A word (or two) about Whitewater

Hi All

First of all let us say how terrible I feel that a number of Adventurer families (and one pastor) were unable to get into the Whitewater preserve this Sabbath afternoon.  There were several factors that led to this happening. First was the fact that besides the folks already there to hike, there were three large groups there at once, one of which was ours.  Second, there is normally parking along the road and down at the wash area that the Fire Department closed due to concerns of flash flooding during the recent rains.  Again, we regret that all of you were not accommodated. 

Thanks to all of you who did come out!  What a blessing to spend Sabbath afternoon with such wonderful people.  

Praise to the Lord for keeping us safe and for the beautiful day.

Sincerely

Directors Geoffrey and Vivian

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Sunbeam Parents,
We have really enjoyed the first two meetings we have had had with your children. 


We have challenged your child to earn an extra award the year: the Camper Award. Most of the children will work on this award during the PSR campout. However, if you CANNOT come to that campout, your child may work on some parts of the award tomorrow at the Whitewater Preserve. We will be there at 1:30 to accommodate this.     

Thank you,
Leanne Drieberg and Yvette Felipe 

Hey Adventurers!!!  Are you ready for a nature hike?

Our October Adventurer activity is this Sabbath at the Whitewater Preserve starting at 2:00 pm.

The address is 9160 Whitewater Canyon Road, Whitewater, California 92282.  To get there go east on Interstate 10 to exit 114 toward Whitewater (just past the Palmsprings Hwy. 111 exit).

Once you exit the freeway you will turn left on to Tipton Road and cross over the I-10 freeway.

You will then turn left on to Whitewater Road.  The preserve is approximately 4 miles up Whitewater road.  There is minimal parking at the preserve itself, but there are several wide areas to park along Whitewater road just down from the preserve buildings and picnic area.

We will head out from the picnic area at 2:30 pm.  The walk it self is about a half mile one way, along a fairly maintained trail, to the banks of the Whitewater river.  Unfortunately, it is not recommended for standard strollers.  However the preserve does have several fish ponds with paved/cement trails around them for those of you who have strollers and would still like to participate.  We will give time for families to explore the area before heading back to the picnic area for worship and snacks.  

Please remember to bring water, sunscreen and any other personal items you may need for a 

nature hike. Long pants are recommended as well as a change of clothes should someone wind up in the river itself.  This time of year the river will most likely resemble a stream.  The weather forecast is sunny and 78 degrees.  Please remember also to throw all trash into proper receptacles.  Adventurers always want to leave an area cleaner than it was before we were there.  

We should be finished by 4:30 pm.  The park closes at 5:00 pm.

These some links that might be helpful to you.

1. Directions using Google maps Azure Hills to Whitewater Preserve

2. Information on http://www.wildlandsconservancy.org/preserve_whitewater.html

We are looking forward to a fun Sabbath afternoon exploring some of God's wondrous creations.

God's blessings to all of you for the rest of this week.

Director Geoffrey

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Reminder to BUILDERS

Counselors Kate & Nikki want you to remember to bring your bikes, helmets & safety equipment to Adventurers meeting tonight.  This is for BUILDERS only.

Looking forward to seeing all the Adventurers this evening.

Director Geoffrey

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Reminder Regarding Upcoming Adventurer Meeting

Hello Adventurers

I wanted to remind you all that the monthly Adventurers meeting is this Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30pm.

BUILDERS: Please remember to bring your bikes and safety equipment to the meeting for your honor this month.

Hope to see you all there.  God bless you all this week.

Sincerely

Director Geoffrey

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Adventurer Induction Sabbath and SECC Beach Day this Sabbath

Hello Adventurers

I hope everyone is doing great and are ready for a full weekend of Adventurer activities.

First: Adventurer Induction Sabbath is this Sabbath, September 22.  We will be participating in

the second service only.  We would like you to wear your class A or dress uniforms for this event.

You may sit with your parents until the Lambs offering is called for.  Once the children's story is completed we would like all the Adventurers to remain on the platform.  Director Geoffrey will say a few words.  Then all children will say the Adventurer pledge and law.  The words will be on the screens in the church.  The Pastor will then offer a special prayer for our club.  Following the prayer the Adventurers will sing "God, You're So Good To Me".  The lyrics will be on the screens as well. Following the worship service, there will be an Adventurer's Potluck Luncheon in the large fellowship hall.  Parents please remember to bring plenty of tasty vegetarian dishes for our hungry club members.  Drinks will be provided.  We will also need help with set up of tables and chairs, serving of the food as well as clean up following the lunch.  It will be a great day to praise the Lord.

Second: Adventurer Beach Day

The Southeastern California Conference of Seventh Day Adventists annual Adventurer beach day is Sunday, September 23.  It is at Bolsa Chica State Beach and starts at 11:00am.  You may also follow this SECC beach day link for more information.  A map to this event was provided in the newsletter distributed on our Wednesday meeting.  There is nothing like seeing a "sea of light blue" Adventurer t-shirts on the beach.  I hope you all can be there!

Have a great rest of your week.  We will see everyone Sabbath.

Directors Geoffrey and Vivian

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Adventurers 1st Meeting for 2012-13

Hey There Adventurers

Our first meeting is this Wednesday, September 5, in the Azure Hills large fellowship hall.  Be there on time as will plan to start right at 6:30pm.

The counselor/classroom assignments are as follows.
Little Lambs: Jo-Ann Vargas - Tiny Tots II classroom.
Eager Beavers: Jocelyn Keogh and Gretchen Yowel - Kindergarten classroom. 
Busy Bees: Keri Gatling and Heather Lauer - Pre-K classroom.
Eager Beavers: Leanne Drieberg - Fellowship Hall back room.
Builders: Kate Condon and Nikki Miller - Primary 1 classroom.
Helping Hands: Leo Adorador and Cathy Herrick - Primary 2 classroom.

If you have not yet registered, I highly recommend you do so before the 
meeting.  You may do so online by following this link to the Azure Hills Sports Ministries site. Click on the green + for first time registration.  If you 
have previously registered your child in another AHAC activity using this site and know your log in, than use that and follow the prompts.  We will be collecting the club dues and unpaid patches fees at the back of the fellowship hall, following the dismissal of the classes.

Uniforms can still be ordered from adventsource.org. Every club member should have a light blue Adventurers t-shirt for club meetings and events.  The class A uniform should be worn to Induction Sabbath, Investiture, and Adventurer Sabbath. See the attached uniform guide for further direction.

If you have not received a CD of the Adventurer songs for this year please see
Music Director Darren about getting one.  It has the song that the Adventurers will be singing for Induction Sabbath, as well as the two songs that we will be performing during Adventurer Sabbath.

Azure Hills Adventurer club will be going to Pine Springs Ranch for a retreat, November 30 to December 2, 2012. We will have a sign up sheet for this event starting this Wednesday at the regular meeting.  See the attached 

sheet for pricing information. 

Finally, we are very excited to get this Adventurer year going!  Please do not 
hesitate to ask for help from any of the awesome folks that make up your Adventurer club leadership team:

Vivian Smith, Director
Adrian Serna, Associate Director
David McComb, Associate Director
Natalia Cairus, Associate Director
Darren Belleau, Associate Director

Thank you all for supporting OUR Adventurer Club.  May God bless this club
and everything we do this year.  May we glorify Him in all that we do.

Director Geoffrey
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