Would you believe awards are an annual expense of around $20K each year at CYO? Medals, ribbons, trophies and we order the most reasonable awards we can find! We bulk order all of our awards to keep the price down. Our medals are just over 2.00 each which is amazing for a personalized (CYO) award. Every award is very important to the winner of it, therefore, we look for the best deal we can get and quality is important.
Cheyenne Cunning, you may know her as the “Camp Store Lady” as she has operated the Camp Store the past three years and grown up doing various jobs at the camp. She has always had an artistic knack, actually a very talented artist. I asked her to bring the Camp Howard sign back to life after about 6 years of weather wear and abuse. She took on the project and made it happen just in time to beat the rains! Thank you so much, Cheyenne, for the great job you did on the sign! It is a very beautiful welcome to the camp again!
CYO/Camp Howard would like to thank the members of the 2017 work party for the incredible job you did on 21 buildings after camp this year! That is a record accomplishment! All of the cabins in Fircrest and Greenwood Units, the Main Showerhouse, Camp Store, Camp Office, St. Martha and St. Mary and the Property Directors House!
Anna McLean, Anna O’Boyle, Emma Wycoff, Paige Ally, Latice Brown, John Lance, Anthony Ciota, Silas Warner, Gabe Klinger, Emily Cochran, Leila Blakely and Shawna King, were the summer staff “after camp” helpers! Camp Director, Nora Gravengaard, Leila Blakely, Shawna King and Karen von Borstel came together to finish up after the smoke from the fires ended the work parties this year. Special thanks to them as well!
You can all be proud of the work you did to help sustain the life of these buildings as they are all 1953 era “original” buildings and you helped breath new life into them! they look “GREAT!” Thank you for staying on to do this work. We are all grateful to you!
Below: Camp Store
Below: Main showerhouse
Below: 1 of 12 similar cabins from Greenwood and Fircrest Units.
Ed Kluss is the CYO/Camp Howard Executive Board President. He has done an outstanding job representing our organization with Catholic Charities, the Archdiocese of Portland and in so many other ways during his service in this role. Thank you, Ed, for helping us out with this Champions of Faith Testimonial! We are grateful to you.
https://youtu.be/AU_PyH8prfI?list=PLn7Z88srUGqA4dJB-oYZ6Uxa6etTrYo4j
Lisa Sanders, CYO/Camp Howard Development Director, George Weivoda, Co Chair of the 2017 Champions of Faith Benefit Dinner, Dina Marie, Host of the Mater Dei Radio Morning Show and Sr. Krista talk about the upcoming event.
You can listen here!
George Weivoda – Co Chair of the Champions of Faith 2017 event
Lisa Sanders, CYO/Camp Howard Development Director
Dina Marie Hale, Host of the Mater Dei “In Person” Show
CYO/CAMP HOWARD, PORTLAND, OREGON
The CYO Volleyball program is one step closer to being scheduled for the 2017 season as the game numbers have been entered into a grid that will self populate the games locations and times. The next step is to check and double check the schedules looking for any missing games, duplicate games, etc. The computer is very helpful at showing us where there is human error!
Once perfected, the schedules will be duplicated and made ready for the coaches packets which will be handed out at the coaches meeting.
Below: Jenna Bass, CYO/Camp Howard Volleyball and Basketball Director preps the schedule for the fall volleyball and 1st & 2nd grade “Hotshot” basketball season.
Thank you, Ed, for this thoughtful, articulate article on Religious Freedom.
Grateful to you,
Sister Krista von Borstel, S.S.M.O.
Michelle Garcia and her husband Michael have been supporters of CYO/Camp Howard in a variety of roles. Michelle has served most recently on our Capital Campaign Committee while her husband, Michael served on the Executive Board for several years including three years as Chairman. Thank you, Michelle for stepping up and creating this testimonial for our annual fundraiser! We are grateful to you.
https://youtu.be/GYouh0Xzr9w?list=PLn7Z88srUGqA4dJB-oYZ6Uxa6etTrYo4j
SISTERS OF ST. MARY OF OREGON, BEAVERTON
On August 15, 2017, Sr. Rosina Pham made her Final Vows with the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (SSMO). The ceremony took place in the Convent Chapel, Our Lady of Perpetual Help. August 15, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, is the date which the Sisters generally make vows. It is a very special time of the year for the Sisters and an extremely important occasion filled with joy! Sister Rosina is a very special member of the community and works at Maryville Nursing Home, which is one of the ministries of the SSMO’s.
BELOW: Sister Rosina Pham responds to the call to live her life as a religious Sister of St. Mary of Oregon.
Archbishop Alexander Sample presides over the vow ceremony.
Sister Rosina answers, “Yes” to the call to live her life as a Sister of St. Mary of Oregon.
Sister Rita Watkins, Vicar of the Community, assists Sr. Rosina.
Sister Charlene Herinckx, Superior General of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon and Sister Rosina sign the vow documents after the recitation of the public vows.
Priest friends of Sister Rosina take part in the ceremony.
Sister Rosina with her brother, parents and Archbishop Sample.
CYO/CH OFFICE PORTLAND, OR
Modified Youth Football Game? As concerns over player safety mount, the national governing body for youth and high school football has been working on modifying versions of the youth football game that look radically different from what football fans might expect of Tackle Football for 3rd through 8th grade participants. Unlike sports like baseball – which has progression levels from T-ball up and suited to each age group – youth football has had few alternatives to flag and tackle versions. Now a new game format has been developed, we call Contact Flag, and is a modified youth football game that bridges 5 player Flag with 11 player Tackle Football. Effective Fall 2017, CYO Football in partnership with the Pacific Youth Football League (PYFL), will adopt the new Contact Flag football game format for the 3/4 grade division level.
Above: The Regis Ram CYO Youth Football Team at the 2016 Playoffs.
CYO Youth Football Progression Levels
Contact Flag Football Overview
The overall aim of the modified youth football game is to create a progression from K-2 Flag Football that will allow young athletes to have a successful and fun experience while being introduced to the fundamentals of Tackle Football at the 5-6 and 7-8 division levels
CYO/Camp Howard 