Unfortunately, CWP lost over $102,000 due to Covid-19 related cancellations. Another $150,000 loss came from campers who chose not to register or attend. The majority of CWP income comes in the summer and helps it remain solvent the rest of the year.
The shortfall is dire and the need to help is urgent. The Camp and Finance Committees approved a Camp Relief Sunday to communicate to churches the emergency need for intervention to keep CWP open. CWP already would have closed without a PPP loan and MBA underwriting from savings. Those accounts are nearly depleted.
We had to reduce CWP staff to two to keep the facilities open. This change means we desperately need volunteers and teams to do yard work, daily maintenance and repair.
Camp Whispering Pines is open for retreats, class meetings and worship options. New Director Jimmy Tucker and the staff have done a heroic job including new sanitizing precautions, but we have to recover the lost income to survive.
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Dear Camp Friends and Supporters,
Times are hard and we need your help. Our income and ministry support relies on groups booking conferences, camps and events at our facilities. Because of the current pandemic, that has come to a screeching halt. Camp Whispering Pines (CWP) belongs to the churches of the Mobile Baptist Association and now is the time to support CWP in a big way. Begin to pray about how you, your family, your church and beyond can give to CWP in the upcoming weeks. CWP has changed so many lives over the years, and our desire is to continue for many more years.
In partnership with the Mobile Baptist Association and The Baptist Foundation of Alabama, we have established a Camp Relief Fund. Click HERE to donate. We also want to ask each church or ministry who have a connection to CWP to mark their calendars for September 13 as Camp Relief Sunday. We will roll out a short video and graphics for you to use during your service, in your bulletins, and to post on your website or other media outlets.Visit campwhisperingpines.com.
We appreciate the love and support so many of you have shown us over the years. We pray that we can, TOGETHER, keep Camp Whispering Pines a strong and productive ministry and that lives will continue to be changed here through your sacrificial giving.
Serving Together,
Jimmy Tucker, CWP Director
