Board of Directors From the 2010 Delegates

Board of Directors

From the 2010 Delegates Convention l l l n n n n n Christ Centered Experienced Staff Loyalty of those served Understaffed Adult Participants Branded as Youth Camp Day Camp Young Adult Ministry Family Ministry Busy Youth Been There Done That. . Decline in Member Congregations Christ Centered!! Experienced Staff Loyalty of those served n n n New Program Director & Parttime Office Director & Development Director n Day Camp Leaders In Training Expanded Outreach n n Economy & Gas Prices n Week-long family camp decreasing

Board of Directors Activities Connecting • Donor / Delegates • Board Diversity Planning • Short Term Maintenance • Long Range Planning Policies • Document Retention Policy • Investment Policy

Vision & Mission for CPLOM Day Camp Community Outreach On-Site Family Ministry All activities support Member Congregations Leadership Utah Treasure Valley LIT Equipping Parents Church Retreats Missions Staff Member Congregations Yellowstone Magic Valley Single Parent Camp Parent / Child Camp Father / Son Weekend Couples Retreat Family Camp Youth Camps Year round Youth / Family • CPLOM supports & equips • Partnerships within Member Congregations

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Guests Served

Summer Camp May 31, 2011 Down 18% from 2009 Down 40% from 2004

Summer Camp Average of 40 -45% return campers 2010 – 61% returning campers…but fewer overall means fewer new campers

Summer Congregational Participation Total Summer Campers from Member Congregations **as indicated by the camper, not the congregation • 2004 – 416 (51%) • 2007 – 360 (45%) • 2008 – 339 (43%) • 2009 – 277 (40%) 2010 – 321 (45%)

Retreats Total Retreat Participants 2008 – 498 2005 - 444 2009 – 501 2006 - 437 2010 – 462 2007 – 524 2011 – 458 to date thru summer

Brutal Fact #1 Only 7% of our confirmands are still in the Lutheran Church at age 25 and 60% of our high school kids have left the Lutheran Church by the time they graduate from high school. If we are in decline & struggling, what should we do to grow? l We can do camp as we always have, or we can have more campers. But we may not be able to have both. l l Remember the Oldsmobile? Myth of the “Best-kept Secret”

Things to think about… l l LP Cassette CD i. POD

Brutal Fact #2 A “homespun” camp & inward-looking subculture are turn-offs to outsiders. l l l What is our subculture? Is it inviting to “outsiders”? Ask the question… “Would [Four Star Resort] do this? ”

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Brutal Fact #2 l Gospel is: Relevant l Attractive l Timeless l Is Camp relevant to the new demographic that’s rising?

Preserve the Core, Stimulate Progress. Our CORE is the GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST! This is the music – the truth – that people want and need, and it still “sells” – Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop – come thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown. Mark 4: 20

Keys in Assessing Appeal & Potential for Growth: 1. 2. 3. If it’s not working now, it won’t work in the future. Determine what is core. All else is on the table. When the Inner Circle, member churches, are on board, we’re ready for Outer Circle constituencies (Glass is half -full – we have a great head start!)

Things to discuss… l l l Caryn Elliott Mike Suelzle Jerry Werner

Reflection & Discussion 1. 2. 3. 4. If we are struggling and in decline, what can we do to grow? In ten years, if you were in a hot air balloon over Camp Perkins, what do you see? Identify 2 -3 barriers in your church that inhibit your doing your very best job as a delegate. What one thing will you do next week to promote camp? (small or large)

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Committee Reports Program Finance Property Executive Director Report Nominations

Program Committee

Program Director Tracy Prescher Program Committee Steve Barckholtz, Chairperson Zach “Slice” Allen Jennifer “Downey” Webster Jerry Randolph Leah Steinbronn, DCE Theresa Von Busch Amy Hubach, DCE Caryn Elliott Mike Suelzle

Summer Camp 2011 Summer Staff Camp Assistants – 3 Kitchen, 2 housekeeping, 1 maintenance, 1 photo l Counselors – 8 Female, 8 male l Ridges Counselors – 1 male, 1 female l Summer Program Facilitators – 3 On-Site, 3 Day Camp Coordinators l Foodservice Director (Roxi Mumm) & Head Cook (Sarah Schulze) l Maintenance Director – Aidan O’Donnell (Full-time, year-round) l Office Director – Valerie Woo (Part-time, year-round) l Program Director – Tracy Prescher l Executive Director – Signe White l 37 total staff serving this summer! l

Summer Camp Exciting in 2011 • Week-long Family Camp – only 1 family as of now • 2 Family Weekends • Ridges Intro Trip—NEW!! – 6 participants now • Guitar Camp—NEW!! • Art Camp – 20 participants now • Servant Events • Colorado, Wisconsin, Illinois, & Utah • 66 participants now • Leaders In Training Camp (LIT) • 20 participants now • Day Camp • 18 Total Sites

Day Camp 2010 Valley of Peace, Hailey Redeemer, SLC, UT Zion, Burley Beautiful Savior, Boise Zion, Nampa St. Mark, Elko, NV St. John, Buhl Immanuel, Twin Falls Hope, Jackpot, NV Peace, Filer Shepherd of the Valley, Salmon Trinity, St. Anthony—Family Day Trinity, Eden St. John & Hope, Idaho Falls Faith, Pocatello Trinity, Rupert First, Tooele, UT Redeemer, Kimberly June 19 June 26 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 16 July 17 July 24 July 31 August 7

Winter Retreats l l l Staff Reunion Jr. High Retreat Sr. High Retreat Crafting Retreats Idaho Falls Youth Retreat

Spring / Summer Retreats Work Weekend: May 27 -30 l Over 120 volunteers, children and staff l Parent / Child Retreat: June 19 -21, 22 -24, 24 -26 l Single Parent / Child Retreat: July 15 -17 l Father & Son: July 21 -24—NEW!!! l Summer Family & Friends Camps l July 3 -8 Week-long l July 29 -31 Weekend l August 12 -14 Weekend l

Fall Retreats l Couples Retreat l l Fall Work Weekend l l October 14 -16 Men’s Retreat l l September 30 -October 2 Women’s Retreat l l September 30 -October 2 TBA Sr. High Leaders Retreat l TBA

Finance Committee

2010 Finance Summary

2011 Budget

Expenses Covered by Donation vs. Fees

Future & Emergency Funds

Development Report

Estate Planning Workshops • Estate-Planning Workshops • Twin Falls/Filer: 20 • Pocatello: 8 • Idaho Falls: 15 • Boise: 14 • Donor/Volunteer Appreciation Dinners • Twin Falls: 20 guests, 4 volunteers • Pocatello: 15 guests, 7 volunteers • Boise: 48 guests, 18 volunteers • Total Visits Requested with Lloyd Probasco: 21 • Total Visits/Calls Made to Date: 13 • Families indicating they will leave estate gift to: • Camp Perkins: 6 • Church: 8 • Potential gifts to church and Camp: 3

Property Committee

Property Committee • Important dates: • May 15 th, Pre-Work weekend to establish work list for work weekend • Memorial Weekend - Work weekend getting camp ready for the Summer and coordinating all work efforts • October - Fall work weekend getting camp ready for the Winter • 2010/11 Completed Projects: • RC Beautification – carpet, tile, cushions, painting, etc. • Lodge Insulation and roof • Heat Booster in Lodge Dishwasher • Replaced compressor in RC heat system • On-going • Maintenance Manual and record keeping – Aidan doing a great job updating and keeping records • Reforestation – replacing dying Lodge Pole with diversified species native to area – Jerry Werner

Property Committee • 2011 Immediate Needs: • Repair donated 5 th Wheel (staff housing) • Repair docks in swim area • Repair/replace boat docks (evaluate need – Program Committee) • Replace fuel efficient vehicle for church visits • Campfire pit benches and electrical/lights • Padded chairs for RC? • Additional Tasks: • Evaluate Shop needs…tools, etc. • Create facilities needs and activities plan to submit to USFS

Property Committee Future Projects: • Long Range Plans • Upper shower house sprucing up or remodel – depending on roof repair costs • Remodel lodge (winter usage) and add new deck/patio • Consider family/community friendly cabin remodel • RC basement storage extension • RC roof solution • RC landscaping / erosion / basement flooding • Cabin Roofs • Jacob’s Ladder and other elements for Challenge Course • Vehicle evaluation • Replace bus? • Establish replacement plan as vehicles age (ie – budget, needs)

New Member Congregation Mt. Calvary Lutheran, Homedale, ID

Nominations Committee

By-Laws

By-Law Proposals Article V. Board of Directors Section 6. The Directors shall be elected to serve for three years or until their successors are elected. Their term of office shall begin at the close of the delegate convention at which they were elected. Members at large may not serve more than two consecutive terms, after which they are not eligible to serve for a full term. Section 7. Any Board member who is unable to fulfill his duties may be requested to resign. By a three-fourths vote of the quorum, the Board may declare the position of a Board member who has been absent from two or more consecutive meetings vacant. A board member may submit a letter of resignation to the Board Chairman. Section 8. The Board of Directors may fill vacancies on the Board that occur between delegate conventions. The assigned replacement shall complete the remaining term of the vacant position. They will be eligible to run for that position at the conclusion of the term and the time served will not be counted towards term limits.

Executive Director’s Report

Church Visits Goal 10 -15/year School Visits Jan – April § § § § 2010 (10 total Sunday visits) 2011 (6 so far) Goal slowed by absence of Program Director and search • January • St. John’s, ID Falls • Grace, Pocatello • February • Grace, Caldwell • March • Valley of Peace, Hailey • St. Paul, Jerome Grace, Pocatello Hope, ID Falls Immanuel, Twin Falls Christ, Murray, UT Grace, Sandy, UT Redeemer, SLC, UT Nampa Christian Schools Other Visits § § Oct. & May – Southern Idaho Pastors Conf. Women’s Retreat – St. Paul, Ogden King’s Kids – Trinity, Eden Lock-in –Immanuel, Twin Falls

Summer Camperships $22, 000 awarded in 2009 $15, 000 awarded in 2010 $3000 so far for 2011 Spread the word!