September Campout Weekend Friday,Sept. 13th - Sunday, Sept. 15th, from 5pm (Fri.) - 3pm (Sun.)
The purpose of this event is to create an educational and environmental opportunity for youth to learn about camping and outdoor safety skills including; how to start a fire from scratch, how to access and produce clean drinking water and other intro how-tos are taught/demonstrated. This is also an opportunity to engage with the natural world, as well as, discover a variety of mindfulness practices and life skills for greater wellness and joy with life.
Details: A total of 2 camp days and 2 camp nights are included. Open to youth ages 11-18. We will be camping at Sutton Lake Campground on the Central Oregon Coast just North of Florence.
Healthy meals and snacks throughout the weekend are also included. B2Y will be providing one large 12 person tent for the girls, and one large 12 person tent for the boys. Each tent will have 6 occupants in each. We will also be providing lanterns for each tent. Please feel free to bring your own headlamp, or flashlights, etc.
Fees: The cost of this year’s September weekend camp is $120/per child enrolled. Fees are due at the time of registration confirmation for camp enrollment. However, we don’t wish to make finances a barrier to enrollment. We do offer scholarships for families in need of community support. If you’re greatly interested in your child’s participation with us, but finances are a real barrier to access, please contact usprior to filling out the registration form. *For those who quality, a discount code will be provided for completing your registration form. Our team will be in contact with you to evaluate what we can do to support and confirm enrollment.
What to expect? An overall boost in well-being, new friendships, smiles, laughter, new skills and adventures of all kinds with Mother Nature.
What to bring? An open mind, your curiosity and layered clothing appropriate for that weekend’s scheduled activities and weather conditions. Campers are highly encouraged to bring closed toes shoes and athletic style clothing for comfort and safety.
*A Weekend Prep Checklist and further participation details will be provided closer to the date of the event for all registered youth.
Schedule: Please arrive 15 minutes early for preparation before departure.
DEPARTURE/DROP OFF Fri. September 15th at 5pm: We’ll gather at base camp for a meet & greet, camp introduction and orientation. Then we’re off to Florence to camp, explore, learn and connect for the entire weekend. 🏕️ We’ll be building basic camp skills, introducing mindfulness practices and exploring nearby trails, beaches and ecology. 🌊
