What to bring:

* a bottle of water

* t-shirt and shorts, non-dress-up clothes

* comfortable runners (needed for dancing)

* your own ukulele, if you happen to have one

 

What not to bring:

* Snacks - We will ask families to donate fruits and vegetables to our Snack Coordinator, David Jonsson, and his team. We would very much appreciate your not sending other food along with your child, except in the case of a health condition whose information you have shared with us.

* Electronics - While we love our handhelds too, we find that their presence can divert us from the fun stuff we are doing in the group. We can take care of devices and give them back at the end of the morning, if that is helpful.

 

Donations

Send a Kid to Camp! - welcome donations to help families get their kids to us!

We will have a sign-up sheet for fruit, vegetables and cheese

 

Volunteer with us! We are looking for:

Ukulele Buddies: get one-on-one with campers learning new chords with new fingers. 

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Snack Patrol: Chef David could use an assistant in the kitchen, preparing the veg, fruit and cheese that people have brought for snack time

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Adult Support all mornings: For ukulele, we have found it most effective to have adults volunteer for all 5 mornings of the week, rather than to drop in. However, in Art, support adults are welcome at any combination of times. Support in the dance area consists mostly of being a standing adult - to help set spin-out boundaries and support youth leaders.  If you have these  mornings free, we guarantee you a very uplifting experience of service supporting musical enrichment for the children. 

 

Volunteers, please go get your criminal record check done now.

 

How to Pay

You can pay by visa, paypal, e-transfer, drop-off at Summerland United Church or mail in your cheque (payable to Borealis Music) to ArtSpirit Summerland. Remember that your registration is not confirmed until you have paid or made an arrangement with our office. ArtSpirit Address is at the bottom of our Home page.

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Friday - our last day

Performance: We will present a performance of ukulele, singing, art and bollywood dance on Friday at 11:30am-12:30pm. You will be amazed. Please invite friends and family to join us!

 

Potluck Lunch: Following our performance, let’s eat lunch together. Bring a potluck contribution. We’ll put a sign-up sheet up on the wall for you. 

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Drives from & to Penticton (etc)

Let us know if you would like to connect up to share drives from away.

 

Set up, Prep and Needs

Consider joining us at St Stephen’s Anglican on Sunday afternoon, July 6, 1pm onward to set up tables, put up decorations (bring some!) and get the place ready for a slam of music-makers. 

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Know someone who should sign up?

(maybe even someone who has not considered it because they don’t have the cash). Please encourage them to come (and to apply for the bursary if they need it): Register for Summerland Music Camp

 

Who is supporting this event?

ArtSpirit Summerland Studio is the host of this event. Summerland Music Camp is an entirely non-religious event, and is the grateful recipient of sponsorships from both Summerland United Church (and the United Church of Canada Pro-Vision fund) and St Stephen’s Anglican Church. It has also received support from the Mary Stuart van Mater foundation and has benefitted from the Paul Rodgers/Cynthia Kereluk fund. 

 

What are we hoping to accomplish?

We believe that the arts - music, dance, art! - will make us happy for the rest of our lives. It will help our brains grow smarter, our self-confidence taller, our hearts wiser, our social interactions more fluent, our friendships deeper, and our families and community more cohesive. Also it rocks!