This fall Rainbow Trail is beginning an exciting new partnership with Wartburg Theological Seminary and the Rocky Mountain Synod (RMS) to offer seminary level continuing education right here in Colorado.

As partners in ministry with RMS congegrations, we’ve heard a need for theological education for professional ministers, lay and

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Lutheran Outdoor Ministries of the Rockies

Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp107 South Ninth Street, Suite BCanon City, Colorado 81212

Volume 23, Number 1 Winter 2011

Rainbow Trail Mission Statement

Through the ministries of Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp, God claims us, Christ transforms us, and the Holy Spirit sends us for faithful service.

Address Service Requested

The decks and porches at Rainbow Trail are popular and well used spaces. They serve camp well as places to gather, play, watch the sunrise, worship, or just enjoy some quiet time. Even with regular maintenance and hundreds of gallons of wood sealer, the harsh mountain weather takes its toll. Over the past four years, volunteers and staff have worked to replace decks on all the major buildings at camp. We’re excited that we will be

able to fi nish the last major project, Bristlecone Lodge, completing this long range plan. At Memorial Day Work Weekend this year, volunteers will tackle the huge project of completely rebuilding Bristlecone’s main deck. To make the space more inviting for individuals and small groups to come out and enjoy the beauty of the mountains, the new deck will feature lowered side porches with seating and a fi re pit. Using the existing footprint, the new

All Decked OutBuy-A-Board And Build The Bristlecone Lodge Deck

Inside This Issue...Trail Boss............................p.2Men’s Adventure Retreat..........p. 2Fresh Ehr.................................p.3Summer Camp Schedule..........p.3Why I Give...............................p.3 Ben There, Done That...............p.4A Precamp Scavenger Hunt......p. 4Thank You Volunteers..............p.5Thank You’s ......................pp.6-8 Wish/Needs List......................p.8

PEAK:Children, Family, & Faith A New Partnership Announced

Rainbow Trail is operated and maintained under authorty of a USDA Forest Service Special Use Permit. Rainbow Trail is located in the San Isabel National Forest, USDA.

RAINBOW REFLECTIONS

RendezvousRainbow Trail

oct 7-9, 2011Denver, Co

Help Celebrate The Ministry!

Rainbow Trail is on the cusp of one of the most exciting times since Pastor Don Simonton tossed that fi rst horseshoe over 50 years ago and stepped

out in faith to begin this place. Now this generation has the awesome opportunity to seal the deal.

Mark your calendars for the weekend of October

7-9, 2011. Run the 5th Annual Grace Race for ELCA World Hunger, celebrate with Trailblazers and Pathfi nders, reunite with good friends, and continue into the evening with a Rainbow Trail

style fundraising event that you won’t want to miss!

Save the Date and Get Excited for Rainbow Trail’s Rendezvous Weekend!

deck will provide great, comfortable, spaces for three separate groups, yet be connected enough to be a space where large groups can also gather. The drawing to the right gives a feel of how this will fl ow together. Even if you won’t be able to join volunteers on Memorial Day, we hope that you will still be part of this project by participating in the “Buy a Board” campaign. Thanks to volunteer labor and leadership, we will be able to build this beautiful new deck for the cost of materials alone, $10,000. To help

fund this project, 400 deck boards are available for purchase at $25 each. Or better yet, you can donate fi ve boards for $100. Help us nail down the new deck, donate online at www.rainbowtrail.org/donate. Help us fi ll in the planks and build this great new deck! Planks a lot!!

clergy, in our congregations. This fall, October 16-26, the focus will be on Children, Family, and Faith. The course is designed for Christian Educators, Pastors, and Youth Directors, or for life long learning.

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RTLC is Bridging Borders

The world may be getting smaller, but RTLC’s Bridging Borders program continues to grow. There are now three amazing

ways that groups can come together to serve God’s people in the US and around the world. Each trip offers unique

experiences that challenge you to look at the world in new ways and grow in your servant life!

Gulf Coast -- Puerto Rico -- Equador

For more information or to reserve a spot, contact Laura laura@rainbowtrail.org 719-942-4220

or visit www.rainbowtrail.org/bridging-borders

2011 TripsStill Available

Join the guys for an action packed weekend of rock climbing, hiking, fi shing, mountain biking, high ropes, and archery, along with inspiring worship and study led by Pastor Joel Martyn. He is an avid fl y fi sherman, hunter, hiker and mountain biker. With activities for all skill levels led

by experienced guides this is the perfect time to hone your skills or try something completely new. Great food, rugged mountain scenery, and time with friends make this a weekend you won’t want to miss! So gather a group of the guys from your congregation, or invite some from work and come out to this amazing weekend of adventure and discovery!

Join us for the

Men’s Adventure Weekend

September 15-18, 2011

Get More Information and Register Online

www.rainbowtrail.org/retreats/mens-retreats

I’m writing to you from the backseat of my jeep as we roll across the plains of Nebraska. We are already on our Midwest recruiting trip. I’m still trying to fi gure out where the month of January went! Our summer staff is our main focus right now. Ben Larson has joined me for the whole trip this year. I ask for your prayers as we travel. I also ask for your prayers for the whole selection process. We are anticipating a strong group of returning staff from last summer that will make a great foundation for this summer. This will be a great ministry team. And summer is just around the corner! As we started this year, we said good-bye to one of our assistant directors, Katy Stypula. Katy got married in January and moved to Kansas City to be with her husband who is in Physical Therapy School there. Katy brought a great passion for this ministry and a true love of our Bridging Borders program. Katy, thanks for all the additions you brought to our ministry in a very short time. Know we will miss you! Don’t be strangers!. The land exchange is going to become front and center for all of us this coming year. This past year, we were almost part of a land exchange during the spring where we would have had to provide almost $150,000 in 2010 and another $485,000 during 2011. We realized that this would be a large amount to raise in a very short time. Our Board also realized that it is now critical that we raise the money ahead of time and bank it so we are prepared when the next potential land exchange opportunity comes along. We will need gifts of every size to make this happen. If you would like to make a major gift to this dream, I’d love to have that conversation! Aside from the dream of owning our own land, we continue to need your ongoing support for this ministry through prayer, through your sweat, and through your fi nancial gifts. As we plan for 2011, Synod has had to reduce their support to us by $16,000 from what we received last year. We need to fi nd this support from other places. I hope that you will be able to help us. In tough economic times, it is sometimes easier to not respond out of fear rather than respond out of faith. We have all been richly blessed beyond measure. Know how much your gifts are appreciated and how important they are in allowing us to do our ministry. I know that we are all still experiencing this tough economy. But we are here to help. If fi nd yourself in a position where fi nances will prevent you from sending your child to camp, please contact me—we’ll fi nd a way to get your child to camp! Our campership needs will again be great this year. We are anticipating giving out over $10,000 for camperships this year. We have an exciting year planned for you. We have more Rainbow Trail hosted retreats than we’ve ever had. We are implementing several new trainings next fall that will enhance the ministries of your congregation. Our summer “week-by-week” camper counts are right on track with last year. Weeks are closing quickly. As we move forward in 2011, I hope that you take the chance to experience Rainbow Trail again this year. Look at all the opportunities that are offered to help you and your family grow in your faith ALL YEAR LONG!

