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Thank you Lord – You held us steady through the storm and gave us warm and sunny days for Day Camp 2026!!
We'd love to hear your personal stories from Day Camp! Please share your experiences with us before the end of May to daycamp.mercurybay@gmail.com
Special thanks to everyone who led an Elective, thank you to Bridget, Laura, Sian and Katie who helped with Camp Admin, thank you to all the adult help over the many electives, for the EPIC Teen Leaders who were full of wisdom and helping hands, and to the campers who had an absolute blast in Tent Time, and on their Electives. God bless you all.
Special thanks to Danielle Hall who was a Teen Leader 2 years ago and led the Clay Elective in 2026. Thank you Cecily Dowers and the Mercury Bay Lions for your awesome work with Campfire Cooking and drinks for the helpers, to Whitianga Lions for the ‘End of Camp’ celebration Sausage Sizzle. Thank you Ken Andrew from Whitianga MENZSHED for the ‘deep end’ of Carpentry. Thank you Eloise Green for your awesome slime for the Waterslide. Thank you Molly Brown and the Cooks Beach Community Patrol for looking after the traffic while a subdivision was being completed. To Brenda Black from St John Ambulance. Thanks to all of our contractors and set up crews.
Thank you Whitianga Lions for your donation towards the T-Shirts, St Andrews Op Shop, TCDC, Long Shore Marine for the smaller life jackets, Paper Plus, the Informer, all the wonderful bakers of cakes and biscuits. We appreciate you all! 💝
Mark your calendars for February, so you are ready for registration in 2027!!
Information for parents
Day Camp at Cooks Beach is a wonderful outdoor adventure for children (6-13 years) overseen by the Mercury Bay Community Support Trust. Helpers are drawn from all of the churches and from the community. The camp includes Christian music, stories and fun in a large group, as well as elective activities in smaller groups such as Archery, Craft, Rock Climbing Wall, Hut Building, Camp Fire Cooking, Confidence Course etc.
Number of attendees are limited.
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