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2008 WANAKE SUMMER CAMP EVENTS

Events: Elementary | Youth | Older Youth | Special Persons Camp | Adult and Family

Elementary

Discovery
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
In this exciting three day/two night program, you’ll get the chance to discover all that camp has to offer: games, crafts, swimming, campfires, visits to Wanake’s farm animals, nature, friendships and more! A perfect introduction to overnight camping sure to make you want to come back for more.  Live in a retreat center.
June 22-24 Su-T Event #30111
June 25-27 W-F Event #30112
July 6-8 Su-T Event #30311
Cost $149 Early Bird $129

X
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
X marks the spot! Follow the clues as you explore camp. Along the way you’ll stop at the pool, the craft cabin, the campfire and more. Find treasure at Camp Wanake! Live in cabins.
June 22-27  Event #30113
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

Day Camp
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
Get ready to have a blast! Spend a fun filled week swimming, making crafts, playing games, telling stories, cooking out and more! Join us from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Come see why everybody’s going to camp! Lunch is included each day.
June 29-July 4 M-F   Event #30211
Cost $164 Early Bird $144

NEW! SuperWow!
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
Want to be the first to experience this all new week of camp? Want to be part of activities never before seen on Wanake grounds? SuperWow is the camp for you! You’ll enjoy a hike-in-movie, a New Years Eve midnight party, the Wanake ice cream breakfast buffet, an onsite carnival, Wii and Xbox 360 games on the big screen and more! Also, try gymnastics or karate. Between these activities you’ll find yourself at the swimming pool, on hikes, at worship, exploring the Bible and more! Live in cabins.
June 29-July 4 Event #30212
Cost $304 Early Bird $284

Animals Animals Animals
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
It’s a zoo out here! Meet and take care of the Wanake farm animals. Visit a local farm and Rolling Ridge Ranch (a local zoo). This week is filled to the brim with animals, Bible exploration, crafts, hikes, campfires and swims! Live in a retreat center.
July 6-11 Event #30312
Cost $299 Early Bird $279

Explorer
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
Are you ready to explore Camp Wanake for a whole week to find out what it’s all about? You’ll play games, make crafts, swim, cook out, explore the Bible and more! Great for first timers! Live in cabins.
July 13-18 Event #30411
July 20-25 Event #30511
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

One Night Wonder
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
Wonder what camp is all about? Come spend the night discovering how great camp really is. You’ll swim, make a craft, hike, cook out, have a campfire and much more. Discover the fun and new friends you’ll find at summer camp. Live in a retreat center.
July 17-18 Th-F Event #30414
Cost $99 Early Bird $79

Dinosaurs!
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
Are you ready to step back in time? You’ll dig for evidence of the past, make dinosaur crafts and learn about God, the creator of it all. Top your week off with a trip to a museum where you’ll see real dinosaur bones and a moving dinosaur. Can you dig it?!? Live in cabins.
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30611
Cost $299 Early Bird $279

Princess Week
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
Come have a royal week at camp! While you learn about your Holy Father, the King of Kings, you will make princess crafts like crowns and wands, attend a tea party, decorate your royal castle-in-the-woods, find your frog prince, take a dip in the royal pool and top your week off at The Royal Ball! Live in a retreat center.
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30613
Cost $294 Early Bird $274

Princess Sleepover
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
An enchanted experience awaits! Find your frog prince, make your own crown and wand, attend The Royal Ball, swim like Ariel, take a carriage ride like Cinderella and learn about our Prince of Peace. Live in a retreat center.
July 31-Aug 1 Th-F
Event #30614
Cost $114 Early Bird $94

Grossity
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2008
EWWW! Want to get dirty like you’ve never gotten dirty before? Come play in the dirt and mud at camp. You’ll find new ways to get totally gross including slime, mud and a gross-a-thon! Enjoy traditional camp activities along the way. Live in cabins.
August 3-8 Event #30711
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

NEW! Camp-O-Mania
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2008
Enjoy a week of mania. Experience a different theme each day: Wet Day, Backwards Day, Yummy Day, Dirty Day and Wacky Day. Ice cream breakfast, slime time, mudapalooza, dress-up-your-counselor and more! Live in cabins.
June 22-27 Event #30114
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

Waterworks
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2008
Do you love to splash around in the pool? Expand your swimming skills through extended swim times, hilarious pool games and more. In addition: enjoy the water carnival and waterslide, explore the Bible, cook out, hike, build campfires and live in a cabin with a group of new friends. Come and discover how Jesus used water in His works! Live in cabins.
June 22-27 Event #30115
July 6-11 Event #30314
August 3-8 Event #30712
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

Saddle Up
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2008
Meet horses and try riding as we visit the ranch two mornings for an hour riding lesson, which includes grooming. Back at camp you’ll swim, explore horse science, enjoy campfires, cookout, care for Wanake’s guest farm animals, and make fun friends. Live in cabins.
July 13-16 Su-W Event #30412
July 20-23 Su-W Event #30513
July 27-30 Su-W Event #30612
Cost $229 Early Bird $209

Xperiment Xplosion
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2008
Xperiments at their wackiest! Spend a week having a great time doing science like you’ve never done it before. Stretch your mind and challenge your creativity while having a blast. Top it all off with a trip to the Wilderness Center. You’ll also have time for swimming, canoeing, hikes, campfires, cookouts and other camp activities. Live in cabins.
July 13-18 Event #30413
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

Dirt and Mud
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2008
Tired of the clean look? We have the solution! Splash in Wanake’s mud pits, get gross in the frog pond, brave the deeps of Lake Arnold and Knoll Pond, and find new and inventive ways of washing away the clean! Top your week off with a gross-a-thon! Each day we’ll swim and shower to set you up for more DIRT AND MUD. Live in cabins.
July 20-25 Event #30512
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

Vroom
Grades 3-4 in the fall of 2008
Ride in a go kart, a four wheel drive mule, and a tractor-drawn wagon. Bring a bike (and helmet) for getting around camp! Try your hands at a round of Wii and Xbox 360 gaming on the big screen! We’ll make pit stops for other camp activities like swimming, hiking, Bible exploration, campfires, cookouts and more! Live in a retreat center.
June 29-July 4 Event #30213
Cost $299 Early Bird $279

NEW! Gymnastics Camp
Grades 3-5 in the fall of 2008
Jump, flip and tumble your way through a week at camp. Travel to our local YMCA for gymnastics instruction on the floor, vault, beam and bars. Our week of training will include strength training and dance, just like the Olympic gymnasts train. Back at camp we will enjoy swims, cookout, Bible study, singing, crafts, worship, games, farm animals, and more. Learn how to be head-over-heels in love with Jesus. Live in cabins.
Aug 3-8 Event #30721
Cost $349 Early Bird $329

NEW! Karate Camp
Grades 3-5 in the fall of 2008
Chop, kick and bow as you enjoy a week of camp. Travel to our local YMCA for Karate instruction. Back at camp we will enjoy swims, cookouts, singing, crafts, worship, games, farm animals, and more. Find the discipline and respect that makes disciples strong. Live in cabins.
August 3-8 Event #30722
Cost $349 Early Bird $329

NEW! Camp-O-Mania
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Enjoy a week of mania. Experience a different theme each day: Wet Day, Backwards Day, Yummy Day, Dirty Day and Wacky Day. Ice cream breakfast, slime time, mudapalooza, dress-up-your-counselor and more! Live in cabins.
June 22-27 Event #30121
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

NEW! Just Camp
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
It’s your week so you get to plan it! Plan a totally awesome week of camp fun with a new group of friends. You’ll choose from activities that include swimming, climbing, crafts, hiking, cooking out, singing, games, visiting the farm animals, Bible exploration and more! After you’ve planned … you tell us what you’re going to do! Live in cabins.
June 22-27 Event #30122
July13-18 Event#30423
Cost $279 Early Bird $259

Just Horsing Around
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
We’re not just horsing around! This is one seriously fun week. Travel daily to Wildcat Ranch for an hour lesson in riding and grooming. (That’s 5 hours of horse time.) Take your relationship with your horse into the saddle during riding times in the ring. Be responsible for some of your horse’s care. Back at Wanake take care of our guest animals and increase your horse IQ. Top your week off with a trail ride. Wild horses won’t be able to drag you away, as we’ll also swim, make crafts, explore the Bible, sing, and enjoy s’mores around the campfire! Live in cabins.
June 22-27 Event #30123
June 29-July 4 Event #30222
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30622
August 3-8 Event #30724
Cost $380 Early Bird $360

NEW! Dance! Dance! Dance!
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Dance through a week at camp! We’ll learn moves in jazz, ballet, modern, and more as we explore the many kinds of dance and how we can praise God in dance. We will travel to our local YMCA dance studio for our daily dance instruction. Back at camp we’ll enjoy swims, cookouts, singing, crafts, worship, games, Bible study, farm animals, a night of dance, and more. Spend the week dancing with Jesus, the Lord of the Dance! Live in cabins.
June 29-July 4 Event #30224
Cost $349 Early Bird $329

Build It
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Design it. Build it. Love it. Think of wacky and crazy things to build with your new group of friends. You bring the creativity, we’ll bring the supplies. Live in cabins.
June 29-July 4 Event #30221
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

NEW! SuperWow!
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Want to be the first to experience this all new week of camp? Want to be part of activities never before seen on Wanake grounds? SuperWow is the camp for you! You’ll enjoy a hike-in-movie, a New Years Eve midnight party, the Wanake ice cream breakfast buffet, an onsite carnival, Wii and Xbox 360 gaming on the big screen, and more! Also, try gymnastics or karate. Between these activities you’ll find yourself at the swimming pool, at worship, making crafts, exploring the Bible, playing games, and more! Live in cabins.
June 29-July 4 Event #30223
Cost $304 Early Bird $284

Expedition
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Explore camp as you never have before. You’ll find new sites on camp. You’ll even get an all access pass to see the behind-the-scenes action at camp on a VIP tour. While looking around stop off at the swimming pool, the craft cabin, Vesper Hill, your home-in-the-woods, the mud pit, the water carnival and more! Live in cabins.
July 6-11 Event #30322
Aug 3-8 Event #30723
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

