Chestnut Ridge News

Why I Give

Nick Jeffries — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:24:25 -0500

Why I Give

One summer counselor decided to donate her entire summer paycheck to the campership fund so that every child would be able to come to camp last summer regardless of financial need.

Why I Give

Nick Jeffries — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:14:34 -0500

"Camp Chestnut Ridge I love that place!"

Hey my name's Jemima, I'm from Australia and I've been a counselor at camp three times now. I wouldn't, for a second, change any of the time that I've had at camp. Why do I love it so much? Well there are so many reasons but I hope this little letter can help paint the picture. One of the greatest things about camp is the friendships that are formed between the counselors. We work, eat, live and most importantly have

Mother-Son Day of Fun!

Nick Jeffries — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:42:16 -0500

Mothers, bring your sons and join Ms Jeana for a wonderful afternoon of fun! As a mother of three boys herself, Jeana knows a thing or two about creating good times with her sons. There will be...

Games

Canoeing

Archery

Zipline

Smores

and more!

Join us for this fun day to spend quality time and reconnect with your son in a beautiful outdoor setting.

Date: May 12, 2012

Time: 2:00-5:00pm

Cost: $20 per Mother/Son pair. $5 each additional son.

Call 919-338-2820 or email info@campchestnutridge.org to register.

*Sons of any age are welcome. Son must be

Sample Menu

Nick Jeffries — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:45:52 -0600

Below you will find sample menus of food served to retreat groups at Chestnut Ridge. This is not intended for you to be a menu to choose from, but just to give you an example of what you might expect to find on your retreat. Please let our Retreat Coordinator know if your group has any particular dietary restrictions or requests.

Breakfast

Scrambled eggs, biscuits, bacon, fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal bar, coffee, milk, juice.

Pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal bar, coffee, milk, juice.

Lunch

Beef or chicken fajitas, black beans, rice, southwestern corn, tortilla chips, salsa

Made from scratch pizzas with a variety of fresh

New Pastures?

Nick Jeffries — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:35:15 -0600

Equestrian Center Improvements?

Did I hear Chestnut Ridge has new pastures?

Click here to find out all about the new equestrian center improvements and what you can do to support this exciting new phase of the horse program at Chestnut Ridge.

Equestrian Center Improvements

Nick Jeffries — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:51:31 -0600

Make a Dream Come True.....

You can help make dreams come true for the campers, guests, and visitors of Chestnut Ridge by donating to support the Equestrian Center improvements.

The Chestnut Ridge Equestrian Center is ideally situated on 362 beautiful acres of rolling hills and hardwood forests in Efland, NC. Founded in 1959, Chestnut Ridge has been supported by the United Methodist Church for over 50 years. Horses have been part of the camp's identity since the very beginning. For the last 8 years, our neighbors have graciously loaned

Mother-Daughter or Father-Son Weekends

Beverly Benton — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:27:48 -0600

Mother-Daughter or Father-Son Weekends

Every year parents drop their children off at camp and we hear them exclaim, "I wish I could come to camp too!" Well, now you can! This year we are offering Father-Son weekend (July 20-22) and Mother-Daughter weekend (July 27-29). This offers Parents and Children a chance to experience camp together. We will spend the weekend at camp participating in many of the traditional camp activities like the challenge course, zipline, swimming, canoeing, and archery. Families have the option of having a cabin, or tent camping. Mother-Daughter and Father-son weekends are

New for Summer 2012!

Beverly Benton — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:00:00 -0600

NEW FOR SUMMER 2012

Themed Dinners

Each night our residential campers will enjoy different theme dinners with music, games, costumes and more! Our themes might be Beach/Hawaiian, Blast from the Past, Cowboys and Pirates and more. Campers are encouraged to bring clothing and costumes that will go along with each theme. Our returning summer staff came up with this idea at their pre-camp meeting and are really excited about implementing the new summer camp dinner themes and making this the best summer yet!

Mother-Daughter and Father-Son Weekends

Every year parents drop their children off at camp and

2012 Trail Run

Nick Jeffries — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:29:11 -0600

Chestnut Ridge is hosting a Trail Run on Saturday, Nov 17 2012.

Online Registration Coming Soon!

Location
The race will be run on the trails at Chestnut Ridge Camp & Retreat Center. The course is approximately 4 miles and will feature rolling hills through old hardwood forests. Walkers are welcome too!

Schedule
9am Check-in
10am Trail Run start time

Early packet pick-up and registration will take place at Bull City Running http://www.bullcityrunning.com/ on Nov 16th from 4pm to 6:30pm.
Race day registration and packet pick up

Cowboy Campout

Nick Jeffries — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:21:04 -0500

Cowboy Campout

Calling all cowboys! Are you ready to ride, lasso, and cook dinner over the fire? Darcell will host the “Cowboy Campout” for boys in grades 3-6. Cowboys arrive at 4 pm to pitch their tents and get ready for the first horseback ride of the weekend. Friday night we will have dinner, s’mores over a campfire, and plenty of cowboy time! Saturday is all horses, all the time...well except for eating. We will play games on horseback, go for long rides, do some grooming and just enjoy