Projects

$120 to buy a mountain bike and a helmet. Give kids an opportunity to explore the horse paths and mountains in the highlands of Michoacan by purchasing a bike.

Write a newsletter article: contact a volunteer who has visited Mexico, a board member or an international staff person and interview them on a topic of your interest. See Our People for contact information.

Proof

Join the proofing team to edit newsletters and publications: contact caleb@rycca.org.mx.

Graphic Arts

Design a logo for Campamento Genesis (Camp Genesis). A place of new beginnings.

Suggestions or appropriate clip art or small photos to help dress up this web site.

Chess Under Glass

Make an idea a reality.

Carpenter skills needed.
Build prototype of chess table insert as per instructions: Contact david@rycca.org.mx for details.

Solar

The Los Domos site is not connected to the grid. Electric power is produced by solar panels. Power is needed for an office computer, Internet access and lighting. Donation

Solar panel ($740 each @ Dallas).
Lead acid batteries ($160-250)
Controller ($175-250)
12 volt/15 watt light bulbs ($15-20 each)
inverter
copper wire
SunDanzer DC Refrigerator ($1000 @ Dallas)
Laptop and 12 volt DC adaptor for to use with solar power (no software needed)

Visit Mexico

Consider a visit to Mexico. Any of the following activities would make a trip well worth while:

Come as a work team to further the development of a campsite
Do a summer internship in Mexico to help with camp development, Bible club and youth ministry, retreat assistant, counselor training
Visit Mexico and help as needed in areas of: photo journalism, computer work, teaching English
VOICE visitor Bill Ensinger says, "Almost regardless of what your experience is, there is opportunity on the mission field to put your skills to use to serve God." Let us know your desires/abilities/ideas as to how you could participate in camp development.

It's well worth it. Shake hands with soon to be Mexican friends. Eat, work, worship, take pictures and leave with hands on understanding.

Green Fence Perimeter

Need in Mexico: Landscaping. Safety perimeter around Los Domos".

Laying Water Lines in Loma

Need in Mexico: Laying Water Lines around Los Domos" in Loma.

Climbing Wall

60 holds have been donated. Some holds have been placed on a cabin dome prototype. The next phase is to build a vertical climbing wall as a separate activity.

Three Minute Testimony

Write your testimony in English, translate it to Spanish and memorize. Be ready to share with your new friends in Mexico.

Loma Kids

Community outreach in Loma Caliente (Loma).

Recycle

Collect and shop at garage sales for used sports equipment and other camp development needs. Pray and keep your eyes peeled for summer activity bargains that you are willing to donate for use at camp. The list below is for items needed in Mexico. Kids that come to camp range in age from 8 to 16 and are all sizes.

Choose from the categories below:

Equipment for Camp Activities	Missionary Health
Music	Sports	Games
Kitchen	Office	Library
Construction	Tools	First Aid
Security	Containers	Financial Donations
Packaging/Shipping Instructions

Equipment for Camp Activities

Fanny packs, telescope, microscope, climbing ropes, battery-powered digital kitchen timer, (used) trampoline mat/springs, white clown face makeup, handkerchiefs (1 silk, 2 cotton), 9-volt transistor batteries, sewing patterns for biblical era costuming, 100 wire nuts that fit exactly inside 5/8 inch copper tubing, horseshoe set, 48 inch cage-ball, twirling batons, orange cones.

Missionary Health

Iron supplements, barley grass supplement, Ambrotose.

Music

Sound effects CD for skits, used musical instruments.

Sports

Used tennis balls, bike helmets, soccer goalie gloves, glow-in-the-dark diode Frisbee, footballs, baseball equipment (catchers mit, bases).

Games

Used chess sets, wire puzzles, wooden clothes pins with spring.

Kitchen

Long nose (grill) lighter, de-hydrator for drying fruits and vegetables, $80 dollars to buy a hand crank tortilla maker.

Office

Paint marker (gold), cheap digital camera, half-sheet notebooks (5 inch x 8 inch), ream of bright colored paper, laptop projector.

Library

Guide book to butterflies (caterpillars), back issues of World Magazine, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, an edifying seminar recording for missionary enrichment, compact CD player or digital MP3 player.

Construction

11 plastic tarps (brown, 10 foot x 12 foot or similar), 3/16 inch nylon chord, screw nails (variety of sizes), plastic inserts (variety of sizes), gasoline stabilizer additive for storing small engine equipment.

Tools

Pair of heavy duty cutting pliers, hack saw blades, 2 bar clamps (1 foot), rope.

First Aid

Ipecac syrup, bacitracin ointment, triple antibiotic ointment, self grip tape/bandage, 2 inch x 2 inch sterile pads, thermometer, muscle rub, emergency medical guide, log book, witch hazel, scales, ear scope, Fahrenheit/Celsius outdoor thermometer.

Security

Pad locks (2 extra keys), night vision scope (for night watchman camp security).

Containers

Briefcases, toolboxes, tackle boxes, tough plastic bins or crates, duffel bags, knapsacks.

Financial Donations

Money is also a need. Donations are useful for the purchase of additional camp items that are to big (canoes) or to heavy (anvil) to be easily shipped to Mexico. Make out checks to Camps International and send to:

Camps International
PO Box 453102
Garland, TX 75045

Memo: Caldwell Ministry/[name of item]

Shipping Instructions

Important comments and addresses for sending packages/containers:

* David, Mexico, Skype: startcamps.

* In order for your parcel to reach its final destination, funds must be sent to Camps International to cover transportation costs from the border to Michoacan, Mexico. Pack item in the smallest box possible. Cost of shipping a package is determined, in Mexico, according to size and weight. Estimate the cost for each cubit foot (12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches) shipped inside Mexico to be an additional $25 dollars. Make out checks to - Camps International - and send check to:

Camps International
PO Box 453102
Garland, TX 75045

Ask for address for packages.

When sending via carrier, please indicate, - no signature needed - to avoid having your package returned. Send: 1) uninsured and 2) no signature required.