NEW! Ice Cream Camp
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM ….. CAMP!! Ice cream breakfast, ice cream buffet, ice cream sundaes, homemade ice cream, ice cream sodas, and tour a dairy to see ice cream made. While digesting, enjoy swimming, hiking, canoeing, climbing, crafts, Bible exploration, and more. Top your week off with the sweetest thing of all: God’s love. Live in a retreat center.
July 6-11 Event #30323
Cost $299 Early Bird $279

Secret Agent
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
What’s the password? You’ll find out this week! Bring a disguise so you can go on secret missions without being recognized. Booby trap your homebase-in-the-woods. Complete a midnight mission and more. You’ll Get Smart as you bring God’s love to others and ensure peace, justice, and the Wanake way! Live in cabins.
July 6-11 Event #30324
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30624
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

NEW! Compact Camp
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Take a week of camp and squish it into half a week. Choose from activities like swimming, climbing, crafts, hiking, cooking out, singing, games, Bible exploration and more! Live in a retreat center.
July 9-11 W-F Event #30321
Cost $149 Early Bird $129

Pool Pizzazz
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Come on in, the water’s fine! Expand your swimming skills through extended swim times and hilarious water games. Get soaked at the water carnival and on the waterslide. Also spend time at Lake Arnold canoeing and exploring. We might even fish. Dry off for crafts, Bible exploration and campfires. Come splash around with new friends and learn about the master water-walker. Live in cabins.
July 13-18 Event #30421
July 20-25 Event #30523
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30623
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

Xperiment Xplosion
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Xperiments at their wackiest! Spend a week having a great time doing science like you’ve never done it before. Stretch your mind and challenge your creativity while having a blast. Top it all off with a trip to the Wilderness Center. You’ll also have time for swimming, canoeing, hikes, campfires, cookouts and other camp activities. Live in cabins.
July 13-18 Event #30422
Cost $280 Early Bird $260

Dirt and Mud
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Tired of the clean look? We have the solution! Splash in Wanake’s mud pits, get gross in the frog pond, brave the deeps of Lake Arnold and Knoll Pond, and find new and inventive ways of washing away the clean! Top your week off with a gross-a-thon! Each day we’ll swim and shower to set you up for more DIRT AND MUD. Live in cabins.
July 20-25 Event #30521
Cost $275 Early Bird $255

NEW! Pirates
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Ahoy matey! Walk the plank, find treasure and sleep out at the pirate ship. Learn pirate terms and tell pirate jokes. Make your very own eye patch and design your ship’s flag. Don’t forget to bring your pirate-wear! RRRR you ready for camp? Live in cabins.
July 20-25 Event #30522
Cost $279 Early Bird $259

NEW! Wanake Sleepover
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Give Wanake a test drive with this awesome overnight. We’ll pack camp fun into every hour. Swim, make crafts, have a campfire and cook over it, canoe, play games, explore the Bible, visit the farm animals, take a night hike, and rock climb. Stay up late with camp friends. You’ll want to come back for more. Live in cabins.
July 24-25 Th-F Event #30524
Cost $99 Early Bird $79

NEW! Fire
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2008
Want to spend some extra time at the fire circle? Learn and practice different fire-building techniques, do more cookouts, have a campfire every night, and light the fire in your heart this week at camp. Live in cabins.
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30621
Cost $279 Early Bird $259

youth

Extreme Bible Zone
Grades 4-7 in the fall of 2008
Dive into God’s Living Word! Enjoy a week of camp that includes swims, hikes, Bible study, games, crafts, singing, canoeing, and climbing on the wall with friends old and new. Top off your week with movie night, miniature golfing and Bible Bowl. Go deep with the WORD. Live in a retreat center.
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30631
Cost $294 Early Bird $274

Let’s Do a Musical
Grades 4-8 in the fall of 2008
Casting call for actors, actresses, singers, and stage hands – rehearse and perform a musical, plus create a set and props. There will also be plenty of time to enjoy swims, games, crafts, Bible exploration, s’mores, and campfires. Live in a retreat center. (7th and 8th graders - check out the two week event, “Center Stage” that begins with Lets Do a Musical. Get more details in the Center Stage event.)
July 13-18 Event #30431
Cost $279 Early Bird $259

NEW! Extreme Makeover: Home-in-the-Woods Edition
Grades 5-7 in the fall of 2008
Put together a clearing in the woods, a couple of experienced counselors, a group of enthusiastic campers, an awesome team leader (Phil), six days, and what do you get? The answer is Extreme Makeover: Home-in-the-Woods Edition. Your week is a race against time on a project of your group’s choice. Your life will be forever changed by God as you work together to create this Extreme Makeover. Live in Adirondack cabins.
July 6-11 Event #30331
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

NEW! Lost
Grades 5-7 in the fall of 2008
After you arrive at camp your adventure begins. Your group will find itself lost in the woods with only the clothes on your back. Fortunately, your luggage, your friends, your counselors, and your tents will be lost with you! Use maps and clues to help you find your way. Just remember, what once was lost, now is found! Live in tents.
July 6-11 Event #30332
Cost $294 Early Bird $274

