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2010 Event Descriptions

• One Day Adventure
Grades 1-9 in the fall of 2010

Want to come to camp but don’t know what you’ll find?  Come to One Day Adventure and find out what camp is all about! 

Thursday, June 10, 2010 9am-4pm Event #30011
Cost $20 (Groups of 20 or more from one church $10/camper)

• CAMP-O-MANIA
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

Enjoy a week of mania with a different theme each day: Wet Mania, Mania Backwards, Yummy Mania, Messy Mania and Wacky Mania. Ice cream breakfast, slime time, mudapalooza, dress-up-your-counselor and more!  Along with all the mania, enjoy swimming, Bible studies, campfires, new friends, and the fun stuff of camp.  Live in cabins.

June 20-25  Event #30211
Cost $309  Early Bird $289

• Day Camp
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

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 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday. Parents, plan to join us for the parent program on Friday at 4:30 PM.  Come see why everybody’s going to camp! Lunch is included each day.

July 5-9 (M-F)  Event #30411
Cost $179  Early Bird $159

• Dinosaur Overnight
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

Try Dinosaurs! for an overnight and just dip a toe back in time instead of a full step.  Enjoy dinosaur crafts, swimming, a cookout, and a campfire with S’mores.  This is a great way to be introduced to Wanake without committing a full week.  Live in Cabins.

July 22-23(Th-F)  Event #30611
Cost $119  Early Bird $99

• Dinosaurs!
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

Are you ready to step back in time? You’ll 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.  Swimming, campfires, the Wanake water carnival, and more will round out the week!  Can you dig it?!?   Live in Cabins.

July 18-23  Event #30613
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Discovery
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

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, a visit to Wanake’s pioneer farm, nature exploration, friendships and more!  A perfect introduction to overnight camping that is sure to leave you wanting to come back for more.  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 25-27(Sun-Tu)  Event #30711
July 28-30(W-F)  Event #30712
Cost $169  Early Bird $149

• Pony Pals
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

Do you love horses and ponies?  Come spend an overnight at Wanake and visit the ponies at Wildcat Ranch on Friday morning for a beginner’s riding lesson.  We’ll also swim in the pool, play games, sing, cookout, enjoy a campfire, eat s’mores, and visit the Wanake pioneer farm to gather eggs.  Plan now to be a pony pal at Wanake.  Live in Cabins.

July 1-2(Th-F)  Event #30311
July 15-16(Th-F)  Event #30511
Cost $149  Early Bird $129

• Princess Sleepover
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

An enchanted experience awaits!  Find your frog prince, make princess crafts, attend the Royal Wanake Ball, swim like Ariel, take a carriage ride like Cinderella and learn about our Prince of Peace. Live in a cabin just like Snow White.

July 22-23(Th-F)  Event #30612
Cost $119  Early Bird $99

• Princess Week
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

Come have a royal week at camp!  While you learn about your Holy Father, the King of Kings, you will make princess crafts, 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 Wanake Ball!   Live in a Retreat Center.

July 18-23  Event #30614
Cost $314  Early Bird $294

• Stretch Discovery
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

Take Discovery, the amazing 3 day introduction to camp, and stretch it an extra day!  This event is perfect for those who are looking for something in between a half week and a full week of camp.  Your fun at camp will include daily swimming, crafts, campfires, games, the Wanake water carnival, and more!  Live in Cabins.

July 18-21(Sun-W)  Event #30615
Cost $199  Early Bird $179

• Superwow
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

This has been our single most attended program for two summers.  Now it’s your chance to see why.  You’ll enjoy a hike-in-movie, a late night piñata party, the Wanake ice cream breakfast buffet, an onsite carnival 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.

July 4-9  Event #30412
August 1-6  Event #30811
Cost $329  Early Bird $309

• Taste of Camp
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

Are you ready to explore Camp Wanake for a whole week to find out what it’s all about?  You’ll have a blast at the wild and wacky water carnival, secret mission breakfast, and Wanake’s pioneer farm, where you’ll collect eggs!  Swim daily, have campfires, fly down the waterslide, try crafts, enjoy s’mores, make homemade ice cream, play games, cookout, have a pow wow, and more!  Taste and see that Wanake, God’s Word and Jesus are sweet!  Live in Cabins.

June 27-July 2  Event #30312
July 25-30  Event #30713
Cost $309  Early Bird $289

• Try It
Grades 1-3 in the fall of 2010

Try out some of Wanake’s most popular activities.  Try horseback riding, karate or gymnastics, swim in the Wanake pool, and the Wild Wanake Water Carnival!  Add in campfires, exploring the Frog Pond, cookouts, a trip to the pioneer farm, pow wows, and S’mores.  Try being a disciple and camping at Wanake for an entire week.  Live in Cabins.

July 11-16  Event #30512
Cost $369  Early Bird $349

• Dirt & Mud
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2010

Are you 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 25-30  Event #30714
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Saddle Up
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2010

Meet horses and try riding as we visit the ranch two mornings for horse lessons, which include grooming and leading. Back at camp you’ll swim, explore horse science, enjoy campfires, cookout, visit Wanake’s pioneer farm, and make fun friends.  Live in cabins.

June 27-30(Sun-W)  Event #30313
July 11-14(Sun-W)  Event #30513
Cost $269  Early Bird $249

• Saddle Up SE
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2010

Take Saddle Up to a new level with this week-long horse adventure that adds another day of riding lessons.  Meet horses and try riding as we visit the ranch three mornings for horse lessons, which include grooming and leading.  Back at camp, swim, explore horse science, enjoy campfires, visit Wanake’s pioneer farm, cookout, try crafts, and make fun friends. Live in Cabins.

June 20-25  Event #30212
July 4-9  Event #30413
Cost $409  Early Bird $389

• Waterworks
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2010

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, fly down the waterslide, explore the Bible, cookout, 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 20-25  Event #30213
June 27-July 2  Event #30314
July 25-30  Event #30715
August 1-6  Event #30812
Cost $309  Early Bird $289

• Xperiment Explosion
Grades 2-4 in the fall of 2010

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.  Our head scientists are Bill and Nancy Housel.  You’ll also have time for swimming, canoeing, hikes, campfires, cookouts and other camp activities.  Live in Cabins.

July 11-16  Event #30514
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• 2010: A Space Odyssey
Grades 3-5 in the fall of 2010

To Wanake, and beyond!  Explore space at the Cleveland Science Center and see the sun through a telescope with Ron, the Star-Gazer, and Larry, the NASA Guy.  Come back to ground for swimming, building a spaced-out home-in-the-woods, campfires, new friends, exploring the Bible, and crafts.  Live in Cabins.

July 18-23  Event #30621
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Construction Zone
Grades 3-5 in the fall of 2010

It could be a fort, a maze, or a cabin.  It could be a tower, a bridge or a hideout.  We’ve got the materials, you’ve got the plan.  Use cardboard and duct tape to build together with your group and take time for swimming, hiking, campfires, friends, and climbing.  Come and find out what God is building in your life.  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 27-July 2  Event #30321
July 25-30  Event #30721
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Edible Camp
Grades 3-5 in the fall of 2010

What is this?  Can I eat it?   Come and find out!  We’ll take walks around camp and find things in nature that we can use to garnish extra cookout meals this week.  This unique program provides a sneak peek at the rustic side of Wanake as you live in Adirondack shelters.  Check out the cool ways plants of the forest can make life better with glow-in-the-dark fungus and itch-stopping action.  We will go into main camp for showers, swimming, crafts, and other activities.  Live in Adirondack shelters.

June 20-25  Event #30221
Cost $299  Early Bird $279

• Ice Cream
Grades 3-5 in the fall of 2010

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream ….. Camp!!   Ice cream breakfast, ice cream buffet, ice cream sundaes, homemade ice cream, and ice cream sodas.  Visit the Hartzler Family Dairy to taste and see the transformation from milk to ice cream.  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.

June 20-25  Event #30222
Cost $309  Early Bird $289

• The Magic Show
Grades 3-5 in the fall of 2010

Here you see this normal, everyday week of camp…well, maybe not.  Everything is not as it appears.  You’ll learn sleight of hand and practice to present your own magic show at the end of the week.  You’ll take breaks to experience the magic of Wanake with climbing, swimming, campfires, and all the fun stuff at camp.  Live in Cabins.

July 18-23  Event #30622
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Camp-O-Mania
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

Enjoy a week of mania.  Experience a different theme each day: Wet Mania, Mania Backwards, Yummy Mania, Messy Mania and Wacky Mania.  Ice cream breakfast buffet, slime time, mudapalooza, dress-up-your-counselor, the Wet and Wild Wanake Water Carnival, and more!  Add in swimming, Bible studies, campfires, S’mores, new friends, and all the fun stuff of camp.  Live in Cabins.

June 20-25  Event #30223
Cost $309  Early Bird $289

• Compact Camp
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

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 Cabins.

