Tuesday, October 2, 2007

The Basics

YMCA Camp Pendalouan

“I’m Third.”

It is said that as one travels through life, one should strive to put God First, Others Second, and Self Third.

The YMCA has four core values we focus on in all programs and actions:

Honesty - Being true blue; to yourself and others.
Responsibility - To the green earth and taking charge of one’s space.
Respect - Following the Golden Rule and aiding in the care of other’s space.
Caring - Following one’s heart and being kind to all one encounters.

Goals and Objectives of YMCA Camp Pendalouan

1. Each camper should have the opportunity to develop self-confidence and appreciation of her/his own worth as an individual.

2. Each camper should have an opportunity to develop a faith for daily living based upon Christian principles so that the camper may achieve her/his highest potential.

3. Each camper should have the opportunity to grow as a responsible member of her/his family and citizen of her/his community.

4. Each camper should have the opportunity to appreciate that health of mind and body is a sacred gift and that physical and mental well being are conditions to be achieved and maintained.

5. Each camper should have the opportunity to recognize the worth of all persons and work for interracial and group understanding.

6. Each camper should have the opportunity to develop a sense of world-mindedness and work for worldwide understanding.

7. Each camper should have the opportunity to develop her/his capacities for leadership and use them responsibly in her/his own groups and in community life.

8. Each camper should have the opportunity to develop an interest in, knowledge of, and a respect for the natural world and its ecology, and work for its conservation.