Fun! That’s what this year brought to IDRAHAJE. This year presented new opportunities, revisited old events, with many fun-filled and exciting adventures, both for the camp board members and for the local community.
Camp IDRAHAJE helped sponsor the first Youth Fishing Contest at the Bay City Middle Grounds last May. What an exciting time it was watching nearly 100 young people bring in their bundles of large fish, with many prizes for their fun and labor. The weather was perfect, and the fish were biting.
The next event was the Pinconning Parade. Though it rained on our parade in June, the parade was rescheduled for July and the sun shone brightly that day. IDRAHAJE’s float won 2nd place, and lots of candy and smiles were given out along the way.
Youth Fishing Contest
Pinconning Cheesetown Parade
Bay County Fair
The National Night out was the first for CAMP IDRAHAJE. What a day!
Kids were standing in line to take a chance on our ‘Spin & Win’ wheel and to ride the horse Butterscotch. ‘Older’ kids enjoyed it too. Many plants, special rocks, prizes, and educational information were given out, informing the public of IDRAHAJE’s mission.
Next was the Bay Count Fair. The ‘Spin & Win’ wheel was the big hit again, as hundreds of flowers were given out, along with rocks and toys. Information about God, Family, and our Youth Camp were presented to the community.
Camp IDRAHAJE presented information once again at the Harrison Gun show on Labor Day weekend. There were raffles and fund raising items for sale at the show, and a nice display of our camps goals and mission. It was a tough weekend as many of our board members were sick or couldn’t make it, but special helpers did come and we were grateful.
Our last event was one of the best. Our 4th annual Pinconning car show was held in September, and what a show it was. The weather was perfect, the music was good, the food was great, and the cars were super. What fun we had, along with all the participants with their treasured vehicles. Special raffles were held, along with trophies for cars, trucks, vans, and motorcycles.
Pinconning Car Show Trophies
Pinconning Car Show Participant
All these were fund raising events to help fund our camp project and to get youth and local community involved in our mission. But we still have a long way to go. Our goal is to build this Youth camp in the local area, and to teach our youth of the fundamental values that this great nation was founded on: God, family, Inalienable rights, and the courage to act on them. In building this camp, we want to help prepare the young people to reach out and get involve in their community, and remain grounded in the good moral values throughout the next generation.
We are continuing to look for camp land this year. We have plans to reach out to more people in Podcasts. Our website at www.idhjcamp-mi.org has more information about our camp, along with many other things to enjoy: American History, Bible history, great and funny quotes from great Americans, and even cartoons. We hope to repeat most of the same events from 2024, and even add a few more. We are starting to receive help from groups outside our camp such as ‘Bikers 4 Kids’ and .The Whole Enchilada’. We greatly appreciate it.
If you are interested in helping our camp out by volunteering at any of our events, please contact us, either by website, by mail, or phone. You can also help by donating to our general fund. Mail in a contribution to us in the enclosed envelope, or donate by internet on our website. All donations are tax deductible as we are a registered non-profit organization.
The board of IDRAHAJE wishes you a blessed and prosperous New Year.
Hope to see you at one of our events.
Merry Christmas
& Happy New Year !
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