July 28-30(W-F)  Event #30725
Cost $169  Early Bird $149

• Dirt & Mud
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

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 25-30  Event #30722
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Just Horsing Around
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

We’re not just horsing around!  This is one seriously fun week. Travel four mornings to Wildcat Ranch for a morning 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 trail riding.  Wild horses won’t be able to drag you away as we swim, make crafts, explore the Bible, sing, fly down the water slide, and enjoy s’mores around the campfire!  Live in Cabins.

June 20-25  Event #30224
June 27-July 2  Event #30322
July 11-16  Event #30521
July 18-23  Event #30624
Cost $419  Early Bird $399

• Just Horsing Around - Rodeo
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

Yee Haw!  Try your hand at pole bending and barrel racing during Wildcat Rodeo Week.  Travel five mornings to Wildcat Ranch for a morning lesson in riding, grooming and rodeo events. (That’s 6 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 rodeo events, the “ride and tie”, and trail riding.  Bucking broncos won’t be able to drag you away as we swim, make crafts, explore the Bible, sing, fly down the water slide, and enjoy s’mores around the campfire!  Live in Cabins.

July 4-9  Event #30421
Cost $464  Early Bird $444

• Let’s Do A Musical
Grades 4-7 in the fall of 2010

Casting call for actors, actresses, singers, and stage hands – rehearse and perform a musical, plus create a set and props.  Lori Strader will be our director for this week of theater and will lead us in performances for campers, families and friends.  There will also be plenty of time to enjoy swims, games, crafts, Bible exploration, s’mores, and campfires.  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 11-16  Event #30526
Cost $314  Early Bird $294

• Make Your Own Adventure
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

It’s your week; plan it how you want with your group.  No one can tell you what you will do, because we don’t know what you’ll choose.  Options will include climbing, canoeing, crafts, hiking, cardboard construction, secret missions, swimming, extra cookouts, mud Olympics and many more.  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 11-16  Event #30522
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Olympics
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

This summer, athletic campers from all over Ohio will gather at Camp Wanake to experience the Wanake Summer Olympic Games!  From the lighting of the torch to the closing ceremonies, options will include climbing, canoeing, swimming, running, baseball, soccer, volleyball, boji ball, karate, gymnastics, basketball, and others.  We’ll even have medals!  There will also be time for more relaxed activities such as campfires and s’mores.  Live in Cabins.

August 1-6  Event #30821
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Pool Pizzazz
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

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 in the Canoe Olympics.  Dry off for crafts, Bible exploration and campfires.  Come splash around with new friends and learn about the master water-walker.  Live in Cabins.

June 27-July 2  Event #30323
July 11-16  Event #30523
July 25-30  Event #30723
August 1-6  Event #30822
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Rodeo Agent
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

There’s intrigue and mystery at camp and at the ranch.  Just who is horsing around at the rodeo?   What clues will the horses give you about rodeo happenings?  We’ll wear a western disguise for this week of secret agent work.  Booby trap your home base in the woods.  Travel to the ranch and ride a horse as you collect clues. Complete a midnight mission, solve cases, and more. You’ll get smart as you bring God’s love to others and ensure peace, justice, and the Wanake way! Yee Haw!  Live in a Bunkhouse (Cabin).

July 4-9  Event #30422
Cost $344  Early Bird $324

• Sampler
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

We know that it’s hard to choose between all the fun events at camp, so we decided to make your choice easier.  This week offers many of the best things that campers do at Wanake in one week, including horseback riding, a chance to try karate or gymnastics, climbing, daily swims, and the Wild Wanake Water Carnival!  Add in campfires, cookouts, pow wows, and S’mores.  Sample the best Wanake has to offer.  Live in Cabins.

June 20-25  Event #30225
June 27-July 2  Event #30324
July 11-16  Event #30524
July 18-23  Event #30625
Cost $349  Early Bird $329

• Secret Agent
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

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 missions, solve cases, 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 11-16  Event #30525
July 18-23  Event #30623
July 25-30  Event #30724
August 1-6  Event #30823
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Superwow
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

Ready to experience a week of Wow at Wanake?  SuperWow is the camp for you!  You’ll enjoy a hike-in-movie, a midnight New Year’s Eve party, the famous 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.

July 4-9  Event #30423
August 1-6  Event #30824
Cost $329  Early Bird $309

• Video Games
Grades 4-6 in the fall of 2010

The perfect blend of video games on the big screen and time outside to enjoy canoeing, swimming, climbing, campfires, and other camp activities.  Be the first to enjoy Wanake’s Video Arcade!  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 4-9  Event #30424
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Do It All
Grades 5-8 in the fall of 2010

Do you look at all the stuff happening at camp and have a hard time deciding?  We wanted to make it a bit easier and give you a chance to do a lot of the best things in one week.  You’ll get a trip to the stable for horseback riding, a chance to climb high on the climbing tower, dip in the pool, and a chance to speed around the track in a go kart.  Your group may also choose to canoe, hike, waterslide, build, and/or get wet at the Water Carnival.  Of course we’ll hang out with friends enjoying campfires, s’mores, cookouts, and pow wows while exploring what Jesus wants us to do with our lives.  Live in the Survival Cabin or the Adirondack Shelters.

