Come on everyone, we’re ALL Helping out!
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Friends Service Weekends at Baltimore Yearly Meeting Camp Properties offer us all a chance to come and enjoy these beautiful places at a special time of year. Individuals and families are invited to come and enjoy our camp properties for a day or for the weekend. There will be plenty of work projects to do but it is also a great time to come to camp and explore, play in the creek or enjoy a walk in one of the most precious places on earth! Work projects offer people with all kinds of skills the opportunity to enjoy some meaningful and satisfying work! We will also enjoy meals together, have time to explore and even spend some time around a camp fire in the evening. Come and give the gift of your time and find yourself rejuvenated.
| Fall 2011 Friends Service Weekends | |
Shiloh Quaker Camp |
September 24 - 25, 2011 |
Opequon Quaker Camp |
October 1 - 2, 2011 |
Catoctin Quaker Camp |
October 8 - 9, 2011 |
Opequon Quaker Camp |
October 29 -30, 2011 - CANCELLED! |
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, and trail clearers as well as carpenters and handy people. All of us have contributions to make, so come on out and enjoy some physical activity and the company of Friends!
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 also arrive Friday night if you'd like, but there will be no dinner served on Friday. We will 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 generally available or you may bring a tent. Please visit the Website before you come to make sure everything is on schedule. http://www.bymcamps.org/work_weekends.htm for more information
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). Parents or FAPs will be responsible for supervising the young people under their care.
Don’t forget to send an e-mail to davidhunter@bym-rsf.org if you plan to attend.
“I don’t know why more people don’t come to every weekend; I can’t think of a time when our family has more fun together!”
“For me Friends Service Weekends are as spiritually refreshing as Meeting for Worship.” |
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Please send an e-mail to davidhunter@bym-rsf.org if you plan to attend.
Click here to download a Fall work weekend flyer in a PDF format
Click below to download liability release wavers