I’m sure you all are excited to have time off from school and work for the next few days! We hope that you will find time to rest and to reflect on the year and what God has done! If you haven’t noticed, we really enjoy making videos for you. We hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoy making them!
Ridgecrest Summer Camps recently entered a Gingerbread House Contest that was held at the Ridgecrest Christmas Party (Conference Center and Camp staff). We also had to submit a video with our Gingerbread House. We didn’t win first place, but we did win “Most Creative”! You all should be proud!
This shouldn’t really be considered “retro” but I wanted to bring this to your attention. Have you ever wondered what our Emblem means? Why do we have a horseshoe and arrow in our Emblem? Here is the explanation:
“The horseshoe stands for the sincere best wishes that we have as the camper comes to camp to find her piercing purpose (arrow) in life. As she does this we believe that completion (circle) comes in growth in spiritual, mental, physical, and social areas of life (points).”
Now anytime you see the Emblem, you’ll know there’s a purpose for it!
***If you click on the picture, a larger image will appear.
The Beehive is a busy place right now! Construction began back in October with taking down the existing Store and Landsports Hut. Then they dug out where the Beehive was going to sit. The next step was to build the foundation. They put down the block and concrete floor for the basement. A couple weeks ago, they began framing the Beehive. I am amazed each time I go over to Crestridge and see how much the workers have accomplished! They work so fast! They are currently working on the porches and finishing the roof.
Check out our Facebook page for more pictures and updates!
When camp first began, the daily schedule was much different than it is now. As you can see in the picture, the campers had to take Bible or Drama and Choir in the morning as their skills. Then they got to choose a couple other activities to do throughout the day. The activity choices were things like Archery, Riflery, Horseback Riding, Tennis, Crafts, Swimming, etc. Later in the day the campers would go to band practice or dress for dinner. Then they would have evening activities. This is how the schedules compare:
Beginning of Camp
7:30 Reveille
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Cabin Clean-Up/Staff Bible Hour
9:15 Senior Bible or Senior Drama, Junior Choir
10:15 Junior Bible or Junior Drama, Senior Choir
11:15 Choice of Activities
12:30 Lunch
1:15 Rest Hour
2:00 to 5:00 Choice of Activities – (Classes meet for 1 hr., 3 days a week)
5:00 Band Practice – Dress for Dinner
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Varied Evening Activities
9:30 Junior and Intermediate Village – Lights Out
10:00 Senior Village – Lights Out
Present
7:30 Wake-Up Bell
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Chapel
9:00 Quiet Time
9:20 Cabin Clean-Up
10:10 Skills
11:05 Skills
12:00 Skills
1:05 Lunch
1:45 Rest Hour
2:45 Store
3:15 Village Activity
4:30 Free Time
6:00 Dinner
7:15 Evening Activity
9:00 Showers/Devotions
10:00 Lights Out
It’s interesting how things have changed through the years, but Christ is still the center! That’s why Crestridge is so great!
Ruthie Wofford will be able to enjoy $50 to our 2012 Clothing Store! She is our winner for Camp Crestridge Day! To celebrate Camp Crestridge Day, Ruthie did the following: Downloaded the Wake Up Bell, Sang the Good Morning Song, Dressed up like Sharon and OJ, Wore her CC4G shirt and Crestridge Sweatshirt to school, Honked twice before backing up, Sang a Village cheer at dinner, Ate a packet meal and banana boat, Built a campfire at a camp friend’s house and sang campfire songs, Did a Quiet Time, and Watched her session video from 2011. She sent pictures of all those events! Congratulations Ruthie!
Here are other pictures we received:
A special shout out goes to Lauren Barnes, Ramey and Willa Schutz, and Ginny Stevens for sending us videos! Thanks for celebrating Camp Crestridge Day with us! Go ahead and mark your calenders for next year! The 2nd Annual Camp Crestridge Day will take place on December 1, 2012!
We are declaring December 1st as the 1st Annual Camp Crestridge Day! Why? Well, it’s about half way into the year and we all need a little taste of camp, don’t you think? From this point on, every December 1st will be a day to celebrate Camp! Each year we might do a little something special. This year, we want to give you a few ways you can remember camp, even in the month of December. Here are a few ideas…
1. Before Dec. 1st, download the recording of the Crestridge Wake Up Bell and Marva’s Good Morning and be ready to wake up to this familiar sound on Dec. 1st.
2. Sing the Good Morning song at Breakfast before you head off to school.
3. Make sure you are wearing your favorite Camp Crestridge shirt to school that day!
4. Ask your parents to honk 2 times before backing up. Make sure all the other campers know you are there!
5. Dress up like a staff person of your choice.
6. Do your favorite Village Cheer at dinner! Capture it on video!
7. Have a group of your friends over and watch the new Ridgecrest Summer Camps video and even your Session Videos from this summer, or earlier summers.
8. Build a campfire with your parents in the back yard, and invite Ron over to lead you in some campfire songs.
9. Make a packet meal for dinner in your campfire or your oven and enjoy it with your family!
10. Do a Quiet Time on your own, or have cabin devotions with your family before you head off to bed.
For each thing you do, take a picture or video and send it to us. We will enter your name in a drawing for $50 to the Clothing Store! Be sure to check out our Blog for a recording of the Crestridge Wake Up Bell and Marva’s Good Morning! Enjoy Camp Crestridge Day and we can’t wait to see you next summer!
We are getting into a great time of year…Thanksgiving, turkeys, cold weather and snow (for some of us), Christmas, Christmas trees and lights, giving, great food, special time with friends and family and more. Have you ever thought about the traditions you have during the Holiday Season? What about the traditions of others? Well, a tradition that we are starting here at camp is the Turkey Bowl. Check out this special news report straight from Ridgecrest Summer Camps…
Thank you to all of the parents, campers and staff who make Ridgecrest Summer Camps such a special place! We are so thankful that God has given us the opportunity to impact lives for His Glory! Happy Thanksgiving!
One of the most memorable things from Camp Crestridge is the Wake Up Bell each morning followed by Marva singing beautifully over the PA system waking up campers and staff alike. It’s classic, it’s startling, and it’s comforting all at once. Although we like to sleep in once we head back home to our beds, there are times when we would love to remember what it’s like to wake up on a cool Camp Crestridge morning. For that reason, we have recreated the Good Morning Camp Crestridge Wake Up Bell!
Below you will find a link to the Good Morning sounds from Camp Crestridge, complete with the Bell, Marva’s voice and Sonny’s howl! Please read the directions carefully to get this “ringtone” uploaded properly to your phone. The process takes less than 5 minutes.
Don’t have a Smart Phone?
Take your Laptop/iPad/Tablet/iPod into your child’s room when you want to wake them up. Click on this link – Good Morning Camp Crestridge – then make sure “Open With (iTunes or Windows Media Player)” is selected and click okay. The file should automatically open and start playing.
iPhone:
1. Download the following link to your computer – Good Morning Camp Crestridge. Save the file. When the Downloads box appears and confirms the file has been downloaded, drag the file to your desktop.
2. Right Click on the file and click on “Rename”. Rename the file to “Good Morning Camp Crestridge.m4r”. (Note the only thing that changes is the “m4r” at the end). A box will appear and warn you that the file may become unusable if you change the name. Click “Yes” to confirm that you want to change the file name.
3. Open iTunes and drag this file into your library. You can also copy the file and paste it into your Library. You should then be able to find it in the “Tones” file in your Library.
4. Plug your phone into your computer. After it syncs, drag this file from your Tones Library to your iPhone. Then sync your phone again.
5. Safely eject your phone and unplug it.
6. Now on your iPhone, open your Alarm Clock and change the sound to “Good Morning Camp Crestridge”.
7. Enjoy waking up to the Bell and Marva’s voice every morning!
*If you would also like just the Wake Up Bell, you can download this link and follow the same instructions – Crestridge Wake Up Bell
*There is also a free App called “Ringtones” that will help you through the process.
Android:
1. Download the following link to your computer - Good Morning Camp Crestridge. Save the file. When the Downloads box appears and confirms the file has been downloaded, drag the file to your desktop.
2. Plug your phone into your computer. On your phone under notifications click on the USB notification and choose “Mount”.
3. Open your “My Computer” file. Open the drive (your phone under “My Computer”) and make a new folder called “ringtones” (all lower case).
4. Copy the “Good Morning Camp Crestridge” file into this ringtones folder you just made.
5. Safely eject the drive from your computer and unplug your phone.
6. On your phone, open your Alarm Clock and change the sound to “Good Morning Camp Crestridge”.
7. Enjoy waking up to the Bell and Marva’s voice every morning!
If you have any questions, we would love to help you out! We hope you will take advantage of this to have a little taste of Crestridge each day! Don’t forget to use this on December 1st to celebrate the 1st Annual Camp Crestridge Day!
Did you know that roller skating in the gym was a camp activity for a long time? They didn’t use the roller skates we have now. They had skates that attached to the bottom of their shoes with straps. Apparently they were pretty tough to put on and adjust. Roller Skating can be a good work out. What a fun activity!