July 4-9  Event #30431
Cost $359  Early Bird $339

• Extreme Bible Zone
Grades 5-8 in the fall of 2010

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 with Bible Bowl MC and director Becky Evanoff.  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 25-30  Event #30731
Cost $314  Early Bird $294

• Go Karts
Grades 5-8 in the fall of 2010

The name says it all!  You’ll get to do all the fun camp stuff like climbing, swimming, cookouts and add PS3 gaming plus two trips to the go karts!  Live in Cabins.

June 20-25  Event #30231
July 25-30  Event #30732
August 1-6  Event #30831
Cost $359  Early Bird $339

• Horse And Climb
Grades 5-7 in the fall of 2010

Enjoy two of Wanake campers’ favorite activities in a week of camp fun.  Travel to Wildcat Ranch two mornings for horseback riding, climb the barn wall, take the challenge of Wanake’s rock climbing tower, and try rappelling.  When we aren’t busy riding and climbing, we’ll swim, worship, enjoy adventures and campfires, cookout, and choose other camp activities to round out our week. Live in the Adirondack Shelters.

July 18-23  Event #30631
Cost $379  Early Bird $359

• Horse And Kart
Grades 5-7 in the fall of 2010

If you like to be on the move, this week has two great ways to travel: by horse and by go kart.  Race others around the track in your go kart.  Partner up with a horse for a ride like no other with friends.  When we aren’t at the race track or the stable, we’ll enjoy campfires, swims, cookouts, adventures, and worship.  Live in a Cabin.

July 11-16  Event #30531
Cost $399  Early Bird $379

• Night Games
Grades 5-7 in the fall of 2010

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 Shelters or the Survival Cabin.

August 1-6  Event #30832
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• No Party Poopers Allowed
Grades 5-7 in the fall of 2010

You’re invited!  Plan and host parties at Wanake and invite other campers to attend.  Enjoy camp activities your group chooses; options include swimming, hiking, games, the Canoe Olympics, rock climbing, the mud pit, night hikes, campfires, and more.  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 27-July 2  Event #30331
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Boji Ball
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2010

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 Wanake! 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 27-July 2  Event #30332
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Cardboard Camp
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2010

You can make anything out of duct tape and cardboard.  This week we’ll prove it.  We’ll have plenty of materials.  You bring the vision.  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 20-25  Event #30232
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Climb ‘N’ Cook
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2010

Climb the indoor wall, scale 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, chocolate fondue, and more!  Fill in the rest of your week with swims, games and Bible Exploration.  Live in the Rock Lodge.

July 4-9  Event #30432
July 18-23  Event #30632
Cost $309  Early Bird $289

• Do Stuff
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2010

Bored?  Come to Wanake and DO STUFF!  Plan your schedule from a long list of options, including go karts, the Canoe Challenge, mountain boarding, rock climbing, and more.  Hang out with your new friends and explore what stuff Jesus wants us to do with our lives.  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 20-25  Event #30233
Cost $329  Early Bird $309

• Saddles & Stables
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2010

Travel daily to Wildcat Ranch to spend time with the horses you’ll come to know and love (a total of 6 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 some of your horse’s care. Top off your week with a cookout at the ranch fire ring!   Back at camp you’ll swim, hike, cookout, make crafts, worship, explore the Bible and more.  Live in cabins.

June 20-25  Event #30234
July 11-16  Event #30532
Cost $459  Early Bird $439

• Spontaneous Camp
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2010

Take a week of camp and add sudden twists or changes in expectations.  You’ll never know what might come up next for your group to try during camp activities including climbing, cookouts, swimming, hiking, canoeing, and more.  Live in Cabins.

June 27-July 2  Event #30333
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Survivor
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2010

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 base 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, and 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 the Survival Cabin.

June 20-25  Event #30235
July 18-23  Event #30633
July 25-30  Event #30733
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• The Magic Show
Grades 6-8 in the fall of 2010

Here you see this normal, everyday week of camp…well, maybe not.  Everything is not as it appears.  You’ll learn sleight of hand and juggling.  You will practice to present your own magic show at the end of the week. There will also be time for climbing, swimming, campfires, and all the magic that is Wanake.  Live in Cabins.

