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Mar 18,19
CCI Sask Regional Event
At Dallas Valley Camp
Speaker- Derrick Mueller
More info.
Mar 22-23
CCI Manitoba/NWO Regional event at Winkler Bible Camp
Speaker- Derrick Mueller
Theme-Better Together
Contact: dale@winklerbiblecamp.com
Mar 31
Last Day for National Conference Early Bird Registration.
Contact Bev at boffner@cci-canada.org
April 12, 13
Ontario
Regional Event- Camp Tour followed by Annual Banquet at Teen Ranch, ON.
Teen Ranch Tour: 3:00 -- 5:00 p.m., Banquet at 5:30. Speaker: Derrick
Mueller
Teen Ranch Website
April 14
Eastern Ontario CCI Gathering at Camp IAWAH 10-4pm contact
Jeff Friesen
613-273-5621 ex. 701
April 21-27
CCI International Summit Panama
CCI Worldwide Website
June 4-6
ND speaking at
Camp Charis BC
June 7-10
ND Camp visits BC & AB
(tentative upon Bookings)
July 1-8
ND speaking and training
at Camp Evergreen AB
July 9-16
ND speaking at
Rivers Edge Camp AB
August 1-15
CCI Australia's National Conference and tour of Austrailian Camps and Conference centers
Sept 3-6
ND speaking at Camp Penial's Family Camp NS
Sept 7-12
ND's Atlantic Camp tour (tentative upon bookings)
November 21-24
CCI National Conference
Reality Check-
Tradewinds Island Grand Resort St. Pete Beach, FL
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Job Postings
Operations Director Wesley Acres, ON
Key Ministry Positions
Bethel Gospel Camp, SK
Site Manager
Pioneer Ranch Camps, AB
OE & Retreat Facilitator Camp IAWAH, ON
Food Services Manager
Pioneer Ranch Camps, AB
Food Services Manager
Salvation Army Ontario
Operations Manager
Circle Square Ranch, Brantford ON
Click on the Job Postings link at the top of the column to get the details of all posted positions
Looking for staff or trying to sell something that other camps might need? Did you know member camps can advertise for free on our website with links in the monthly Equipper?
The Equipper is published around the 15th of each month. Free CCI/camp members. Submit your ad -- in the first week of the month -- to info@cci-canada.org
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News From CCCC
Disbursement Quota Reform for Charities
The federal budget released on March 4, 2010, contained a significant reform which will affect all registered Canadian charities.
Highlights
Of greatest impact to the majority of charities is the elimination of the 80% disbursement quota (DQ). This requirement imposed an obligation on charities to spend in the current year, 80% of the previous year's receipted revenue plus gifts from other registered Canadian charities.
Charities will still be required to disburse a minimum of 3.5% of property held but not used in charitable activity or administration.
The capital accumulation threshold has been increased from $25,000 to $100,000 for charitable organizations.
The exemption remains at $25,000 for charitable foundations.
Effective Date of Change
The reformed disbursement quota rules apply to charities for fiscal years ending on or after March 4, 2010. For example, a charity with a year end of March 31, 2010, will only be required to calculate the 3.5% disbursement quota, if applicable. Whereas, a charity with a year end of December 31, 2009, will still be required to calculate and report the full disbursement quota requirements, including the 80% calculation
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New Training Workbook
Pre-Publishing Sale!
Learn to uncover the secret potential in each person on your camp staff team by profiling individual strengths and limitations with the New Personal Assessment and Team profiling tool called Growing Teams-The Amaryllis Way. Your camp's quality is only as good as the effectiveness of those who you work with.
Special $ 99.00 for 20 (members only)
List Price: $14.99 each S & H:$35.00
Offer expires March 31, 2010
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 Business Member Drive
We realize that our business partners and members add value to our CCI/Canada family. We have a goal of raising $35,000 through 100 new business members this year. If each camp was able to recruit one business member we would reach our goal easliy. New business members increases our resources for camps and for the association. For each cash business membership we receive as a result of your camps referral we will give a one time $100 rebate towards next years membership. For more information on business memberships contact Derrick Mueller (National Director).
BIZ Basic $350.00
(includes use of logo, Equipper, event discounts, and more)
Biz Plus $650.00
(Includes $1000.00 worth of added promo and ad benefits)
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Greetings!
February and March are great reminders to me of how important our regional and national meetings are. They are a time of connecting with family, renewing friendships, being inspired, challenged and energized. It is one of the great values of CCI in Canada. I have heard that it is often the informal talks after sessions and seminars where much is learned. I believe that God gave us His word and each other for encouragement. My theme for this year has been "Better Together" and if our regional meetings are any indication then I believe that our coming together is one of the greatest opportunities we have as a membership.
I am really excited about how the National Conference committee under the direction of Steve Archibald has been coming together. Pray for the committee as they seek to develop our national time together as one of best times yet. We have kept the cost down and even less than our last one and over and above the amazing spouse rate, we have a Fantastic Early Bird Price. We want to see as many people come as possible. If finances are an issue apply for our special conference bursary. We want everyone who wants to be there to come. National Conference is a great training, getaway and hoopla event for all in the CCI family.
