Each year, the Bethlehem Center sends children to Christian resident camps in North Carolina with the help of area churches, board members and the surrounding community. Every year, we provide Bethlehem Center campers with sleeping bags and a duffel bag full of supplies needed for their camp experience. Most of our campers in 2010 are going to camp for the first time, so we are in need of sleeping bags. (Note: once a child attends a resident camp through us and receive a sleeping bag, they do not receive a new one in upcoming years.) We are requesting completed packages, but will take any donations supplied. Below you will find what is needed in each duffel bag:
- Duffel bag – Generic, not gender-specific
- Sleeping bag – Plain, no cartoons
- Flashlight and batteries
- Bar soap
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- 2 hand towels
- 2 bath towels
- 2 face cloths
- Lotion
- Bug repellent
- Sun-block
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Poncho or light rain coat
- Heavy duty comb or brush
- Deodorant
- Bible (optional, but please let us know if your bag does not have one)
- Anything additional is welcome, but the above items are essential.
Please place all liquids in a large Ziploc bag for each child. We are hoping to get “packets” of stuff together to make packing of the bags easier and more efficient. Campers start registering in February, and we will start taking finished bags on March 1st.
We would like to have all bags in by April 15th. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Renee Bromfield at 704-371-7404 or rbromfield@bethlehemcenter.org.