July 18-23  Event #30634
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Best Of Both
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

No more agonizing about whether you would prefer lots of swimming or lots of adventure.  This week will pack in more time in the pool, climbing, mountain boarding, challenges, and an extra cookout.  You can even mix adventure and swimming with the climbing wall over the pool and a day at Baylor Beach, including the high dive, the log roll, and the Tube of Terror Slide!  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 27-July 2  Event #30343
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Build Your Own Adventure
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

Build your own shelter, start a fire, and garnish your cookouts with nature’s bounty.  Enjoy a week doing what your group decides. Choose the climbing tower, challenge course, crafts, hikes, the canoe challenge, 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 the Adirondack Shelters.

July 25-30  Event #30741
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Canoe Camp
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

Forward paddle, backward paddle, J-stroke, draw.  Learn the ins and outs of canoeing on Lake Arnold and then go on a 15 mile overnight canoeing and camping trip.  In between canoeing you’ll swim, climb, make friends around a campfire, hike, and explore the Bible.  Live in Adirondack Shelters and Backpacking Tents.

July 11-16  Event #30541
Cost $329  Early Bird $309

• Climb And Cook
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

Climb the indoor wall, scale 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, chocolate fondue, and more!  Fill in the rest of your week with swims, games and Bible exploration.  Live in the Rock Lodge.

July 25-30  Event #30742
Cost $309  Early Bird $289

• Design Studio
Grades 7-12 in the fall of 2010

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.

June 27-July 2  Event #30344
Cost $314  Early Bird $294

• Excursion
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

Pack everything you need for the week and hit the trail.  You’ll carry everything on your back and take off for a week long backpacking trip.  Even though we will not be leaving camp for most of the week, you’ll be sleeping in a new place each night and seeing something new each day.  Your group will be entirely self sufficient.  Live in Platform and backpacking tents.

July 11-16  Event #30542
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Fashion Camp Spa
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

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, clothing design, and more! Visit a thrift store and create an outfit for the fashion show.  The Wanake Spa offers facials, exercise and more.  With our spa directors Sandy Reagan and Shannon Weber, 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 25-30  Event #30743
Cost $324  Early Bird $304

• Triple A (Angling, ATV’s, and…)
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

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 (both on site and on a fishing trip) before speeding up again on ATVs! Travel to Sluggers and Putters for bumper cars, go-karts, and other activities.  You’ll also have the opportunity to add other excitement such as climbing the rock tower, swimming in the pool, canoeing, and cooking over a fire.  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 18-23  Event #30642
Cost $359  Early Bird $339

• Horse & ATV
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

A week of action is waiting for you!  Partner  up with a horse for horseback riding and see God’s creation as you drive an ATV.  We’ll travel to Wildcat Ranch four mornings, two for horseback riding and two for driving ATVs.  When we aren’t riding, we’ll enjoy campfires, swims, cookouts, adventures, and worship.  Live in the Adirondack Shelters.

June 27-July 2  Event #30341
Cost $429  Early Bird $409

• Improv
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

So I’m not funny, and I cannot think of anything to write in here, but you are funny.  You love to laugh and to make others laugh.  You should come to this week of camp and meet other funny people and be funny together.  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 18- 23  Event #30641
Cost $299  Early Bird $279

• Lazy Days
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

You may enjoy a week of camp but wish that you didn’t have to walk as much or carry cookout baskets around.  It may sometimes just seem like a lot of work.  You may not like to get up early in the morning.  This week will take all of that into account.  You’re busy enough in your life outside of camp.  Come this week and allow yourself to relax.  Live in the Survival Cabin.

June 27-July 2  Event #30342
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Olympics
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

This summer, athletic campers from all over Ohio will gather at Camp Wanake to experience the Wanake Summer Olympic Games!   From the lighting of the torch to the closing ceremonies, options will include climbing, canoeing, swimming, running, baseball, soccer, volleyball, boji ball, karate, gymnastics, basketball, and others.  We’ll even have medals!   There will also be time to relax with campfires, s’mores and new friends.  Live in Cabins.

July 25-30  Event #30744
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Portable Camp
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

Everything you need for the week will be packed on a wagon and parked by the platform tents in the woods.  You’ll design your own shelter using the materials provided and the wagon.  You’ll cookout more than usual during the week and will be mostly self-sufficient.  You will come into main camp for swimming, showers, and will eat a few meals in the Outpost dining hall.  Live in Platform tents and a shelter you will build.

