Variety's Camp Brereton Fundraiser

Variety's Camp Brereton will be hosting their Annual Bud, Spud & Steak Fundraiser on
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Tijuana Yacht Club, Canad Inns Polo Park.

Tickets are $15.00 per person...you will receive a steak, potatoe and beverage. (Available add ons for a nominal fee are caesar salad and mushrooms.)

All funds raised will be used for enhancements at Variety's Camp Brereton.
This year our goal is to raise enough money to purchase two paddle boats and a log splitter!

Please consider joining us for this fun event!

We will be having a rainbow auction, 50/50 draw and door prizes!

Tickets can be purchased by calling Charlotte at 982-1050 (791-1645 cell) or Richard at 837-6201 (781-1443 cell).

Everyone is welcome to join us.

Tickets for our Bud, Spud & Steak Night make a great "Stocking Stuffer" for Christmas!

Donations for our Rainbow Auction would also be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for your continued support of Variety's Camp Brereton....A Special Place Dedicated to our Love for Children!

Camp Pictures

Can you identify where this camp picture was taken within Manitoba this past summer???

Children's Winter Camp Opportunities

You don't have to wait until the dog days of summer (July/August) for the start of camp season. St. Malo Catholic Camp is now accepting registrations for the 2008 Winter Camp Programs for the following dates & ages:

January 4-6 Ages 13-15
January 18-20 Ages 11-12
February 1-3 Ages 8-10
February 15-18 Ages 16+

Campers will arrive on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and depart on Sunday at noon.

For further information, contact Lia (Camp Coordinator) at camps@catholicway.ca

76th Annual OCA Conference

"Spreading the Word", the 76th Annual Conference of the Ontario Camping Association will be held at the Blue Mountain Resort & Conference Centre in Collingwood, Ontario from Wednesday, January 23 to Friday, January 25, 2008.

For more information and registration, visit the OCA web-site at www.ontariocamps.ca.

15,000 attend Manitoba Summer Camp

Member Camps of the Manitoba Camping Association have finalized their camper calculations for the 2007 summer and we are pleased to report that more than 15,000 children & youth enrolled in a summer camp session this past summer. Approximately 20,000 spots are available on an annual basis - thus representing a camp capacity over 80%.

A further analysis of the information provided by MCA Member Camps indicates that nearly 54% of all campers are female and 46% are male. Statistics were reported for ages 6 through to 18 years of age and indicates that the largest number of campers fall in the 10-12 year old range group and account for nearly 38% of all campers. Approximately 900 children attended camp at the age of 6. This percentage increases within each age group and then begins its downward trend at age 13. Approximately 10% of all campers fall into the 15-18 year age bracket.

Statistics for grouping by male & female show similar trends within their respective age group in relation to the combined overall statistics.