July Chanco Chatter

In This Issue:

Summer Camps

Change for Chanco

Camp Diary 2023

Ultreya at St. Marks

Food for the Soul

Dungeons, Dragons & Discipleship

Summer Camps

We are approaching the middle of the camp season! Kids are having a blast and beating the scorching heat playing in the pool, swimming in the James River, zipping through the trees and dining in the cool a/c with old and new friends! See for yourself and visit our Camp Photos page.

We still have some camps this season with open spots. Here are a couple of camps you might want to check out, but call us with questions about any of the sessions. There are spaces still available for Session 4, 5, Mariners 2.

Family Camp

This session offers campers of all ages a chance to enjoy camp together. It includes many favorite traditional activities, and you choose how to spend your day! Stay in chalets or pay a bit more and stay in retreat lodges. This session is the perfect opportunity to introduce a new camper or reunite with camp friends. It is an incredible, affordable family vacation!

Change for Chanco

For more than a decade, campers have been saving their change toward an exciting addition to Chanco’s camp programs. Many Camp Chanco program wishes have been made a reality thanks to Change for Chanco youth fundraising. New archery equipment, our rock-climbing wall, our Superman Swing high ropes element, paddle boards, and an arts and crafts pavilion are some of the most recent exciting additions made possible by our campers.

We are thrilled about our 2023–2024 Change for Chanco project and hope we can count on your support. This year's program supports the Nature Program's much-needed new equipment.

Thank you to all the families and campers supporting us by bringing in your change when you check in for camp! Can't wait to see you.

Camp Diary 2023

Welcome back to the latest edition of our Instagram Highlight Camp Diary 2023! We are thrilled to share a glimpse into the day of a camper at Chanco. Our campers are having a blast, and we're capturing the happiness as we showcase our amazing kids sharing what they love most about being at camp.

We hope you enjoy watching these highlights as much as we enjoy capturing them. Follow our Instagram account @Chanco.on.the.James to stay updated. Don't forget to like, comment, and share your thoughts to show your support for our incredible camp community!

Chanco is happy to share with the community that all are welcome to participate in St. Mark's Episcopal Church Ultreya.

Saturday, July 22

First United Church of Christ

1017 Todd's Lane, Hampton 23666

6:00pm Snacks

7:00pm Ultreya

Share in the evening's music, a witness speaker, and Compline.

For more information please contact Rev. Dana VanVliet-Pullin at dana85@cox.net.

Please bring a snack or drink to share.

Fall Events on the Horizon

Food for the Soul

September 16–17

Food for the Soul retreat featuring Nellie Adkins, co-chair of the Diocese of Virginia’s Native American Ministry, offers incredible food, a beverage tasting with non-alcoholic options available, and lessons on Indigenous history and traditions. Food, fun, and fellowship will all be a part of this relaxing, educational, and rejuvenating overnight retreat. Registration is open now!

Email Hutch at programs@chanco.org or call 888-724-2626 with questions.

Ages 21+ Cost: $125 for shared room, $150 for private room

Dungeons, Dragons, & Discipleship

September 29 through October 1

Join us at Chanco on the James for Dungeons, Dragons, & Discipleship, a retreat on the transformative power of narrative! Together, we’ll explore how the games we play and stories we tell shape (and reshape) our lives and our faith. Join us for a weekend full of storytelling, tabletop gameplay, and learning how roleplaying games can help us practice being who God calls us to be. Whether you’ve been playing for years, or if you have never played a TTRPG (table-top roleplaying game) before, this weekend is for you! Registration is open now!

Email Hutch at programs@chanco.org or call 888-724-2626 with questions.

Ages 15-17 with a parent or guardian and 18+

Shared Room: $165, Single Room: $235

2023 Camp Dates

Registration is open, so don't wait to check out our 2023 Summer Calendar of camp dates! We are looking forward to another fantastic season of fun and fellowship.