Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center
7955 Brantingham Rd, Greig, New York 13345
Phone: 315.348.8833 | Fax 315.348.4279
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Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center Chosen to Host National Military Family Association’s Popular Operation Purple® Summer Camp
The National Military Family Association announced that Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center in Greig, NY, will host a popular Operation Purple® Summer Camp in 2010. This free summer camp program was developed in response to the need for increased support for military children, especially those whose parents are or will be deployed.
Aldersgate will be transformed during the week of August 1-6, 2010 to help kids ages 8 – 17 years old understand that “They, too, serve”. Campers will experience the key elements unique to the Operation Purple® program, and take part in many recreational activities. The campers will have an opportunity to experience an initial check-in line deployment style, team building experiences, eating MRE’s for lunch one day and taking part in a service project.
Registration for Operation Purple® Summer Camp begins March 15, 2010. Applications will only be accepted online. Sign up at http://www.operationpurple.org to receive email notices and camp updates. Each camp is “purple” and open to children of service members of any branch of Service, active duty, National Guard or Reserve, as well as children of members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
Camps are free to all participants thanks to support from the Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation.
About Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center
Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center, operated by the North Central NY Conference of The United Methodist Church, is comprised of over 200 acres just inside the western edge of the Adirondack Park, 50 miles north of Utica, NY, and 12 miles south of Lowville, NY. Within Aldersgate’s mission is a commitment to provide a place for kids to feel safe, accepted and loved.
About the National Military Family Association
Military families serve our country with pride, honor, and quiet dedication. The National Military Family Association is the leading nonprofit organization committed to strengthening and protecting the families of the men and women currently serving, retired, wounded or fallen. We provide families of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA with information, work to get them the benefits they deserve, and offer programs that improve their lives. Our 40 years of service and accomplishments have made us a trusted resource for military families and the Nation’s leaders. To learn more, visit www.MilitaryFamily.org.
Questions? Contact David Riddell at 315-364-8756 or e-mail