NEW! Camp Nation
Grades 5-7 in the fall of 2008
Come to camp and start your own civilization. Choose activities like swimming, games, the water carnival, climbing, canoeing, and more. Cook extra meals over a fire, make special crafts like leather and woodcraft, dip candles, take care of guest animals, create a home-in-the-woods, and more. Build faith and friendships in the outdoors! Live in Adirondack cabins.
July 20-25 Event #30531
Cost $279 Early Bird $259

Night Games
Grades 5-7 in the fall of 2008
This camp defies the clock, so be prepared to watch the sunrise BEFORE you go to bed and sleep well into the afternoon! Swim before it gets dark, stargaze, night hike, make glow-in-the-dark crafts, explore the Bible and enjoy seeing the universe through a telescope. You’ll play your favorite camp games and learn some new ones, all with a night-time twist of course. Game on! Live in Adirondack cabins.
August 3-8 Event #30731
Cost $279 Early Bird $259

Go Karts
Grades 5-8 in the fall of 2008
The name says it all! You’ll get to do all the fun camp stuff like climbing, swimming, cookouts and add Wii and Xbox 360 gaming plus two trips to the go karts! Live in cabins.
June 22-27 Event #30131
July 6-11 Event #30333
Cost $334 Early Bird $314

Survivor
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2008
Do you have what it takes to be a Survivor? Find out by coming to survivor camp. Complete challenges with your group throughout the week to earn rewards. Create a home-in-the-woods in the backwoods of Wanake, build a raft and sail it across the lake, climb to the top of the climbing tower, conquer the challenge course, compete in the mud pit. Close each day with your very own Tribal Council torch ceremony to reflect on the day’s adventures. Learn how to use the most awesome survival tool of all: God’s Word. Live in tents.
June 22-27 Event #30132
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

NEW! Saddles & Stables
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2008
Travel daily to Wildcat Ranch to spend time with the horses you’ll come to know and love (a total of 7 hours of horse time over the week.) Take your relationship with your horse into the saddle during riding times in the ring and on the trail. Be responsible for your horse’s care. Back at camp you’ll swim, hike, cookout, make crafts, worship, explore the Bible and more. Live in cabins.
July 6-11 Event #30334
Cost $399 Early Bird $379

NEW! Climb ‘N’ Cook
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2008
Climb the indoor wall and the tower, boulder at the Rock Lodge, take on the challenge course, and top off the week with rappelling. You’ll even climb to get to your bed, living in the Rock Lodge. Fry, boil and bake right in your home-in-the woods. Choose from a long list of mouth watering options like apple fritters, Dutch oven lasagna, banana boats, and more! Fill in the rest of your week with swims, games and Bible Exploration. Live in the Rock Lodge.
July 13-18 Event #30432
Cost $294 Early Bird $274

NEW! Camp Camp
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2008
The recipe for a perfect week at camp: A small group of great friends, add two awesome counselors, round up a platform tent in the woods, add water and activities to taste, including swimming, rock climbing, canoeing, crafts, campfires, and cookouts, top off with Bible study and worship… tada! The perfect week! Live in tents.
July 20-25 Event #30532
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

NEW! OSC: Outdoor Survival Camp
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2008
Outdoor survival at it’s finest: build your own shelter, start a fire from scratch, and garnish your cookouts with nature’s bounty. Enjoy a week doing what your group decides. Choose the climbing tower, challenge course, crafts, hikes, canoeing, swimming, campouts, and more. Decide what you want to eat and cook it over a fire. Get away from it all to explore the Bible and form new friendships. Live in tents and a shelter you will build.
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30632
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

NEW! Double Dare
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2008
Did you have an amazing week at camp? Want to come back for more? Come reunite with old friends and make new ones for this all new SECOND WEEK option. You’ll know what you liked and what new things you’d like to try as you plan for a second and even more exciting week of camp. For campers who have already completed one week of camp summer 2008. Live in cabins.
August 3-8 Event #30732
Cost $249 Early Bird $229

Do Stuff
Grades 6-9 in the fall of 2008
Bored? Come to Wanake and DO STUFF! Plan your schedule from a long list of options, including go karts and rock climbing. Hang out with your new friends and explore what stuff Jesus wants us to do with our lives. Live in a retreat center.
June 22-27 Event #30133
Cost $299 Early Bird $279

Boji Ball
Grades 6-9 in the fall of 2008
Do you love Boji Ball? Do you wish you could play more Boji Ball? Do you wonder what exactly Boji Ball is? Come play the game that’s all the rage at camp! Play longer games, play in new locations, invite other groups to join in giant games, learn new rules or make up your own: the sky’s the limit! Ready for a Boji Ball break? Try your hand at climbing, crafts, swimming, worship or other camp activities. Then… MORE BOJI BALL!! Live in a retreat center.
June 29-July 4 Event #30231
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

NEW! Snap ‘N’ Scrap
Grades 6-9 in the fall of 2008
Bring your camera to camp and capture all the fun and excitement on film. Get shots of your group in the pool, on the wall, on hikes, around the campfire, just hanging out and more! Spend time putting together a scrapbook full of memories to last a lifetime. Live in a retreat center.
July 20-25 Event #30533
Cost $304 Early Bird $284

