We are excited to offer a Camp Courageous and a Work Caravan in Appalachia

for our high school youth in 2025!

 

July 13 - 19 (Sun – Sat)

Camp Courageous Caravan

We will be working as volunteer counselors alongside paid staff at a camp for mentally and/or physically challenged children and teens.  You will work long hours, do meaningful work that will help campers have a great week, and have a great time doing it.  We will stay at the camp and share meals with campers in the dining hall.  You do not need experience with special needs individuals, nor do you need to have a desire to make it a related field a career.  Compassion and energy are the two most important things to bring. Participant contribution is $100.

 

July 26 - August 2 (Sat – Sat)

Appalachia Work Caravan  

We will be traveling to Kentucky, Tennessee, W. Virginia or Virginia to provide high quality home repair to needy families/homeowners to make them safer, dryer and warmer. Projects will include home construction projects and/or repair, including roofs, siding, ramps, painting and porches. Work crews are generally 7 (5 youth plus 2 adults) but there is flexibility in that number and the CPC participants will always be working together. Participants say the relationships developed with low-income homeowners and the overall experience are transformational. We will be partnering with Appalachia Service Project, ASP (https://asphome.org/summer/#learn-more), who will plan the projects, housing, programming/entertainment and meals. Housing will be in schools (classrooms or gym), churches or other bunkhouse type places. We will have an afternoon off during the week for a CPC group activity in addition to some time each evening to hang out. You do not need construction experience, but you do need energy and enthusiasm. We will be driving there in the church bus or van and are still working out the details of whether we will break up the drive over 2 days or drive straight through. The project locations will be assigned on April 15 so we will finalize the plan after that date. We expect the actual drive time to be approximately 8 hours driving plus food/restroom stops. Participant contribution is $150.

 

PLEASE NOTE:

• There is one application for the two caravans.  You may go on both caravans, if desired; please be clear on your application about what you would ideally like to do. If you want both, mark both. If you can only do one, only mark one.  Please be as flexible as possible.  

 

• We ask that ALL youth participate in fundraising activities to support the total costs of Summer Caravans.  

 

• We ask that parents read through their teen’s registration and sign the first page.  It is important for parents to be aware of the application process and the commitment involved.

 

• Do not let money be an obstacle to going on the trip of your choice!  Full and partial scholarships are available.  Contact Alyssa Woody or Wendy Cook for details.

 

• The Christian Education – Youth (CE-Y) Committee will be considering the applications.  We do our best to put together rosters that will allow as many active youth group members to go on a caravan as possible.  Trust us when we tell you that your caravan experience will be a positive one regardless of which caravan you go on.  It really will!

 

• APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY Sunday, March 16. Late applications will be considered if there are spaces available. Let us know if you need more time so we can plan.

 

• A $100 deposit should be turned in with your caravan application regardless of how many caravans you are applying for. You can pay online at https://onrealm.org/cpc/give/caravanfee. 

 

• On Sunday August 10, all caravans will be reporting at the 9:30 AM worship service.  Thank you for making a commitment to present in worship on this day.

If you have any questions, please contact Alyssa Woody or Wendy Cook.