🌲 Ponderosa Bible Camp - Summer Camp Packing List 📦

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🧳 All Campers Should Bring:

• 📖 Bible, notebook, and pen/pencil

• 🛏️ Sleeping Bag or twin-size sheets
  ▫️ We recommend a fitted sheet to cover the vinyl mattress
  ▫️ Don’t forget your pillow!

• 🛁 Bath Towels – at least 2
  ▫️ Be sure to label with a permanent marker or embroidery

• 🧼 Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, deodorant

• 💁‍♀️ Optional: hairdryer, straightener, etc.

• 👕 Casual, modest clothing:
  ▫️ At least 7 outfits and 7 sets of underwear
  ▫️ See Dress Code below for guidelines

• 👟 Tennis/athletic shoes

• 🩴 Flip-Flops, Slides, or Crocs – required for all water activities

• 🏖️ Pool/Beach Towels – bring 2, and label them

• 🩱 Swimwear for the pool & river:
  ▫️ Boys – swim trunks
  ▫️ Girls – one-piece or tankini swimsuit
  ▫️ 👗 Swim cover-up or quick-dry outfit for walking to/from the pool
  ▫️ Campers must be covered and wear shoes (flip-flops, slides, or Crocs) when walking around wet areas or to the restroom during swim time

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• 🎣 Optional Items:
  ▫️ Fishing gear
  ▫️ Flashlight
  ▫️ Raincoat or poncho
  ▫️ Bug spray & sunscreen
  ▫️ Non-phone digital camera (at your own risk)
   

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🖤 Middle School Campers ALSO need:

• 🖤 Black shorts, black T-shirt, and face paint for the night game God’s Smugglers

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🖤🎨 Teen Week Campers ALSO need:

• 🎨 Old “paint clothes” for Paint Wars

• 🖤 Black shorts, black T-shirt, and face paint for God’s Smugglers

• 🛶 For Rafting:
  ▫️ Strap-on sandals or water shoes
  ▫️ Girls – shorts to wear over swimsuits
  ▫️ ✅ Rafting Waiver must be completed online before arrival (link sent by email the week before camp)

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👕 Dress Code – Modesty Is Our Policy!

We aim to foster an environment where everyone can grow spiritually and feel safe, respected, and focused on Jesus.

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👚 Please follow these guidelines:

• 🚫 No crop tops – midriffs must stay covered (front and back)

• 🩲 Keep underwear private – no see-through or sagging clothing

• 🖤 Leggings/yoga pants – must be worn with long, oversized shirts that cover the rear

• 👕 Oversized T-shirts – must be worn with visible shorts that extend a few inches below the hem

• 🚫 No strapless or crop tops

• ✅ Tank tops, spaghetti straps, and racerbacks are OK only if they don’t show undergarments

• 👙 Girls’ swimwear – one-piece or tankini only

• 👖 Girls (Middle & Teen Weeks) – wear shorts over swimsuits for water games on the field

• 🧢 Boys (Middle & Teen Weeks):
  ▫️ Tank tops are not allowed in the dining hall

• 🩳 All Shorts (Middle & Teen Weeks) – minimum 4" inseam recommended

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Thank you for helping us maintain a Christ-centered, distraction-free environment that promotes respect and spiritual growth. 💛

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🚫 What NOT to Bring:

• ❌ Electronics (tablets, iPods, video games)

• ❌ Knives or weapons of any kind

• ❌ Vapes or tobacco

• ❌ Cell phones – see policy below

• 📷 Digital cameras are allowed ONLY if not attached to phones/tablets (use at your own risk)

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📵 Cell Phone Policy

To foster focus, friendships, and faith-building fun, cell phones are not allowed at camp. Here's how it works:

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📥 Check-In Collection:

• All campers must turn off and turn in their phones at check-in

• Phones are safely stored in the camp office until the end of the week

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🚫 No Phone Possession:

• Campers are not allowed to keep phones during the week

• Phones found will be confiscated and held until Friday

• 📤 Repeat Offenders may be sent home at their own expense

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📞 Emergencies:

• Campers may use the camp phone with staff permission in true emergencies

• Staff will assess and assist accordingly

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📦 Phone Return:

• Phones are returned Friday morning after chapel

• If not picked up, phones are securely stored until parents retrieve them

🔒 Reminder: Ponderosa is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen phones

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Thank you for partnering with us to make camp a meaningful, Christ-centered experience! 💚 If you have any questions, feel free to contact our friendly camp staff!

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