What's new around Camp?

Read below to see what has changed, been added since you last logged onto our website. Items listed in order of date posted, most recent first.

The Parent Pack 2008 is now online! Print all your required forms!

January 2008 Summer staff is shaping up - watch for more news in your mail box! Learn why camp is not fully tax deductible. DOG doll goes on sale Feb 5, 2008 - be one of the first to own a numbered edition! Portion of each purchase goes to the Y Partners Scholarship fund! Read more

December 2007 Troop Weekend: Troop Leader information now posted online. Once your group is registered, all forms and pertinent information is one click away!

November 2007 LIT C session added for summer camp 2008. S'morgasbord newsletter ready for review! D.O.G. to get his very own mini me! The D.O.G. 10 inch stuffed animal will be ready for purchase during summer camp 2008. Troop Weekend for April 11-13 fills, second weekend added.

September 2007 Shiver me timbers! Coolness has arrived! Boyden Lodge, aka the dining hall, is now fully air conditioned and heated! Wahoo - no more sweating while you eat!

2007 Y Partners Scholarship Campaign a success! Thank you to all who gave money towards our Annual Y Partners Scholarship campaign. If you have not pledged, it is not too late! We receive request for scholarships daily.

CFA Youth Receives Award! One of our most heart warming stories for the 2007 Campaign comes from a 8 year old camper, Maddy. Maddy, along with her mother, mailed letters to friends and family requesting that they help by donating. Maddie choose to send her letters on butterfly paper because "You go to camp a caterpillar and you leave a butterfly." Maddy then followed up with a hand written thank you letter to all her donors. Due to her efforts, the YMCA of Greater San Antonio and Camp Flaming Arrow presented her with the Youth in Philanthropy award. Maddy and her mother have raised over $1000 this year! Way to go Maddy!

We would like to also acknowledge our Board of Directors for their hard work and commitment to camp, the campaign and our success. More directly, we would like to thank John Kocurek for his efforts, soliciting nearly 1/3 of our goal in pledges.

Top Picture: Bill Hinton (Exec. Director), Maddie, & mom Melinda.
Bottom Picture: Maddie receiving her award from YMCA of Greater San Antonio CEO, Baron Herdelin-Doherty and Bill Hinton

To learn more or to donate, click here or call us. 1 (800) 765-9622

College Recruiting - We'll be on your campus:
Texas State University - Feb. 7th
UTSA - Feb. 8th & