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food. Trained staffers will be provided for activities.

Scholarship Programs 2017-2018 Special Event Calendar
Sending your children to camp can be an expensive en-
deavor and not everyone can afford to do so every sum- September 19: Released Time Training
mer. With the scholarship program every child who desires Dinner*
to come to summer camp gets the opportunity to attend
at least one week every year. There are also multiple dis- November 10-11: Elementary Retreat
counts and scholarship opportunities for every child. (grades 3-6) *
November 11: Teen Hayride and Camp-
All students in grades 1-7 who have never attended over-
night camp at Camp Grace are encouraged to do Mail- fire Service (grades 7-12)
box Club Bible lessons as a means to study God’s Word January 12-13: Teen Lock-In (grades
at home while earning a $10 scholarship per completed 7-12) *
lesson up to a $100 scholarship for completing the entire January 19: Church Group Contact Plan-
lesson course. The enrollment period is from August - Jan-
uary each year and the lessons are free of charge. ning Dinner*
March 2-3: Mother / Daughter Retreat
Donations for the scholarship program was severely affect- (daughters ages 8-18) *
ed by Hurricane Matthew. After the storm Pastor Eggert April 14: Family Fishing Tournament*
could not in good conscience ask for money locally. “I
contacted many other churches during this time asking for May 5: Family Camp Day
help” he said. The response was amazing, with last year May 22: Released Time Appreciation
being the best year on record for donations. “Where we Dinner
normally have around nine thousand dollars available for
scholarships, this year we had nearly twenty thousand!” he
exclaimed. There is currently money available for children *Event Requires Pre-registration
to attend the camp.

Just last year during Hurricane Irma there were many thou-
sands of people who fled their homes in Florida to escape
the storm. Many ended up sleeping in their vehicles in rest
areas in our state. During this time Pastor Eggert received
a call about the numerous people here who had no place
to go. After approval from some Camp Grace board mem-
bers, permission was granted for some of the evacuees to
stay at the camp. “We had as many as sixteen people at a
time staying here for a three-week period” said Eggert.
This also became a time to share God’s word.

On April 14th Camp Grace will host a “Family Fishing
Tournament” in their lake. All are invited to participate,
and pre-registration is required. “Currently our lake is re-
ally overstocked” said Eggert. Due to this fact any fish
caught during this tournament may be kept. Please make
plans to come out to Camp Grace for some great family
time and some good fishing.

For additional information about Camp Grace you can vis-
it their website at www.cbmcampgrace.com. Also check
out their Facebook page.

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