RAINBOW TRAIL LUTHERAN CAMPPAGE 2 WINTER 2011

Trail Boss By Dave Jarvis - Executive Director

I hope we will see you this spring and again this summer. Come be a part of this place! We all love having the opportunity to serve you! By the time you read this, our daughter Leah will have left for Brisbane, Australia for her spring semester abroad. We are so excited for the possibilities that this adventure will hold for her. She is staying with a woman from the Lutheran church in Southport so she will get to experience some of the day-to-day life of being in Australia. Being the good parents that we are, Nell and I are going to spend two weeks with her down under making sure she is safe and doing ok. As I watch our kids become grown adults, I am so grateful for the infl uence of the summer staff that have helped shape our kids. I love the faith conversations I get to have with both of our children. That has been one of the greatest fringe benefi ts of serving in this place. May Rainbow Trail continue to be a place that helps shape the faith lives of youth and their families. Let’s talk about owning this site when you come to camp this summer! Until next time…

Want To Make A Difference?Give a gift to Rainbow Trail and invest in the faith lives of

thousands of kids. In today’s economy there is no better return!

www.rainbowtrail.org/donateOnline Anytime

Fresh Ehr By Nick Ehrhardt - Site Manager

Don’t Miss The

Men’s Fly Fishing RetreatApril 7-10, 2011

Take some time to step out of the stresses of ordinary life and into the refreshing waters of the Arkansas River. This weekend of fly fishing, hanging out with the guys, and amazing worship and conversation is led by Pastor Dave Risendal. His deep love of fl y fi shing and the gospel will help you re-center and deepen your faith. Expand your fly fishing skills with instruction from Greg Felt, owner of Ark Anglers Fly Shop. Learn fl y tying and gain vlueable tips from other seasoned fi shermen. Whether you are an experienced angler or just want try fl y fi shing, this is a weekend you won’t want to miss! The $195 program fee includes meals and lodging. Don’t have gear? No problem, we can connect you with rental equipment at a great price. To get more information, contact Ben, 719-431-0050 or ben@rainbowtrail.org.

Greetings from Hillside! It’s mid January and I’m writing this edition of Fresh Ehr on my laptop while getting a tan on the Columbine deck. While I’ve heard others around the state either complaining about too much shoveling or raving about great ski conditions, we’re sitting here mostly bone dry. I’ve had to use the snowplow only twice so far, and both times were mostly just for fun because the sixty degree temps would have taken care of the job just fi ne. If at any point this winter, any of you (in Colorado or otherwise) get tired of the snow, we’ll gladly accept it here by the truckload. Load it up and bring it on down! On the plus side, the mountain biking has been great all winter…and I ran up to Balman Reservoir in tennis shoes last week! Keep deep spring snow in your prayers for us. Lots of snow means a safe wildfi re-free summer full of great ministry! While I haven’t been as busy shoveling and plowing this winter as I would have expected, I’ve certainly been keeping busy otherwise. For those of you who have been able to visit camp this winter, you might have met the two new Camp puppies! They do a great job of keeping me occupied. Jangles, our six-month-old chocolate lab has been picking up fetch like a champ from Roxie. And Berkeley, our nine-week-old Bernese mountain dog is still tiny enough to make the little snow we have look deep. She won’t be tiny for too long. They are both very excited to play with you this summer! The pace of our retreat season has been a treat. The slow weekdays have given me a chance to chip away at my mile-long to-do lists while the retreat weekends come with conversation, laughter, some familiar faces, and lots of fun new ones. Living here year around, it can be easy to forget how special of a place we have here. The groups that come up make that fact hard to forget! One of my big tasks this winter has been to start getting a handle on the squeaks and leaks of a more than half-century-old site. With some re-plumbing in Holling Lodge and a small rework of the furnace, we’ve managed to cut our January heating bill for the building by 85% compared to last year. It has been kind of fun as well to run some calculations regarding all of the compact fl uorescent light bulb donations that you guys helped us out with this past summer . As standard bulbs have burnt out, we’ve slowly started to switch out to CFLs. With some crude math and a basic online calculator, I’m putting our annual electricity bill savings due to bulbs replaced so far at almost $1200 per year. That correlates to over 6 tons of reduced carbon emissions. Keep the bulbs coming and soon we can double or triple those numbers! There are a lot of light bulbs on site! With our Christian calling to be better stewards of our precious planet, it has been powerful for me to see that with even a few small steps, we can bring this place more in line with that important goal. Thanks for your help! Remarkably, summer is starting its steady roll around again. Days are lengthening and summer-prep to-do lists are getting longer. I’m busy thinking towards the Memorial Day work weekend, scheming up lots of great projects. We have a couple of groups coming up this spring for work retreats which will give us a great head start on getting this place ready for one more summer. It is always exciting around here and with almost an entire year under my belt in this role, I’m getting anxious to see what unfolds in the coming amazing months. Whether for the great retreats coming this spring or into this summer, I’m excited to see you all soon!

Get More Information and Register Online

www.rainbowtrail.org/retreats/mens-retreats

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Are You Registered For Camp

This Summer?

Spring

Women’s RetreatMarch 24-27, 2011

Women, this is a weekend just for you! A wonderful time of relaxation, inspiration, challenge, and retreat. Michelle Okes, mother of three and longtime friend of Rainbow Trail will bring a unique and inspirng perspective on life, family and faith. She will lead scripture-based study to help us build

more intimacy with God and teach us ways we can share our faith with the people around us at home.

The weekend is fi lled with great worship, Bible study, food, social time in the evenings, and a mix of activities during the afternoon. Choose to participate in what you want or spend time on your own taking a nap, reading a book, or exploring God’s creation. Whatever you need, we will do our best to help you fi nd it here at Rainbow Trail!

Get More Information and Register Online

www.rainbowtrail.org/retreats/womens-retreats

Simply put, few things matter more! Rainbow Trail is the place where my adult faith was seeded and nurtured. It is the “rubber hitting the road” for many people’s faith. The neat and orderly Jesus of Sunday School stories becomes a partner in real life adventure; mountains are climbed, fears are conquered, the call to discipleship is lived. In my times at camp, I have shared conversation and tears with friends about God’s work in our lives. I spent other times dancing in the rain, praying at sunrise, wearing goofy costumes, learning not to take

myself so seriously, making life long friends and drinking coffee from a red mug while marveling at the beauty of God’s creation. At camp, Christ is obvious and present in daily activities. It becomes clear that God’s grace invades our lives more than we know. As a result of these experiences, my faith has matured from a simple set of beliefs to the roots upon which the rest of life is built. When I give a gift to Rainbow Trail my hope is that the ministry continues, that seeds are planted and roots are nurtured for others.

