Happy Holidays from Camp Kanata

It's almost Christmas and I'm sitting in a Panera Bread location on Capital Blvd. thinking back over the past year at Kanata. We had an incredible year! We made some great new friends and were able to reconnect with some old ones. If it was your first year with us at Camp Kanata we want to get to know you better. It can be difficult to get to know someone when they are at camp for just one or two weeks a year and that is why we have many opportunities for you to stay connected. Whether it is a volunteer opportunity for your church group or you individually, a team-building program for your corporate group or you individually volunteering in or giving to our annual scholarship campaign we want to get to know you better. We truly believe that Kanata is a great place to invest your resources because each and every day we are helping to produce campers and futures leaders with the character traits of honesty, respect, responsibilty and caring.

Thanks for your support of Camp Kanata this year. We are truly blessed to be in the work of strengthening children, families and communities. Have a Merry Christmas!

Your Camp Director,

Dave Bell

Connecting...that's what it's all about

When I think about what makes Kanata special to so many people I realize it is the time we spend connecting with them.  Maybe you first connected with Kanata at a Y-Guides & Princesses Fall Outing or you connected at a Mini-Camp and it was your first overnight away from home.  You might have met us at a Camp Fair or a friend told you about Kanata and you decided to give it a try.

Whatever way you were first introduced to us we are glad it happened and now we are always looking for better ways to connect with our present campers, our staff, our alumni and our parents.  Because of this we are actively using new and different methods to stay in contact with present Kanata family members and looking at new ways to reach out to those we haven’t connected with yet.

A great resource we are using to stay connected with staff and alumni is Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/) .  This website allows us to find former staff and campers and keep them updated on what is going on at camp and to give them opportunities to reconnect through alumni events throughout the year.  Just search for Camp Kanata.  The fun doesn’t stop there!  We recently started a YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/campkanata) where we are able to upload videos of things going on at camp.  It is a simple way to introduce a new staff member, highlight changes at camp and just do some fun stuff to make ourselves (and hopefully you) laugh.  We have also gone to an email newsletter format.  This allows us to quickly and efficiently send out updates without the cost of paper and postage and to be better stewards of our natural resources.  We fully understand that we are in the people business and we just happen to run a camp.  Because of this we want to get to know you better and we want you to know us better.  Please take time to catch up with us through Facebook, YouTube, email or drop by and see us sometime. 

 

Thank you for choosing Kanata for your summer camp experience!  We can’t wait to see you next summer!

 

Your Camp Director,

 

Dave Bell