Christmas Camp Volunteer Positions
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Adventure Unlimited
Buena Vista, CO, US
Summary
Volunteers will assist in preparing the lodge for Christmas camp by performing maintenance tasks and setting up activity areas. During the program, they will lead recreational activities, provide childcare, and maintain the cleanliness of the lodge.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: A/U Ranches - Buena Vista, CO, Position Type: Volunteer, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Christmas Camp volunteers arrive on December 17 before dinner and help us to prepare for the program over the next few days. Together, we’ll shovel snow, prep sled runs and the ice skating rink, make beds, prepare for program activities, and transform the lodge into a mountain Christmas getaway. Volunteers enjoy time off to ski, relax, or enjoy winter in the mountains on December 20, and then Christmas Camp guests arrive on December 21. During program days, volunteers serve in a variety of ways - leading program activities like cross country skiing and snowshoeing, inspiring creativity during arts and crafts, shepherding the little ones (ages 0-9) during Kids’ Camp, facilitating activities for the 10-14 age group, clearing dishes, and keeping the lodge tidy and welcoming, among other tasks.
Each volunteer serves for half of the program time and gets to participate as a guest the other half, with everyone supporting dinners and evening programs. After guests depart on December 27, volunteers help close down camp and leave later that day or on December 28. Room, board, and activity participation (with the exception of add-on fees, like lift tickets) on non-working days is covered for volunteers.
Qualifications:
The practical application of Christian Science is as much our mission today as it was under Cap and Marianne Andrew’s leadership over 60 years ago. Whether it’s at the A/U Ranches Youth, Adult & Family Programs, 100 Elk Outdoor Center or DiscoveryBound's Outreach events, the National Leadership Council or the Compass program for high school teens, we seek to provide inspiring recreational, leadership, service, educational and social activities for Christian Scientists and their friends, to nurture healing and a sense of community, in an atmosphere conducive to practical reliance on Christian Science.
Adventure Unlimited, headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO (Denver), supports the administrative functions for the A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound.
The A/U Ranches, located in Buena Vista, CO, is a cornerstone of our programming. The supportive and loving atmosphere cultivates confidence and develops moral courage for Christian Science youth, adults, families and their friends of all faiths.
The 100 Elk Outdoor Center, a public program of the A/U Ranches, provides outdoor education and character development programs for schools and groups in the fall and spring. We offer exceptional ways to enjoy the wonder of Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks and the Arkansas River valley while expanding each participant’s sense of self, community and the environment.
DiscoveryBound serves Christian Scientists and the greater community through fellowship in a healing and inspiring atmosphere, which encourages growth in an understanding of Christian Science and service to the world. We are building bridges among Christian Scientists of all ages across the United States and beyond.
Mission: "Opening Windows to God"
Founded
1955
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Greenwood Village, CO
The practical application of Christian Science is as much our mission today as it was under Cap and Marianne Andrew’s leadership over 60 years ago. Whether it’s at the A/U Ranches Youth, Adult & Family Programs, 100 Elk Outdoor Center or DiscoveryBound's Outreach events, the National Leadership Council or the Compass program for high school teens, we seek to provide inspiring recreational, leadership, service, educational and social activities for Christian Scientists and their friends, to nurture healing and a sense of community, in an atmosphere conducive to practical reliance on Christian Science.
Adventure Unlimited, headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO (Denver), supports the administrative functions for the A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound.
The A/U Ranches, located in Buena Vista, CO, is a cornerstone of our programming. The supportive and loving atmosphere cultivates confidence and develops moral courage for Christian Science youth, adults, families and their friends of all faiths.
The 100 Elk Outdoor Center, a public program of the A/U Ranches, provides outdoor education and character development programs for schools and groups in the fall and spring. We offer exceptional ways to enjoy the wonder of Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks and the Arkansas River valley while expanding each participant’s sense of self, community and the environment.
DiscoveryBound serves Christian Scientists and the greater community through fellowship in a healing and inspiring atmosphere, which encourages growth in an understanding of Christian Science and service to the world. We are building bridges among Christian Scientists of all ages across the United States and beyond.
Mission: "Opening Windows to God"
Founded
1955
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Greenwood Village, CO