June 20-25  Event #30241
Cost $299  Early Bird $279

• Real World
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

Your week on film.  Enjoy climbing, canoeing, campfires, friends, and other normal parts of camp.  Tape it all and share your videos on Youtube.  It’s your own reality show.  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 4-9  Event #30441
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Showtime
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

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 with our director extraordinaire Eileen Moore.  You’ll also learn about set creation, directing, and other backstage aspects of the theater.  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.  Bring your imagination, your voice, and your instrument.  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 20-25  Event #30242
Cost $309  Early Bird $289

• That Night Adventure Thing
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

Enter this land of adventurous living in the Rock Lodge, sleeping during the day, and hanging out all night.  Make lasting friendships as you cookout in the middle of the night.  Learn how to “star tip” your friends and see in the dark on night hikes.  You’ll find time before it gets dark for climbing, mountain boarding, and swimming.  Live in the Rock Lodge.

August 1-6  Event #30841
Cost $299  Early Bird $279

• Ultimate Adventure
Grades 7-10 in the fall of 2010

Come experience the Ultimate Wanake Adventure.  Tackle the challenge course, mountain biking, the climbing tower, rappelling, an indoor climbing gym, a canoe trip down the river, and mountain boarding.  Check out the ultimate adventure: life with Jesus!  Live in the Rock Lodge and the Survival Cabin.

July 11-16  Event #30544
Cost $364  Early Bird $344

• Video Games
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

The perfect blend of video games on the big screen and time outside to enjoy canoeing, swimming, climbing, campfires, and other camp activities.  Be the first to enjoy Wanake’s Video Arcade!  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 4-9  Event #30442
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Wet And Wild
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

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 Clay’s Park for a day of swimming, mini-golf, waterslides, zip lines, and water games.  Top off the week with an overnight campout and day of fun at Baylor Beach with swimming, sliding, and a barrel roll in the sun!  Live in a Retreat Center and backpacking tents.

July 11-16  Event #30543
Cost $324  Early Bird $304

• Wranglers
Grades 7-9 in the fall of 2010

Take your horse enthusiasm and IQ to a higher level.  Build a relationship with your horse for the week through daily riding instruction, caring for your horse’s needs, and trail riding.  (A total of 6 hours of horse time over the week).  This year The Wildcat Rodeo will mark our week with unique opportunities to try pole bending and barrel racing!  Make your week complete with an overnight stay at Wildcat Ranch, living in a bunkhouse near the horses and savoring scrumptious food around the ranch fire ring.  Off the trail enjoy swims, campfires, worship, and the Barn Riot.  Get ready to hit the trail.  Register today!  Living in cabins with an overnight in the bunkhouse at Wildcat Ranch.

July 4-9  Event #30443
Cost $499  Early Bird $479

• Movie Critic
Grades 8-11 in the fall of 2010

Add some movies into your week.  Choose from movies at the dollar theater, new releases, renting videos, and going to the drive-in according to your group’s choice on a budget supplied by Wanake.  Take time in between movies for camp fun including cookouts, swimming, climbing, Bible study and more.  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 27-July 2  Event #30345
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Ranch
Grades 8-11 in the fall of 2010

Live at Wildcat Ranch and be near the horses all week!  Spend each morning with the horses:  feed, groom, tack, play games, and ride in the ring and on the trail.  (Ranch camp features the most horse time of any Wanake program, 10 hours.)  Live in the Wildcat Ranch bunkhouse, complete with hot showers.  In addition to horse time, enjoy traditional camp activities like cooking out, swimming, Bible study, campfires, worship, and s’mores at Wildcat Ranch.  Travel to Wanake a couple times to enjoy special events.  Live in the bunkhouses at Wildcat Ranch (10 miles from Wanake).

June 27-July 2  Event #30346
Cost $559  Early Bird $539

• Road Rules
Grades 8-12 in the fall of 2010

Wanake’s putting a group of campers in a van and sending them on a different adventure every day.  Join this group in cruising Ohio in search of adventure.  Plan your week’s road trips with your group. Trip options include the Cleveland Science Center, 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 in your very own Road Rules Challenges.  Have fun, have an adventure, hit the road with Wanake. Live in a Retreat Center.

July 11-16  Event #30551
Cost $384  Early Bird $364

• Best Of Both
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2010

No more agonizing about whether you would prefer lots of swimming or lots of adventure.  This week will pack in more time in the pool, climbing, mountain boarding, challenges, and an extra cookout.  You can even mix adventure and swimming with the climbing wall over the pool and a day at Baylor Beach, including the high dive, the log roll, and the Tube of Terror Slide!  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 18-23  Event #30651
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Extreme
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2010

A week of intense adventure starting from the Rock Lodge!  Head to the Laurel Highlands in Pennsylvania to explore caves and white water rafting.  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.

