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Posted on: November 22nd, 2018 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
While we do like to be modest, we are confident when we say Silver Lake is one of the best camps in Ontario.
Best Staff: All of our staff have graduated from our two year leadership program, CILTs. In addition, many of them grew up attending camp at Silver Lake and know first-hand the positive impact they can have on the lives of campers. We have expensive professional development experiences and training for all year-round and summer staff. Our on-site, camper to staff ratio is 2:1, all staff have Standard First Aid with CPR and nearly half are lifeguards (all swimming and waterfront activities are supervised by lifeguards). Bottom line: our staff are here because they love kids!
Best Food: Quality, homemade food is culturally significant to Mennonites, and campers will experience that first hand while at camp! Freshly baked bread, homemade mac and cheese, soups and sauces from scratch and the list goes on. Most of our food, including meats and produce, is sourced from local farmers or from one of our two gardens. Yum Yum!
Best Facilities: Over the past 5 years, we have invested over one million dollars in our facilities and property including a new dining hall, renovated commercial kitchen, five new camper cabins (soon to be seven), new washrooms and plenty of program equipment from a new archery range and an expanded low ropes course to a water trampoline and sailboats.
Best Program: We’re constantly visiting other camps, outdoor education centers, and taking in conferences all in an effort to provide exceptional programming. At Silver Lake we dedicate each week at camp to a different age range to ensure your camper is there with others of similar age (6-10 yrs, 7-12 yrs, 9-14 yrs, 13-16 yrs) . That also allows us to tailor the programming to their specific age range.
Ready for the best? Registration for Summer 2016 begins February 1, 2016 12:01 am. Write it on your calendar, create a reminder on your computer, post sticky notes throughout the house, do whatever it takes, just be sure you register early! Please see the summer schedule below. If you have any questions, please contact the office – 519-422-1401 or fun@slmc.ca or www.slmc.ca/camp
Posted on: March 31st, 2018 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Paddle the Grand will be postponed until further notice.
The Annual General Meeting of Silver Lake Mennonite Camp Inc. for the 2019 fiscal year will be held by Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/834007094 on Saturday May 9, 2020 at 2 pm. Please join!
Agenda and Reports are available through the links below.
Annual General Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Motions
SLMC Financial Review Committee Report
Income Statement Summary
Financial Statement of Income
Financial Statement of Cash Flow
Posted on: February 4th, 2018 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Paddle the Grand is Silver Lake’s only annual fundraising event. Proceeds from this fun, inter-generational, family-friendly event go toward general operating costs such as staff wages, food, camperships, programming, etc.
On Saturday, May 11, participants will paddle en mass down the Grand River from Conestogo to Kiwanis Park to raise funds for Silver Lake. The paddle is 2 hours and passes some beautiful countryside in Waterloo Region. Participants will start to gather after 2pm and we hope to launch the canoes by 3pm. Stay tuned for meeting locations and times.
We suggest a fundraising goal of $500 per canoe. Some canoes have raised $2,500 and others have raised $250, so do what you can!
If you want to join us on the river, click the link below to register. You can then send the link of your fundraising page to family and friends and ask them to sponsor you. All donations are 100% tax deductible and can be made easily online. PLEASE JOIN US!
To Register or Donate click here – Paddle the Grand Registrations and Donations
Pledge Sheet
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Posted on: October 10th, 2017 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Join us at Silver Lake on the May long weekend (May 17-19) for a great weekend of adventure and family fun.
The weekend is perfect for children experiencing Silver Lake for the first time or for those who just can’t get enough of Silver Lake! Play games in the field, sing songs around the campfire, eat in the dining hall, hang-out in the treehouse, try the climbing wall, catch frogs in the pond, canoe on the lake, enjoy the sauna (maybe at night when the kids are asleep) or just hang-out. Please note the weekend runs Friday-Sunday (does not include holiday Monday).
2019 Family Camp Online Registration
Posted on: March 4th, 2017 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Posted on: March 3rd, 2017 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
We’re happy to report the construction on the new Juniper cabin is now complete just in time for summer camp. Juniper is a hybrid of our two new cabin designs, with the brightness and airy feel of the treehouse cabins, coupled with the practicality of being low to the ground. Best of all……………..this cabin is wheelchair accessible! This new design allows for 16 beds and lots of common space in the centre. This brings our total heated, winterized sleeping capacity to 164!
A very special thank you to Silver Lake alumni Rachel Harder and Matt Snider for generously supporting the construction of this cabin!
Posted on: February 8th, 2017 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Thank you to the 45 volunteers who braved very wet weather in an effort to get camp ready for summer campers. Despite the weather we accomplished an incredible amount of work: trenching new hydro lines, painting cabin floors, cutting danger trees, deep cleaning, getting out sailboats and canoes, splitting and distributing firewood, adding gravel and woodchips to walking paths and rebuilding the sauna! A special thank you to Elizabeth Klassen who quaterbacked efforts in the kitchen and ensured we had plenty of tasty food all weekend!
Posted on: January 7th, 2017 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Posted on: November 5th, 2016 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Posted on: November 4th, 2016 by Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Melanie Cameron put her all into the Summer Camp Director position at Silver Lake over the last two years and it shows! Her thorough, 
thoughtful, careful leadership have left a legacy that will continue on for many years to come.
This past summer, in addition to a full workload, Melanie took on additional leadership roles to cover medical leaves. In the midst of that, her heart for Silver Lake was so evident, making it possible for camp to run smoothly in the midst of much transition.
Jessie Castello, who worked closely with Melanie writes: “Melanie is one of the most compassionate, nurturing, patient, generous and hard-working people I have ever known. Working with her on the leadership team this past summer was such a gift, and I could not have asked for a better mentor or role model. Her dedication to the Silver Lake community, and to the needs of each and every staff member were incredible. She will be very dearly missed this summer.”
Melanie sees the good in others. She empowers leaders, has a great sense of fun, and engages in important conversations. She’s a cheerleader- encouraging and praising others for who they are and what they offer in the Silver Lake community and beyond.
Quick to see God at work in Silver Lake, Melanie recognized the spiritual significance of camp and of her conversations with staff and campers. She will be missed as she steps out in faith to see what God brings to her attention next.
