ONLY 6 WEEKS TILL CAMP...

At Higher Ground we are getting very excited! There are just six weeks left until our children's holiday camps. There has been great response from campers and we look forward to welcoming back campers who have attended before as well as new campers. We are highly expectant for what we believe is going to be a powerful, changing time and we trust that our campers will grow in many ways. Our desire is that, even more than having a meaningful time at camp, our campers will leave equipped to handle the pressures of being a young person – ready to take a stand against broken value systems, ready to become all that they can be, ready to make a difference in the world around them.

Our first holiday camp is for learners who are blind or visually impaired (3 – 8 July) and the second is for learners who have an intellectual impairment (10 – 14 July). Both are for high school learners and will be held at Camp Jonathan in Eston, KZN.

If you would like to assist in making the camp a reality for a deserving child who cannot afford the fees to attend camp (this is the case with virtually all of those who attend camp) please consider making a donation towards their sponsorship. The fee per child goes directly into the running of the camp (food, accommodation, all activities [including rock climbing and abseiling at Monteseel], supplies, petrol and food and accommodation for our volunteers). Any contribution which you can make would make such a difference. Sponsorship per camper for the first camp is R1600 and for the second camp it is R1500.

If anyone would be interested in sponsoring a whole camp please contact me for further information. We would be so grateful for your support.

If you would like to attend camp as a camper please contact us asap as spaces are filling up quickly.

If you would like to attend camp as a volunteer please also contact us asap.

THANK YOU

A big thank you to all of you who continue to support Higher Ground. We couldn't do it without you! We have been very blessed lately and have seen yet more of Gods great provision.

Special thanks this month to:

Durban Bay Rotary Club – Camper Sponsorship

Cowies Hill Lions Club – Camper Sponsorship

Paul Myers – Paw Paw Foundation/Frontline Underwriting Management

DT Hudson Trust – funding towards the running of a camp

The pupils of The Ridge School, Gauteng

Sport and Recreation KZN – A wonderful supply of camping equipment (sleeping bags, gazebo, camping tables, life jackets, camping lantern)

Rob Fisher

Ray and Carol Oliver

Ted van Heerden

Rob and Julie Filmer of Eco-Access

REMINDER

A reminder of some of our major needs at the moment. If you can help in any way please contact me.

• Funds to run camps (approximately R35 000 per camp)

• Funds to sponsor individual campers (approximately R1500 per camp)

• Funds to employ two full time staff

• Land or existing facilities as a base for Higher Ground to run camps more regularly and effectively

Higher Ground has PBO Status so all donations are tax deductible. We are also looking into obtaining a BEE compliance certificate.

OPPORTUNITY

'Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognise them.' - Ann Landers

'The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.' - Winston Churchill

If you have any queries, or would like a presentation on Higher Ground at your work place/service club/Foundation, please contact me.

With thanks for your time and attention.

Happy Camping!

Emma White