June 27-July 2  Event #30351
Cost $409  Early Bird $389

• Food Critic
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2010

Your group may choose to add a lunch at Chipotle or a dinner at BW-3’s.  You may decide to go to Taco Bell and Burger King.  You may decide to add a cookout or two and get some special ingredients such as steak or shrimp.  You will plan your week according to your group’s choice and a budget supplied by Wanake.  Then you’ll add swimming, canoeing, campfires, climbing, and other camp activities in the mix.  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 20-25  Event #30251
Cost $329  Early Bird $309

• Hanging Around
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2010

Come to camp and hang out…on the 46 foot climbing tower, on the climbing wall over the pool, and in the rock lodge.  Meet new friends and slow down a bit for a game of cards, throwing a Frisbee around, talking around a fire, Bible studies, and swimming.  Live in the Rock Lodge.

June 20-25  Event #30252
Cost $304  Early Bird $284

• Plugged In
Grades 9-12 in the fall of 2010

Wanake has always said not to bring cell phones, MP3 players, Ipods, laptops, and other electronics, until this week.  In this program, you will be able to use these devices to stay on the grid during your week at camp.  Live in a Retreat Center.

July 4-9  Event #30451
Cost $319  Early Bird $299

• Potential Staff
Grades 10-12 in the fall of 2010

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 Potential Staff program, you may be asked to return to camp to work as a Junior Counselor later in the summer!  This also will add to your application if you choose to apply for a staff position at some point in the future.  Live in a Retreat Center.

June 20-25  Event #30253
Cost $239  Early Bird $219

SPECIAL PERSONS CAMPS
Swim, cookout, sing, hike, worship and more. It’s a camping experience for teen and adult 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.

• SPC Vacation
Ages 18-65

Need to get away from the every day hum drum?  Enjoy hanging out with friends and experiencing all Wanake has to offer?  This week’s for you!  Campers will swim, cookout, sing, hike, visit the farm animals, and 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.  This program is for the more laid back, slower-moving camper with moderate mental retardation/developmental disabilities.  Campers live in a retreat center.

July 5-9(M-F)  Event #30481
Cost $364  Early Bird $344

• SPC Retreat
Ages 18-65

This is a week of camp for the more laid back, slower-moving camper with moderate or severe mental retardation/developmental disabilities.  Campers will swim, cookout, 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.  This week is led by Lucinda Owens.  Campers live in a Retreat Center.

July 19-23(M-F)  Event #30681
Cost $364  Early Bird $344

• SPC Advanced
Ages 18-45

Wanake invites campers to this high energy, action-packed week for very mobile and self-sufficient individuals with moderate mental retardation/developmental disabilities.  Swim, cookout, canoe, sing, hike, worship, visit the farm animals, enjoy crafts and get wet at the water carnival!  Campers must be able to walk 1+ miles and provide self-care.  Campers live in a Retreat Center.

August 2-6 (M-F)  Event #30881
Cost $339  Early Bird $319

• Special Persons Weekend
Ages 45+

Enjoy all that Wanake has to offer in just two days!  See friends, cookout, visit the lake, enjoy the woods, try crafts, and take in the sights and sounds of Amish Country.  This weekend is led by Lucinda Owens.  We’ll start Friday evening and close Sunday afternoon.  Campers live in a Retreat Center.

August 13-15(F-Su)  Event #30981
Cost $134  Early Bird $114

ADULT AND FAMILY EVENTS
For more information about adult and family events at Wanake and/or to secure a family registration form, visit East Ohio Camps on the web at www.EastOhioCamps.org.

• Interview Weekends
Ages 17+

Are you hoping to work on staff in the summer of 2010?  Plan to attend one of these weekends.  You’ll get to see what a typical day at camp might look like, with a cookout, discussions around the fire, fellowship, and Bible study.  You’ll learn what would be required of you and be interviewed during the event.  You will also meet others who are interested in serving on staff.  This event is not a guarantee of employment and it should be understood that it is uncommon that Wanake hires staff before they have been out of high school for one year.

May 15-16 (Sa-Su)
Cost: Free for those applying for summer staff in 2010.

• Wanake Work Days

Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 9AM-4PM with lunch provided to all workers.

• Spring Family Horse Ride 

Bring your own horse(s) or lease a horse for the weekend. Stay at Wanake Camp and Retreat Center and ride at Wildcat Ranch, Wanake's partner in horse ministry.  Enjoy Wanake's comfortable housing and excellent food service and take in the beauty of Wildcat Ranch's 140 acres of rolling hills with miles of trails.  Enjoy the fellowship of others who appreciate God's creation, including horses.  Contact Wanake for horse boarding rates.