Jon Palmquist - Staff Alumni

Why I Give?

Weeks are fi lling up but spots are still open in the following sessions. Junior High #1 June 12-18

Junior Camp #1 June 19-25

Intro to Camp #2 June 22-25

Senior High #1 July 10-16

Senior High #2 July 24-30 SH Compass Points July 24-30

Junior/Jr High #2 July 31-Aug 6

Intro to Camp #3 July 31-Aug 3 JH Compass Points July 31-Aug 6

Family Camp #2 August 7-13 Junior/Jr High #3 August 14-20

Check www.rainbowtrail.org for up-to-date status of each week and register today!

Having grown up in the midwest I know that February isn’t exactly the best time to plan a visit, especially if it’s part of a long road trip. Today I’m riding across the frozen fl atlands of Nebraska as I’m writing. The thermometer in the car is up to two degrees and I’m missing summer sunshine on the mountain tops a lot! But it’s worth it, Dave and I are on the annual staff recruiting tour. This year we’ve packed ten days at eight schools into this two week adventure. It’s both exhausting and very exciting to begin shaping the staff of another summer. The summer staffi ng process is one of the really fun things I get to do in this job. We meet some incredible people and have lots of wonderful conversation, about how camp (Rainbow Trail and lots of others) has shaped them, and about how they feel called to help shape the campers and staff that will be part of their lives this summer. Reading applications and references late into the night can be tiring but I know that time and energy poured into the process now will be more than worth it when the staff arrive at camp in May. I’m looking at the process with new eyes, literally (well almost), this year. I had lasik surgery last month. It’s really quite amazing what a few seconds of concentrated light can do. Sitting up after they moved the laser away I could see the clock on the other side of the room, I can’t remember the last time I could do that. Comparing it to stories of the blind being given sight might be exaggerating a little, but even after a couple of weeks I still get excited when I reach to take off the glasses I’ve worn since second grade and realize that they aren’t there anymore. I can’t wait until the fi rst time I get to wake up in the middle of the night and fi nd the stars shining brightly in my face! This year has started off quickly and is looking like it will be fi lled with lots of wonderful things. Beth and I are looking forward to the baptism of my newest nephew Logan, and a trip back to Chicago to be part of that. Beth is excited about a role she has in our local community theatre. There are several new and exciting programs happening at camp, and the summer Compass Points schedule is almost completely full. Hopefully you’ll get to be part of the great things happening at Rainbow Trail this year and will join us at camp soon.

God’s Peace,

Ben There...By Ben Larson - Assistant Director

Take your group (youth or adult) on an unforgettable journey this summer! Compass Points offers guided backpacking treks into the Colorado Rockies that are customized with rock climbing, whitewater rafting, service projects, or high and low ropes to make it the experience that fi ts your needs. Daily worship and Bible study in the midst of such a spectacular setting teaches you ways you can take what you learned on the mountain top back down the mountain.

Only 5 Trips Still Available!

Contact Ben at 719-431-0050 or ben@rainbowtrail.org for more information.

Compass PointsWilderness Faith Adventures

Join us for a week of incredible experiences and amazing ministry!

...Done That

RAINBOW TRAIL LUTHERAN CAMPPAGE 4 WINTER 2011

Go GreenRainbow Refl ections is available in a paperless version! By opting to recieve it in an electronic form you will help us save printing and postage costs, save paper, and reduce waste. You will also get Rainbow Refl ections with color photos and live links to information about RTLC programs and events. If you want to recieve the newsletter via e-mail contact Sara at info@rainbowtrail.org and let us know that you would like to “Go Green.” Don’t want to give up the paper but like the idea of color pictures and a copy of the newsletter letter delivered to your inbox? E-mail “Get Both” to info@rainbowtrail.org Be sure to include

your full name and the e-mail address(es) that you would like to recieve it at.

Get Color

A Pre-Camp Scavenger HuntThe Fun Way Our Kids Gave Back

By Scott Skrine - Board Member

This past summer, 2010, my wife and I had three kids enrolled at Rainbow Trail. Prior to driving to camp and dropping them off, we talked about giving something to Rainbow Trail on their behalf. When we viewed the camp’s Needs & Wish Lists, (see page 8) the boys who were 11, 8, and 8 decided they wanted to give RTLC a “gift box” of stuff from the list. So we packed up the troops and headed to a local offi ce supply store. We started with one of the Rubbermaid containers from the list as our box and gave each boy an amount he could purchase to “fi ll” the box. As the boys traveled around the store, they would look at what the others had selected and maybe return something to get another. At times, they returned to the box and saw how big their item was (how much room they took up in the box), they would look at the list, grab the last item and race off again. This turned out to be a fun outing and a great way to provide some needs and wants for Rainbow Trail. Upon our arrival at camp, we had the boys present the gift box to Nellie at the check in table. We

saw Dave on our return to collect the boys, he stated that the items just kept coming out of that box once they got to it. Our kids were very pleased with their selections and the good it would bring to Rainbow Trail. It’s just a small example of how the kids can give back to a place that is so special to them. An offi ce supply store scavenger hunt may not work for your family,

but I’m sure you can fi nd other creative ways that your family can give back to the amazing ministry that happens at Rainbow Trail. These kinds of gifts really help stretch the dollars the camp has to provide this ministry. And, your gifts will impact EVERY camper that comes to this place. All gifts are really appreciated and yours will be too!

Keep Running To Support Great CausesStart getting in shape for next fall’s Grace Race with a 5k Fun Run and Walk to support Selian Lutheran Hospital and Aursha Lutheran Medical Center in Tanzania. Hosted by Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Greenwood Village, this family fun morning will include music, food, bouncy castle, mini-massages, door prizes and more.

Selian Lutheran Hospital 5K Run/WalkSaturday, June 4, 2011 9:00 - Noon

Registration Fee: $20, includes T-shirt

Registration and Donation Information at www.stplc.org or call 303-770-9300

PEAK: Children, Family, and Faith (continued from p.1)Led by Dr Nate Frambach and Dr Kristine Stache, Professors from Wartburg Seminary, the course will take an indepth look at how the church views faith and faith development in children and how we can take on a more holistic view of passing on the faith to future generations. Children, Family, and Faith is one of several events hosted by Rainbow Trail that offers professional and volunteers in our churches the opporuntiy to grow in there own

faith, knowledge, and skill for working with the people in their congregations. A day long look into the Bible, led by Jeremy Myers, Professor at Augsburg College and a Youth Directors Retreat in March and a Volunteer Youth Leader Training in October are also scheduled for the coming year. Please share these opportunities with leaders in your congregation. Information and online registration available at www.rainbowtrail.org/special-events.