NEW! Center Stage: A Two Week Event
Grades 7-8 in the fall of 2008
Is one week of stage time just not enough? Come be part of TWO MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS. Spend a week learning and performing an existing musical. After you’ve sharpened your theatrical skills, try your hand at creating a show of your own during the second week of camp. With your new friends you will write, choreograph and perform your own original show. You’ll also learn about set creation, directing and other backstage aspects of the theatre. End each week with performances for the camp and for your family! Celebrate your many God given gifts as you learn how great it is to share them with others. (Save on gas, time doing laundry, and food. This program includes the weekend between the 2 weeks) Live in a retreat center.
July 13-25 Event #30441
Cost $619 Early Bird $599

NEW! Wing It: Journey
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2008
Life without a schedule. Decide what you and your group want to do next and go do it. Want to climb? Climb! Want to swim? Swim! Want to sit around and hang out? … you get the idea. At the end of the day you can even choose where your group wants to sleep that night. Live in various places in camp, like the Rock Lodge, platform tents, retreat center, and under the stars.
June 22-27 Event #30134
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

Racing, Reels, and Rides
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2008
Race cars over a hundred miles per hour on a big screen television with the Wii and Xbox 360! Slow down a bit for some fishing before speeding up again on go karts! Live in a retreat center.
July 13-18 Event #30442
Cost $304 Early Bird $284

Wet and Wild
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2008
Like to be wet? Like to act wild? This is the week for you! Enjoy the pool, lake, and water carnival at camp. Take a trip to Baylor Beach Park for a day of swimming, sliding and a barrel run in the sun. Top off the week with an overnight campout and day of fun at Clay’s Water Park with swimming, mini-golf, waterslides, ziplines and water games. Live in a retreat center and backpacking tents.
July 13-18 Event #30443
Cost $304 Early Bird $284

Extreme Squad
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2008
Join up with this group to have a week of extreme fun. You’ll go kart, mountain board, rock climb, and do Wii and Xbox 360 racing! Top it all off with swimming, hiking, Bible exploration, cookouts and more! Live in a retreat center.
July 20-25 Event #30541
Cost $314 Early Bird $294

Camp Fashion Spa
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2008
What makes you beautiful? Discover the tools of the trade with new friends as you grow in confidence from the inside out. Learn about skin care, nails, hair, make-up, clothes and more! Visit the thrift store, spend a day at the mall shopping for just the right accessory (while learning about budgeting of course). The Wanake Spa offers mud facials, massages, exercise and more. Experience how women of faith can encourage one another and build each other up. Amidst all the glamour, discover the ultimate fashion designer … God … making us all BEAUTIFUL! Live in a retreat center.
July 27-August 1 Event #30641
Cost $294 Early Bird $274

Adventure
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2008
You need a Wanake Adventure. Take off overnight backpacking, with everything you need on your back. Tackle the challenge course and climbing tower. See how adventurous a Christian community can be! Live in tents.
Aug 3-8 Event #30741
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

older youth

NEW! Ultimate Adventure
Grades 7-10 in the fall of 2008
Come experience the Ultimate Wanake Adventure. Tackle the challenge course, mountain biking, the climbing tower, rappelling, an indoor climbing gym, a canoe trip, and mountain boarding. Check out the ultimate adventure: life with Jesus! Live in the Rock Lodge.
June 29-July 4 Event #30241
Cost $329 Early Bird $309

Ranch Camp
Grades 7-10 in the fall of 2008
Live at Wildcat Ranch (Wildcat Ranch is 10 miles from Camp Wanake.) and spend each morning with the horses. Feed, groom, tack, play games, and ride. (This is the most horse time offered of any horse program. More than 12 hours!) Live in the Wildcat Ranch bunkhouse, complete with hot showers. Be near the horses all week. In addition to horse time, we’ll enjoy traditional camp activities including cooking out, swimming, Bible study, worship, and s’mores at Wildcat Ranch. We will travel back to Wanake a couple times during the week to enjoy special events. Live in the bunkhouse at Wildcat Ranch.
July 20-25 Event #30542
Cost $459 Early Bird $439

NEW! Faith Factor
Grades 7-10 in the fall of 2008
Put your faith to the test this week at camp. You’ll encounter challenges that will test mind, body and spirit. Put your faith in action as you complete puzzles and mind games, test yourself high in the air, deep in the swamp, interact with insects, bats and reptiles and more. Just remember: you can do all things through Christ who gives you strength! Is your faith a factor? Live in Adirondack cabins.
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30642
Cost $294 Early Bird $274

NEW! Extreme: Cedar Point
Grades 7-12 in the fall of 2008
Cedar Point tops off this week of camp. Spend a day at the roller coaster park and a day in the water park. Back at Wanake enjoy climbing, swimming, worship, cookouts and more. Live in a retreat center and backpacking tents. This camp has a registration deadline of June 30th.
July 13-18 Event #30444
Cost $489 Early Bird $469

