NJ Youth Choir
Issues that surround the focus & survival of a youth choir campArchive for November, 2008
why not
I wasn’t going to mention this on here, but I figured why not. As a representative of the Youth Choir Week I recently was awarded a plaque for longevity and service by my church for my help with the camp. St. Stephen’s has sent many children to the camp over the 20 years of it’s existence. This past was actually the first that we had no campers. But they felt it in thier hearts to recognize me for staying all these years and helping out. I see it as jsut a past of my life that I love. This camp has been good to me since I was ten years old. I view my help as just something I should be doing and want to do for as long as I cna imagine. But thanks to my parish and those who gave me this award on behalf of the camp.
Interview …
Hey everyone. Today I am posting an interview that I had Wednesday afternoon with Wade Cooper, keeper and overall watchkeeper of the Youth Choir Week in Cape May, NJ. We focused on the direction of the camp, but did include some brief moments of reflection over years past. Hope you enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »
ps: if you’re in the area …
Sorry, I forgot to mention that the convention is in Trenton, NJ.
If you’re in the area …
Today was the announcement that the Diocese of NJ Youth Choir Week will be attending and performing at the Diocese Convention this upcoming March. This is truly big news as very few choirs get to perform at this prestigious event. There will be people and choirs from all over NJ attending, and they will get to see what a great choir we have and how much we have attained despite being such a small camp. It’s also great because the Bishop will be attending and our children will have the chance to meet him.
guide us o’waking
Another marketing idea we have added is that of a 3 fold program we are sending to different churches in the south Jersey region. This will encompass much of what the webpage will say, but it becomes an interpersonal view we feel. Along with this, we plan to visit the churches and start a program that brings us into direct communication. The visiting will be during services and youth group events, as we hope to show the common effect of attending the camp and enjoying the company of the many people involved with it. Overall, it’s jsut a new way to jump-start the camp as it has grown stale and campers numbers have dwindled, wish us luck!
.org
A few days ago we recently upgraded our marketing plan for the camp by creating a web domain. It’s nothing special at all yet, as there is only a diocese logo. We haven’t, or I specifically haven’t created any information or images for it yet. The website is in the blogroll, so please check it out soon as we will be getting on it soon. There is going to be pictures form years of the cmap, sign up info, and email to connect to those of us in charge. It’s a new day for the camp as we move into the future. Wish us luck.
