As I am sure most of you all know by now, the coronavirus has reached the United States and the Camp ECCO region. We have seen how fast this virus is traveling and affecting many people. The governor of Ohio, Mike Dewine, has order the closure of all events 100 people or more as well as all schools for the next three weeks and sporting events until further notice to help stop the spread of the virus.
With the health of each member of our Camp ECCO family in mind and as a precaution to everyone, we will be postponing the ECCO’s Got Fundraiser that was scheduled for March 21st at Wedgewood Park in Youngstown. Hopefully we will be able to reschedule this event later this spring, but no date has been set at this time.
In the meantime, there are still ways you can support the camp with the donations that you were planning to give at the fundraiser. You can send your donations via mail to Donavon Voegeli, c/o Camp ECCO, 369 E. Woodsdale Avenue, Akron, OH 44301 or you can donate online on our camp website, www.campecco.org by using a credit card. Either way, your donation will be greatly appreciated and will go toward helping us continue our mission of being “a place apart from everyday life for all people to experience the transforming power of Jesus Christ through creation, recreation and meaningful conversation”.
For those of you on the camp board, there is a meeting scheduled for Friday, April 17th at the camp, with a cleaning day the next day on the 18th. Currently, we are not ready to postpone that meeting but keep that in the back of your mind as it is a possibility. We will provide more information about this the closer we get.
As I close, I ask that each of you pray for all those affected by the virus and for those who have lost loved ones. My hope is that somehow through this pandemic that God’s great name will be glorified and that it will bring more people to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
God’s richest blessings to each of you and please stay safe.
For His Glory!
Mark Reigle
Chairperson of the Camp ECCO Board
With the health of each member of our Camp ECCO family in mind and as a precaution to everyone, we will be postponing the ECCO’s Got Fundraiser that was scheduled for March 21st at Wedgewood Park in Youngstown. Hopefully we will be able to reschedule this event later this spring, but no date has been set at this time.
In the meantime, there are still ways you can support the camp with the donations that you were planning to give at the fundraiser. You can send your donations via mail to Donavon Voegeli, c/o Camp ECCO, 369 E. Woodsdale Avenue, Akron, OH 44301 or you can donate online on our camp website, www.campecco.org by using a credit card. Either way, your donation will be greatly appreciated and will go toward helping us continue our mission of being “a place apart from everyday life for all people to experience the transforming power of Jesus Christ through creation, recreation and meaningful conversation”.
For those of you on the camp board, there is a meeting scheduled for Friday, April 17th at the camp, with a cleaning day the next day on the 18th. Currently, we are not ready to postpone that meeting but keep that in the back of your mind as it is a possibility. We will provide more information about this the closer we get.
As I close, I ask that each of you pray for all those affected by the virus and for those who have lost loved ones. My hope is that somehow through this pandemic that God’s great name will be glorified and that it will bring more people to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
God’s richest blessings to each of you and please stay safe.
For His Glory!
Mark Reigle
Chairperson of the Camp ECCO Board
