A Camp Tecumseh Partner is a person who joins with staff and Board to make camp better! One of the best gatherings of Partners is the annual Partners Service Day. Mark your calendar now for the spring date: Saturday May 2nd and of course it is FREE. Spring will be in full bloom at camp and the anticipation of summer will be high! You should contact camp friends now and get it on everyone’s calendar. Have a friend that has never been to camp and you would like them to see it? Bring them to the May 2nd Partners Service Day. There will be a variety of projects to help make camp better for the upcoming season. YOU can be part of something important!! Some of the coolest projects in the past have been: building the Three-house Treehouse, creating the new stage area of River Chapel, and building the Lake Village GaGa pit. Cool stuff. Mark your calendar and become a Partner!!!
‘Be Third’

Partners built the Treehouse. What will May 2nd bring??

A slightly lesser known song for your bi-weekly Camp Tecumseh track. Enjoy, and I hope your Christmas is going wonderfully!

Download link: Jesus Lifted High, August 4, 2008 (week 9)

Watch for the new Tales in your mailbox or download it in PDF format right now.

(See the “Table Talk” answers in an earlier post!)

The December 2008 Tecumseh Tales will be arriving in your mailbox any day! Inside, you will find a newly added trivia feature called “Table Talk”. Below are the answers to this edition’s questions… find out who among your family and friends is the true “Camp T Expert”!

What is the dining hall tradition for a summer camper on his/her birthday?

During one of the meals on their birthday, campers are asked to stand on their chair. Counselors then perform the “Order of the Oar”, followed by singing “Happy Birthday” and camp’s special birthday song!

What are the words to the Camp T “birthday song”? (Hint: It begins with “Kings & Queens, and Bishops too…)

Kings & Queens, and Bishops too… Want to wish the best to YOU! So Wish Day, Wash Day, what do you say? Birthday!.. Happy Birthday (huh) to you! (huh, huh) There’s music in the air… people singing everywhere… Happy Birthday! (huh) Happy Birthday! (huh) Happy Birthday (huh) to you!!! (huh, huh)

How many climbing walls are there at around Camp? What are there names?

Camp has six climbing walls! In the River Village are Mt. Wood (outside) and Ziggy’s Gulch (inside the CAC). At the Lake Village are The Lookout Tower (outside) and Mt. McAllister (inside Kampen Lodge). There is also a wall called Crazy Horse located at the Equestrian Center. The last wall can be found at the Tecumseh Leadership Center.

What is the name of the area of Camp where closing campfire is held?

Closing Campfire is held in the part of Camp known as Oregon Territory. Besides closing campfire, Oregon Territory is the site of the Day Camp program in the summer and our Pioneer Heritage programs during the school year. Oregon Territory is also home to our oldest campers in the River Village.

What is the full name of Camp’s lake?

Often referred to as Marsh Lake, the full name of Camp’s man-made lake is Richard G. Marsh Lake. The lake was named in honor of Dick Marsh, camp’s director from 1976-1989, who led the efforts for its creation.

In the past few weeks, 21 of the full time staff have gone through American Red Cross CPR and AED training. All of them passed with flying colors. Staff representing Outdoor Education, Retreats, Housekeeping, Summer Programs, Equestrian, Office, and Maintenance all came together for the training. A recent grant has also allowed us to expand our number of AED’s to include one at the lake, pool, and equestrian center for the summer time.

You may see some new stickers adorning the doors around camp.