Camper Expectations, Part 3: SFR Disciplinary Procedures
The American Camping Association posted an article titled “What Parents Want to Know that Camp Counselors Should Know”. The article focuses on five major areas of camp that parents have questions about. I have been walking through each section of ACA’s post and answering the questions for Shepherd’s Fold. The first three posts go over [...]
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Camper Expectations, Part 2: Dress Code
The American Camping Association posted an article titled “What Parents Want to Know that Camp Counselors Should Know”. The article focuses on five major areas of camp that parents have questions about. I have been walking through each section of ACA’s post and answering the questions for Shepherd’s Fold. The first three posts go over [...]
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Blessed to Bless: Camper Scholarships
CAMPERSHIP APPLICATION Greetings from the Fold, Here we go, summer 2013 is rapidly approaching. We are busy preparing to make this the most incredible summer in the history of SFR, and you can help! Last year we initiated the Don Staires Scholarship Fund and challenged you to give above your normal amount by adding matching [...]
Read MoreWhen No One Is Watching…
Things that happen when no one is here to see it… So as you may know, between the months of August and May, Daniel, Ron, and I are the only ones in the office at Shepherd’s Fold. Like in the summer, the fun never stops. The office is almost constantly filled with laughter, and I love [...]
Read MoreWhat kind of journey are you on?
Out here at the Ranch I have the privilege of working under a good man of God who values personal and spiritual development. Recently we had a conversation where he invited me to start going to a meeting call The Journey every other Tuesday at The Church at Midtown. As of late- I have not been very disciplined in [...]
Read MorePuppy Love
I have the sweetest dog anyone could ever ask for. He always greets me at the door with lots of kisses, no matter how long I’ve been gone. When it storms, he snuggles really close to me. He follows me everywhere—even to the barn where there are 10 animals that are a great deal larger [...]
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SFR Staff Run to Raise Funds to Support Champ Camp
Cody Chaney (Maintenance Manager) and Hope Chitwood (Camp Director) ran the 5k and the 10k races February 11, 2011 in Tulsa’s Sweetheart Run. The run was put on by Fleet Feet as a fundraiser for Champ Camp, a camp for children who have heart conditions. The camp is sponsored by St. Francis Hospital and is hosted at [...]
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SFR Parent “Thank you to all who are involved with Shepherds Fold Ranch, everyone from the cooks, to the counselors, to the administration, to the Stairs family, to the maintenance people. Our boys love Shepherds Fold Ranch. The camp has been a continued place of connecting with God, connecting with other outside of their [...]
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Fr. O’Brien
Bishop Kelley High School is a current and frequent user of the facility, and Fr. Brian O’Brien, President, Bishop Kelley High School, describes it this way: “We have used Shepherd’s Fold Ranch for the past 2 years for various kinds of retreats ranging from one to three days. Shepherd’s Fold Ranch is an excellent facility [...]
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