10 Legitimate Reasons Why You Should NOT Come to FallFest:

1. Your life is just so filled with fun and excitement that you could not possibly handle any more.
2. You’re an anthropophobiac.
3. You would rather sit at home and drink prune juice while watching “Leave it to Beaver” reruns.
4. You’re in jail.
5. Your Great Uncle Chuck is coming to town and he always gives you $100 when he does.
6. You’re allergic to fun.
7. You’re hosting a knitting party.
8. You’re infected by a highly contagious illness caused by the varicella zoster virus. (Chickenpox)
9. You’re afraid of Gil.
10. You’re grounded.

 

Check out our 2 New Paintball Fields!!!

Last week we revamped our paintball fields by redesigning our combo barrel/inflatable field by removing the inflatable bunkers and replacing them with more barrels. We took the inflatables that were there, along with some new inflatable bunkers that we recently purchased, and created a brand new speedball field with all inflatable bunkers. The rental group that was in this weekend was the first to play the new fields and the feedback was very positive – they loved the new speedball field. Hopefully we’ll get around to improving the woodsball course before next summer as well. We’re always looking to make improvements here at HPC, so if you have any suggestions please feel free to comment below, assuming your suggestions are realistic. (Don’t Gil and Tom look cute on that gator together???)

 

HPC @ NIU

One of the fun things that we get to do as part of our summer camp preparations is traveling to various colleges and universities to recruit counselors, operations staff, and other people to fill various spots in our summer staff.  It’s a great opportunity to meet people that are interested in camp work and could possibly serve with you the following summer.

Presently, I am at Northland International University.  Located in the frozen, barren, desolate, undeveloped land of northern Wisconsin – NIU is a tiny oasis.  OK – oasis may be an overstatement.  I had the privilege to come up a few days early and teach a block class in the camping department of the university.  Adventure Camping 325.  I had a great time with the students and I hope and pray that it was helpful for them as some of them head off into youth  and camping ministries.  On Friday night there was a required campout for the class.  We had fun sitting around the fire, roasting hot dogs, and discussing camp ministry.  As we headed to the tents for some shut-eye, the thermometer began to drop, finally coming to rest around the 31 F mark.  Needless to say, it was a cold night.  It was also cool to hear coyotes barking and howling all around us all through the night.  I think I heard them 3 different times.  (No one was eaten…)

(For those of you at camp this past summer – Khrystyne Khaliqi, Daniel Caughill, Nic Jaspers, and Vlad Vallejo all took the class.)

Tomorrow morning begins the official recruiting period at NIU.  I have already spoken to several people here and I think several will swing by the booth for an application.   Tim Bjorgen made a new video for recruiting this fall, and I think it will be a great tool to show future summer staffers what camp at HPC is all about.

Steve and Justin are heading to BJU in just a few days and they will be doing the same thing there…minus the teaching.  And, as the fall and winter roll on, other colleges, universities, and places of higher education will receive visits from the fearless recruiters of High Point Camp.  (Will you be one of the recruited?)

Wow – I need to track down some food…getting hungry, and then, I am still trying to find a way to call home.  (Apparently, Nextel has decided that it will stop cell coverage from about 2 hours south of here. I guess they feel the 3 people per square mile is just not enough customer base to mess with…crazy, huh?)

So – I am looking forward to seeing Jenn and Addison, but until then, I will do my best to get the cream of the crop from NIU to become the 2011 summer staff at HPC.

Adios – Tom