Summer Camp

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Click here to download the 2009 Summer Registration Form
Click the links below to download one of the supplimental forms:
Medication Release Form  |  Ranch Permission  |  YMCA Health Form

Life at Camp
Theme
Summer Dates
Programs
Discounts Available
Registration Instructions
Summer Arrival Times
Arrival Info
Staying in Contact
What to Bring
Triple C Trip (CCC)
Closing Program

Alpha Camp (entering grades 3-4)

Alpha Camp (formerly known as “First Timers”) is an awesome opportunity to experience camp for the first time. During this two night adventure, you will experience the daily life of camp at Riverside, giving you a glimpse of how awesome a full week here would be! Your adventure will include learning more about Jesus through Bible Study, singing, chapel fun, swimming in the pool, great games, art fun, meeting new friends, and much more! We are excited to have you at Camp for the first time!

Fee: Before February 15 - $185; After February 15 - $200
The only discount honored for first timers is the member congregation discount of $15

Juniors (entering grades 4-6)

Get ready for an amazing week at Riverside having fun playing soccer, basketball, swimming in the pool, carpetball, art time fun, and much more! Through Chapel, Bible Studies, and meeting new friends, you’ll also learn more about Jesus and the incredible love He has for you! Join us for a fun and memorable week of camp!

Fee: Before February 15 - $360; After February 15 - $375

Junior High (entering grades 6-9)

Good times will be had at Riverside this week! The good times include music, games, swimming, large group games, really cool Bible studies and devotions. You’ll also enjoy activities such as volleyball, basketball, carpet-ball, foosball, a horseback ride, and much, much more! Your cabin will also experience the Riverside Challenge course for a great team building exercise. You’ll have an unforgettable week as you experience Jesus while He changes your life forever.

Fee: Before February 15 - $360; After February 15 - $375

Confirmation Camp

Confirmation groups are welcome during any Junior High week at Riverside. This week of camp provides the church with a great camp program and time for your Confirmation class to meet daily. Pastors may lead their own Bible studies or our counselors can provide the summer Bible study. This week includes chapel, great devotions, quiet time, swimming, campfires, great games and great opportunities as a group to grow together in their living relationship with Jesus.

Fee: Before February 15 - $360; After February 15 - $375

Senior High (entering grades 10-12, and just completed grade 12)

The Lord, good times, great friends, great food, and more of the Lord is our focus. This week is going to be awesome! Prepare yourself for a week packed with Chapel, Bible studies, tons of games, Nuke ‘Em, disc golf, swimming, canoeing, carpetball, and much more! You’ll meet tons of new friends and reunite with some old friends or, better yet, bring a friend with you! Along with all of this, you’ll encounter Jesus in a real way! This week fills quickly, so please register early!

Our special guest speaker for Senior High: Dan Scharnhorst!
Dan Scharnhorst has been blessed with many opportunities to speak at youth conventions and gatherings all across the country. With an emphasis on Christ’s forgiveness, acceptance, grace and compassion, Dan boldly proclaims the gospel of Jesus Christ through stories and humor. Dan is currently serving as a youth Director and Parish Assistant for Peace/First English Lutheran Parish in Oshkosh, WI. Prior to that he spent many years as the Program Director at Riverside. Dan has a HUGE heart for the ministry of Riverside and is honored to come back this summer as our High School Week speaker. He is an avid sports fan, almost to the point of immaturity, and will not miss any opportunity to live and die with the Minnesota Vikings, Twins and the Iowa State Cyclones. Dan and his wife Becky were married in November of 2001 on the shores of Jamaica and welcomed Max Thomas to the family in June of 2007. A baby girl is expected in February 2009 and Dan, Becky and Max are very excited to meet her. For more information check out Dan’s web site: www.HooverDan.com.

Fee: Before February 15 - $360; After February 15 - $375

Riverside has chosen to hold High School week on the week least intrusive to the ELCA national event. Due to the timing of the ELCA Youth Conference and the fact that they have scheduled their event on the only two weeks of summer that don't conflict with band camps, sport camps, baseball and softball playoffs, Riverside has little option but to start High School week the same day as the national event ends.

To try to accommodate as many of our faithful youth as possible, Riverside is offering a $50 reduction in fee for those not arriving at camp until Monday, July 27th. Arrangements need to be made at the time camp registration is made by the campers.

Riverside Ranch Camp (entering grades 6-9)

The Riverside Ranch is awesome! This week is focused on learning more about Horses and Jesus. You’ll spend two hours a day with well-trained horses while learning to groom, saddle, ring ride and trail ride. Along with this, you’ll be with the rest of the campers at Chapel, Bible studies, swimming, games, devotions, music, and everything else Riverside has to offer you! Sign up for this awesome and great camp experience today!

Fee: Before February 15 - $410; After February 15 - $425

Intermediate Ranch Camp

This week is for those of you who have attended Riverside’s Ranch Camp or Intermediate Ranch Camp and are 14 years old by June 1, 2009. If you have already attended Ranch Camp at Riverside for 2 years and you are 13 years old by June 1, 2009, you may attend. Intermediate Ranch Camp will begin where you left off the last time you were here. You will learn to canter - if you are not ready to canter, please attend another week of Ranch Camp. You will spend two hours a day with the horses and have time for all the other things that Riverside has to offer. So if you are ready to learn more, ride more, and experience more with horses and with the Lord, then choose this week to attend Riverside and get ready for a great time!

Fee: Before February 15 - $410; After February 15 - $425

Triple C Trip (entering grades 7-9)

The Canoe/Camping/Challenge Trip is a week long adventure into the “great outdoors” designed especially for the beginner. Campers will spend the first evening at Riverside learning camping and canoeing skills. The rest of the week you’ll be putting these skills to the test. You and your counselors will spend two days at an off-site lake tent camping, canoeing, swimming, cooking, having bonfires, and praising God. Then you will finish off the week at an area challenge/ropes course. You will encounter God in a refreshing and powerful way during this adventure experience!

Fee: Before February 15 - $400; After February 15 - $415

Colorado Rockies Ride (entering grades 9-12)

This trip is for Intermediate Ranch Campers or high schoolers who have riding experience. Colorado Rocky Mountains – here we come! This is our 7th year to head to this amazing place to ride horses in the mountains! We will leave from Riverside early Sunday morning and return to Riverside Thursday in time for supper and the mime! You will participate in the camp program on Friday and then return home. While in Colorado we will ride three days in the Rockies near Kremling. It is a truly amazing trip – God has been so faithful to bless everyone who has had the opportunity to go on this trip! We will have Bible Studies, God time, fun and fellowship. As always, Jesus will be our focus. Space is limited to 9, so please call SOON for more information and a special registration form.

YOU MUST CALL TO REGISTER FOR THIS TRIP.
Please call and ask for Jan: 515-733-5271 or 800-372-7748.
Fee: $1,060 (No discounts apply)

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