Kids To Camp Walkathon!

The PM Y's Men Club is sponsoring a walkathon to raise money for camperships to Camp Arbolado. Event details are summarized below:

• Date: April 24, 2010
• Time: Sign-In 8:00 - 9:00 am, Event 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Course: Whittier Greenway trail. Start will be at the intersection of Mills Avenue and Lambert Road. Course brochure is available for download at www.cityofwhittier.org/pdfs/2008-brochure-greenway-trail3.pdf. The course is an easy, level 4.5 mile walk.
• Ages: All ages are welcome to particpate.
• Pets: If you bring your pet, be sure to bring trash bags and scooper
• Shuttle Service: Due to limited street parking, free round-trip shuttle service will be provided from the Uptown Whittier YMCA office from 7:30 - 8:30 am and at the end of the trail.
• Pledge Form: Click here to download pledge form and instructions.
• Event Flier: Click here to download the event flier.
• Free T-shirts for the first 50 participants! Free podometer for all participants until supplies exhausted!
• Prizes will be given to those who successfully complete the trail scavenger hunt! Download the trail plant life brochure at www.cityofwhittier.org/pdfs/PKS/2010-01-26-GWT_Plant_Brochure.pdf. You will need it to complete the scavenger hunt.

Come and join us to share fellowship, enjoy some easy exercise, and help make it possible for children who are less fortunate to be able to come to camp. Memories and friends made at camp in the beautiful mountain setting last a lifetime.

• Set up/tear down = Tim Tenopir, (805)488-5395, tjtenopir@anacapa.net
• Volunteers = Emma Hernandez, sprtyem@yahoo.com
• Donations = Bob Warnock, (562)907-6545, bwarnock@ymcawhittier.org
• T-Shirts = Wendy Casalicchio, awcasalicchio@hotmail.com, and Vicki Shramm, vicki.schramm@yahoo.com
     

 Missing A Long-Lost Favorite Camp Group Picture?

As part of the Camp Alumni Association support activities, all the camp professional group pictures are being gathered and digitized. This process will enable anyone to have a digital photo sent to them upon request. Photos can be requested individually or in decade sets (decade sets will be available via CD). Available photos will be listed on the camp news web page as they are being digitized. We will also be asking for digital copies of photos we are missing in order to create the most compete history possible. The hope is to have photos from Camp Arbolado's earliest days to the present available.

YMCA Camp Arbolado is nestled within California's beautiful San Bernardino National Forest at approx. 6600 foot elevation. With the San Gorgonio Wilderness and Jenks Lake at its back door, YMCA Camp Arbolado offers the ideal setting for a wide range of year-round, diverse activities. YMCA Camp Arbolado has provided quality leadership and commitment to youth, rich with tradition and Christian values. YMCA Camp Arbolado has always been and continues to be a cherished spot and place of healing and love for countless youth and adults. The primary goal of YMCA Camp Arbolado is to provide, through camp and YMCA related activities and programs, opportunities for all ages to grow spiritually, socially, mentally and physically, to learn and practice the YMCA's core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility, to achieve their fullest potential, and to have fun.

Use the menu on the left under "YMCA Camp" to access the many details and resources available about Camp Arbolado.

Mission Statement
YMCA Camp Arbolado is the mountain outdoor center of the YMCA of Greater Whittier and fulfills the mission of the YMCA through providing residential camping experiences primarily for youth, families and seniors. The program at YMCA Camp Arbolado is adventurous and based upon Christian values and society's needs. Overall emphasis is to enhance the spiritual, physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of all persons.