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Two Joy-filled Days: What I Learned about 100 Elk
In October, I had a great time witnessing how two entities – 100 Elk and Rainbow Valley Resource Network – merged as natural partners to offer enrichment activities to individuals who are striving to break out of society’s label of “disabled” and prove their God-given abilities.
Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?
Zipline catches up with alumni from the A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound, including three of the eight new National Alumni Board members: Sarah Andrews, Virginia Early, Floyd Jones, Lissa Hedlund Murphy and Mark Strickland.
Get Involved, Have Fun, Give Back this Season
Come to Christmas Camp as a participant or participant-volunteer, chaperone a DiscoveryBound Outreach Winter Weekend and share it with your young friends, explore our open Youth Camp 2017 positions and tell the future campers you know about the A/U Ranches.
Letter from a Parent: Why I Don’t Want Camp to Be Easy for My Kids
This is the fourth summer that we have sent at least one son to camp. I don’t usually think through why we’re signing them up each year; it’s just a given. Part of it, no doubt, is my own tremendous vault of camper and staff experiences in the background of consciousness.
Adults 20s-30s Find Shared Spiritual Interests – and Lots of Fun – at New England Events
In the years after college and before parenthood, fun and clean social events seem to be harder to find. Through DiscoveryBound Outreach Affinity Group activities, I’ve really appreciated being able to interact with other Christian Scientists who are in the same stage of life that I am.
NLC Alumni Service Trip: Seeking Spiritual Solutions to Tough Challenges
In May, 12 alumni of DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council (NLC) worked on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Lakota Nation, through relief agency Wings as Eagles Ministries. Three of the alumni who participated – Kynan Witters Hicks (2010), Tia Goebel (2014J) and Shane Witters Hicks (2013) – share their thoughts about this weekend of service.
From Camp Counselor to Professional: Translating the Experience of a Lifetime into a Successful Career
Anyone who has been a counselor at the A/U Ranches knows the hard and soft skills that are necessary to ensure a harmonious, safe and fun-packed experience for campers. But communicating the value of those skills on a resume to potential employers can be a challenge. To serve this community as it searches for fulfilling employment post-camp, Adventure Unlimited has partnered with The Albert Baker Fund and its ABF Career Alliance.
Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?
Zipline catches up with alumni from the A/U Ranches, the A/U Chapter program (now DiscoveryBound Outreach), and DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council: Thomas Ostenberg, K.C. Morris and Deb Eastwood.
Get Involved this Summer and Fall
Come home to Adult Mini Camp, visit Washington, DC with DiscoveryBound Outreach, share our programs with your young friends, volunteer, connect with other alumni, give back – there are so many ways to get involved.
Lessons from NLC: When a Home Is More than a Home
The DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council (NLC) was a program that changed my life in so many ways. I think one of the most significant ways – and one of my strongest memories – was from my service trip to Peru and, more specifically, our visits to the homes of people in the local community.