Staff Applications Now Available for 2010

Hey! The ball is rolling (and gaining speed) for DYMO Camp 2010. The application for staff members is now available. Actually, there are two versions.
1. The standard application. [New Staff] Available at http://www.dymo.org/pdf/2010DYMO_New_Staff_Application.pdf
2. For people who’ve been on staff within the past two years. (So, only for those who have served on staff in 2008 [...]

On again, off again

Once again, we are having some difficulty with our internet connection. That’s to be expected out here this far. Photos from the remaining days at Camp coming soon!

Former Campers, Join us at DYMO on Thursday evening!

Former campers are invited to share in this year’s experience in a special way. As Thursday’s theme revolves around community, we invite you to celebrate Mass with us on Thursday, June 11th.
All visitors, including former campers, must sign in and follow the procedures set up for camp visitors. These will be explained upon check-in. [...]

Church Outdoors

Yes. Outdoors. Camp Pinewood has an outdoor chapel looking out over the lake. The roof is sky. The stained glass is the tree branches filtering the sunlight. The sounds of little children are replaced with the sound of birds and squirrels. The air conditioning is a breeze off of the lake. A church experience for [...]

How Tweet It Is

For those of you who use Twitter, search for DYMOCamp on Twitter and start following! We’ll augment our blog posts with status updates on Twitter as we get ready for Camp. Then, we’ll tweet whenever we can during Camp for those back at home.
You do not need a Twitter account to see our tweets. We hope [...]

Vote For Pinewood!

Camp Pinewood has been home to DYMO Camp since 1977!  That’s a long time!  Over the years we have enjoyed a wonderful partnership with Camp Pinewood.  We recently received word that Pinewood is a finalist in the Kellogg Corporation’s athletic field renovation contest!  If you get a chance visit the website and vote!  See an [...]

It’s Official

It’s official! DYMO Camp 2009 will take place Sunday June 7- Saturday June 13, 2009 at YMCA Camp Pinewood.
Dianna and I spent last Wednesday at the Catholic Central Ministry Fair.  It was great to see some of the DYMO alumni so excited about promoting Camp in their school.  During one session, former campers did all [...]

Faith Magazine Article!

Faith Magazine Grand Rapids’ “Teen Issue” has a two-page write-up on DYMO Camp. You can check it out at www.dioceseofgrandrapids.org/faithmagazine/0908/dymo0908.pdf

DYMO News – August 2008

Greetings!
DYMO Camp 2008 was a wonderful success! 103 campers and 29 staff, mirroring the diversity of our diocese, gathered for an amazing week of renewal, fun and growth. We could give you an extensive recap of camp but instead we’ll encourage you to do the following two things:

Check out this blog for updates, and the [...]

DYMO Camp News

So, we’re almost there for DYMO Camp 2008! The staff are energized, the plans are being polished, the registrations are still comin’ in – it’s all very cool.
This blog is an experiment (at this point) just to get off the ground, so not much is happenin’ here yet. Check out the web site (www.dymo.org) [...]