Filipino Heritage Camp |
July 15th to 18th, 2010 at Winter
Park Mountain Lodge, CO 2010 Directors: Lorial Crowder and David Slattery |
“I Love Camp” FHC
2nd Grader Camper
“ This is my Favorite
Camp” FHC 5th Grade Camper
“ I don’t want Camp to end” FHC
7th Grade Camper
“ It’s worth so much to see our girls grow with
confidence – giving them the tools to cope with adoption/race issues
we don’t fully understand. They look forward to seeing their long
lasting friends every year.” FHC Parent
I did not realize how much
camp would help me as a Parent too!” FHC
Parent
The Filipino Heritage Camp is one of a handful of camps designed especially for families with children adopted from the Philippines/with Filipino heritage. Committed to exploring both the cultural and the adoption aspects of growing as an adoptive family, it is one of ten camps facilitated by the highly respected Colorado Heritage Camps, Inc. FHC 2010 is going to be a year of big changes! Not only do we have a new facility in Winter Park, it will be the first year in the history of FHC that two Filipino adult adoptees will be Co-Directing! We have big shoes to fill with our predecessors and former Directors Scott Grant and Sue Thiry but are confident that the dedicated parent and Filipino community volunteers will once again be instrumental in providing wonderful programming for the children and parents. FHC is also planning an optional "Family Fun Day" for folks who would like an extra no frills day. Date to be announced so please check site regularly for update.
Our new location, Winter
Park Mountain Lodge is located FHC is also planning an option "Family Fun Day" for
folks who would like an extra no frills day on Thursday, July 15th.
It will begin at 9:00am and conclude before registration opens
for
FHC camp (around 3:00pm). Folks should
plan to arrive Wed afternoon/evening of Wed, July 14th to participate.Please
contact Scott Grant for more details - scott.a.grant@sbcglobal.net.
2010 is a U.S. Census year and the Filipino American community is anticipated to become the first largest Asian American group, surpassing the Chinese Americans. The U.S. Census reported in 2007 that 3.1 million Filipinos reside in America and 80% of Filipino Americans are U.S. citizens. Also in 2007, the U.S. Census reported the Filipino American community to be 4 million or 1.5% of the U.S. population. Who are the Notable Filipino Americans? What have been their contributions? This year's Filipino Heritage Camp, you will learn about the rich history of Filipinos in America that date as far back as 1587 to present day. The workshops and activities will focus on prominent Filipino Americans in the various industries such as entertainment, science, education, sports, medicine and arts. There will also be educational and fun workshops that will look at music, art, dance, history and games that celebrate our Filipino American heritage.
There is specialized programming for our middle and high school aged campers,
including: The Filipino-American Community of Colorado (FACC) will be celebrating their 10th year volunteering with FHC. The members have had an invaluable role with the camp over the years providing a connection to our Filipino culture by teaching us about culture, cuisine, dance, music and history of the Philippines. To read about last year's camp click here For more pictures of Filipino Camp 2009 click here We look forward to seeing your family at camp! Volunteers/Counselors:
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The 
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history, NO self, KNOW history, KNOW self: Honoring Filipino Americans"
The elementary workshops will include sessions on:
