LIT Equipping Parents Church Retreats Missions Staff Single Parent Camp Parent / Child Camp Father / Son Weekend Couples Retreat Family Camp Youth Camps • Member • Congregations • CPLOM supports & equips • Partnerships within Member Congregations All activities support Member Congregations
Summer Camp May 31, 2011 Down 18% from 2009 Down 40% from 2004
Summer Camp Average of 40-45% return campers 2010 – 61% returning campers…but fewer overall means fewer new campers
Summer Congregational Participation • Total Summer Campers from Member Congregations • **as indicated by the camper, not the congregation • 2004 – 416 (51%) 2009 – 277 (40%) • 2007 – 360 (45%) 2010 – 321 (45%) • 2008 – 339 (43%)
Retreats • Total Retreat Participants • 2005 - 444 • 2006 - 437 • 2007 – 524 • 2008 – 498 • 2009 – 501 • 2010 – 462 • 2011 – 458 to date thru summer
Brutal Fact #1 Only 7% of our confirmands are still in the Lutheran Church at age 25 and 60% of our high school kids have left the Lutheran Church by the time they graduate from high school. If we are in decline & struggling, what should we do to grow? • We can do camp as we always have, or we can have more campers. But we may not be able to have both. • Remember the Oldsmobile? • Myth of the “Best-kept Secret”
Things to think about… • LP • Cassette • CD • iPOD
Brutal Fact #2 A “homespun” camp & inward-looking subculture are turn-offs to outsiders. • What is our subculture? • Is it inviting to “outsiders”? • Ask the question… “Would [Four Star Resort] do this?”
Brutal Fact #2 • Gospel is: • Relevant • Attractive • Timeless Is Camp relevant to the new demographic that’s rising?
Preserve the Core, Stimulate Progress. Our CORE is the GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST! This is the music – the truth – that people want and need, and it still “sells” – Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop – come thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown. Mark 4:20
Keys in Assessing Appeal & Potential for Growth: • If it’s not working now, it won’t work in the future. • Determine what is core. All else is on the table. • When the Inner Circle, member churches, are on board, we’re ready for Outer Circle constituencies (Glass is half-full – we have a great head start!)
Things to discuss… • Caryn Elliott • Mike Suelzle • Jerry Werner
Reflection & Discussion • If we are struggling and in decline, what can we do to grow? • In ten years, if you were in a hot air balloon over Camp Perkins, what do you see? • Identify 2-3 barriers in your church that inhibit your doing your very best job as a delegate. • What one thing will you do next week to promote camp? (small or large)
Committee Reports Program Finance Property Executive Director Report Nominations
Program Director Tracy Prescher Program Committee Steve Barckholtz, Chairperson Zach “Slice” Allen Jennifer “Downey” Webster Jerry Randolph Leah Steinbronn, DCE Theresa Von Busch Amy Hubach, DCE Caryn Elliott Mike Suelzle
Summer Camp 2011 Summer Staff Camp Assistants – 3 Kitchen, 2 housekeeping, 1 maintenance, 1 photo Counselors – 8 Female, 8 male Ridges Counselors – 1 male, 1 female Summer Program Facilitators – 3 On-Site, 3 Day Camp Coordinators Foodservice Director (Roxi Mumm) & Head Cook (Sarah Schulze) Maintenance Director – Aidan O’Donnell (Full-time, year-round) Office Director – Valerie Woo (Part-time, year-round) Program Director – Tracy Prescher Executive Director – Signe White 37 total staff serving this summer!
Summer Camp • Exciting in 2011 • Week-long Family Camp – only 1 family as of now • 2 Family Weekends • Ridges Intro Trip—NEW!! – 6 participants now • Guitar Camp—NEW!! • Art Camp – 20 participants now • Servant Events • Colorado, Wisconsin, Illinois, & Utah • 66 participants now • Leaders In Training Camp (LIT) • 20 participants now • Day Camp • 18 Total Sites • Over 700 Campers
Day Camp 2010 Valley of Peace, Hailey June 19 Redeemer, SLC, UT June 19 Zion, Burley June 19 Beautiful Savior, Boise June 26 Zion, Nampa June 26 St. Mark, Elko, NV June 26 St. John, Buhl June 26 Immanuel, Twin Falls June 26 Hope, Jackpot, NV July 3 Peace, Filer July 10 Shepherd of the Valley, Salmon July 10 Trinity, St. Anthony—Family Day July 16 Trinity, Eden July 17 St. John & Hope, Idaho Falls July 17 Faith, Pocatello July 24 Trinity, Rupert July 31 First, Tooele, UT August 7 Redeemer, Kimberly August 7
Winter Retreats Staff Reunion Jr. High Retreat Sr. High Retreat Crafting Retreats Idaho Falls Youth Retreat
Spring / Summer Retreats Work Weekend: May 27-30 Over 120 volunteers, children and staff Parent / Child Retreat: June 19-21, 22-24, 24-26 Single Parent / Child Retreat: July 15-17 Father & Son: July 21-24—NEW!!! Summer Family & Friends Camps July 3-8 Week-long July 29-31 Weekend August 12-14 Weekend
Fall Retreats Couples Retreat September 30-October 2 Fall Work Weekend September 30-October 2 Women’s Retreat October 14-16 Men’s Retreat TBA Sr. High Leaders Retreat TBA
Estate Planning Workshops • Estate-Planning Workshops • Twin Falls/Filer: 20 • Pocatello: 8 • Idaho Falls: 15 • Boise: 14 • Donor/Volunteer Appreciation Dinners • Twin Falls: 20 guests, 4 volunteers • Pocatello: 15 guests, 7 volunteers • Boise: 48 guests, 18 volunteers • Total Visits Requested with Lloyd Probasco: 21 • Total Visits/Calls Made to Date: 13 • Families indicating they will leave estate gift to: • Camp Perkins: 6 • Church: 8 • Potential gifts to church and Camp: 3
Property Committee • Important dates: • May 15th, Pre-Work weekend to establish work list for work weekend • Memorial Weekend - Work weekend getting camp ready for the Summer and coordinating all work efforts • October - Fall work weekend getting camp ready for the Winter • 2010/11 Completed Projects: • RC Beautification – carpet, tile, cushions, painting, etc. • Lodge Insulation and roof • Heat Booster in Lodge Dishwasher • Replaced compressor in RC heat system • On-going • Maintenance Manual and record keeping – Aidan doing a great job updating and keeping records • Reforestation – replacing dying Lodge Pole with • diversified species native to area – Jerry Werner
Property Committee • 2011 Immediate Needs: • Repair donated 5th Wheel (staff housing) • Repair docks in swim area • Repair/replace boat docks (evaluate need – Program Committee) • Replace fuel efficient vehicle for church visits • Campfire pit benches and electrical/lights • Padded chairs for RC? • Additional Tasks: • Evaluate Shop needs…tools, etc. • Create facilities needs and activities plan to submit to USFS
Property Committee • Future Projects: • Long Range Plans • Upper shower house sprucing up or remodel – depending on roof repair costs • Remodel lodge (winter usage) and add new deck/patio • Consider family/community friendly cabin remodel • RC basement storage extension • RC roof solution • RC landscaping / erosion / basement flooding • Cabin Roofs • Jacob’s Ladder and other elements for Challenge Course • Vehicle evaluation • Replace bus? • Establish replacement plan as vehicles age (ie – budget, needs)
New Member Congregation Mt. Calvary Lutheran, Homedale, ID
By-Law Proposals Article V. Board of Directors Section 6. The Directors shall be elected to serve for three years or until their successors are elected. Their term of office shall begin at the close of the delegate convention at which they were elected. Members at large may not serve more than two consecutive terms, after which they are not eligible to serve for a full term. Section 7. Any Board member who is unable to fulfill his duties may be requested to resign. By a three-fourths vote of the quorum, the Board may declare the position of a Board member who has been absent from two or more consecutive meetings vacant. A board member may submit a letter of resignation to the Board Chairman. Section 8. The Board of Directors may fill vacancies on the Board that occur between delegate conventions. The assigned replacement shall complete the remaining term of the vacant position. They will be eligible to run for that position at the conclusion of the term and the time served will not be counted towards term limits.
Church VisitsGoal 10-15/year School Visits Jan – April • Grace, Pocatello • Hope, ID Falls • Immanuel, Twin Falls • Christ, Murray, UT • Grace, Sandy, UT • Redeemer, SLC, UT • Nampa Christian Schools • 2010 (10 total Sunday visits) • 2011 (6 so far) • Goal slowed by absence of Program Director and search • January • St. John’s, ID Falls • Grace, Pocatello • February • Grace, Caldwell • March • Valley of Peace, Hailey • St. Paul, Jerome Other Visits • Oct. & May – Southern Idaho Pastors Conf. • Women’s Retreat – St. Paul, Ogden • King’s Kids – Trinity, Eden • Lock-in –Immanuel, Twin Falls