Volume
In this
Issue:
November Celebration: Seventeen
Years Worth Crowe-ing About
2003 Whitaker Excellence in
Teaching Award
Operations:
What is Needed and Why
Volume
In this
Issue:
November Celebration: Seventeen
Years Worth Crowe-ing About
2003 Whitaker Excellence in
Teaching Award
Operations:
What is Needed and Why
In
case you haven’t heard, alot of pretty
enthusiastic Blue Haveners will be descending on
It was 1987 when Vance first stepped up to the CBH plate and Aimee filled it full of mouth-watering vittles. Since then, Blue Haven hasn’t been the same.
Let’s
look at some of the plain facts. In 1987, CBH hosted 870 campers through its
main summer sessions. Under Vance’s leadership that number soared to a
whopping 1200 in just four years, and has remained consistently between 1100
and 1200 since. In fact, nearly half of all campers to ever attend Blue Haven attended during the Crowe years. The same
can be said of all who were ever baptized
at CBH.
Sure, Vance and Aimee would be the first to tell you that the success of Blue Haven is attributable first to God, and then to all of the counselors, teachers, board members, supporters and alumni who have “pitched in” over the years. But no one can argue that, when God needed powerful, faithful tools to work his will at Blue Haven, He reached for Vance and Aimee.
Most of the time and planning for the upcoming celebration have been put in by Philip and Tammy Camp, and if you have yet to make your reservations, you’ll need to contact them quickly. There are a limited number of plates and it’s sure to be a full house. The cost is $50 per plate and all proceeds go to the camp. It promises to be an evening full of wonderful memories presented by loving friends of the Crowes and of the camp, but it won’t be complete without you.
Philip
& Tammy Camp 805 Ave R. Shallowater, TX
79363 philip.camp@lcu.edu
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We gratefully acknowledge contributions to CBH in
memory of the following persons:
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In Memory of... |
Gifts given to Blue
Haven by... |
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Arnold, Leroy |
Blue Haven Family 2003 |
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Austin, Russell |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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Baker, Billy |
M/M John Tolbert |
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Bartee, Vera |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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Bitz, Faye |
Louise Rodgers, M/M Condy Billingsley |
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Bolton, LaVerne |
M/M Frank Mullican, M/M Charles Horton |
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Britnell, Wanda |
Mary Knowles |
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Brown, Hugh Chief |
M/M George Cox |
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Brownlow, Leroy |
M/M Morris Blankenship |
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Bryant, Harry |
Nina Morris, M/M Alvin Law |
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Burton, Nelson |
Coy & Karen Cook |
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Butts,Wade |
M/M Douglas Degge |
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Byers, Clara |
M/M Larry Knowles |
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Cantrell, Jason |
M/M George Bailey |
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Caroll, Laguan |
M/M Dan Burdett |
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Coker, T.J. |
George & Mary Cox |
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Cox, Jay |
M/M Morris Blankenship, M/M
Vance Crowe |
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Davis, Gladys |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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Degge, Lovetta |
M/M Douglas Degge |
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Delaney, Charles |
M/M Charles Pearce |
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Delaney, Jo |
M/M Charles Pearce |
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Dement, Sarah Marie |
M/M Obie
Lee |
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Diamond, Bill |
M/M Frank Mullican, |
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Embry, Johnny |
M/M Terry Hutton |
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Farley, Claude "Pop" |
Mary Farley |
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Flynt, Aleta |
M/M Dan Whitaker, Blue
Haven Family 2003 |
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Gates, Ralph |
M/M Don Connally |
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Gleason, Howard |
M/M John Tolbert |
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Gorman, Bessie Mae |
M/M Bob Reynolds |
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Graves, Hattie |
M/M Ken Jones, M/M George Bailey,
M/M Dickie Reeves, M/M Wayne Greenhaw,
Nina Morris, M/M Alvin Law |
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Green, George |
M/M Jim Williams |
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Hagel, Mary |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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Ham, Don |
M/M Wayne Swart, McAfee
Mortgage, M/M Douglas Degge |
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Hardin, Oscar |
M/M Sonshine
Lowrance |
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Harris, Jack |
M/M Alvin Law |
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Hitch, Marjorie |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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Hollis, Cecil |
George & Mary Cox |
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Huff, |
M/M Douglas Degge |
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Huff, Richard |
M/M Douglas Degge |
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Johnson, MacNell |
Frank & Doris Mullican |
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Johnston, Mansel |
M/M Bob Brooks, M/M Charles
Pearce |
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Jones, Scott |
George & Mary Cox |
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Kerr, Frank |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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Kerr, James |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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King, Alvin |
M/M Bob Reynolds, Coy &
Karen Cook |
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Lang, Betty Jane |
Mary Knowles |
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Lierman, Margie |
M/M John Tolbert |
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Linker, Delmont |
M/M Frank Mullican, |
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The Douglas Degge Family |
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McCourt, Bill |
J.W. Hamby |
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McDonald, Ray |
Nina Morris |
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Mitchell, Irene |
M/M Frank Mullican, |
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Morgan, Jack B. |
M/M Glen Exter |
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Myrick, Nora |
M/M George Cox |
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Piazzes, Lou |
M/M Alvin Law |
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Pierce, Marge |
M/M George Bailey, |
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Ramsey, Mildred |
Blackwater Valley SWCD, Cochran SWCD, Bailey County
FSA/FLP/NRCS, CochranCounty FSA/FLP/NRCS, M/M Heriberto Mendoza, M/M Gary Fields, Herring Nat. Bank of
Vernon, James & Gladys Golden, M/M Judson Byars |
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Robinson, Mike |
M/M Dan Burdett, M/M
Christopher Bridges, M/M Clark Self, M/M Michael Self, M/M Charles Self,
Leslie Self, M/M Gary Porter, Whitman Insurance Agency, M /M Tony Compton, |
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Russell, Faye |
Ms. Melba Dillard |
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Schumpert, Fred |
Louise Rodgers |
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Scott, Ken |
M/M Dan Burdett, M/M
Christopher Bridges |
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Scott, Madge |
Nina Morris |
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Sheerer, Pearl |
M/M Dan Lough |
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Simpson, Mary |
M/M Terry Hutton |
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Smith, Jesse W. Sr. |
M/M George Cox |
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Smith, Lucile |
M/M Douglas Degge |
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Standlee, Bill |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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Talley, Bill |
M/M Tony Compton |
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Tugman, Cooper |
M/M Kerry Wright |
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Ward, |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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Warren, Thelma |
M/M Morris Blankenship, M/M
Vance Crowe |
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Whitford, Imogene |
M/M Tony Compton, Bernice Cutright, Mary Knowles, M/M Frank Mullican,
M/M Bill Hoffman, M/M Douglas Degge, |
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Whittenburg, Thomas |
M/M Brian Free |
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Williams, James D. |
Janet Ahrens, M/M B.J.
