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NEWS AND EVENTS FROM WITHIN THE GATES OF CAMP CRESTRIDGE FOR GIRLS

We are incredibly excited about the upcoming summer, and are so glad that you are going to be a part of our camp family this year! If you have been to camp before, you know the exciting things that

await... if you are new to camp, you are going to have a great time with us! We’ve got all sorts of new and crazy things planned for all of you... can’t wait until you get here! See you all soon!

HELLO 2011 CAMPERS!

campbookAnsley Harper is ready for a summer packed with campfire worship, blobbing, hilarious costumes, breathtaking mountains, lifelong friendships, and most of all watching how the Lord uses Camp Crestridge to impact hundreds of young girls!

Basic InformationStudying Nursing at Libery University • From Jacksonville, FloridaEmployed by Camp Crestridge for Girls as Chippewa Village Director

Jessica Crosby is most looking forward to camp-wide and village activities and spending time with the best village…the CHICKASAWS!!!!

Basic InformationStudying at University of South Carolina • From Columbia, South CarolinaEmployed by Camp Crestridge for Girls as Chickasaw Village Director

Ragan Story is looking forward to seeing old friends, making new ones, and playing four square!

Basic InformationStudying Interculteral Studies at Liberty University • From Waverly, TennesseeEmployed by Camp Crestridge for Girls as Cheyenne Village Director

Katie Correll is ready to serve my campers, plan exciting activities, and be in those beautiful mountains! I sure am going to miss teaching geocaching though!

Basic InformationStudying Earth Sciences at University of Memphis • From Memphis, TennesseeEmployed by Camp Crestridge for Girls as Choctaw Village Director

Ashley Sutherland can’t wait to meet new campers and see the growth in returning campers!!!

Basic InformationStudied Marketing at Clemson University • From Greenville, South CarolinaEmployed by Camp Crestridge for Girls as Cherokee Village Director

CAMP CRESTRIDGEFOR GIRLS

PO Box 279Ridgecrest, NC 28770

PHONE800.968.1630

FAX828.669.5512

E-MAILrscamps@

ridgecrestcamps.com

Less than 25 spots available. Don’t lose yours!

The Clothing Store options this summer are awesome! We have spent the last 3 months searching for the best designs and creative new items. Once again, this summer you will be able to preview the clothing choices online as you decide what

you want to purchase. Your parents will receive an email link to the Clothing Store very soon, if they have not already. Be sure to get your new Camp clothing so you’ll be ready for another awesome summer! See you soon...

CLOTHING STORE

As time goes on, we get immersed in school, sports, friends, family, etc. We all struggle with “finding” time to focus on what’s important-our relationship with God. We would like to help you with that. Each week, we post a devotion on our blog. All it takes is 15 minutes to read. It’s practical information that you can apply to your everyday life. Author Timothy Jones writes, “There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time do the important.”

A WEEKLY DOSE OF CAMP

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Recipe for: Crestridge Delight

Ingredients:

8 oz. box of cooked Penne Noodles 1 10 oz. bag of frozen Broccoli

3 to 4 cups cooked Chicken, diced Salt and Pepper

2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Directions:Cook noodles. When the noodles are almost finished, fill a deep

pot with a ¼ inch of water. Place the pot on the stove and put

temperature in between medium and high. Empty bag of broccoli

into the pot before the water begins to boil. Let the broccoli cook

for a few minutes. Add noodles and cooked chicken. When all

ingredients are fully cooked and prepared, empty any remaining

water and add cheese. Stir frequently until cheese is melted.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Serves 4-6.

Recipe for: Banana Boats

Ingredients:

1 Banana 1 Hershey Chocolate Bar or 1 Reese’s Cup

Tin Foil 1 bag of Mini Marshmallows

Directions:Slice banana peel down the center from top to bottom. Do not

slice through banana, just the peel. Slightly open the peel and

add mini marshmallows and pieces of Hershey chocolate bar

or Reese’s Cup. Cover banana with tin foil and place on a grill

or coals of a fire. Only place on the coals of a fire with your

parents’ permission!

Think you’re ready to come to camp this summer? Do you need a refresher on what we do each day? We’ve got the challenge for you! We have a list of things for you to choose from that will help prepare you for camp. Do these things for 30 days prior to your arrival…if you dare. If you successfully complete this challenge, you will be ready for the summer.