Congratulations and FarewellOn January 8th, 2011 we were honored to help Katy Stypula and Ron Harder celebrate their wedding. We are also saddened, as Katy leaves her position as Assistant Director to move to Kansas with Ron. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to Rainbow Trail. We’ll miss you.

Godspeed,

The Rainbow Trail Staff

Thank You For Being Part Of The Ministry of Rainbow Trail!

Rainbow Trail is blessed to have a great cloud of witnesses that give their time and talent to the ministries that happen. The staff at Rainbow Trail work very hard to offer quality programs, food, and facilities, but it would never happen without the amazing support and dedication of all these volunteers. We’ve made every effort to include all those who have volunteered in 2010; if we inadvertantly left you off the list, please forgive us and call the camp office at 719-276-5233 so we can make a correction. Thank you for your amazing service to Rainbow Trail!

Presenters & WritersRTLC is blessed to work in partnership with several of the finest pastors, youth directors, and lay leaders in the Synod. These people provide much of the spiritual guidance during the year through Bible study and large group presentations. Your efforts help open the hearts of many in this special place!

Bible Study Writers Julie Miller Scott MooreRev Dave Risendal Rev Vera Guebert-Steward Rev Mark Twietmeyer

Youth Directors’ Retreat PresenterPeggy Contos Hahn

Confirmation Retreat PresentersJulie MillerJeff Kelty

Men’s Fly Fishing Retreat PresentersRev Dave RisendahlGreg Felt – Ark Anglers

Women’s Retreat PresentersMichelle OkesSarah Larson-Woodruff

Staff Training PresentersRev Jim HytjanDave KirbergJulie Miller Scott MooreRev Dave Risendal Rev Vera Guebert-Steward Rev Mark Twietmeyer

Raft TrainingArkansas River Tours

Staff Training Eagle Hike CooksNellie JarvisChris Seaman

Mailings CrewBob Worley

Retreat HostsOur retreat groups are sometimes too large for full-time staff to handle on their own. Thankfully, we can call upon former Rainbow Trail staffers and friends who are willing to give of their time and energy to make these larger retreats a huge success. Your servant hearts are a blessing to this ministry!Brent Cordova Phil & Tracey DorthJessica Ehrhardt Lindsay Hammond Kelsey KethanKyle LarsonCheryl MahonRosie MartersteckShannon McClureAsh McConnellCorey OkesErin PierceKatie RomanoNick RomanoKatie Seifert Lizzy SchmitterKatie TrendaCollin Twaddell

Memorial Day Work WeekendMemorial Day weekend brings our annual Work Retreat . Families come to help Rainbow Trail prepare for the busy summer season. Work projects range from general cleaning of cabins and lodges to building steps, decks and bridges. Retreat participants complete projects that would take full-time staff weeks to finish, and the site always looks spectacular for the coming summer season. Dave & Linda AsselinDennis BagenstosPaul & Sandy BankesMarie CortelyouJon CrawfordBob & Holly DenningMeredith DenningPhillip & Traci DorthBob & Margie DuganKurt EhrhardtDave & Susan FiskRebbie GarzaDirk & Kathy HogueEd & Cherie JarosSteve & Linda Jurrens

Camp GrandparentsFred EhlersGerald & Dora EnglemanDave & Ruth EricsonNancy HenningWendell JamesCharlie & Linda KellyRoger KleenCollette OwnbyMark & Heidi PetersonJill & Rick ReedKaren SmithDon & Alpha Wuertz

Family Camp PresentersJessie Crock Rev Dr Chris CroghanJames HerschRev Peter MartyCharlie Pineda

Labor Day LeaderRev Dave Risendal

Men’s Adventure CampPr Joel MartynJesse CrockTodd LittleMike SaathofPr Tim Stadem

Thanksgiving ContributorsWestcliffe SupermarketCity Market, Canon CityThrivent Financial for LutheransSara & Klint CumbieDave & Nellie JarvisBen Larson & Beth TitusJohn & Pam MariettaRodney SymonsAurice & Bob Worley

Thanksgiving VolunteersBruce & Nancy AlbertsonCarl BrockhoffDave, Susan, Lauren, & Claire FiskBrian, Lisa, Katie, & Josh GienappDave, Nellie, Leah & Ben JarvisAmy KressWarren & Cheryl KurtzeBen Larson & Beth TitusDean, Denise, Dion, & Laurie

ObermeyerLaura PearsonMark, Michelle & Linda RobinsonSue StarikaJim & Pat SpeckmanAurice & Aurice Worley

AdventFest LeadersRev Dan BollmanMarie CortelyouNellie JarvisCheryl MahonPam MariettaCharlie Pineda

AmbassadorsAmbassadors are our direct link to congregations. Rainbow Trail Ambassadors serve as information sources for those in their congregations, and keep the camp abreast of important events within the larger church. Their most important function, however, is helping to get information about camp out to the masses! We are grateful for your partnership and support!David AarestadBruce AlbertsonKarin ArndtDee BaumgartnerLiz & Jim BirdsallJerry & Joan BrownCindy BuddeBrad ChewakinCraig & Lynda CoxDave & Carissa CrusonMaren DiercksPhil & Traci DorthBarbara EdwardsDave & Ruth EricsonTim & Deidre FarrellKathy & Eric FerdigRebbie GarzaKen & Kay GerhartJohn & Cathy GoodmanBud & Linda GrimmNancy HenningBrian & Rosalie HippleBruce KellyMary KoeppKim LawSteve & Cheryl MahonTony & Marsha MartinetDan & Nicole McCullorDawn MeyerAdrian MillerDavid MillerNora Jean MillerJosh & Caitlin NelsonChuck & Gayle NewellJerry & Jennifer NickKyle & Stephanie NickelKaren NulleRick & Judy OakesSuzanne PetersonCharlie & Claire PinedaJoe & Donna RichardsonDaryl & Cindy RobinsonMark & Michele RobinsonDrs. Kristen & Mike SaathoffRandy & Lisa SchraderPaul & Karla SchritterPam SchweitzbergerScott & Valerie SkrinePaul & Lisa SmithBob and Michelle SzydlowskiPaul & Jena TaylorCraig & Kathy TwaddellBob & Joyce WitteMarsha Yosten

Dave KirbergTom KorpolinskiSteve & Cheryl MahonTonya & Jack MajorBabs MartinTim & Julie McDonaldJim & Laura MillevilleKris MitchellLauren NelsonBrad & Carissa NietfeldtDan & Marcia OltroggeBrett PalmerChris RaapJoe & Donna RichardsonRoger & Mary RiekenaSonja & Gordy SandquistAllen SchauerGary & Kay SchritterKarla SchritterDenny SkilesErik & Kelly WilliamsKim Zvirblis

“Finishing” touches are put on one of the 140 Under Bed Boxes built over the past three years for campers to store belongings in.