Hall, M/M J. Edgar Webb, Leslie &LaDonna Bruce,
Employees Sandia National Laboratories, M/M George
Bailey, Paul & Martha Ebel, Janice
Schuster/Timothy Southern, Chevron Texaco, Jennifer Womack, M/M Gardener
Green, Inmm & John Matter, Pres., M/M John
Miller, M/M Randall Chrisman, Ben, Katie, & Julie, Dr. John C. Matter,
Geraldine Green, M/M Dick Henrick, Evelyn Miskimen,
Myrtle Starrett, Hugh & Marjorie Kirkel, Ronald & Roberta Glasser,
John D. Wheeler, M/M Morris Web, Myrtle Starrett,
Stan & Enid Barnett, M/M Morris Blankenship, Lessie
Lee, Weaver & Tidwell, L.L.P., Lee, Jeanne & Scott Thompson, M/M Dan
Whitaker, M/M Gilbert Holt, M/M Robert Carrothers,
M/M Derek Baker, M/M Charles Pearce, M/M Cecil Williams, M/M Tony Compton,
M/M Douglas Degge, M/M Bob Colson, Kenneth Byres
& Beth Perry, M/M Jack Moss, M/M Vance Crowe, Pauline Varley,
M/M Phillip Camp, Yoko Downey,
Alan & Marcy Dale, Stephen & Leslie Anyanonu,
Dan & Lynn Chrisman, Kim & Shannon Merewether, Mildred Hooker, M/M Dickie Reeves, M/M Scott Wrigley, M/M Michael McCoy, M/M
Kerry Wright, M/M Brian White,
M/M Wayne Rackley, M/M John T. Hall,
Management & Staff of Sandia's International
Security Center U.S. Department of Energy Office of International Material
Protection & Cooperation, M/M R.D. Brannan, M/M James W. Tape, Charlotte
Moen, M/M Paul L. Miskimen |
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Williamson, Lou |
Virginia Stepp |
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Wood, Joe |
M/M Bob Sumrow |
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Yvonne, Oliver |
M/M Frank Mullican |
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In honor of... |
Gifts given to Blue
Haven by... |
|
Brown, Katheryn |
Mary Cox |
|
Crowe, Vance & Aimee |
M/M Tony Compton, M/M Obie Lee, M/M Harold Russwurm,
Pearl Marshall |
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McCormick, Roland & Martha |
Pearl |
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Miller, John |
Mark, Jan, Jace, Lane & Katie Miller |
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Moss, Jack and Ricki |
M/M Tony Compton, M/M Tim Colglazier |
Operations: What is Needed and Why
Thanks to many of you, the camp looks better than ever
before. Our facilities have undergone a massive and overdue rejuvenation during
the past few years. New roofs keep the rain off the heads of teachers and
campers, new electric, water and septic systems keep us all safe and comfy, new
expansions to our Challenge Course provide greater learning and recreation
experiences for everyone involved. In short, if you haven’t seen all
these renovations, you must find time to head up to camp. She’s in great
shape!
There
is, however, a less tangible side of camp—less tangible that is, unless
you happen to notice first-hand that it’s slipping.
“Operations” covers everything from light bills to food to staff
salaries to garbage collection to gasoline in the camp pickup. No, the quality
that Blue Haven has always provided isn’t slipping, it’s going
nowhere but up. But “UP” takes funding.
It’s
no secret that the Blue Haven board has always had as its primary goal to
provide the best experience for campers,
physically, mentally, socially and spiritually, for the lowest possible price.
That’s what Blue Haven is about—making the Christian camping
experience available to EVERYONE, regardless of their financial status. In
truth however, the recent focus on necessary repairs and expansions has,
perhaps, made all of us a little less aware of what it takes to actually keep
it all running. We have found ourselves with a minor shortfall of operational funds. As stewards of the
wonderful gifts we’ve received over the past few years, gifts earmarked
for buildings, grounds or endowment, we cannot simply borrow from funds provided in good faith for other purposes. No, we
must pursue gifts intended for operational costs.
The
next few months are the “dry” months for CBH—no camp tuitions
are coming in, and yet we still have the costs of maintaining, preparing and
promoting for next summer. Won’t you consider a gift of a different kind
to Blue Haven? A gift specified for “operations” may not result in
a new roof, a new building or anything that you can touch with your hands, but
when you provide the funds needed to keep things running, you’ll be
reaching beyond our facilities to touch the hearts of the campers who will
leave camp next summer, changed.
Send
your gift marked “Operations Fund” to:
