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Category: Announcements


Mahalo: The Shores’s Newest Building!

by Valerie Morby

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If you had the opportunity to swing through the Shores this past summer, you undoubtedly noticed a beautiful, brand-new building located just above the turf field! With awesome views of the whole camp (not to mention the sparkling waters of Lake Palestine!), the Mahalo is the perfect spot to kick back and take it all […]

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The Most Fun Activity Class at Camp: Puppies!

by Pine Cove

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We’re BAAAAACK! The next class of puppies will be at Silverado, the Towers, AND the Springs! It’s an awesome opportunity for campers to learn the importance and responsibility it takes to care for a dog. This class also equips campers with the skills and techniques to train a dog! And through all of it, campers […]

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City Open Registration Schedule

by Pine Cove

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Thank you again for your patience as we worked through technical issues with our registration software provider. Starting on Monday January 29th, we will be staggering the opening registration time for our church locations. We believe spreading out our open times over three days will help ensure the best possible experience for parents as they […]

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Scholarships for Hope

by Sarah Jane Souther

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Pine Cove’s scholarship fund launched in January 2009 as a response to the financial crisis that had begun the previous year. The leadership team at Pine Cove recognized how important camp could be for families who were struggling—a beacon of hope in a time when their lives felt upended by hardships, financial and otherwise. The […]

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Pine Cove’s In-Depth Guide to Camper Pickup and Pre-Registration at Youth Camp

by Pine Cove

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Updates for Summer 2024 We’ve added grade-based send-offs, or closing celebrations, at almost every camp! See below for details on whether your camp has an all-camper closing celebration, or qualifies for a grade-based send-off. We are continuing our contactless automatic pre-registration in order to save your camper’s spot for the following year. Details are sent […]

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Introducing… Pine Cove City!

by Pine Cove

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“Announcements! Announcements! Announcements!” That’s right campers, we’re bringing announcements back, and today’s is a BIG ONE! Camp in the City. You know it. You love it. You wish it could happen all year long. (Honestly, us too). Well starting today (that’s today!) you’ll know it by a slightly different name! Camp in the City is […]

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Important 2020 Registration Dates

by Valerie Morby

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The end of summer means exactly three things: 1. Camp is over (no, we’re not ready to talk about it yet), 2. School is around the corner (or maybe “distance learning” in the case of 2020!), and 3. There are lots of important dates coming up in the world of Pine Cove registration! We know […]

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Celebrating the Life of Bill “Red Baron” McKenzie

by Pine Cove

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“I didn’t have any special ability—only my availability. I didn’t know any better than to believe God. I remember praying, ‘Lord, I give You my life today. I will go where You want me to go. I will do what You want me to do. I will say what You want me to say.’” —Bill […]

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Remembering Our Founder Bill McKenzie

by Pine Cove

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Bill “Red Baron” McKenzie 1930-2019 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” –Ephesians 3:20 It is with great sadness that Pine Cove shares today that its founder, William T. (Bill) McKenzie went to be with the […]

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Bluffs Construction Update

by Pine Cove

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We’ve been working hard to complete our renovations at the Bluffs, and we can’t wait for you to see all the improvements!  As many of you know, The Point was completed in time for Summer 2016.  What an amazing view of Lake Palestine from the Coffee Shop and back porch area!  For the summer of 2017, […]

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