NEW! Clowning for Christ
Grades 7-12 in the fall of 2008
Be a fool for Christ! Develop your own clown character, complete with makeup, costume, wig and personality. Minister to children at a hospital and cheer up folks at a nursing home. Clown around camp at campfires, swim times, in the dining hall and at the Barn Riot. Explore the Bible and share your faith through this unique ministry. Live in a retreat center. (Check out the two week events, “Creative Arts” and “Center Stage” that may begin with Clowning for Christ. Details in the Creative Arts and Center Stage events.)
July 13-18 Event #30445
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

NEW! Design Studio
Grades 7-12 in the fall of 2008
Do you love to design: your room, a blank canvas, your notebook, an outfit? Bring out the designer in you. Try your hand at expression in a variety of art mediums: sketching, acrylics, watercolors, murals and more. Learn basic art concepts. Express your faith creatively. Bring your designs to the Wanake studio. Live in a retreat center. (Check out the two week event, “Creative Arts” that begins with Desgin Studio. Details are in Creative Arts event.)
July 13-18 Event #30447
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

NEW! Creative Arts: A Two Week Event
Grades 7-12 in the fall of 2008
Spend two weeks exploring your creative gifts. During the first week, learn about comedic timing, slapstick and other performance techniques as you don a red nose and white paint. Clown around with children at a hospital and cheer up folks at a nursing home, bringing the Joy of Jesus into lives. Also try your hand in the fine arts with painting, drawing sculpting and more. With these experiences in store… it’s SHOWTIME! Spend your second week creating your own show. You will write, choreograph and perform your own original show. You’ll also learn about set creation and design, costuming, directing and other backstage aspects of the theatre. End your two weeks with grand finale performances for the camp and for your family! Celebrate your many God given gifts as you learn how great it is to share them with others. (Save on gas, time doing laundry, and food. This program includes the weekend between the 2 weeks.) Live in a retreat center.
July 13-25 Event #30446
Cost $619 Early Bird $599

Showtime
Grades 7-12 in the fall of 2008
It’s Showtime! Show off your dramatic side and put your faith center stage. Here’s your chance to spend a week creating your own show. With a new group of friends you will write, choreograph and perform your own original show. You’ll also learn about set creation, directing and other backstage aspects of the theatre. End the week with grand finale performances for the camp and for your family! Celebrate your many God given gifts as you learn how great it is to share them with others. Live in a retreat center. (Check out the two week event, “Creative Arts” and “Center Stage” that conclude with Showtime. Details are in the Creative Arts and Center Stage events above.)
July 20-25 Event #30543
Cost $289 Early Bird $269

NEW! MAN for God: Maintenance Assistants Needed for God
Grades 8-11 in the fall of 2008
Make a difference at Wanake. Spend a week in the woods assisting Wanake’s site manager, Phil White. Learn the secrets of the pool, climbing tower and other recreational wonders. Take the challenge of heavy physical work and mind over matter service as you work behind the scenes to make Wanake great. Live in tents.
July 6-11 Event #30351
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

NEW! Night
Grades 8-11 in the fall of 2008
Enter this land of tent dwellers that sleep by day and hang out all night. Make lasting friendships as you cook out in the middle of the night, when everything is just a little more hilarious. Learn how to “star-tip” your friends and see in the dark on night hikes. You’ll find time to star gaze, do glow-in-the-dark crafts, use a telescope, play games, and study the ONE TRUE LIGHT. Live in tents.
August 3-8 Event #30751
Cost $279 Early Bird $259

NEW! The Real World: Wanake
Grades 8-12 in the fall of 2008
Twelve strangers are picked to live at Camp Wanake. Be part of the first season of The Real World, right here at camp. Commit your week to film, creating your own reality show. Each night join up with the Road Rules campers to participate in your very own Real World/Road Rules Challenges. Confessionals, adventures, friendships and challenges will all be caught on film. Take home your memory filled DVD. Live in a retreat center.
July 6-11 Event #30352
Cost $299 Early Bird $279

NEW! Road Rules
Grades 8-12 in the fall of 2008
Wanake’s putting a group of campers in a van and setting them on a different adventure everyday. Join this group in cruising Ohio in search of adventure. Plan your week’s road trips with your group. Trip options include Kendall Cliff’s indoor climbing gym, Jacob’s Field, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sluggers and Putters, Clay’s Park, Baylor Beach, Dundee Falls and more! Back at camp each night; face off with The Real World campers in your very own Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Have fun, have an adventure, hit the road with Wanake. Live in a retreat center.
July 6-11 Event #30353
Cost $354 Early Bird $334

Rock
Grades 8-12 in the fall of 2008
Get ready to rock! Learn how to safely belay, climb and rappel. Master the challenge course, bouldering wall, climbing wall, an indoor climbing gym, the climbing tower and rappelling. Also choose other adventurous activities like mountain boarding, canoeing, swimming, campfires, cookouts and more. This week is sure to challenge you physically, mentally and spiritually… let Jesus rock your world! Live in the Rock Lodge.
August 3-8 Event #30752
Cost $319 Early Bird $299

