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Friday, October 29, 2010
Fundraising Update
Our 2010/2011 budget equals $78,784. PSYL is entirely funded by individuals from our community and money goes to three primary areas: salary and health benefits, office and program expenses, and dues to Young Life National, which provide us with excellent training, central processing for our financial needs and legal support, among other services. Donations are gladly accepted by sending a check to: PSYL (MN 91), 8700 West 36th Street, Suite 109, St. Louis Park, MN 55426 or clicking on the link below to donate online.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Summer Camp Testimonials
by Robby Kiley, PSYL Head LeaderYoung Life and Wyldlife camps have been billed as “the best week of your life.” A week of rappelling, mountain climbing, tubing, banana boating, go-cart racing, horseback riding, rock climbing, and kayaking await, not to mention a week full of Young Life clubs and a fantastic speaker who is able to present the gospel in a way that is exciting and easy for students to understand. This summer, we took twenty four high school students to Frontier Ranch in Buena Vista, Colorado and thirteen middle school students to Castaway Club in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Students were given the opportunity to have a blast at camp, but, even more importantly, they were able to spend a week with their leaders, taking quality time to talk with their leaders about their lives and their faith.
I could spend pages and pages of text trying to paint a picture of a week at camp, but the best way to get a glimpse into the Young Life camp experience is to ask the kids themselves. We asked our high school and middle school friends to take a couple of minutes out of their time at camp and complete a couple of sentences about their experience. Below is a collection of their answers, which we hope will give you a better idea of what our friends experienced this summer. We hope you enjoy it!My week at camp was…
• A great experience. It was full of great people, amazing support, and gave me a chance to connect with God on a deeper level.
• Amazing, fun, dirty, a great experience and one of the best weeks of my life.
• Awesome, life-changing and exciting.
• Eye opening. For a long time, I pushed God away, but the activities, people and speakers made me want a close relationship with him.
• A lot of fun. I learned so much about God and myself through all the activities this week.
• Life changing. I was able to meet God and get to know him in a completely new and different way than I ever have before. I was able to reaffirm my faith and for the first time in my life become friends with my sister.
• So much fun! I had a blast doing all the activities! The speaker was amazing!
My leader is…
• Amazing! They are so easy to connect with and super supportive.
• So, so loving and generous! Throughout the week, it was obvious just how much my leaders cared for me, even though some of them were meeting me for the first time.
• Thoughtful, kind, fun and capable of listening.
• Amazing people who know how to relate to us.
• One of the most genuinely kind women I’ve ever met. She is willing to be uncomfortable and still see the positive in any situation.
• Always there for me when I need to talk and always cares.
• One of the coolest adults that I know and great to be around.
• Someone who is always there, I feel I can trust them because I know they support me. They are always willing to help with anything and made this week at camp amazing.
Jesus Christ is…
• My Lord and savior. I totally couldn’t live without him. This week I was able to view God in different ways and draw closer to him.
• The rock of my life. Camp helped me reconnect with him in a stronger way. It felt good!
• Lord, God and most importantly, my friend.
• Going to be welcomed into my life after this week.
• Someone who loves me and gave up everything for me.
• Probably my closest friend. He knows me for who I am and he accepts me and loves me unconditionally.
While these quotes can go a long way to help you understand a week at camp, the only way to truly experience camp is to go for yourself! Young Life has a fantastic Adult Guest program, and we would love to help you come and see Young Life camp live and in person. Young Life has beautiful, four- to five-star quality lodges, and would love to host you for a day, couple of days, or even for a whole week of summer camp or during fall camp. If you’d like to receive more information about Young Life’s adult guest program, please contact the Young Life office. We have several spots available for only $89.50 for the weekend of November 19-21. Your fee includes meals and a fantastic room in Castaway’s beautiful lodge. We hope you might consider joining us!
Robby Kiley
PSYL Head Leader
Madison Lommen on PSYL WyldLife
Here is what Madison Lommen, 8th grade student at Breck School, has to say about PSYL WyldLife.
1) What is your favorite part of WyldLife?
• Getting to know people who share my faith.
• Making relationships plus connections with new people.
• Camp. Best week ever!
• My leaders
2) What are you excited for the new year of WyldLife?
• I’m excited to meet more of the 7th graders through WyldLife.
• I'm also excited for coffee plus conversations (I'm a morning person!)
1) What is your favorite part of WyldLife?
• Getting to know people who share my faith.
• Making relationships plus connections with new people.
• Camp. Best week ever!
• My leaders
2) What are you excited for the new year of WyldLife?
• I’m excited to meet more of the 7th graders through WyldLife.
• I'm also excited for coffee plus conversations (I'm a morning person!)
3) Can you describe your relationship with your PSYL leaders?
• Awesome!
• Friendly relationships cause me to appreciate all of the time they invest into my life.
• Meaningful conversations help me to “dig deeper”.
4) How was your week at Young Life Castaway Camp this summer?
• A blast!!
• A fun week with all my friends
• Surrounded by positive energy and uplifting people.
• It's not your typical "church" camp. Camp has an atmosphere that makes you feel comfortable, and the music is always blasting - livening spirits and hearts.
• Tons of games, good talks and the BEST food EVER!
Private School Young Life Highlights
by Dawn Keller, PSYL Cabinet Leader
We are well into our 2010/2011 school year and I couldn’t be more pleased with how Private School Young Life (PSYL) is operating. We are seeing God in many places in the ministry and I’d like to share a few highlights:
1) There were over 70 people who attended the PSYL Kick Off Event at Greg and Peggy Mesna’s home on Monday, August 16th. The purpose of the event was to celebrate camp that occurred over the summer, socialize with other families involved in the PSYL ministry, meet the leaders, and listen to a message given by Robby Kiley speaking to the purpose of Young Life and what was planned for the Fall.
2) PSYL ended its 2009/2010 fiscal year on September 30th with a balanced budget, and the 2010/2011 fundraising is off to a healthy start. Our budget for 2010/2011 totals $78,784, a conservative and financially responsible budget. PSYL is entirely funded by individuals from our community and money goes to three primary areas: salary and health benefits, office and program expenses, and dues to Young Life National, which provide us with excellent training, central processing for our financial needs and legal support, among other services. Donations are gladly accepted by sending a check to: PSYL (MN 91), 8700 West 36th Street, Suite 109, St. Louis Park, MN 55426.
3) Robby Kiley celebrated his one year anniversary as PSYL Head Leader on October 11th.
4) We are blessed to have 15 young adult leaders who are dedicating their lives to walk alongside our kids to make a difference, nine with the high school students and six with the 7th and 8th graders. Did you know that Jess Nash invited the sophomore girls over to her house for lunch and conversation on a beautiful Saturday afternoon? Nick Brue is wanting to teach guitar lessons to high school boys so be watching out for more information to come, Laura Brown and Courtney Anderson plan regular social events with our middle school girls, and Christi Lareau plans to take a few senior girls to St. Thomas for a college visit, just to mention a few things that these young adults are doing with our children.
5) With the leadership of Robby Kiley and Christi Lareau, seniors meet every Friday morning at Panera Bread for Senior Breakfast. The purpose of Senior Breakfast is to engage our seniors and walk alongside them as they prepare to transition into college next year. Many of these students have made the commitment to give back to the ministry by taking on the role of assistant leaders for WyldLife Club.
6) Saturday, October 16th was the first Weekend Club. We are piloting a new concept for all high school students with the intent to reach high school students who want to participate but unable to attend Monday Club or Campaigners on Wednesday morning. Encourage your child to attend the next Weekend Club on November 6th from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Ottawa House.
7) Did you know WyldLife Club is happening in a big way at the Ottawa House once a month for 7th and 8th graders? On September 10th, 19 7th and 8th graders joined the WyldLife leadership team for a great night of Western fun and a great message introducing them to our journey with Christ throughout the year. On October 8th, 15 students attended to experience an epic evening of Pirates and Ninjas and heard about the story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19). I strongly suggest that you encourage your 7th or 8th grader to find out what is in store for the November 12th Club…Robby tells me it will be full of fun with our friends from the Food Network! Come hungry!
8) I will end with mentioning the PSYL Cabinet, which consists of 14 adults from our community. PSYL would not exist without the Cabinet. Individuals on the Cabinet are passionate about the existence of PSYL and do everything necessary to keep the ministry afloat, which includes: fundraising, opening their homes for events, providing food, sending email communications, and implementing and executing programs to support and love the leaders, just to mention a few. The Cabinet will meet five times this year and anyone is welcome. The Cabinet grows by people stepping up and showing interest in being involved. If you are interested in participating please email me at dkeller@solutran.com.
