BYM Camp Properties
Dear Friends,
I wanted to be sure that everyone
was aware of the opportunities that are open to Friends this spring at our camp
properties. Please announce and remind
Friends through your news letters of the following dates for BYM camp
properties work weekends. Information
about registering for work weekends can also be found below.
Catoctin Quaker Camp
Camp can always use a little sprucing up and this spring we have a number of projects to do just that. We will be working on the landscapes around camp, clearing trails, doing some painting as well as the usual general cleanup and maintenance projects. We will also get busy taking down one of the old cabins to make room for a new one in the fall. Come and see how the Lagoon water quality improvement work is coming!
Dates for Catoctin are:
Opequon Quaker Camp
Some of our cabins are in need if a little support. We will be raising and improving the foundation of two of our existing cabins this spring. In addition, we have a little painting still to do on our two new cabins and the usual host of cleaning and maintenance tasks. Shhh! Can you hear? The hills and valleys of the Shenandoah are calling to you!
The Opequon Weekend will be
April 29 -
We are looking forward to replacing the upper Walnuts
platform with a screened cabin like the one we build last year. Not a
carpenter? Don’t worry, there are plenty of
other maintenance jobs, cleaning tasks and trail clearing to do. Come on
out! There's nothing like
The Shiloh Weekend will be:
More information is available at www.bym-rsf.org/camping/Work
Workweek
You, your family, friends, and anyone else are invited to participate in the work weekends listed above. You DO NOT need to have any building or carpentry skills in order to pitch in! We need all kinds of people to make contributions. You do need to have some energy and a willingness to get dirty, try new things, be flexible and enjoy the company of others who want to pitch in too. We need sweepers, painters, cooks, ditchers, concrete mixers, trail clearer as well as carpenters. All of us have contributions to make, so come on out and enjoy some physical activity and the company of Friends! Simply send an e-mail to davidhunter@bym-rsf.org if you plan to attend.
The work weekends are held on both Saturday and Sunday; you may come just for the day or you may spend the night on Saturday night. You may arrive Friday night if you'd like to make a weekend of it, but there will be no dinner on Friday. Feel free to bring food to share. We try to provide simple breakfasts and lunches on Saturday and Sunday As well as the evening meal on Saturday night. Bring bedding (we do not always have enough suitable mattresses), flashlights, and anything else you may want. Cabins are available unless you hear otherwise or you may bring a tent. Please visit the Website before you come to make sure everything is on schedule. There may be times when we are sharing camp with other renters and cabin space will be limited. Please remember to send an e-mail to davidhunter@bym-rsf.org if you plan to attend.
Friends of all ages are welcome. Young people (0 to 18 years of age) should always bring their parents or a Friendly Adult Presence (FAP) who will be responsible for their care and oversight. Parents or FAPs will be responsible for supervising the young people under their care.
This year we will be asking all volunteers to sign liability release wavers. These forms are available at www.bym-rsf.org/camping/worweekends or at the work weekend. Minors (those 18 and younger) must have their forms signed by their parents or guardians to participate in camp property work
Thanks you for your interest. I’ll see you at camp!
Peace to you all,
David Hunter
Camp Property Manager
Baltimore Yearly Meeting
www.bym-rsf.org
301-774-7663 - office
240-285-5186 - cell