Archive for January 2013
Camp For Likes// Win Free Camp
Here is the link to the facebook promotion. Your picture must include this in the description: “Like this page so I can win a free week of summer camp at my favorite camp, Shepherd’s Fold Ranch! If I am the first one to get 5,000 likes I win a free week this summer. Check out…
Read MoreHow To Plan A Great Retreat
How To Plan A Great Retreat by Daniel Roberts: Shepherd’s Fold Ranch Christian Camp and Retreat Center We live in Oklahoma. In Oklahoma the weather pays no respect to “what season” it is. Today for example is January 28 and it is 65 degrees and sunny outside. Roy Rogers once said, “if you don’t like…
Read MoreCamper Health and Safety
The American Camping Association did a study and found that there are five major questions parents want answered before sending their children to camp. In my last post, I addressed the question concerning staff qualifications. If you haven’t gotten a chance to read it, you can find the post on our Media Page, under Blogs.…
Read MoreSFR Summer Staff Qualifications
The American Camping Association posted an article called “What Parents Want to Know that Camp Counselors Should Know”, by Karla A. Henderson, Kelly McFadden, and M. Deborah Bialescki. In this article, they address five major questions that parents want answered before sending their children to camp. These are very valid questions and I am going…
Read MoreACA Accreditation
Exciting news—Shepherd’s Fold Ranch is currently going through great lengths to complete the process of becoming accredited by the American Camping Association (ACA)! Our hope is to be accredited by June 2013. We have submitted our application, paid our dues, and are awaiting a visit from the American Camping Association to do our evaluation! Once…
Read MoreWhen No One Is Watching…
Things that happen when no one is here to see it… So as you may know, between the months of August and May, Daniel, Ron, and I are the only ones in the office at Shepherd’s Fold. Like in the summer, the fun never stops. The office is almost constantly filled with laughter, and I love…
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