The Tradition of Values

WE BELIEVE
We, the directors, believe that a successful camp experience with today’s youth can positively affect their future leadership in our global community. We believe that when our campers return to their families and communities they will be more self-confident, will walk with stronger sense of integrity, and will be better prepared to make responsible choices in their daily lives. Our hope is for our campers to leave Alford Lake with a greater understanding of what it is to be a responsible citizen, with more ability and desire to reach out to others to – make a difference: and with the enthusiasm to want to help create a happier and healthier world!”

So, has the camp experienced at ALC, while giving campers fun and adventure in a healthy and safe environment, been truly effective and viable as an educational tool? We feel overwhelmingly, that the answer is YES!

SOCIAL MEDIA STATEMENT
While formalizing our contact with Alford Lakers through ‘social media’, we realize that with this, there comes a responsibility.  We are excited to use technology as another form of connection and re-connection AND we feel strongly, that through these forms of contact, we all commit to the same values which we encourage in camp – kindness, sensitivity to one another and appropriate interaction with all ages.   So as we proceed to use different forms of technology, we appreciate your strong stand in how you treat others and what you say and do while representing yourselves and Alford Lake Camp on line.










 During Sunday-In-The-Pines this past summer, a first year camper spoke on the topic, “Oh the Possibilities” and we are so very pleased to share it with you!  A wonderful camper sharing her impressions of Alford Lake Camp!

“Oh the Possibilities”
 
Hi, I’m Mimi.  I’m new at ALC this year.  This is my fourth sleep away camp in four years.  But there’s a reason for that.  In the three other camps that I’ve been to, I never felt that they accepted me for who I am and I never thought there were other places to call “Home”.  Then, about a week ago, I took my first steps in Alford Lake Camp, and after that, no one could convince me otherwise.  ALC was that second place – that other home.  My theory is that you need love and support to get you through the next stage of your life, and this camp is oozing with love and the friends that you make here give you plenty of support.  So I guess what I’m trying to say is, like my Dad always says “it is a good character building experience.”  This camp is good at building character because it shows you which things you should strive for, it makes you hungry for knowledge, and garlic bread!  And it opens it’s hands for you to choose the possibilities that it has to offer.  So when I grow old, I hope to tell my grandchildren that “Oh, I’m still here with a smile on my face, and a spring in my step.”  And I have a good feeling that the possibilities of this summer will help make that happen.