• Sing the “Good Morning” song at the end of breakfast each morning. Be sure to yell “good morning” to your family member who’s around you.

• Do 13 stance lunges to improve your 4-square muscles. Then, serve the ball against a wall 11 times. Repeat this routine 3 times each day.

• When you get home from school, gather your friends and sit in your driveway while eating your favorite snack.

• Time yourself to see how fast you can take a shower. FYI-Marva’s record is 2.0349 minutes.

• Download the bell sound from our blog and listen to it before you go to bed or as you wake up in the morning.

• Practice your loudest high-pitched scream to get ready to see your friends who you haven’t seen all year.

• Spend 15 minutes with Jesus each day. You can read our theme verse, Isaiah 43:1-2 or go to our blog and read the weekly devotion. www.ridgecrestcamps.com

30-DAY CHALLENGE

Marva RawlingsNancy CothranJanie BelueAnsley HarperJessica CrosbyDee Dee Dillard

Ragan StoryKatie CorrellAshley SutherlandJoe HolleyJackie HolleyDebbye Skaggs

Susan LesserLisa Saari Keri McGinnisRyann AndrewsLauren AndersonKierstin Haddock

Emma SmallLindsay WilliamsCaroline ViningKeller AllgoodHillary ModlinKelly McGraw

Emily SarverCarolina GarrigoJoanna WrenAubrey EdkinsKatie KnowlesSarah Massey

Christian Watts Katharine Ferdman Andrew Brumley

RETURNING STAFF FOR 2011

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FROM THE KITCHEN OF CAMP CRESTRIDGE

Camp will be here before you know it! You are probably getting excited about all your favorite parts of camp; like seeing all your camp friends, Sock War, skills, and singing all your favorite camp songs. There are so many things to look forward to this coming summer. One thing we hope you are looking forward to is what God may teach you while you are here at camp. Our theme for this summer is “I Am with You”, which comes from Isaiah 43:1-2. It says, “But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, ‘Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you

go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you”. Throughout the session that you will be at camp, you will be learning about how God is with you in every circumstance, and how you don’t have to be afraid of the unknown because He is with you everywhere you go. We all go through times of trouble and challenge, and it is important to know that God created us with purpose and to know that He is with us even when we feel alone. If we know that God is with us always, we can have confidence in overcoming obstacles. When we face trials in our lives we don’t have to be afraid!

I AM WITH YOU

I AM WITH YOUCAMP CRESTRIDGE

SUMMER 2011“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.”

Isaiah 43:1

Recipe for: Packet MealsIngredients:2-4 sheets of Tin foil½ cup of diced, cooked meat of your choice½ cup of diced, cooked potatoes½ cup of diced, cooked carrots½ cup of cooked corn

¼ cup of diced onions1 cup of shredded cheddar cheeseWorcestershire Sauce, Garlic Salt, Salt and Pepper to tasteDirections:Packet Meals can be cooked on the grill or over a fire. If you choose to cook over a fire, please get your parents’ permission. Lay 1 or 2 pieces of tin foil flat. Add cooked ingredients on the tin foil in whichever order you would like. Be sure to put the cheese in the middle so it does not stick to the tin foil. Add Worcestershire Sauce, Garlic Salt, Salt and Pepper to taste. Lay the other 1-2 pieces of foil on top of the ingredients and fold the sides together making sure there are no holes. Place your packet meal on the grill or fire allowing about 5 minutes on each side to cook. Check to make sure ingredients are warm before you eat.

Here’s a list of staff that will be returning this summer. You will also see many returning Lodge Ladies, Nurses, and more!

Camp Crestridge Alumnae & Friends is working on our next big project. Since our beginning in 1992, this dedicated group of Crestridge lovers has worked diligently to enhance camp in a variety of ways. We provided the funds for building the pavilion and the Chip/Chick playground and enlarging the chapel, among other things. Now we’re

about two-thirds of the way to our goal of $130,000 to have a new camp store/museum built on the site of the current store. As soon as we have the money in hand, construction will begin. If you’d like to contribute, send your tax-deductible donation to CCAF, PO Box 22038, Lexington KY 40522-2038 or use PayPal through our website,

www.ridgecrestcamps.com/girls/alumnae. You may also order stepping stones commemorating campers’ time at camp or special honors by going to the website and clicking on “Store.” All proceeds from the sale of the stepping stones are being allocated to the new building.

MESSAGE FROM ALUMNAE & FRIENDS