NEW! Double Extreme: A Two Week Adventure
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2008
You asked for it? You got it! Come experience this first time event. Two weeks of extreme activity. Experience the adventures Wanake has to offer on site by choosing from a list of activities including mountain boarding, rock climbing and more. Then take off on a three day trip to Cedar Point. Drop, spin and flip on the extreme rides in the roller coaster park. Cool off for a day of water slides and pools in Cedar Point’s water park, Soak City. Back at camp move into the Rock Lodge while preparing for your final adventure: a trip to the Laurel Highlands in Pennsylvania to explore caves and go whitewater Rafting. Extreme! (Save on gas, time doing laundry, and food. This program includes the weekend between the two weeks.) Live in a retreat center, the Rock Lodge, and backpacking tents. This camp has a registration deadline of June 30th.
July 13-25 Event #30451
Cost $949 Early Bird $929

E2
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2008
Take whitewater rafting one step further and man your own duckie down the river. Our two nights in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands will include cave exploration, while our time at Wanake will include climbing and mountain boarding. This program is for those who have some experience in whitewater rafting or have attended Extreme and want something a bit more challenging. Live in a retreat center and backpacking tents.
June 22-27 Event #30151
Cost $449 Early Bird $429

Extreme
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2008
A week of intense adventure starting from the Rock Lodge! Head to the Laurel Highlands in Pennsylvania to explore caves and white water raft. Climb high on the Wanake climbing tower, explore the Bible, mountain board, and try your hand on the pool’s climbing wall. Experience the thrill of overcoming fear and discovering new abilities. Challenge yourself and your faith to the extreme. Live in the Rock Lodge and backpacking tents. (Check out the two week event, “Double Extreme” that concludes with Extreme the week of July 20-25. Details are in the Double Extreme event.)
July 20-25 Event #30551
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30651
Cost $409  Early Bird $389

Wing It IP
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2008
Life without a schedule. Decide what you and your group wants to do next and go do it. Want to climb? Climb! Want to sleep? Sleep! Want to sit around and hang out? You can do that too. Want to… you get the idea. Live in a retreat center.
July 27-Aug 1 Event #30652
Cost $284 Early Bird $264

LIT
Grades 10-12 in the fall of 2008
Have you always wanted to be a camp leader? Do you enjoy hanging out with younger kids and teaching them about Jesus? Join our staff family! Spend a week learning how to be an awesome young leader in camping ministry. Spend time with your own small group and get hands on experience working with campers in a variety of other programs. After successful completion of the LIT program, you may be asked to return to camp to work as a Junior Counselor later in the summer! Live in a retreat center.
June 22-27 Event #30152
Cost $199 Early Bird $179

special persons camp

Swim, cook out, sing, hike, worship and more. A camping experience for those special campers with mental retardation/developmental disabilities. Make a week at Wanake part of your summer! Campers must be able to walk on uneven trails and be self sufficient in eating, dressing and personal hygiene.

NEW! SPC Teen Explorer
Ages 13-17
Join us for this all new “just for teens” intro to camp. This fast-paced, activity oriented program is suited for our younger campers to spend a few days learning what SPC camp is all about. More hikes, more games, a visit to the farm animals and lots of swim time! This program is for campers with moderate mental retardation/developmental disabilities. Campers must be able to walk 1+ miles and provide self-care. Live in a retreat center.
June 25-27 W-F Event #30181
Cost $199 Early Bird $179

SPC Cabin
Ages 18+
Wanake invites campers to this high energy, action-packed week for very mobile and self-sufficient individuals with moderate mental retardation/developmental disabilities. Live in a cabin and walk to the bathhouse. Swim, cook out, canoe, sing, hike, worship, visit the farm animals, enjoy crafts and the water carnival! Campers must be able to walk 1+ miles and provide self-care. Live in cabins.
July 7-11 Event #30381
Cost $319 Early Bird $299

SPC Vacation
Ages 18-65
Need to get away from the every day hum drum and enjoy just hanging out with friends, enjoying all Wanake has to offer? This week’s for you! Campers will swim, cook out, sing, hike, enjoy crafts, worship, visit the farm animals, and more. Campers will also take a field trip to Rolling Ridge Ranch and enjoy a breakfast buffet at the Amish Door restaurant. This program is for the more laid back, slower-moving camper with moderate or severe mental retardation/developmental disabilities. Live in a retreat center.
June 30-July 4 Event #30281
Cost $339 Early Bird $319

SPC Retreat
Ages 18-65
For the more laid back, slower-moving camper with severe mental retardation/developmental disabilities, Wanake offers this week long program. Campers will swim, cook out, sing, hike, enjoy crafts, worship and more. Campers will also take a field trip to Rolling Ridge Ranch and enjoy a breakfast buffet at the Amish Door restaurant. Live in a retreat center.
July 21-25 Event #30581
Cost $339 Early Bird $319

NEW! SPC Retirement
Ages 50+
For our seasoned SPC folks. Looking for a more relaxed camping experience? This short SPC program will provide you with a taste of all the camp fun you’ve grown to love, packed into a three-day event. Campers will swim, enjoy crafts, worship, sing and more. To top off this program, campers will enjoy the animals at Rolling Ridge Ranch and be treated to a mouth-watering buffet breakfast at the Amish Door. For slower-moving, senior campers with moderate or severe mental retardation/developmental disabilities. Live in a retreat center.
June 22-24 Event #30182
Cost $209 Early Bird $189

adult & family

To get a registration form for Adult and Family events call 1-800-831-3972 ext. 108 or go to the summer camp page at www.EastOhioCamps.org. For more information about adult and family events at Wanake visit Wanake on the web at www.CampWanake.org and click on upcoming events.

