We said “Thank you” to Tania “Vanderschuere” Rhein for 9 years of service on the Valley Catholic School Board last night. Tania was one of my Teacher Assistants back in the day at St. Mary of the Valley / Valley Catholic. Way to go, Tania! THANK YOU!!! (I can still spell Vanderschuere!)
It was very special to give Dina Marie Hale (formerly Program Director / On-air host @Mater Dei Radio from 2000 through March 2018) a tour of Camp Howard! We toured the new Mary’s Lodge as well as the entire camp! Thanks be to God for the beautiful day!
The hand washing station in front of Mary’s Lodge enables 250 kids to wash up quickly before each meal. This station will include water, troughs, lights & drainage. Hand washing greatly reduces the bugs making it a priority in the new lodge.
I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to get our new youth minister for the Archdiocese of Portland, Richard “Ricky” Shoop out to Camp Howard. Ricky has been in the Portland area all of about 4 months and is getting to know the various parts of Oregon! We had a great lunch and trip to camp engaging in non stop communication the entire trip! April 26, 2018
Below: Sr. Krista, Simone, Carmen (Archdiocese of PDX Development Dir), Ricky, Connor (CYO Social Media).
The third week of Track and Field meets were held at La Salle College Prep, Valley Catholic, Seton Catholic and Hillsboro. I went to Seton to have a glimpse of their first season of hosting track and field for CYO and it was spectacular. I focused on the 4 x 400 meter relay handoffs which I think you will enjoy! April 28, 2018
The “King Kids” are a local family who have helped out in a bunch of ways at Camp Howard over the years! The recent warm weather gave them an opportunity to help Karen get the garden planted and ready for summer. Today they worked over the rhubarb plants! The rhubarb plants are used as ingredients for famous deserts at the camp and loved by the kids!
Note From Karen (Property Director at Camp Howard):
The new “Mary’s Lodge” at Camp Howard will be a major game changer for the camp. It is inspiring to walk inside the building and imagine the kids enjoying the facility at meal time and other event times. The high ceilings, light, air flow and ambience will make for a much more enjoyable experience. – Our camp signups are at an all time high! (May 1, 2018)
Below: Larry is prepping for a concrete pour at the entrance to the building.
Below: Hand washing stations are being installed!
Below: Sheetrock finished and working on the mud!
Below: The sheetrock made a huge difference in defining the space!
Below: Ah…the kitchen…
Below: Another view of the hand washing stations as they begin construction.
Below: An exterior view of the entrance to Mary’s Lodge
We realized last year the Fircrest and Greenwood campers needed bigger bikes for their special activity! Thanks to Champions of Faith we delivered! Mark Gravengaard is putting the bikes together for us and the first one has rolled off the assembly line and been tested by the CYO Staffers!
Below: Mark Gravengaard puts the finishing touches on the first bike
Below: Tammy Scanlon makes the first test drive of the new four wheel pedal Cart! She loves it! (yes they will wear helmets at camp)
Below: Jolie Abraham Phanton gives the bike her seal of approval!
Dear friends:
Our staff has been busy preparing a fantastic line-up of camps and fun for this summer. I invite you to come and learn about the Camp Howard experience at our Open House this Sat. May 5th from 2-5pm AT CAMP HOWARD!!!
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http://www.cyocamphoward.org/home.php?layout=837449
I invite you to join in the FUN! Together we can make great memories possible for our kids!
I participated in Mark Lee’s “Drone Camp” at Camp Howard last summer. After he finished with the kids, I sat in for some lessons with him. Really glad I did because it has given me such joy to capture images in different perspectives!
CYO/Camp Howard 