The heart of Qwanoes is a heart for kids!
Qwanoes is a youth-oriented high-adventure Christian Camp seeking to encourage commitment to Jesus Christ and provide biblical discipleship through relationship-focused, fun-oriented and Christ-centred programs. We love kids...and our desire is to help them discover and live a 'life like no other'...a life with Jesus Christ at the centre.
Over and over, we hear how the camp's ministry has had a phenomenal impact upon the lives of young people and families – as well as the people they touch. It is amazing the difference that is made in the life of a child in just one week.
The opportunities for changed lives have never been greater!
Qwanoes summer camps have grown twenty-two consecutive years, from just over 600 in 1986 to an expected number of over 3500 during this coming summer in 2009. We are so thankful for the MANY people who have stood with us and provided support to allow Qwanoes to grow and become more effective every year. Today we are seeing an even great need and opportunity to make a difference in the lives of kids through the ministry of camp.
Moving forward in partnership together.
Our fees do not completely cover the costs to run camp. Most capital projects (especially all major projects) are only made possible through the gifts from friends of Qwanoes. Qwanoes is a constant work in progress...and each year has been a step of faith. We are so thankful for God’s faithfulness...right from the year our property was purchased in 1965.
In recent years gifts have enabled us to add the Pacific Woods Lodge, year-round dock, new wakeboard boats, the SkyScraper, cabins, food equipment, vans, infastructure upgrades, and MUCH more.
We invite your partnership.
If you share our vision for reaching, discipling and training people for Christ we invite you to join us. Help us to go straight to the heart of kids...impacting them for life!
There are several options for your support.
Prepare the Way
This is our special one-year fundraising drive to raise funds for a variety of much-needed projects in 2009. Can you help us prepare the way...for more kids, more fun, and more effective ministry? This is our key focus for this year. Click Here to go to the Prepare The Way! page.
Annual Projects Fund
Every year there are many needs that are only made possible through your support. For example, in recent years this has included items such as: upgrading our camp buses, a new deck, new items in our Aqua Park, Q-Town upgrades, more Ocean Kayak Frenzies, a new walk-in-cooler, CocoHut, new floor for our dining room, a new roof on Club Coco, Ice Cream Island, qrok Tower, additional cabins...and many more.
Staff Support Fund
Can you help build our staff team? Every summer we seek to raise funds for many of our summer staff to enable them to serve at camp. Many our college students who make a considerable sacrifice to serve on summer staff for the entire summer. Your financial and prayer support will make a big difference.
Campership Fund
Many children and youth need help to be able to attend camp. Every year Qwanoes provides scholarships to families in need...allowing kids to afford to attend. Can you help provide support to families to help them send kids who urgently need to be able to experience the life-changing effect of a week at camp?
Qwanoes Missions Fund
As part of our Kaléo program, every year we send several teams to come alongside existing ministries and help make a difference in their communities. God has worked in very powerful ways through these trips.
Would you like more information?
For more information on how you can help us impact kids for life, please contact our Executive Director, Scott Bayley or call 250-246-3014 or toll free at 1-888-997-9266.