Send in the Clowns: A Clown Ministry Workshop All Ages
Mark your calendar now for a weekend of learning, outreach and “clowning-around.” Learn the basics or expand your knowledge. Meet others who clown and network. Share tips, try new ideas, and enjoy the fellowship of others who share your interest. It’s an introduction to clown ministry for all ages. Wendy Gillespie is our leader as we explore the ministry of Christian Clowning. Attendees under 13 years old must attend with an adult.
February 29-March 2 F-Sun
Fees are $72 for Adults & Teens; $36 for Children attending with parents.

CAMP-O-RAMA Memorial Day Family Weekend
Families of All Sizes & Stages
Relax with family and fellowship with friends. Pitch a tent, park the RV, rent a cabin, or book a retreat center room. Cook your own meals, swim, canoe, hike, rock climb, and enjoy a wagon ride. (Pets permitted only in tents and RVs following Wanake’s pet policy.)
May 23-26 F-M
$45/Nuclear family* up to 6 for tent or trailer; $55/Nuclear family* up to 6 for a cabin; $80/Nuclear family* up to 6 for retreat center room

Wanake Rings! Adult Handbell Choirs
Come, be a participant in the first Camp Wanake Handbell Ring. Registration is limited to the first 10 choirs. Repertoire will be determined by the conductor, Melissa A. Emerson, associate music director at the Messiah UMC, Westerville, and participating choir directors. The event will begin with set up and a director’s class at 12:30 PM, followed by an afternoon practice, beginning at 1:30 PM. Following dinner the 6:30 PM evening concert will be open to the public.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Cost: $15 per person, plus $25/choir

NEW! Spanish Camp
Grades 1-12 in the fall of 2008
(This program is for campers who are fluent in Spanish.) ¡Diviértate durante una semana a Wanake! Conoce y vive con un grupo de amigos, hace un montón de actividades divertidas, y aprende cuanto te ama Jesus. Tu grupo decidirá juntos lo que quieren hacer—¡y hay tantas opciones! Va de caminata en el bosque, sube la pared de piedras, explora diaramente la Biblia, cocina sobre un fuego, nada en la piscina, juega en el lodo, va en canoa, aprende juegos nuevos, cuida de los animales de Wanake, canta canciones divertidos y comparte la cultura del mundo latino con los otros campistas. Vive en cabanas.
July 6-11
Cost $279 Early Bird $259

Grandparent/Grandchild
All Ages
Enjoy hikes, games, campfires, creation exploration, and crafts. Tell family stories and share your heritage and Christian faith. Live in an all season retreat center that is comfortable for campers of all ages. Fees include lodging, 4 meals, snacks and activities. This event begins Saturday at 10am and ends Sunday after lunch at 1pm. Live in a Retreat Center.
Aug 23-24 Sa-Sun
$69 Adults and Teens; $39/First child (ages 4-12); $34/Each additional child (ages 4-12)

Mother-Daughter Overnight
All Ages
All ages and generations are welcome to join in the fun, support, nurture, fellowship, and growth that take place as we spend time together. Enjoy hikes, swimming, crafts, canoeing, and a campfire. This event begins Saturday at 10am and ends Sunday after lunch at 1pm. Live in a retreat c enter.
Aug 23-24 Sa-Sun
$69 Moms & Teens; $39, Daughters ages 4-12; under 4, free; Moms with 2 or more children, $169

Father-Son Overnight
All Ages
Get the guys together for hiking, canoeing, fishing, and a campfire, while spending time with other fathers and sons. We will also swim, cookout and explore the Bible. We will begin on Saturday at 10am and conclude on Sunday after lunch at 1pm. Live in a retreat center.
Aug 23-24 Sa-Sun
$69 Dads & Teens; $39 Sons ages 4-12; under 4, free; Dads with 2 or more children, $169

Labor Day Family Weekend
Families of All Sizes & Stages
Enjoy fellowship, activities, and rest as a family and grow closer together! Attend family sessions, swim, canoe, hike, and rock climb. Stay in a cabin or retreat center or your own RV or tent. We begin Friday at 7pm and conclude Monday. (Pets permitted only in tents and RVs following Wanake’s pet policy.)
Aug 29-Sept 1 F-M
Adults, $70; Teens, $55; Ages 4-12, $35; Under 4, free; Nuclear family* max, $235; to rent a retreat center room, add $20/room to total fee for the family.

Women’s Spiritfire Retreat
Women of All Ages
Enjoy fellowship with other women and grow in your relationship with Christ in Wanake’s beautiful, comfortable surroundings. We begin Friday at 7PM and conclude Sunday at 12pm after brunch. Learn more about this excellent weekend at http://Albany-umc-oh.org/Wanakep1.html. Live in a retreat center.
Sept 19-21 F-Sun
Cost $69

*A nuclear family is defined as a parent or parents with their children. Two generations per nuclear family, please.