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If you don’t have a church home, we’d love to have you visit!
We worship on Sundays at Eastford Elementary School at 10 am!
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Volunteer Page
SPORTS CAMP 2024
Week of July 22 – 26
8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (Later on Friday)
Held at Eastford Elementary School
12 Westford Road, Eastford
Visit this page each year to register for camp and pay online (payment portal also captures your signature for the medical and liability release form).
Basic Camp Instructions
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Registration opens at 8:15am on Monday and 8:30am Tue – Fri with camp officially commencing at 9:00am under the BIG Tent.
- On Day 1, each family receives a bag with t-shirts and sports flashes for the week.
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Campers line up by sport in the designated waiting area just beyond the registration tables (after signing in, getting nametags, returning sports flashes, and contributing to Change 4 Change if they’d like).
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Coaches will be waiting and ready to receive your camper(s) between 8:30 and 8:45am.
- Please leave toys, trading cards, electronics, etc. at home since we cannot be responsible for lost or damaged items.
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apply sunscreen before coming to camp
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bring their own water bottles (with camper name)
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bring their own balls for maximum playing time (with camper name) – some will be for sale on Day 1
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wear sneakers
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wear shin guards for soccer – some will be for sale on Day 1
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water coolers are stationed at each sport location (cups available for those who don’t have water bottles)
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snack is served before the half-time rally – fruit option always included, and we purchase other options that avoid the most common allergens (snack allergy code noted on camper nametags and our volunteers check the list of allergies to ensure campers receive safe options)
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campers drop off their take-home Sports Flash (with camper name) when signing in Tue – Fri for a chance to win prizes
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campers encouraged to bring money for “Change 4 Change” (competition between boys and girls to see who earns the most money to help send kids to sports camp – coaches of “losing” team get pies to the face – but really, everyone wins in sharing the fun and helping other kids attend camp)
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when signing in, please note any changes to pickup
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have camper(s) put on a nametag each day (Day 1 nametag is already on the free t-shirt you receive)
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please note that campers wait by teams in the registration area until a team coach comes to lead them to the sport location
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sign-out requires that you show an ID to receive pickup tags
- pick up camper(s) at each sport location by handing coach your pickup tag(s) – information about sport locations will be posted in the registration area
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have campers earn some or all of the money for “Change 4 Change” which helps kids attend sports camp in other international and urban USA locations (collection Tue – Fri)
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remind camper(s) to bring Sports Flash (with camper name) Tue – Fri
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check the whiteboard(s) in the registration area for information and updates each day
STANDARD CAMP SCHEDULE | |
Monday – Wednesday
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Morning: 9:00 – 12:15
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Registration
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8:15 – 8:55
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Opening Rally
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9:00 – 9:15
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Sports Session #1
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9:20 – 9:55
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Coach’s Huddle
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9:55 – 10:05
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Sports Session #2
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10:05 – 10:40
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Half Time Rally/Snack
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10:40 – 11:05
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Sports Session #3
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11:10 – 11:40
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Bible Time Rally
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11:45 – 12:10
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Final Whistle
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12:10 – 12:15
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Thursday
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Morning: 9:00 – 12:15
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Registration
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8:15 – 8:55
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Opening Rally
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9:00 – 9:15
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Sports Session #1
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9:20 – 9:50
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Coach’s Huddle
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9:50 – 10:00
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Sports Session #2
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10:00 – 10:30
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Half Time Rally/Snack
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10:30 – 10:55
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Sports Session #3
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11:00 – 11:30
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Bible Time Rally
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11:35 – 12:10
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Final Whistle
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12:10 – 12:15
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Friday
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Morning: 9:00 – 12:30
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Registration
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8:15 – 8:55
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Opening Rally
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9:00 – 9:15
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Sports Session #1
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9:20 – 9:55
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Coach’s Huddle
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9:55 – 10:05
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Sports Session #2
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10:05 – 10:40
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Half Time Rally/Snack
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10:40 – 11:05
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Bible Time Rally
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11:10 – 11:35
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Sports Session #3 *Soccer & Football Games*
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11:35 – 12:05
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Final Whistle/Closing *Cheer & Team 45 Perform*
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12:05 – 12:30
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Families invited to stay for free hot dog lunch
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12:30 – 1:30
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The 2024 Sports Camp theme was ‘Undefeated’, based on Romans 8:37-39: “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
You can search for our themed camp songs on your favorite listening platform: