Awesome at Vero Beach, FL
TRIP LEADER, Jamie Wilson | jamie@nwcyfc.org | (970) 945-7552
TRIP LEADER, Jamie Wilson | jamie@nwcyfc.org | (970) 945-7552
Thank you to all who helped make camp possible! Here’s a brief story from the 2024 Vero Beach trip.
Would you call Caleb crazy?
This year, 34 high school students and leaders boarded an airplane in Denver around 7 in the evening, bound for Orlando Florida. Arriving after midnight, they struggled to get the rental vehicles squared away but eventually made it to a church about an hour away where they were going to spend the night on the floor before they got to camp. Caleb presently resides in Glenwood Springs with his wife, but both of them are from Florida. Caleb used a variety of contacts to coordinate this trip and make it special, including convincing his parents to bring the truck to the airport to haul all of the luggage. Anyway, once they arrived at Caleb’s friend’s church, Caleb asked the obvious question. “Would you like to go to the beach? It’s only a couple blocks away.” While the clock creeped closer to 3 a.m., over 30 people strolled a beach in Florida with the euphoric chatter of those who haven’t seen the ocean. When we go with our high school friends to camp, we know that it’s important to establish trust between leaders and kids early on. This early morning activity helped the young people embrace the leaders as people who care about them. During the week of camp, many more memories were made…
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