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We are embarking on a new journey here at Camp Crestridge. We always feel like we have so much to say, but never the time to say it. That’s about to change! These are the first issues of the Crestridge Blog. This new addition consists of 3 main pages, all of which can be accessed separately from our website:

1. News: With all the exciting changes happening around camp this winter, we wanted to keep you informed! Look here for pictures, videos, and the latest word from within Camp’s gates. Located under the Camper Tab and Parent Tab.
2. Parent Resources: A page just for Parents with helpful articles, websites and even videos. We plan to update this page as we learn about new topics, and materials that we think will be helpful to you! So please check back often. We are committed to helping you as a parent as you do your best to raise girls in today’s society. Located under the Parent Tab.
3. Weekly Devotions: A word or two every week from Camp Crestridge for you to share with your son or daughter, pointing them back to Jesus. We want to help facilitate great conversations about who God is and what Jesus has to do with us today! By emailing and adding these devotions to our website, we hope to be of some assistance to you as a parent. Located under the Parent and Camper Tab.

It is our desire that these new features on the Ridgecrest Summer Camps website will both enhance your child’s camping experience and further equip and encourage you as a parent. For your convenience, you can “subscribe” to each blog, adding it to your RSS feed at the top of your internet browser. If there is anything else we can do, please don’t hesitate to ask. Give us a call at 1.800.968.1630.

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Construction Update #1

We’ve finished step one of the construction project!  The land has been cleared for the five new cabins.  Now all we have to do is build them!  Ron, Phil, and I have ordered the materials, taken construction classes, and have gotten our hard hats.  We’re ready to build!

Well, I’m glad that’s a joke or else no one would want to sleep in those cabins.  We are in the process of finalizing contracts and getting those signed.  Once finished, the footers will go up!  It won’t be long till we will hear pounding, sawing, and all those construction sounds.  Check out the pictures to see the latest view.  To see a larger image, click on the picture.

This space, along with the hut, will be used for a Staff cabin

This will be a Chickasaw cabin

The space where the hut is will be a new cabin.

The orange flags mark the start of the new cabin, built in place of the hut.

This space, right below the hut, will be a new cabin

This space, right above Boulder Junction and

across from Choctaw 2, will be a new cabin

This space along with the hut will be a new Cherokee cabin

As you can see, we are making great progress which is very exciting!  Continue to check back to get more updates.

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Ground Breaking News

Well, after several months of praying, planning, meeting with contractors, more praying, more planning, and more meetings with contractors, we’ve finally taken it to the next step!  As of Wednesday, September 24th, we officially began clearing the land for the new cabins.  It is all very exciting but also a little scary at the same time.  There’s no turning back now!  The leaders of Ridgecrest Summer Camps truly believe this is the direction God is leading us in.  We will now have the opportunity and privilege of impacting 400 extra campers between both camps each summer!  What an honor!  My goal is to give you weekly updates about the construction that may include pictures and short video clips.  So please check back regularly!

Looking down the hill at Chickasaw 3.

If you have the time, please visit our “Give” page to see how you and your family can get involved with the project.

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The Color Red

What comes to mind when you think of the color red?  I think of our Registration Table.  If you go to register your girls for next summer, you’ll notice that practically the whole table is RED!  That means that we are almost full for the summer of 2009.  Check it out yourself!  We have never been this full this early since we opened in 1955.  God has blessed Crestridge tremendously throughout the years and we are so thankful to you who give us your support.  If you have not already registered your daughter for camp, please do so as soon as you can.  We have available spots for Starter Camp as well.  If you know of any new campers that would want to come for a week, please spread the word.  Click here to register online.

Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of all the fun we had in 2008:

We are already planning, preparing, and praying for another great summer!  We hope you join us!

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