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Contributed by:
KeeNan
Hi, I just
thought I'd pass on an idea of a theme we used. It is a good one to use
in Utah with the Olympics coming soon.
The theme was "Go For The Gold" with a subtitle of "Faith in Every
Footstep". We did this camp in 1997 when Faith in Every Footstep was the
theme.
Our emblem, for lack of a better word, was the young women torch. A good
picture is found in the camp manual. The handle of the torch was
modified a bit to include the year of our camp and the Olympic rings,
but instead of five, we used seven, one for each value.
Our theme scripture was found in Doctrine and Covenants 137:1 - 4. "The
heavens were opened upon us, and I beheld the celestial kingdom of God,
and the glory thereof, whether in the body or out I cannot tell. I saw
the transcendent beauty of the gate through which the heirs of that
kingdom will enter, which was like unto circling flames of fire; also
the blazing throne of God, whereon was seated the Father and the Son. I
saw the beautiful streets of that kingdom, which had the appearance of
being paved with gold." We encouraged the young women to Go for Heavenly
Father's Gold.
We had the Olympic "games". One set of games was the value olympics.
They were basically fun games with a title that tied them in with a
value. For instance, one we called "Walk with Faith" and it was a relay
where a girl on each team was blindfolded and given a spoon. She had to
walk across the room to where we had a plate of white (faith!)
cottonballs. She was supposed to scoop up a cottonball and carry it back
to the other side of the room and place on a plate there. The team who
had the most cottonballs on their
plate at the end won.
We also had some water olympics and certification olympics. On fire
building, after the girls were taught how to build their fires, the game
that was associated with it was a race between teams to see who could
build a fire and have it pop a water balloon hanging above it. The first
team with the fire that popped the balloon won.
Before camp we sent each girl a letter telling them that they had
"qualified" spiritually and physically for the Girls Camp Olympic games.
This letter introduced the theme, scripture and emblem and included
other info we wanted
them to know.
We did scrapbooks for our craft, so at every devotional and activity, we
asked those in charge to have a handout prepared for each girl that
could be added to their scrapbook.
We also had a song that we got permission to use. It is a fun upbeat
song that was written by a professor at the local university. It is
titled "Go For The Gold"
Here are the words:
CHORUS: Go for the Gold!!
That's what we've been told
Never settle for second best
Always Go for the Gold!
We're striving for perfection,
Learning the direction,
Working at the task each day.
Doesn't take reflection,
Just a lot of flexion
Stretch yourself in the right way.
CHORUS
So stop the gripes and crying,
Do your best, keep trying,
You'll make a great discovery!
You're a noble and great one,
Excellence can be fun,
Give it a try! You'll see!
CHORUS
Become a high achiever!
Yes! A real believer!
You control what will be.
Just a thought can do it,
There is nothing to it!
Once you've tried to see.
CHORUS
No bronze, no silver, just GOLD!
All your life you've been told,
Become what you're meant to be.
Avoid that awful world mold!
Be strong, courageous, brave and bold,
The final prize you will see.
CHORUS (twice)
At beginning and end of camp we had opening and closing ceremonies. At
the closing ceremonies, we awarded each girl with her gold medal which
was a beaded necklace with the young women torch pendant.
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