RTLC Ambassadors enjoy fellowship around the fireplace with singing led by Charlie Pineda and Colin Twaddell

If you would like to volunteer at Rainbow Trail in 2011, to help with a program,

be a Retreat Host, or do a camp improvement project please contact us by

e-mail or phone

Dave Jarvis dave@rainbowtrail.org

719-276-5233

Ben Larsonben@rainbowtrail.org

719-431-0050

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PATHFINDERSThe following individuals are members of the 2010 Pathfinders’ Club. Pathfinders is RTLC’s next level giving club that keeps the ministry at Rainbow Trail growing and expanding. These individuals have given $1,000 or more to this great ministry. To join, contact Dave Jarvis 719-276-5233 or find out more and donate online at www.rainbowtrail.org/donate. Many thanks to the following supporters of Rainbow Trail!

Challenger Peak $1,000-1,499Rosetta BidneDarren & Amy DeYoungJack & Donna DiceKatharine DuganDave & Ruth EricsonKevin & Janet FleschBrian & Lisa GienappKarl & Wendy GustafsonFred & Audrey HansenRobert & Lori HarrisonDavid & Sharon HennekeKeith & Jean HovlandTom & Katherine KaleyBetty KirsebomDon & Jill KregerHunter & Janet McDanielBrent & Dawn MeyerMark & Kim MeyerKen & Sheryl MielkeScott & Julie MillerCharles & Ahsha MorinJim & Janice MulvanyChuck & Gayle NewellRick & Judy OakesGary & Beverly OppedahlJim & Shirley PettigrewMarvin & Nadyn PluggeRick & Jill ReedSteve & Sue SamuelsonChristopher & Hanne SchauerKaren SmithMike & Julie SpeckLaura Springhetti & Siam OottamasathienCorey & Jeanette StullGary & Marilyn TitusCraig & Kathy TwaddellRuth Von MoschMarsha Yosten

Long’s Peak $1,500-2,499Philip & Cecily AbelGuy & Tammy ChildsFred & Janice EhlersKurt & Marsha EhrhardtBob & Ann EricksonTom & Sharil GouldAnn Hultquist & Roger LootsDave & Nellie JarvisBrenda & Lon SearsBob & Michelle SzydlowskiVernon & Sonja ThorwaldEdna Webster

Mt. Elbert $2,500-$4,999Kevin & Sue BethkeTom & Allison BucketMichael & Connie BurrisBob & Margie DuganBrittany GriderJennifer LambertusTodd & Mary McNeilRandy & Lisa Schrader

Mt. Princeton $5,000-$9,999Anonymous Kit & LeEtta ChoiChuck & Michelle NicholsDavid & Edie May PhillipsJim & Virginia WinkelmanBob & Joyce Witte

Crestone Peak $10,000-14,999Steven Westcott & Deborah Agar

BART LARZELERE MEMORIALCAMPERSHP ENDOWMENT

Don & Mary Koppenhaver Elizabeth Wills Christ Evangelical Luth Church-Santa Fe

MEMORIAL GIFTSIn Memory of Jerry NelsonNick & Holly Massie

In Memory of Opal OlanderTodd & Jill Grivetti

In Memory of Clifford GunnlaugssonMildred Gunnlaugsson

In Memory of Margaret GulsvigCharles & Linda Kelly

In Memory of Faith Rose SchererJosh & Caitlin Nelson

In Memory of Dick & Lee ProlowElaine Prolow

In Memory of Stu & Val AsselinDave & Linda Asselin

In Memory of Brian BernhardMarisa CarlsonMarlys Bernhard

In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. W.B. PorchHarriet Porch

In Memory of Bill, Edwin & Jimmy PorchHarriet Porch

In Memory of Faith Rose SchererThe Nelson Family

In Memory of Ann SmithAnonymousCheryl AlmquistArmadillo RV Park – Ingram TXDennis Bagenstos & Judy LeisethKevin & Marybeth BarkocyRosetta BidneJares & Joan BrownLarry & Lenise DaudtRon & Lisa DusekJames EhlerRuth EvansWalden & Carolyn FreemanJoann GardnerRoss Gunnels & Juanice SmithMichael & Wendy HeferJuan & Caroline HernandezJames & Deena HilbertPaul & Elaine HillRuth HinkleGary & Gerry HooperMichael & Ann HumkeJohn & Susan ImrieColleen JarkDave & Nellie JarvisRit & Becky JonsMichael Kelling & Donna Kolkhorst KellingRodney & Amanda KellyTim & Amy KesslerJim & Deb KilloughRobert & Joni KippleyChad & Aleshia KohlmeyerDoug & Vicki Kunkle

Donley & Carolyn LangKevin & Catherine LawrenceEd & Eunice MansfieldMeg MansfieldIng & Marilyn MaurstadSusan McKinleySandy MerrittBrent & Dawn MeyerHenry & Caren MichelStuart & Laina MillerPediatrix Medical Group, Austin, TXJay & Kelly RichardsonSandvig FamilyBetty SandvigBill & Ann SchneiderSecurity State Bank & Trust – Kerrville, TXDave & Peg SlagleSt. Peter Lutheran Church – Greenwood VillageDiane SternLloyd & Dorothy StiversGlenn & Christine TegelerTexas Orthopedics, Sports & Rehab – Austin, TXWalnut Creek Presbyterian Church – Walnut Creek, CAJames & Ellen WellsSara WitteCarol Wood

In Memory of Aaron GriderCarl & Linda AlmquistMarva & Gary BaldwinMilo & Carolyn BergnerKimberly BernKarla & Tupper BriggsRebecca DyerJose & Amy FentonJohn FickJeff FriesGeorge GolderDave & Nellie JarvisJeanine KoomanSusan KoomanArt & Michelle KrausKenneth & Lynn KutalekBabs MartinGene & Marilyn MartinRaymond & Cynthia MeyerScott & Julie MillerJon & Stephanie NaraRobert & Colleen NorrgardRhonda PavelkaJon & Jo PowersPaul & Karen PyzdrowskiSusan QueenCarol ReedRick & Jill ReedRobert & Marilyn RukavinaMary Ann SchwabauerWilliam & Marcia SmithJohn & Elinor SpearingRobert & Jennifer SwanagonJoanie & Jim TadewaldPaul & Susan TesarekDave & Judy Van AukenWally Vives-OcasioNeil Whitehead

