"Camp Matters" Spring 2016

    Camp Matters Newsletter                                     Spring, 2016Table of Contents Buffie's BlogMissionVolunteer Opportunities Why Getting Outside MattersAssociate Camps The older I get, the more I find that I want toCommunity Partners spend time outside. I used to think that thisBuffie's Blog love came from my camp days spent on theMeet JACF Camper, Madelyn trail on horseback or perhaps from my years ofEnglish playing competitive field hockey and lacrosse. IRegister today for GET am sure some of these activities contributed toOUTSIDE! my continuing and ever increasing desire toIn Memory of Nancy Hushak soak up the sun, get a breath of fresh air, or exhort everyone in our office run outside to seeQuick Links the raccoon I spotted out my office window in the cottonwood tree.Our WebsiteDonate Now I am learning, however, that it is the time spent outdoors itself atContact Us camp more than the activities enjoyed that it is at the heart of my need and passion. In fact, as I write this, I just received a \"tweet\"Mission from the Children and Nature Network that reads, \"What is nature's role in child health and development? It's BIG!\" The We fund need-based work of Richard Louv, Scott Sampson and others is promoting the camperships to high value of this connection in children's lives. Moreover, it turns out potential youth to attend that is not children alone who benefit from time spent in nature extended-stay, and the outdoors. Spending time outside, in nature, and away wilderness summer from electronics is being shown to decrease adults stress, help us camps that are proven to be happier and less brooding, relieve attention fatigue and positively impact youth increase creativity, promote us to more kind and generous, and development. assist us in feeling more alive. Is it any wonder then that I want to spend more time outside? Most importantly, making this human need possible for today's youth becomes a critical responsibility of ours as individuals and as a society.Volunteer Opportunities As an organization that promotes the benefits of outdoor,Capstone Advisors nature-based, wilderness experiences for underserved youth,Campership Application JACF can think of nothing better than to call us all this spring toReview Team GET OUTSIDE! and to do it with friends, family and co-workers or on your own. It's so easy to get caught up in the laundry, runningAssociate Camps errands, catching up on emails or binging on your favorite t.v. show in your free time, that we at JACF wanted to create anCamp Kawanhee for Boys opportunity for you and for JACF to benefit from time spent in the outdoors this May.Weld, ME We are already learning about great ideas our JACF friends areCamp Thunderbird putting together for GET OUTSIDE!, like a Mother's Day hike, a fishing trip with buddies and hike and surf day on the CaliforniaBemidji, MN coast. I will be out playing with horses with my camp friends and anyone else that wants to join us. I am hoping that each of youCheley Colorado Camps will take advantage of JACF's GET OUTSIDE! Because Camp Matters event for your own health and well-being, and at the sameEstes Park, CO time contribute to advancing underserved youth towards a successful future through the summer camp experience.Colvig Silver CampsDurango, COFriendly Pines CampPrescott, AZSanborn Western CampsFlorissant, COCommunity Partners Meet JACF Camper, Madelyn EnglishBig Brothers & Big Sisters Love for the outdoors is leading the way to success Madalyn English is entering her fourth summerDallas, TX as a JACF and Colvig Silver Camps camper. She credits her experience in the PathfindingChildren's Hospital Burn program at Colvig with helping her discover herCamp passion for outdoor leadership and experientialAurora, CODaniel Murphy Scholarship

Chicago, IL passion for outdoor leadership and experiential education and for giving her the confidence toE.L.K. begin pursuing her career path, even as a 17-year old student.Denver, CO Madalyn is a junior at Columbine High School in Littleton,Escuela de Guadalupe Colorado, but she also spends three hours a day, five days a week at Warren Tech in Lakewood, Colorado, as a student in theDenver, CO Outdoor Leadership Program. With her Colvig Pathfinding experience, Madalyn has more wilderness and trail experienceDenver Kids, Inc than most of the other students in her program and frequently steps up as the leader, teaching and guiding her peers andDenver, CO encouraging them to work together as a team to reach their goals. Madalyn has earned her Wilderness First Aid, CPR, and LeaveMidtown Educational No Trace certifications this year and is halfway to earning herFoundation certificate in Outdoor Education and Recreation. She has applied for the EMT program next year at Warren Tech and plans to earnChicago, IL another certificate in wildlands firefighting once she turns 18. Madalyn has always dreamed of becoming a teacher, but herImpact 360 summers at Colvig Silver Camps, a personal meeting with Jane Sanborn from Sanborn Western Camps, and her OutdoorDenver, CO Leadership Program at Warren Tech have inspired her to combine her love of the outdoors and her desire to teach as a futureMatch Education outdoor educator.Boston, MA Madalyn is a confident, responsible, compassionate and self-directed young woman with a very bright future ahead of her.North Scott Junior High Her leadership and commitment to helping others are making theSchool world a better place. It's clear that getting outside has made a huge positive difference in her life as it is with the almost 1000Eldridge, IA youth JACF has supported in attending camp over the last 26 years.REACH PrepStamford, CT Register today for GET OUTSIDE! Let's all GET OUTSIDE! Join the community of camp supporters and advocates this May and help raise campership funds by participating in JACF's GET OUTSIDE! Because Camp Matters. Our new fundraising event is a call to engage together and participate in outdoor activities that nourish us personally and at the same time make it possible for youth who face significant barriers to success to experience positive growth and change through the power of nature-based, residential summer camp programs. Here’s how the event works: On any day in May, get together a group of friends, family and co-workers to go for a hike, a walk, a bike ride, a canoe trip—really the sky and your imagination are the limits for outdoor activities. Participants can even GET OUTSIDE! and do their own activity and ask others to contribute for miles travelled or units completed (think singing 100 camp songs out in a park--just as a crazy suggestion!). Registration is $50.00 for the event, which includes a \"campy\" event t-shirt to be worn on your chosen event day. You can also make an additional donation to JACF when you register. We have put together a Toolkit to help you with planning and inviting participants to join your GET OUTSIDE! activity. Registration opens April 1 and closes on April 22. Need some incentive?: We have great prizes as incentives for the organizers of activities for most $$ raised, largest group assembled, most creative activity, and several others. Register at: www.cheleyfoundation.org/fundraising/get-outside, and...

and... Let’s all GET OUTSIDE! Because Camp Matters!In Memory of Nancy HushakColvig Silver Camps Staffer and JACF VolunteerWe are saddened to report the Nancy Hushak,Colvig Silver Camps institution and JACFvolunteer, has passed away. Nancy was astrong supporter of our work and impactedcountless people at Colvig Silver Camps duringthe 25+ years that she worked there. Our condolences go out toall who knew and loved Nancy.To honor Nancy's spirit and zest for life, family and friends areworking with JACF to support campership funding at Colvig SilverCamps. Currently, the family is directing donations throughYOUCARING. Find us on: Visit our website at www.cheleyfoundation.org Donate www.cheleyfoundation.org/donate John Austin Cheley Foundation 802 E. 19th Ave. Denver, CO 80218 720-981-2532