These examples just touch the surface of what is happening in PSYL. As always, all students are welcome no matter what their religious beliefs are or what school they attend.
Lastly, I’d like to end by requesting feedback from the PSYL community. We welcome your thoughts, opinions, and suggestions for improvement! If you have anything to share with us, please email me at dkeller@solutran.com.
Grace and peace,
Dawn Keller
PSYL Cabinet Leader
We are well into our 2010/2011 school year and I couldn’t be more pleased with how Private School Young Life (PSYL) is operating. We are seeing God in many places in the ministry and I’d like to share a few highlights:
1) There were over 70 people who attended the PSYL Kick Off Event at Greg and Peggy Mesna’s home on Monday, August 16th. The purpose of the event was to celebrate camp that occurred over the summer, socialize with other families involved in the PSYL ministry, meet the leaders, and listen to a message given by Robby Kiley speaking to the purpose of Young Life and what was planned for the Fall.
2) PSYL ended its 2009/2010 fiscal year on September 30th with a balanced budget, and the 2010/2011 fundraising is off to a healthy start. Our budget for 2010/2011 totals $78,784, a conservative and financially responsible budget. PSYL is entirely funded by individuals from our community and money goes to three primary areas: salary and health benefits, office and program expenses, and dues to Young Life National, which provide us with excellent training, central processing for our financial needs and legal support, among other services. Donations are gladly accepted by sending a check to: PSYL (MN 91), 8700 West 36th Street, Suite 109, St. Louis Park, MN 55426.
3) Robby Kiley celebrated his one year anniversary as PSYL Head Leader on October 11th.
4) We are blessed to have 15 young adult leaders who are dedicating their lives to walk alongside our kids to make a difference, nine with the high school students and six with the 7th and 8th graders. Did you know that Jess Nash invited the sophomore girls over to her house for lunch and conversation on a beautiful Saturday afternoon? Nick Brue is wanting to teach guitar lessons to high school boys so be watching out for more information to come, Laura Brown and Courtney Anderson plan regular social events with our middle school girls, and Christi Lareau plans to take a few senior girls to St. Thomas for a college visit, just to mention a few things that these young adults are doing with our children.
5) With the leadership of Robby Kiley and Christi Lareau, seniors meet every Friday morning at Panera Bread for Senior Breakfast. The purpose of Senior Breakfast is to engage our seniors and walk alongside them as they prepare to transition into college next year. Many of these students have made the commitment to give back to the ministry by taking on the role of assistant leaders for WyldLife Club.
6) Saturday, October 16th was the first Weekend Club. We are piloting a new concept for all high school students with the intent to reach high school students who want to participate but unable to attend Monday Club or Campaigners on Wednesday morning. Encourage your child to attend the next Weekend Club on November 6th from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Ottawa House.
7) Did you know WyldLife Club is happening in a big way at the Ottawa House once a month for 7th and 8th graders? On September 10th, 19 7th and 8th graders joined the WyldLife leadership team for a great night of Western fun and a great message introducing them to our journey with Christ throughout the year. On October 8th, 15 students attended to experience an epic evening of Pirates and Ninjas and heard about the story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19). I strongly suggest that you encourage your 7th or 8th grader to find out what is in store for the November 12th Club…Robby tells me it will be full of fun with our friends from the Food Network! Come hungry!
8) I will end with mentioning the PSYL Cabinet, which consists of 14 adults from our community. PSYL would not exist without the Cabinet. Individuals on the Cabinet are passionate about the existence of PSYL and do everything necessary to keep the ministry afloat, which includes: fundraising, opening their homes for events, providing food, sending email communications, and implementing and executing programs to support and love the leaders, just to mention a few. The Cabinet will meet five times this year and anyone is welcome. The Cabinet grows by people stepping up and showing interest in being involved. If you are interested in participating please email me at dkeller@solutran.com.
These examples just touch the surface of what is happening in PSYL. As always, all students are welcome no matter what their religious beliefs are or what school they attend.
Lastly, I’d like to end by requesting feedback from the PSYL community. We welcome your thoughts, opinions, and suggestions for improvement! If you have anything to share with us, please email me at dkeller@solutran.com.
Grace and peace,
Dawn Keller
PSYL Cabinet Leader
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