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3/2/2010: News Article
Preview: Publication: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette;Date: Feb 14, 2010;Section: Arkansas;Page: 17 CHARLIE FRAGO ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
THIS TIME, THEIR WORK IS FOR HAITI
From Ferndale forest, Ferncliff cente...
3/2/2010: February Disaster Work Breaks Record
Preview: During the month of February, Ferncliff received 49,338 pounds of boxes of disaster kits for Haiti sent from churches around the country...
2/23/2010: Ferncliff in the News
Preview: The work in our Disaster Assistance Center processing kits for Haiti was the subject of an article in the Democrat Gazette today (2/14)...
1/30/2010: Ferncliff Annual Dinner, Friday 2/5 6:00pm
Preview: Ferncliff started a tradition about 7 years ago of having an annual dinner the first Friday in February for any and all Friends of Ferncliff...
1/24/2010: Churches Rally Volunteers to Help Ferncliff with Kits for Haiti
Preview: UPS, Fed Ex, and the post office are bringing many boxes of Church World Service Gift-of-the-Heart Hygiene kits to Ferncliff every day...
1/14/2010: Haiti...."Mom, Ferncliff Can Help!"
Preview: This morning I got an email from Kate, mother of one of our campers. Her son Thomas was watching the Today show about Haiti and told her "Ferncliff can help!" When she asked how he said “Th...
1/7/2010: Summer Camp 2010 Open For Registration!
Preview: Online registration is open for summer 2010. Several new camps have been added. The summer has been condenced from 8 weeks to 7 to have more campers each week and give counselors more of a summer ...
12/13/2009: Animoto Promo for Summer Camp
Preview: Check out our new 4 minute slide show promoting summer camp. Just go to our summer camp tab. Program Director Abby Cain put it together with a web based program called Animoto...
12/5/2009: Ferncliff Looking at Green Building Certification
Preview: LEED is the most internationally recognized green building certification program. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is administered by the U...
10/14/2009: Electric Lanterns to Light the Way
Preview: Steve Wilson came up with a great idea to light the dark trail from the main camp to the Adventure Camp...
10/4/2009: Emergency Flood Buckets Leave Ferncliff for Georgia
Preview: Church World Service requested that Ferncliff send 200 Emergency Clean-Up Buckets as quickly as possible to Rome, Georgia...
10/4/2009: Green Vehicle Arrives at Ferncliff!
Preview: Ferncliff's 14-passenger, electric vehicle arrived this week. It has solar panels that, on sunny days, will extend the time it can go without a charge...
9/15/2009: Because of Camp...
Preview: Because of camp, people have developed traits, skills and values that stick with them for a lifetime...
8/8/2009: Summer Camp Registrations Buck the Trend
Preview: While a lot of camps struggled this year with the economy, swine flu and the like, Ferncliff found a way to show a 17% increase in registrations over 2008...
8/8/2009: Sweeter Dreams Coming To Ferncliff!
Preview: You may not have thought about it, but people spend a lot of their time at Ferncliff sleeping! Really...
7/8/2009: Camp Raising Support to Give Solar Hayrides
Preview: Ferncliff is looking for partners to help buy a solar powered 14 passenger electric vehicle to move campers, visitors and guests around the camp...
7/5/2009: Ferncliff Makes the Evening News Two Days Straight
Preview: Ferncliff got good publicity thanks to Channel 4. They wanted to do an article on keeping kids healthy at summer camp where they are in close quarters and they chose to come out to Ferncliff -- our ...
7/1/2009: Tears of Joy for Choir Coming to Camp!
Preview: "Oh my gosh, you are making me cry!" That's what Karen Hayes, wife of pastor Cedric Hayes said when she heard that there were ample funds for her Gloryland Pastor's Choir children to come to Ferncliff...
6/17/2009: Ferncliff Campers Get Attention in Hot Springs!
Preview: Ferncliff's Magical Mystery Tour camp stopped at the Springy Dingy Costume Shop in Hot Springs on 6/16...
6/17/2009: Ferncliff Hits the 6:00 News!
Preview: Last week Ferncliff was contacted about a story on Camp Accreditation and what criteria parents should use for selecting a camp for their children...
6/10/2009: Ferncliff Offers July 4th Military Family Appreciation Weekend
Preview: An an act of appreciation for our families serving in the military, Ferncliff is offering a special weekend July 3-5...
5/28/2009: Day Camps Extended Due to Snow?!
Preview: Initially Ferncliff was just offering one week of Day Camp to start off the summer June 1-5. However, snow days pushed many schools to not end until June 3rd...
5/26/2009: Volunteers Gone Wild at Camp
Preview: Volunteer Hours Already Match All of Last YearIn the past weeks, volunteers have been involved inWilliams Lodge (new kitchen, roof, a/c units, sewer, landscaping and paint)Laying donated sod around Mo...
5/25/2009: Ferncliff Attracts the Most Global Summer Staff Ever!
Preview: With the theme "Live the World...Change the World!" it seemed only fitting that Ferncliff would recruit a generous number of outstanding international summer staff...
5/21/2009: Summer Camps Filling Up! Registrations Up 10%
Preview: Ferncliff Sees Resurgence in Family CampsThis year the verse "the last shall be first" (Mt 20:16) is applying to summer camp weeks! The last week of the summer (July 26-31) has been the first to fil...
5/21/2009: Ferncliff's Trip to Ireland/Northern Ireland
Preview: Ferncliff Director David Gill just returned this week from co-leading a trip during May. A total of 17 adults enjoyed a trip from Dublin to Belfast to Derry to Galway...