Hume Lake Nonprofit Sports Organization Fundraising Plan

Campers live in cabins with no air conditioning and no electronic devices, excluding fans and camp iPods for each cabin. This allows the girls to focus on their surrounding and to be truly present in each moment. We are disconnected from the rest of the world for four weeks. Our only communication with the outside world is mail. Getting the chance to escape our hectic lives to a beautiful mountain retreat is a wonderful blessing. I feel closer to God than ever. On Sundays we have a church service and each girl walks away with pages full of wonderful notes.

Attending college, beginning a career, starting a family, and ultimately getting trapped in a daily routine are components in life that many see no means of escape. The lure of living off the grid with no responsibilities or connections to adult life are attractive but unattainable to most people. The experiences of Chris McCandless chronicled in Jon Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, mystify the nation, along with many of the people he meets during his journey. From stories of those who meet McCandless along the way, people were able to put the pieces together and make a few assumptions for the reason he chooses to go into the wild. Individualism, living a minimalistic life, nonconformity, going into nature, and trusting oneself are fundamental Transcendentalist principles that McCandless also exemplifies. Two well-known proponents of the Transcendental movement, writers Henry Thoreau and Ralph Emerson, also have a strong connection to nature, that are also shown in Chris McCandless’s journey. This connection with nature requires someone to go into nature to clear the mind of meaningless things, and to open up their consciousness to what nature has to offer them. In doing so, a bond with their surroundings that has a direct impact on their well being and mental wellness. Chris McCandless, as described by Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, demonstrates becoming one with nature through nature’s impact on his well being and mental health.

Dilemmas can arise when therapy takes place within the four walls of a clinician’s office, but when the office becomes a forest, lake, or mountain or all three of these unique settings, ethical issues are sure to follow. Wilderness Therapy is primarily geared toward adolescents; it is broadly based on using nature as a chronic aspect of the treatment. Practical doctrines are

The outdoors is hidden to many people around the world. All many see is the huge skyscrapers and whitewash walls of the cities. These people don’t tend to be as happy because there isn’t a stress reliever, or a place to get away to. They need this place so that they can have some time to just relax, learn, and develop true happiness. The outdoors is an escape for those who know it and are available to experience it on a regular basis. These places can be the Great Redwood Forests and Lake Almanor in California, to Canada’s vast river and lake systems, to the fields of Kansas, and the mountains of New Zealand. All of these places have one thing in common, the freedom to live. So many city dwellers don’t get to experience these things, which rural people hold to so dearly. The constant hustle and bustle of the city tends to keep people from their happiness. The stress of city life has a way to go “out the window” when you spend time outside with yourself and nature. The ones who can experience the life in the

Many people that go out and enjoy the wilderness or the outdoors head to those places because they need to get away from the world and relax. The opportunity you have to go out and enjoy these beautiful areas all started with the beginning of this country by many men and their ideas and views of the outdoors. I will conduct a rhetorical analysis of J. Baird Callicott and Priscilla Solis Ybarra’s article, The Puritan Origins of the American Wilderness Movement, and critique there use of rhetorical appeals in order to show that their article was written successfully.

In this activity you will do a critical reading of an excerpt from a personal narrative by John Muir, “A Windstorm in the Forest.” You will then participate in a group discussion to share and construct knowledge collaboratively. You will be

This non- profit organization encourages individuals to learn survival skills in the wilderness and take risks that require stepping out of comfort zones. The organization believes that mission trips should have an outdoor adventure and a rewarding service project. The “adventure” part of this trip was backpacking eighteen miles through Yellowstone. Our path was filled with rocky hills and unleveled ground, and by the time we got to our campground, our feet were covered in blisters. That night, our exhausted group of eight slept under a tarp held up by a pole in the middle of a treeless field where buffalo hooves were imprinted into the ground. We woke up to the sun rising over the mountain tops and valleys that were unending. And though our bodies were aching, we felt energized and

The short story, “The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West,” by John Muir paints a picture of the necessity of human interaction with the wilderness. In his story Muir pleads with his audience to gain more appreciation of nature and to understand their impact on it by using religion, pathos, and imagery.

They are often intentionally forgotten and overlooked, but we were there to show them love and kindness in the sometimes discouraging and demeaning environment they live in, to remind them that their lives held value and meaning. This was the goal on our minds as the Westridge mission team and I drove up to the village of Sicangu located on the Rosebud Reservation near the southern border of South Dakota. My group was hosting a Bible sports camp for the children of the Sicangu Village on the Rosebud Reservation. The purpose was to teach them respect, integrity, and teamwork commonly illustrated in Bible stories, and then apply those values to the sports basketball, soccer, and ultimate frisbee. We were there to reach out to the children of the village and give them

What Louv adds is a focus on the restorative qualities of nature for children. He recommends that we reacquaint our children and ourselves with nature through hiking, fishing, bird-watching and disorganized, creative play. By doing so, he argues, we may lessen the frequency and severity of emotional and mental ailments and come to recognize the importance of preserving nature. At times Louv seems to conflate physical activity (a game of freeze tag) with nature play (building a tree fort), and it is hard to know which benefits children

Have you ever wonder what your true purpose in life is? I myself have sometimes though about this, and there have been times when I have felt that one of the things I was intended to do was to help others in need; considering that I have participated in several community events and have even been to mission trips to help in other countries. The compassionate part of myself is something that reminds me of one of the characters from Jon Krakauer’s "Into The Wild", that character being Christopher McCandles . This novel follows the fulfilling journey of Chris's self rediscovery through nature. I will analyze Jon Krakauer's "Into The Wild", the Thoreau articles, and the London excerpts in order explain how help change the story.

At Eastbay camp, the children of the United Methodist Church join together with the children of The Baby Fold. They form bonds that touch hearts and inspire friendships. The camp experience is tailored to meet the individual needs of each child. After all, God

The mystery and beauty of nature are some of the greatest phenomenons to ever exist. There are no limits to what you may discover and witness while outside and exploring. The advancement of technology has strayed today's youth far away from nature and the outdoors. Today’s prototype of success has caused people to move away from nature and instead follow laid out paths that will ensure a large income. Many brave and courageous people, such as Chris McCandless, have abandoned society and began their own pursuit of happiness. But what about nature and the wilderness is it that draws so many people to it?

The beauty of not belonging and seclusion from Cane Creek Park create a feeling of wonder and amazement, that makes a person long to go back time after time. The willow trees stand gracefully, and elegantly as they dance around the park and convey positive vibes. There is a dock that contains many mysteries and many unanswered questions. The swing that stands distant from the rest is worn and waits for the next child to find it and to find comfort in it. There is also the rippling water and the curiosities that behold the tree that has been there for ages. It’s beauty is conveyed by the piercing warm sun. This park creates a safe place for those whose mind may be depressed or maybe just lonely, and it comforts those with the allurement of

a. “Experiences in nature can result in a direct increase of various forms of happiness or well-being, in addition to increasing well-being via satisfaction of basic psychological needs” (p. 374).