Getting Geared Up

WELCOME! to the first ever "Director's Notes" post by Camp Caudle. I am Lee Henson and I will do my best to submit regular post about the goings on here at the camp.

Today there are a lot of exciting things happening on the camp scene. This morning there are workers down at the new dining hall putting up forms for a curb and gutter along the uphill (north) side of the building. This is a great addition that we've been waiting for that will keep the rain water from getting to the building or pooling up in the front door. If you came last summer you know what i'm talking about. Simultaneously, dirt and drainage work is being finished up in the same area. This however, is not being hired out by any crew. With the help of Board Member Brent Ruple of Vilonia, AR and some pick axes, shovels, a not so manly-sized backhoe and a little know how we have fervently played in the mud off and on over the past several months trying to resolve all drainage issues. Lord willing it will be completed this week. (If at any point in this excerpt you feel sorry for me and my back please feel free to come join the work party.)

There is a little hurry up in the air because of another exciting thing that will be happening December 3, 2011. Our Quail Supper, which in years past was an annual event, is a great time for reunions, good food, and excellent camp support. The goal this week is to get the outside of the building more serviceable for the attendees of that dinner. If you don't have your ticket for this event it is with mixed emotions I must tell you that you are too late. Mixed because I am elated that we sold out of all of our tickets....hurray, but I do wish all of you could come. If you aren't going to be with us that night and wish to contribute please visit our web site   www.campcaudle.org and give.

Which brings me to my final exciting point...and this is a big one. We now have the capability to successfully register, pay and donate online. We have been trying to have this feature for a while and every year many of you ask, "when will we get in the 21st century?" Your wildest dreams have come true...that is if your wildest dreams include and are limited too having online registration capabilities. All of this is made possible because of both our Web Designer April Ruple (www.ruplephotography.com) and our new event registration company ServiceU. The current web site is being updated regularly but we will be unveiling our NEW and IMPROVED site sometime in January 2012!

Most don't think about coming to camp until Spring is here and the weather begins to warm up. This time of year we have our minds on the holidays, family, food and vacation. As you can see, however, we have a lot of things going on here. Camp is a year round event. My goal for the next post will be to showcase the other projects in the works that we need to finish before spring time.