The CCI/Canada office is on the move!
Within the next month, the CCI Canada national office will be re-locating to the Kitchener/Waterloo area of Ontario, to bring on-site support to myself as the National Director, and better serve you, our membership. In the interim, all contact info for the CCI/Canada office will remain the same. We have been interviewing potential cadidates to fill the Administrative support position in our new location. Please pray that God would lead us to His choice for this key position.
We are grateful for the years that Bev Offner has served as office administrator for CCI. Bev will help to facilitate a smooth transition to the new office and new staff, before moving to a full-time ministry role with Muskoka Bible Centre.
Derrick Mueller
National Director
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Reality Check
Definitions
- An occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world
- A check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.
- A wake-up call or reminder
- To become aware of the true state of affairs in a particular experience.
Early Bird Special $500.00
The CCI/Canada National Conference brochure is soon on its way to you! But don't wait for the brochure -- you know it will be amazing! You know you want to go! So make sure to register before March 31 to take advantage of the UNBELIEVABLE Early Bird pricing!
Click on the following link to register online, or download the registration form from the CCI/Canada website. Register today and SAVE!!
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTERS
Monday - Authenticity - Jim Gilmore
 Every once in a while someone comes along that profiundly impacts our thinking. Jim Gilmore is such a person.
As co-founder of Strategic Horizons LLP and coauthor of The Experience Economy Jim has spawned worldwide interest in experience design, customer experience management and experiential marketing. Tom Peters describes it as "a brilliant, absolutely original book". His most recent book, Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want, prompted Time magazine, in a March 2008 cover story to name Jim's thinking on the subject as one of "10 Ideas That Are Changing the World."
Jim is actively involved in his local church, a baseball aficionado, loving husband and the father of two children.
Expect to be exposed to ideas that will inspire and challenge your thnking and to come away with fresh insight into the unbelievable opportunity Christian camping provides to impact people's lives. More |
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National Conference Seminar Leaders
Tuesday - Reality Check Seminars
RC1 - Personal/Spiritual Reality
David Arrol Macfarlane  David is the Director of National Initiatives for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada: David is a humorous and engaging speaker, trainer and motivator who has spent over two decades on the front lines of ministry through local Canadian churches that have grown to beyond 1200 and 1500 in regular weekend attendance through prayerful strategic outreach and Missional focus. David's inspiring, informative, practical and surprisingly humorous presentations have become popular with organizations, denominations and congregations who value relevance, ministry health and a desire to "engage their world". David and his wife Diana have three grown daughters.
RC2 - Ministry Impact Reality
Don Posterski
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Don is the Director of Connect Communications, and a Research Professor at Tyndale University in Toronto, having recently completed his tenure with World Vision International as the Director of Faith and Development. His primary mandate included working with World Vision's global leaders and developing policy, program, ministry and staff strategies relating to Christian formation, Christian witness and church partnerships. Don as written several books connecting the gospel with culture, including "The Emerging Generation", "Teen Trends", "Reinventing Evangelism", "True to You: Living our Faith in our Multi-Minded World" and "Enemies with Smiling Faces: Defeating the Subtle Threats that Endanger Christians". With Connect Communications, Don works as organizational adviser, strategic planner and executive coach with several Christian ministries, helping to asses and measure ministry effectiveness and impact.
RC3 - Organizational Reality
John Friesen
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Graduating with a degree in Leisure Studies (University of Waterloo) has been the springboard for a diversity if vocational experiences from managing the operations of a large theme park (Bingemans) to consulting for the tourism industry (with the Economics Planning Group of Canada). After serving as Executive Director for Fair Havens Ministries for nine years, John has moved into a shared leadership role as CEO of Muskoka Bible Centre, while remaining Executive Director of Fair Havens. God's provision and guidance through these experiences has uniquely equipped him to understand the challenges and joys of leading visionary Kingdom ministry programming while at the same time managing the day to day business of facility and services based organizations. Both John and his wife Lisa thoroughly enjoy the day to day blessings of life with the five wonderful, high energy children who inhabit their household (Caleb, 17; Josh, 15; Jodi, 12; Melissa, 10; Rebekah, 7).John Friesen has a passion to see Kingdom ministries THRIVE; not just survive.
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Free Lite Account
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Expert online training is offering a Free Lite Account today. You get all the functionality of a Full Access Account, an unlimited number of staff accounts, and your pick of two videos from 36 videos in the Leadership EssentialsFull Access Account library. There's no obligation or hidden fee. If you'd like to upgrade to a in the future, you'll have use of all 36 videos and your staff database will roll over seamlessly.
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- Unlimited staff accounts. Train as many staff as you want!
- Full functionality such as uploading your own resources, creating your own quizzes, etc.
- The Statistics Dashboard to track your staff's activity and learning.
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