Fri-Sun April 30-May 2, 2010

Room & Board Rates - include 2 nights & 5 meals: 

• Retreat Center Room - $79/teen or adult, $49/child ages 4-12;
• Rustic Cabin, Tent, Trailer or RV - $59/teen or adult; $39/child ages 4-12 *Children under 4 years old receive free room and board.

Fees for and Number of Horse Sessions:  (Each Session is about 1.5 hours long)

• One Session (Saturday Morning) $35/person;
• Two Sessions (Saturday Morning & Afternoon) $70/person;
• Three Sessions (Saturday Morning & Afternoon & Sunday Afternoon) $105/person

• Horse Day Spa
for women and girls

Take time this Mother’s Day weekend to enjoy time with your mother and your daughter(s).  Enjoy the setting of Wildcat Ranch while finding renewal for both body and soul.  We’ll spend time with the horses, enjoy a light lunch, and take time for manicures, massages, and meditation on the Word.  Prepare for the coming of the groom and prince, Jesus.

Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 10 AM until 4 PM located at Wildcat Ranch.

$19/person; $11/girls 4-10;

Horse sessions:

• One Session (Saturday Morning) $35/person;
• Two Sessions (Saturday Morning & Afternoon) $70/person 
• Massages: To be paid on site that day.

• Send In The Clowns: A Clown Ministry Workshop
All Ages

Want to explore clowning?  Are you already a clown in ministry and want to learn more?  Check out this 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.  Attendees under 13 years old must attend with an adult. 

May 14-16, 2010 (F-Su)
Cost: $87 adults and teens; $49 children (ages 4-12); under 4 free
Early Bird (Postmarked before February 8th): $77 adults and teens; $39 children (ages 4-12); under 4 free

• Wanake Rings!
Adult Handbell Choirs

Come participate in Wanake’s Handbell Ring.  Repertoire will be determined by our conductor, Melissa A. Emerson, Director of Music at Powell UMC in Powell, Ohio, and participating choir directors.  A repertoire list is available through the Wanake office.  The event will begin with set up and a Director’s Class at 12:30pm, followed by an afternoon practice, beginning at 1:30pm.  Following a 5:30pm dinner, the evening concert will be open to the public and begins at 6:30pm.  Register early, registration is limited to the first 10 choirs.

Saturday, May 16th 12:30pm to 7:30pm
Cost $15 per person, plus $25/choir
(Early bird choir registration is only $10 for those registered by March 1, 2010.)

• Alumni Work Week

Put your skills to work for God’s Kingdom.  Assist in preparing for the summer camp ministry and enrich the on-going year-round retreat and outdoor education ministry.  Gardening, typing, filing get-acquainted forms, Trading Post set up, Home-in-the-Woods preparations, baking, mowing, trail/prayer trail/nature trail maintenance, and more await you.  In the evenings we will enjoy campfires and more fellowship. A day outing to Amish country and the surrounding area is an option. Alumni will plan their own schedule as a group once on site. 

May 24-28 (M-F)
Donations accepted

• Camp-O-Rama Memorial Day Family Weekend
Families of All Sizes & Stages

Relax with family and fellowship with friends.  Pitch a tent, park an 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 RV’s following Wanake’s pet policy.)

May 28-31 (F-M)

• $69/Family of up to 4 people for a tent
  (Fee for each additional family member is $5/person)
• $99/Family of up to 4 people for an RV Site
  (Fee for each additional family member is $5/person)
• $89/Family of up to 4 people for a cabin
• (Fee for each additional family member is $5/person)
• $119/Family of up to 4 people for a retreat center room
  (Fee for each additional member is $5/person)

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

• 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 Center. 

August 14-15 (Sa-Su)

• $69 Moms and Teens;
• $39/child (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 and explore the Bible.  This event begins Saturday at 10am and ends Sunday after lunch at 1pm.  Live in a cabin.  (Or choose to stay in a unique outdoor shelter like the Survival Cabin, Rock Lodge, or Adirondack Shelter).

August 14-15 (Sa-Su)

• $69 Dads and Teens
• $39/child (ages 4-12)
• under 4 free
• Dads with 2 or more children $169

• Grandparent/Grandchild Outing
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 Friday at 10am and ends Saturday after lunch at 1pm.

August 20-21 (F-Sat)

• $69 Adults and Teens
• $39/First child (ages 4-12)
• $34/Each additional child (ages 4-12)

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