GIFTS IN KINDErnie & Hazel AdolfKevin & Marybeth BarkocyJim & Cindy BrittonAnnemarie BurkeGary & Karen CookKris EricsonEmily EwingVince & Leigh FelletterBrian & Lisa GienappTodd & Jill GrivettiScott & Janet HarrisonVictor & Lois HoopsSteve JurrensSevert & Mary KvammeLinda LenersGail & Kay LuttinenJohn & Pam Marietta

Babs MartinScott MooreMark & Heidi PetersonCharlie & Claire PinedaScott & Valerie SkrineDave & Peg SlaglePaul & Lisa SmithRick SmithKarsten ThorenMark TitusBob & Aurice WorleyChrist the Servant Luth Church LouisvilleHoly Cross Luth Church – Wheat RidgePark City Comm Church – Park City, UTShepherd of the Mountains Luth – Park City, UT

In Honor of Samantha Borg-BreenDennis Bagenstos & Judy Leiseth

In Honor of the W.B. Porch FamilyHarriett Porch

In Honor of Ellie FauserBruce & Kinga Fauser

In Honor of Joe RichardsonLaura & Jan Wouters

In Honor of Don & June SimontonCliff & Teak Simonton

In Honor of Jesse, Jill & Alex Kreger’s BirthdaysLloyd & Dorothy Stivers

In Honor of Don KregerLloyd & Dorothy StiversGlenn Kreger

GIFTS IN HONOR OF

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LEELAND & ELLEN SOKERANNUAL CAMPERSHIP FUND

Mickey & Cindy BannisterBethany Lutheran Church Foundation, Cherry Hills VillageJim & Cindy Britton

Lauri KloepferDon & June SimontonTrinity Lutheran Church, Monument

ANN (JARVIS) SMITH MEMORIAL LAND EXCHANGE FUND

AnonymousBarbara BarrettVirginia CrowEvergreen Lutheran ChurchVince & Leigh FelletterJames & Mary Garrelts

Dave & Nellie JarvisKing of Glory Christ Cares Small GroupJanet & Troy MeissnerMo & Marcia OppermannCorey & Jeanette Stull

TRAILBLAZERSThe following individuals are members of the 2010 Trailblazers Club. Trailblazers is an annual giving club that keeps the ministry at Rainbow Trail alive and growing. To join, contact Dave 719-276-5233 or check out the “Support Us” portion of our webpage at www.rainbowtrail.org. Many thanks to the following supporters of Rainbow Trail!

Eagle Peak Club $500-$999AnonymousRoger & Alice AdenMickey & Cindy BannisterRoger & Jane BarrackScott & Kristi BeebeChuck & Robbie BreauxJim & Cindy BrittonClint &Martha CalvertJay DavisPhil & Traci DorthJim & Joanne DumlerChris & Stephanie FrankleDenise GergenCordell HalversonJohn & Peggy HarrisDavid & Linda HigbeaWesley & Amy HoutTim & Amy KesslerJohn & Dinah KressMavis Kyllonen & Karen SwanhorstRandy & Phyllis LynnCasey Mahon & Karen Sjobeck-MahonJohn & Pam MariettaBrent & Dawn MeyerDelores & Gerald MuellerArthur NormanKaren NulleDave & Michelle OkesRandy & Pamela PalmeJohn PalmquistCarol PiccoJim & Carol ReppertWillie & Julie ReusserDave & Betsy RisendalAndrew & Annette RoinestadBen Spger & Kendra WildeRobert & Michelle ThomsenBill & Mary WarrickTom WilliamsenLester & Marianne Woodward

Rainbow Lake Club $250-$499Norm & Margaret AarestadCheryl AlmquistHerbert & Myra BagenstosDennis Bagenstos & Judy LeisethSteven & Theresa BealDave & Betty BegealElizabeth BockstahlerLarry & Lavona BrownMiles BrownJeff & Kristin CarlsonJeff & Trisha CarlsonGary & Karen CookRick & Charlene CoulsonJames & Jann Marie CrockDave & Carissa CrusonMichael & Kristin DaileyScott & Emily DalenBill & Charlotte DaussesIna Kay & Tom DeversBarbara EdwardsDon & Lillian FilegarDave & Susan FiskChris FloraKenneth & Kay GerhartTom & Marianne GuinnDave & Kim GuinnEric & Carolyn GustafsonNorma HarmsGreg & Barbara HaschkeNancy HenningBill & Janille HicksCleo & Fannie HughesGlen & Laura JohnsonMaxine JohnsonCharles & Linda KellyMary KoeppOliver KorteStephanie Lord & William McHardy

David & Michelle LouisGail & Kay LuttinenSteve & Cheryl MahonEd & Eunice MansfieldPaul & Rebecca MarshDick & Judy MeynersLaurie MohlerJohn & Kim OlsonClark & Sara Olson-SmithMilton & Marcia OppermanColette OwnbyJim & Delia OzburnDarlene RemstadMark & Michele RobinsonJohn & Patti RoenickeDavid & Linda RossCory SampleMark & Anne SchwartzHarold Scott & Kathryn GoffMark & Anne SchwartzHarold & Kathryn ScottJim & Bonnie ShumakerPaul & Lisa SmithBob & Janelle StoverLeslie SwetnamBob & Jean TerryScott Treider & Carol Serrano-TreiderRon & Marci TribelhornRalph & Josephine TruxellWayne & Joan WhiteBob & Aurice WorleyDonald & Alpha WuertzDave YoungGene & Cheri Zeller

Base Camp $120-$249 Edward & Margaret AmesEdna AndersonLeslie AndersonKeith & Cara AvalloneMarlys BernhardChris BeslerGary & Patty BlissMartin & Nancy BrownPhyllis & Jack BrownMardella BuhrPaul & Kathy CaseyMarie CortelyouCraig & Linda CoxSharon CoxTrudy DierschowPaul & Kathy EdstromRuss & Pat EdwardsJohn & Kathleen EricksonTodd & Natalie EricksonScott & Sue FernauDon & Ginny FisherRon FrostDennis & Lynn GimlinJohn & Cathy GoodmanLarry HallJim & Barb HauckAmber HennekeEdson & Mary HollandPaul & Lynne HorpedahlPat Holman & Phil WangbergRoderick JacobusKitty JarvisStanley & Evelyn JohnMarc & Marcia JohnsonStan & Sandra JohnsonCharles & Gertraud JonesAllison KaneJack & Donna KenlineSandy & Van KistlerDavid & Rosemarie KumpeOliver KorteBob & Salinda KuzmaSevert & Mary KvammeBen Larson & Beth TitusJean LarsonKevin & Catherine LawrenceDale & Mary Ann Louis

