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November 2008
Courage to Stand Camporee Newsletter
August 11 - 15, 2009
www.camporee.org
"For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews
from another place and you and your father's house will perish. And who knows
whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?"
Esther 4:14 NASB
This issue:
* Special Note: NAD Pathfinder Director
1. Registration Updates
2. Prayer - Petition & Praise
3. Daytime Programming
4. Nighttime Programming
5. Facility/Campsite
6. Security/Transportation/Medical
7. Communication
8. Travel Information
9. Resources
10. International Updates
11. Volunteer - CTS Staff
12. Miscellaneous
13. Quips & Quotes
14. CTS Corporate Sponsors
“Please begin making plans to attend this unprecedented Pathfinder event. Most Pathfinders may only get one change to attend a major camporee like this. Therefore, it is imperative that we as leaders do all we can to get them to Oshkosh.
Also, the organizers are taking nothing for granted. They are working diligently to take this event to another level so that it never becomes the same old thing. As the NAD Pathfinder Director, I am more than pleased with the level or organization and planning and I encourage every club, ministry, conference and union to join the team to help the Courage to Stand Camporee become a success. Pray earnestly for the CTS team.” – James Black
TOP CONFERENCES REGISTERED: As of November 6, 2008.
| 1. Ontario Conference | 542 |
| 2. Texas Conference | 451 |
| 3. Northern California Conference | 422 |
| 4. Georgia-Cumberland Conference | 325 |
| 5. Florida Conference | 283 |
To see all the conferences who have registered, please visit our website.
REGISTRATION TICKETS: Please pray for everyone trying to buy tickets before the event sells out. Try to buy your Camporee tickets before December 31, 2008.
FANCY DRILL INSTRUCTORS NEEDED: Two instructors are needed, one fancy drill instructor to teach honors and another to teach other Pathfinder leader how to teach fancy drill to their clubs. More info: Josue Feliciano at josue4pr@gmail.com.
LOCKS OF LOVE: The CTS leadership is looking for someone to lead this daily activity. Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that cuts long hair to make wigs for cancer patients. If you are barber or a beautician, this is the perfect activity for you to lead. More info: www.locksoflove.org or email pastorron@andrews.edu.
SPECIAL EVENT/EXHIBITION: We are looking for a special event or exhibition that has a high spectator and participation value. If you have been part or know of such events, please email Denny Grady at dennyg@pcsda.org.
BAGPIPE PLAYERS NEEDED: We need bagpipe players as soon as possible for the nighttime program. More info: email Erin Hannah at hannahe@andrews.edu.
INVESTITURES: If you are interested in the Master Guide Investiture please visit the website and fill in the application.
ESTHER AUDITIONS EXTENDED DEADLINE: We are accepting auditions for the nightly drama at the 2009 International Pathfinder Camporee. Auditions for ALL parts are being accepted at this time. Send a DVD with a 60 second monologue and yourself singing the Star Spangled Banner. Submission deadline has been extended until January 5, 2009. For more info, click here.
2009 BIBLE PROJECT: Bring an English Bible and a dollar bill to cover shipping cost to help share the gospel to someone in another country. At the FOF Camporee, we collected 32,000 bibles (18,000 dollars in shipping). For more info, click here.
FACILITIES INFORMATION: Need to know about RV’s, port-o-lets, campsite, measurements, motor homes, generator usage, dump station, pumping availability, gray/waste water, pets, parking, pay phone phones, shower house and more? Visit our website.
6. SECURITY / TRANSPORTATION / MEDICAL
No items this month.
DRILL TEAM AND DRUM CORPS INFORMATION: The drill team and drum corps forms can now be found on our website, please visit the form section of our website.
SHUTTLE SERVICE: There are bus transfers available to take you to Oshkosh from the nearby airports. The service fee ranges from $20-$35 each way. More info, click here or call Classic Travel at (805) 585-0090.
DIRECTIONS TO THE CAMPOREE: If you need detailed directions to the Camporee or the exact address of the Camporee site, please visit www.camporee.org/travel.
HOW ARE YOU GETTING TO OSHKOSH? If you have any travel/ transportation and fundraising tips you would like others to know, please contact Pastor Ron Whitehead at pastorron@andrews.edu.
COURAGE TO STAND LOGO: If you need to get a high resolution copy of the CTS logo, click here for the direct link or please visit our website www.camporee.org. Click on communication, and then under marketing. You will find our logo and flyers available there.
HOST CLUBS INFORMATION: If your club or conference is planning or would like to host an international group, please contact our new international coordinator, Glynis Bradfield at glynisb@andrews.edu.
GREATER NEW YORK CONFERENCE: Clubs with the conference youth director Jose Cortes Jr. are planning to host pathfinder clubs from Australia, Central Jamaica Conference and Dominican Republic. If your club wants to host an international club, please contact Glynis Bradfield at glynisb@andrews.edu.
TRANSLATION COORDINATOR: A coordinator is needed to organize all the translation services at the Camporee. If you are interested, please contact the Center for Youth Evangelism at cye@andrews.edu or call (800)YOUTH-2U.
CTS COMMITTEE MEETING: The CTS Committee Meetings will be held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina following the NAD Ministry Convention on January 22, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Dunes Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel. These meetings are open for everyone to attend. More info: email cye@andrews.edu or call (800) YOUTH-2U. Everyone is welcome.
SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE: The Southern Union conference has adopted a school calendar which will start Tuesday, August 18 to allow all elementary and academy age Pathfinders to be present in Oshkosh for the CTS Camporee.
AROUND OSHKOSH: For a list of stores and hotels around the campsite, visit www.oshkoshcvb.org and click on visitor info.
GREATER NEW YORK CONFERENCE: This conference youth director, Jose Cortes Jr., is marketing the Camporee by distributing letters to all club leaders encouraging them to attend Oshkosh next year and by doing a double distribution of CTS promotional DVDs.
ONSITE CAMPOREE TOUR: Event will be held April 28-29, 2009. Everyone is welcome. More info: Email Ron Whitehead at pastorron@andrews.edu.
FOOD CONCESSION VENDORS: Vendors are urgently needed. There is still plenty of space left. This is a great way to raise money for your Pathfinder Club. To find out more information, contact Dan Burtnett, Coordinator, by phone (574)315-4191 or at campfoodvending@aol.com. You can also visit our website.
CONCESSION & EXHIBITORS: At the 2004 Faith on Fire Camporee, all 40,000 square feet in the concession/exhibit building was gone 6 months before the first day of the Camporee. So we encourage everyone to contact us as soon as possible before space is sold out. More info: Wanda Poole, Coordinator at 269-876-7055 or exhibitor@camporee.org.
"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are." - Chinese Proverb.
Worthington Kellogg's (www.kelloggs.com) - 3 Camporees
Lake Union Conference (http://lkuc.netadventist.org) - 3 Camporees
Union College (www.ucollege.edu) - 1st Camporee
Andrews University (www.andrews.edu) - 3 Camporees
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