March 2010 E-Newsletter

Terri’s Corner

Happy Spring!! Winter is almost over and I have seen signs of Spring.  The daffodils are sprouting and the lilac bushes have buds.  Soon we’ll all have Spring Fever.  Our programs will soon be changing also.  The bowling program will be ending the last week of April in Charleston and Mattoon.  I hope all of the bowlers have enjoyed themselves this year. We will end the season with trophy presentations as usual.

The Summer program will be starting in June.  Our summer program will be a little different this year. ... It’s possible because of the budget cuts that summer camp will run seven or eight instead of nine weeks as it has in the past.  We will be trying a new daily schedule with slightly longer activity periods.  But our commitment to the campers will not change.  We will still strive to have the best camp around.

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Terri Taylor with a microphone she really doesn’t need

This month Barbara Funk contacted us to say that Camp New Hope was one of the local charities the Trinity Lutheran congregation wanted to bless with part of the proceeds from the sale of their building.  The congregation gave $8,333.00 to help us. Since 1965, Trinity Lutheran gave food to those in need and a place for community meetings.  Five other local charities received a portion of the building’s sale price.  Even when the congregation was too small to keep the building, they kept on giving.

Respite News from Jan

Financial Aid form:

Click here to download a copy.

Camp New Hope, Inc.

More than just a camp.

See Friends, Catch Up on Camp, and Vote!

The annual meeting of the Membership (also known as the Parent Group) will be held on April 15, 2010 at 6:30 in the Hope Center.  Please RSVP to 217-895-2341.  Dinner is provided free to members, and all members are encouraged to attend with their family.  At the business meeting to elect two Board Members...

NOTE: Respite families, please complete a green financial aid form if you may need help with respite cost. Some financial aid is available, and we always keep back some funds to help when there is a caregiver death or hospitalization.

VOLUNTEERS: This month the EIU Van from Student Community Service brought the Respite campers 8 volunteers on one respite weekend, and 6 on the other.  We love this program.  SCS spreads the word about our volunteer opportunities, and  give the volunteers our forms and free transportation.  They really made our Saturday activities more fun.

2010 Annual Dinner April 15

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Dates to remember: 

4/1 Summer Camp

applications are due

4/15 Annual Meeting, 6:30pm at Camp

5/15 Cleanup Day, 9:00am

6/19 Bass tournament

Trinity Lutheran Donation

March 2010

How to Get Help Paying Camp Fees

$525 donors who gave the gift

of summer camp (as of Mar. 10):

Denny Anderson & Randy Kalal

Brad and Cindy Beesley

Bill Strode

Sigma Rho Epsilon

Harmon Chapel United

                 Methodist Church

Harmon Chapel United

Methodist Sunday School

David and Sara Reed

Don and Martha Oyer

Practice Solutions

Bob and Deb Beever

An Anonymous Donor

Don Hildebrand

Neoga Auto Parts

Eastern IL Auto Parts,

                 Charleston

Our Board called for a public meeting in February about the financial need caused by the State cuts to funding. The meeting was a brainstorming session with great ideas.  One idea, suggested by Denny Anderson, really caught fire and is off to a great start.  It is a drive to find sponsors for campers.  Denny, with Randy Kalal, became the first to sponsor a camper in this new Sponsorship Program. At least fourteen other sponsors have also sponsored campers who otherwise could not afford to attend camp. Not only have individuals stepped up to help, but now we are having churches and clubs...

(continued from above).....At the business meeting to elect two Board Members to replace Patty Butler and Bob Beever, whose terms are ending this May.  Remember: each member family has one vote, and each member family has designated their own voter on their membership application.  

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. with the business meeting following dinner.  This will be a home-cooked meal featuring Baked Chicken Breast, Pork Loin, Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Candied Carrots, Green Beans, Cole Slaw and regular and sugar-free dessert.