Babs MartinMarilyn & Ingolf MaurstadWalter & Karyl MeyerAndrew & Adrian MillerAnne Wenzel & David MillerJim & Karla MillerJoyce MillsNick MouchaJosh & Caitlin NelsonPatti NelsonSigurd & Dianne NelsonRichard & Penny NewmanJosh & Allison PlumleyCorey OkesPaul & Jana OmanKeith & Laura PadgettBarbara & David PostonClara RemeleRhonda RhodesJoe & Donna RichardsonEllen RileyEldene RonnekampEdith SchneiderGary & Malee SchoonCarl & Gail SchurmanDavid SchwendtnerBrad & Brooke ShannonKevin SingletonKevin & Sarah SmithKathryn StrainerWayne & Marion TalleyGreg & Deb WatsonRoberta WentworthVicki WhiteErik & Kim WilliamsSara WitteTerry & Holly WubbenaBetty & Ron YergertGene & Angie Youngmann

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Have YOU ever considered Outdoor Ministry as a career? Maybe you know

someone who might be interested in Outdoor Ministry. The Rainbow Trail

Program Assistant Internship is designed to allow people to work in and learn about

all aspects of Outdoor Ministry, create your own OM philosophy, gain valuable

knowledge, serve wonderful people, and live at Rainbow Trail. For more information,

email Ben, ben@rainbowtrail.org.

AVAILABLE

Program AssistantInternship Positions

CONTRIBUTORSThank you to the following friends of Rainbow Trail who gave a gift in 2010.

Kevin Althoff & Sandy WittebortBobbie AndersonThomas BallPaul & Sandy BankesJohn & Gail BartelsMarty Bendel WaiteLarry & Eleanor BonicelliRandy & Marilyn BoyceRob & Marie BrandonJares & Joan BrownCarl & Katherine ChristensenBob & Margaret CurnowLinda & Stephen DanielK.C. & Soo-Yeon DawsonFrances DunbarWilliam EldridgeKris EricsonLindsay EssexVince & Leigh FelletterKenton Felty & Lorraine SilvaJohn & Miriam FergusonDale & Margaret FetchenhierMark & Sarah FinchamJohn & April FlaniganTod & Sudee FloydArt & Lori GaideMark & Nancy GallowayBill & Sharon GormanSteve & Lewanne GraeberMichael & Sarah GrahamDouglas & Janet HahnSteven & Pamela HaighDean & Dorothy HalvorsonScott & Susan HarmanMatthew & Sara HebertMark & Nancy HendricksonThomas & Anne HenningJohn & Valerie HessJay & Kim HohenseeChuck & Mary HubbardCharles & Geraldine JohnsonCliff & Carol JohnsonRonald Johnson

Paul JudsonErica JurrensBruce & Sheila KellyCraig & Toni KellyJeff KeltyKeith & Becky KempkeColette KerlinHeather KistlerFrank & Jacqueline KolbuszArt & Michelle KrausKristin & Mike LavelleLinda LenersGary & Marianne LennonDavid Lindholm & Kathy Sasak-LindholmSteve & Nancy LordCarol & Dan LudwigWaverly MachamerTiffany MalcomTimothy & Jeanne MaloneyJeremy & Sharon MarburgerJudy MarshDon & Bernie MathisonLawrence & Janet MatschullKristine MaugansJoe & Erlene MazuranichDon & Rose McFallAlma MischkeWilliam & Bonnie MohlerJoan MorrillBob & Linda MortonMark & April MunsonJim & Judy MyraPaul OlsenOrvid & Lois OlsonJoseph & Anna OrgeronAnne-Marie Patrie & John SchneiderScott PelletierBabs & Leigh Persons QuistRuth PetersonDean PieperJulie Prange

David & Barb PruettBen RudeGodan & Sonia SandquistMorgan SatromRudy & Norma SchattkeAllen SchauerHerman & Joan SchemppCheryl & Kevin SchenkKelsey SchervenPatti SchoenfeldRod & Sharon SchofieldRoger & Margaret SchutteKatie SeiffertHazel ShanerIvy ShelmadineKevin & Graciela SholanderCliff & Teak SimontonHarold & Nancy SkinnerDonna SkovgaardGerald & Ruth SmithGreg & Diane SmithLarry & Elaine SohrweidAlfred & Nancy SpencerMax & Linda StefoinBob & Dorthea SteinkePeter & Barbara SwensonMark & Natalie TalleyPatricia Torness-SmithSteven & Andrea VahlThomas & Tina Vander StelClarence & Marlyn Ver SluysLarry & Catherine WackerBob & Renee WadeHelen WagnerMichel & Annette WardMicheal & Tammy WashburnKaren Witt & James PugaTodd & Christine WrightEinar & Lone WulfsbergBen & Corliss WyattHarry & Mary Ellen Zander

DESIGNATED GIFTSRosetta BidneBrad & Kathy ChewakinMark EwingTodd & Jill GrivettiDavid & Kim GuinnDan HansonJames & Candy HerschDave & Nellie JarvisSam KremkeBen Larson & Beth TitusJustin LindellBabs MartinBrent & Dawn MeyerScott & Julie MillerDave & Michelle Okes

Kevin & Deney PerkinsCharlie & Claire PinedaChris RaapRick & Jill ReedDave & Betsy RisendalWilliam & Karin SchatteKevin & Cheryl SchenkBob & Michelle SzydlowskiColin TwaddellCraig & Kathy TwaddellJane VoxlandChris WeberJim & Virginia WinkelmanBob & Aurice WorleyMarsha Yosten

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Administrative Office107 S. 9th Street, Suite BCanon City, CO 81212Phone: 719-276-5233Fax: 719-276-5235

Office Hours: 9 am - 5 pm

Camp OfficeP.O. Box T

3056 County Road 198Hillside, CO 81232

Phone: 719-942-4220Fax: 719-942-4000

Full-Time Staff

Dave Jarvis, Executive Director........................dave@rainbowtrail.orgSara Cumbie, Executive Secretary.....................info@rainbowtrail.orgAurice Worley, Bookkeeper..........................accounting@rainbowtrail.orgBen Larson, Assistant Director...........................ben@rainbowtrail.orgNick Ehrhardt, Site and Facilities Manager.........nick@rainbowtrail.orgChris Seaman, Food Service Manager..............chris@rainbowtrail.orgCarl Brockhoff, Program Assistant.................pgacp@rainbowtrail.org Laura Pearson, Program Assistant....................pgabb@rainbowtrail.org

Board of Directors

President.............................Michelle Okes, Bethany Lutheran, Denver, COVice Pres... Rev. Vera Guebert-Steward, Evergreen Lutheran, Evergreen, COSecretary..........................Scott Skrine, King of Glory Lutheran, Arvada, COTreasurer......................................Karen Nulle, First Lutheran, Gypsum, CO.........................Rev. Jeff Carlson, Good Shepherd Luth, Glenwood Spgs, CO....................................Rev. Tim Stadem, Our Saviour’s Luth, Ft. Collins, CO ....................................... Chris Lieber, First Lutheran, Colorado Springs, CO..................................... Laurie Heimes, Evergreen Lutheran, Evergreen, CO........................................................Josh Nelson, Holy Trinity, Littleton, CO

We make every effort to list each donor, but mistakes do happen. If we have inadvertently omitted your name or listed you incorrectly we apologize. Please call us, 719-276-5233,

and let us know so that we can make corrections.

