Here is a current list of practical ways Camp Evergreen needs your help! We will be updating this list as needs are met and as they arise. Please feel free to call the camp office at 403.638.4230 if you have questions about any of the items on this page - ask for Kerry.

CURRENT NEEDS

List Updated August 2010

Please note that we MUST replace the roof on the two story house this fall (2010) or the water damage will pass the point of being reparable. We'd appreciate your financial help with the project!

ItemApproximate Value
Details

Vehicles

Quad

 

$10,000

For the Program Director, who is our First Aid First Responder.  This Quad would be a dedicated vehicle.

Snowblower

$1,400

 

Housing

Farmhouse Replacement Prep

$100,000

The farmhouse, where our Wrangler and his wife currently live, is in disrepair.  As a temporary measure, volunteers replaced leaky shingles on the roof for us in summer 2009.  Please contact the camp for more information about this need.

Housing for Male Seasonal Staff

$12,000

 

Mobile Home

$100,000

We don't have a home for our Director. 

Work on Two-Story House

$11,000

The two-story house needs a lot of work.  It's an old farmhouse, built in the 1940s and moved onto site in 2000.  It currently houses our Program Director. 

 

Our most immediate plan is to add insulation and replace the roof.  It'll save us on utilities, too!

Septic Lift Station (Staff Side)

$3,000

 

Special Projects

Cabins

$14,000 each

Call us at 403.638.4230 to find out more about our Cabin Fever! Project!

Activity Centre

Upright Freezer

$600

We're looking for a new freezer for the Tuck Shop, for freezies and drumsticks and creamsicles.

Furnace Replacement

$1,600

 

Lodge

Kitchen Floor

$20,000

 

Walk-in Freezer

$5,000

 

Sneezeguards

$1,200

 

Dry Storage/Freezer Shelves

$4,000

 

Dry Storage Bins

$1,000

 

Lodge Furnaces x 4

$6,400

 

Lodge Hot Water Boiler

$2,000

 

Barn

Fencing Projects

$3,000

 

Water & Power to Pasture for Livestock Watering

$1,500

 

New Outhouse and Septic Storage for the Barn

$2,000

 

Electrical Upgrades

$300

 

Hay Shed

$15,000

We currently use tarps to protect our hay, but would love to have a more permanent alternative.

Bale Feeders

$2000

 

Saddles x5

$4000

We need to replace at least 5 saddles, at $800 each.

Horses

$3000

We would like to add at least two trail ready horses to our herd this year.

Miscellaneous

3" Portable Water Pump

$300

Replacement, for filing the canoe pond.

Electrical Shed

$10,000

Our electrical shed needs to be rebuilt and upgraded.

Bunkhouse

$19,000

The bunkhouse, at the back of the Meeting Rooms, sleeps 14.  It's a great, functional room.  We need to replace the windows (to prevent heat leakage) and the roof (to prevent water leakage).

New Sign for Camp Driveway

$500

Our current driveway sign is faded and out-of-date.  We'd like to replace it with a brighter, more simple design (the logo on our tee-shirts and hoodies), and use reflective paint so it's impossible to miss.  We've got a quote and now we just need someone to donate the funds!

RECENTLY MET NEEDS

Thank you for supporting us!

List Updated August 2010

ItemApproximate Value
Updates
Date Donated

KitchenAid Commercial Stand Mixer

$575

Amazing! For Sparks&Explorers2, four campers brought their grandparents along as volunteers.  The grandparents then gave us a FANTASTIC gift: a brand new, super fancy and super functional Commercial Stand Mixer.  We are THRILLED!

August 2010

Finishing or Ride-on Mower

$2,400

Thanks to Peter & Elfrieda Reimer.  Peter has also volunteered most of his summer 2010 to sit on the new, grey&orange mower, and take care of our fields and pathways!  We're so grateful!

July 2010

Generator – Watershed Backup

$900

We received a used-but-still-in-great-condition generator for our camp side watershed in June, from a family in Saskatchewan.  That means we'll have water even when the power goes out for hours on end – thank God!

June 2010

Bathroom in Brown House

$1000

Seriously a miracle!  A small group from Dalhousie Community Church in Calgary donated the supplies and their time to replace the upstairs bathroom in the Brown House – so it now has a working shower (thank God!) and a new toilet, sink and cupboards that aren't falling to pieces!

March 2010

Scanner

$500

We were gifted with a colour scanner – and it's making our lives a whole lot easier!

Fall 2009

Septic Tank for Two-Story House; Sewer Pump

$1000

After several winters of frozen septic pipes coming from the two-story house, we had a septic tank and sewer pump donated in fall 2009, which Dave has been able to install.

Fall 2009

Mini-Van

$9,000

A 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan was purchased by the Camp in August 2009.

Summer 2009

Gator

 

$6,000

A group of our friends in Linden were able to provide us with a new gator this summer to replace the ailing Dakota.  Thank you!

Summer 2009

Aluminium Canoes x 4

$1,500

We've been trying to replace our fibreglass canoes, which don't hold up as well when running aground in our small pond.  Aluminium canoes don't wear through as easier and are sturdier for the kind of canoeing that happens at Camp Evergreen.  We've had four aluminium canoes donated by two donors since March 2009!  Thank you!

Spring and Summer 2009

Horses

$800-$1400

Two donors have come forward this summer with gentle horses we can add to our trail line.

Summer 2009

Auto-Belays for the Climbing Wall

$2,000

Thank you to our donor who purchased three auto-belays for our climbing wall. Auto-belays help us put more kids and adults up and down the climbing wall, as safely as possible, with short waits and fewer staff!

Spring 2009

ATCO Trailer for Seasonal Staff Housing

$80,000

A generous friend from Lendrum MB Church in Edmonton was able connect us with a donated, long-term lease on a four bedroom, heated GNS Industrial trailer.  Our male staff are currently bedding down in it.

May 2009

Sound System

$6,500

The majority of the system, including speakers, a sound board, and cords have been donated by The Gathering out of Edmonton – thank you!

Christmas 2008