2018 Peak Season & Peak Experiences for Campers and Guests!
Volume 9 | August 18, 2018
2018 Spring & Summer Reflections
This issue features the reflections, highlights, and images of our 2018 MountainCamps and Peak Season activities, with highlights of upcoming programming you won't want to miss!
Tristan Emma Bigler,
MountainCamp 2018 Photographer, shared wonderful images and heart-felt moments throughout the summer. Emma writes, "
Congrats to everyone who was a part of summer 2018 - the best summer at Mountain Camp in decades! We've all had a blast and can't wait to meet again next year." MountainCamps on Facebook...
Climate Justice Conference
From Sustainability to Climate Justice is a new Mountain-designed program that took place May 20–25, 2018. The week was filled with Inspirational sessions, guided meditation, dharma talks, music to explore our feelings relating to personal beliefs and actions for climate justice. ...Plans are underway for the next “climate justice” conference on The Mountain -- August 4-9, 2019.
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Summer Farm & Forage Tours
We have been having a wonderful time hosting our foraging tours this summer! In July, the
Many Hands Peace Farm partnered with
Yoga Highlands on a Foraging and Yoga Excursion event. Later in July, the Farm staff hosted a farm and forest to table foraging dinner for a group of local guests.
We've been blessed to have large harvests of wild Chicken of the Woods mushrooms, Chanterelles and Black Trumpets this summer. These are all gourmet mushrooms that we've been able to sell at market and serve to our guests.
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Silent Auction 2018 Begins Soon
Plans are underway for our 2nd
Spirit of The Mountain Silent Auction event. You can help us reach and exceed our $3,000 goal by donating items and bidding on others. We are currently seeking your donations of vacation property rentals and hosted B&B get-aways. In September we will start the bidding on these "big ticket" items, and begin accepting themed gift baskets for onsite bidding in October and November.
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Stable to Classroom Project
We have a $10,000 Matching Challenge for you!Imagine this rundown stable being converted to a dynamic classroom space we are calling the
Living Learning Laboratory...It will take at least $25,000 to realize this vision and you can help.
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Introducing Farm Camp 2019!
Watch for updates about the new Many Hands Peace Farm Camp in the coming weeks. Our new Farm Camp 2019 is being designed as a week-long overnight camp program for youth ages 12 to 17 years. Campers will stay in cabins and spend time each day learning about different aspects of sustainable farming and living in addition to traditional camp and outdoor activities. Campers will learn where their food comes from and how to evaluate their relationships with food through enriching experiences of planting seeds, growing gourmet mushrooms with paper waste products, and enjoying a healthy harvest.
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Still Time to Win a Week at Camp!
Win a gift certificate for one week of 2019 traditional MountainCamp for a kid in your life–-a $625 value! $60/ticket or $200/4 tickets. Winners will be notified by phone call and email within 24 hours of the drawing on Oct. 15th, The Mountain's Birthday! For more info...
MountainCamp Alumni Weekend 2019
Save the date for next year's MountainCamp Alumni Weekend!
Have you ever found yourself humming the Good Morning Song on your way to work? Are you making friendship bracelets during your Monday meeting? Do you long for the simple joy of capturing flags on the field?
MountainCamp Alums from years past are all invited to gather and create more heart-warming memories together next July. We have created a MountainCamp Alumni Weekend event on Facebook--so let us know you're coming and help spread the word!
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