PARTNER CONGREGATIONSThese congregations have commited to partnering with Rainbow Trail

by supporting the ministry through their congregation’s budget.Abiding Hope Lutheran, LittletonAll Saints Lutheran, Austin, COAll Saints Lutheran Women, Austin, COAmazing Grace Lutheran, LittletonAmerican Lutheran, Grand JunctionAscension Lutheran, Colorado SpringsAscension Lutheran Women, Co SpringsAtonement Lutheran, BoulderAtonement Lutheran, LakewoodAugustana Lutheran, DenverBethany Lutheran, Cherry Hills VillageBethany Lutheran Foundation, Cherry Hills VillageBethel Lutheran, Colorado SpringsBethlehem Lutheran, Los AlamosBlack Forest Lutheran, Colorado SpringsCentennial Luthern, EnglewoodChrist Evangelical Luth, Sante Fe, NMChrist the King Lutheran, DurangoChrist the Servant, LouisvilleCommunity of Joy Luth, Rio Ranch, NMCross of Christ Lutheran, BroomfieldCross of Hope Luth, Albuquerque, NMElim Lutheran, Odgen, UTEvergreen Lutheran, EvergreenFaith Lutheran, SecurityFirst Lutheran, Colorado SpringsFirst Lutheran, LongmontGood Shepherd Luth, Glenwood SpringsGood Shepherd Lutheran, DenverGrace Lutheran, BoulderGrace Lutheran, Colorado SpringsGrace Lutheran Women, Colorado SpringsHoly Cross Lutheran, Wheat RidgeHoly Ghost Luth, Fredericksburg, TXHoly Love Lutheran, Aurora

Holy Shepherd Lutheran, LakewoodHoly Trinity Lutheran, LittletonHoly Trinity Lutheran Women, LittletonKing of Glory Lutheran, ArvadaKing of Kings Lutheran, PuebloLord of the Hills Lutheran, CentennialLord of the Mountains Lutheran, DillonLutheran Church of Hope, BroomfieldLutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, CentennialLutheran Church of the Master, LakewoodLutheran Church of the Servant, Santa Fe, NMMessiah Lutheran, DenverMount Calvary Lutheran, BoulderMount of the Holy Cross, VailNativity Lutheran, Commerce CityOur Savior Lutheran, GreeleyOur Saviour’s Lutheran, Ft. CollinsPeace Lutheran, Las Cruses, NMPrince of Peace Lutheran, Co SpringsPrince of Peace Women, Co SpringsPrince of Peace Lutheran, DenverRocky Mountain SynodShepherd of the Hills Luth, Canon CityShepherd of the Valley Luth, La SalleSpirit of the Mountain Lutheran, GoldenSouth Zumbro Lutheran, Kasson, MNSt. Luke Lutheran, AlbuquerqueSt. Peter Lutheran, Greenwood VillageSt. Philip Lutheran, LittletonTabor Lutheran Church, PuebloTrinity Evangelical Lutheran, BoulderTrinity Lutheran, MonumentValley Lutheran, Denver

ORGANIZATIONAL GIFTSAdams County Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheransCollegiate Peaks Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheransDenver County Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheransDouglas County Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheransFremont-Custer County Thrivent Financial for LutheransGarden of the Gods Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheransGateway Thrivent Financial for LutheransMesa County Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheransMetro Plains Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheransNorth Jeffco Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheranPikes Peak Chapter Thrivent Financial for LutheransRegional Thrivent Financial for LutheransSangre de Cristo Thrivent Financial for LutheransSoutheast Metro Thrivent Financial for LutheransSouth Jeffco Thrivent Financial for LutheransTwin Peaks Chapter Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

These are larger items that we haven’t budgeted for, but would love to have. Contact us if you would like to donate any of these items, new or gently used. You can bring them to camp, or call to arrange a drop-off or pick-up. Thank you for your continued support.

Wish List

A different, yet significant way to support the ministries of Rainbow Trail.

These are essential items needed for our day-to-day operations. A designated monetary gift would certainly be welcome as well. You can bring these items with you any time you come to camp or call us to arrange a drop-off or pick-up. Thank you for your continued support!

Needs List

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White 20# copy paper (laser quality)Reams of colored copy paperSpools of 700 MB CD-R’sAvery 5160 & 5164 labelsMasking tapeAdobe Creative Suite 4 (Mac)Sharpie brand permanent markersScotch tapeDuct tapePostage stampsUPS surge protector power strips

Packs medium black pensLong barreled fire lightersCD slim jewel cases9x12 manila envelopes (no clasps)Flip chart pads6x9 manila envelopes (no clasps)Boxes of 1/3 cut file folders5 ft. round white “Lifetime” tablesComputer battery back-up system6 or 8 ft. rect white “Lifetime” tablesA “new” car for Day Camp

New sound system (call us first)Free standing space heaters50-yard intercom systemCotton work glovesBench top drill pressIndustrial mop buckets (call us first)Reciprocating sawJump drives/thumb drivesMac desktop computersNew Macbook Pro laptop for DaveNew full sheets – whiteNew full or single mattress padsNew queen sheets – whiteNew queen mattress padsNew 3-piece towel sets10 gal Rubbermaid bins for kitchenNew LCD projectors

Digital camera (min 8 megapixel)Costumes for Life of Christ5 gallon shop vacsUpright vacsNew high chairsPack-n-play Cribs32” Digital flat screen TV’sDVD players with remotesGator 6 wheeled vehicle20 ft. or longer extension cordsNew gas grillsMotorola 2-way radios“New” Snow Plow TruckBobcat Pallet Forks & Toothed Bucket“New” Quality Socket/Wrench SetFlameless Diesel Torpedo Style HeaterAirless Paint Sprayer

Rainbow Trail 2011 Events Calendar

March 20-21 Tingling Ears - Continuing Ed EventMarch 21-23 Youth Directors’ RetreatMarch 24-27 Women’s Spring Retreat April 7-10 Men’s Fly Fishing RetreatMay 27-30 Memorial Day Work WeekendJune 12- August 20 Summer CampsSeptember 2-5 Labor Day Family RetreatSeptember 15-18 Men’s Adventure CampOctober 8 Grace Race 5k (Denver)October 7-9 Rendevzous Weekend (Denver)October 14-16 Fall Ambassadors RetreatOctober 16-26 Peak: Children, Family, & FaithNovember 11-13 Fall Confirmation RetreatDecember 2-4 AdventFest

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