Report of the Board of Victory Valley
As the Board of Directors looks at the year 1992-93, we thank God for His continued faithfulness in supplying our needs at Victory Valley Camp. Phil Atkins continues to direct the camp and we are very thankful for his leadership. Donna Bauer continues to assist Phil at the camp and is doing a fine job. We thank you all for your prayer during this past year for Phil and Karen and their family through these days of adjustment with caring for Julie, Jill, and Jamie. Continue to pray for Phil and Karen and their family and Al and Donna Bauer and their family as they continue to serve our Lord at VVC.
In case you were wondering, our gracious and awesome God is still at work at Victory Valley Camp and we indeed praise Him! Once again, we had a quality summer staff, one which was committed to sharing and modeling the love of Christ to the campers who came. Of the 49 summer staff members, 29 had been here before. Also, 64% of our staff this summer regularly attend a Bible Fellowship Church. God continues to faithfully raise up servants from among our young people. This year, 775 campers came to VVC, an increase of 165 from last year! We attribute this to the Lord working through your prayers and an increased effort to get the word out that VVC is here. Among other ways, we were able to use advertisements on WBYN and visits to churches to inform more parents about our Christ-centered ministry for children and teens. God was at work in the lives of the campers as 45 children made decisions to follow Jesus this summer! Praise the Lord!!!
As in years gone by, many from our VIP’s and many others committed themselves to the Lord’s work here at VVC by attending workdays, sending their children to camp, bringing groups on retreats, and praying for the ministry. We are thankful to God for all who share in the ministry! What have we been doing this year? Well, along with running 8 weeks of summer camp at the valley, with the help of many volunteers, our staff has been able to repair the pool room wall, paint the inside of the pool room wall, make way for a divided pasture for the horses, and begin to remodel the meeting room in the White House.
One other project about which we are very excited is the building of a gymnasium on the grounds. With the ever present threat of rain during the summer, the need for large areas to recreate indoors exists every summer. Our goal is to build this gymnasium by 1995 so that we can help to alleviate this problem. Please pray that God will continue to give the Board wisdom as we seek to use the resources which He’s given us wisely.
The Lord continues to provide for us financially through our increased number of campers this past summer and through your generous gifts. Being mindful of the recession and the struggles which continue to face our families financially, we will not be raising our camper fee again this year. We cordially request each church to evaluate its giving to the camp again this year. Any increase in support will be put to good use and very gratefully received. Just a reminder that church contributions given in the winter months help cash flow tremendously. Most camp income is generated during the summer months. We appreciate all those churches who can contribute earlier than the March deadline. Also, we want to remind the churches that those who contribute 1% of their total budget are still eligible to receive a 10% discount for all campers/groups which come to Victory Valley. A complete financial report follows this report.
The Board of Directors of Victory Valley Camp held four regularly scheduled meetings during the year. In addition to the meetings of the full Board many additional hours were spend by individuals of the Board in service on committees and in fulfillment of other camp related responsibilities. The Board continues to be divided into three sub-committees: Program and Staff, Buildings and Grounds, and Development and Finance.
Schedule of Future Dates
The dates for winter and summer programs 1993-1994 are as follows:
October 29-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teen Retreat
December 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christmas Banquet
January 21-23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sno Valley – ages 7-12
January 28-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sno Valley – ages 7-12
February 4-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. High Ski Spree
February 11-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sno Valley – ages 7-12
May 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VVC Workday
June 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open House and VIP Picnic
The dates for Summer Camp in 1994 are:
Camp Outpost Village
June 19-25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ages 8-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children ages 8-10
June 26-July 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ages 8-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children ages 8-10
July 3-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ages 8-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children ages 10-12
July 10-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ages 8-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children ages 10-12
July 17-23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ages 8-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. High 12-14
July 24-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jr. High 12-14. . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. High 12-14
July 31-August 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. High 12-14. . . . . . . . . . . . Children ages 10-12
August 7-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. High 14-18
August 14-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teen Adventure Trip
Board of Directors, Victory Valley Camp: William G. Schlonecker, Chairman; Clyde D. Bomgardner, Jr., Secretary; Bryan B. Bray, Sr., Treasurer, Phil Atkins, Director; Donna Bauer, Asst. Director; Bright N. Heist, Calvin T. Reed, Jonathan D. Reynolds, John G. Vandegriff, Jr., Dana E. Weller, David L. Weller