Events
Pastor Michael Banks once said, “The greatest miracle is still when a person encounters the grace of Christ.” Maybe the greatest events at Camp Deerpark have happened on a quiet walk on the yellow trail, a conversation on the swing set or around a campfire at night. However, there have also been gatherings, natural disasters…
Read MoreExpectations of Summer Staff
“Basic Expectations of Staff” (below) is a list of things not to do or a list of ways to loose your job. The following is what you should do. -The obvious answer is to do your job: do what you have been asked to do on time. -A broader answer is to love others and…
Read MoreFacilities DashBoard
Facilities DashBoard is a single-page productivity area for the Facilities Director. The content of this page is restricted by user type and uses tags to generate content. FacTODO (Threads Tag) VolTODO (Threads Tag)
Read MoreFGF Acknowledgments
History Book Committee Members: Jim Baer, Ken Bontrager, Veronica Dingwall, Lowell Jantzi, and Donna Stoltzfus. Contributing writers and editors: Lorna Blake-Weaver, Deborah Bon-trager, Ken Bontrager, Malachi Bontrager, Elvin “Bo” Bowman, Tim Buckwalter, Jesus Cruz, Marian Sauder Egli, Jackie Fernandez, Richard Frey, Terri Glick, Dillon Hershey, Zac Hummel, Lowell Jantzi, Jerry and Leonor Kennell, Laura Kruse,…
Read MoreFGF Inside Cover
Forever Godis Faithful The Story of Camp Deerpark In celebration of fifty years of Camp Deerparkand the lives touched by its land and its mission 1969–2019
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Published by Camp Deerpark Inc. PO Box 394 Westbrookville, NY 12785 [email protected] Copyright © 2019 Camp Deerpark, Westbrookville, New York Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and…
Read MoreFirewood
Firewood is used by Camp Deerpark for campfires and heating via the Wood Doctor Outdoor Wood Boiler (OWB). It is sources from Standing Deadwood and TSI Trees (Timber Stand Improvement) found and flagged by Maintenance or Forestry Stewardship Team personnel. Typically, the wood for heating is cut, hauled in, split and stacked by youth &…
Read MoreFirst Camp Director
Dale was working for the New York City Department of Social Services as a case worker when the Mennonite city churches began to consider buying land to start a camp. When a property they wanted to purchase was found—now Camp Deerpark—they quickly needed to raise money. The desire for a camp for the youth and…
Read MoreFlex-Flo A-130-6
Blue White Industries Flex-Flo A-130-6 Peristaltic Chlorine Pumps handle Cl dosing for both pools at the Swimming Pool. The pumps work by squeezing a flexible tube with a 3-roller tumbler. This creates an area of low volume that suctions chemical through the line. Components Related Threads Related threads use the Flex-Flo A-130-6 tag.
Read MoreFlood
Camp Deerpark Newsletter Fall 2004 “An Act of God, the Acts of God’s People” The following are excerpts from the Times Herald Record from Tuesday, August 31 through September 5, 2004: “Local flash flood worst in 49 years” “Homes evacuated, roads closed, people rescued in heavy flooding” “Driving rain turned tame streams into torrents” “By…
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