Help give every child an opportunity to experience camp

My name is Kristen Schulz and I am the Interim Camp Director for Calvary Temple Camp. On May 25th I will begin a bike tour from Winnipeg to Calgary (1300km) to raise funds for Calvary Temple Winnipeg Inc. Every donation made will help send young people to Calvary Temple Camp!

Kids today need help. They face pressures unlike any other generation before them; increasing isolation, loneliness, addiction, anxiety, depression and fear.

During this bike tour, I will likely experience many of the emotions that our young campers have experienced - anxiety, discouragement and defeat. But through this, I will learn how to overcome obstacles, how to cope with stressors and frustrations, how to focus on the present moment and how to strengthen my mind to accomplish difficult things! Hard earned lessons from this tour will inform our time at Calvary Temple Camp!

Why send kids to camp? The camp experience (being in nature, making new friends, away from the constant pull of technology and social media, learning new skills while taking chances and risks in a safe supportive environment) offers innumerable benefits. Studies have shown a positive development in self-confidence, social integration, appreciation of nature, emotional intelligence (such as empathy), responsibility and resilience and strength born of mastering new skills. These are lessons that are invaluable to our children today!

It is my honour and privilege to raise funds so that this generation of young people may experience Calvary Temple Camp.

Your donation will help to make that happen!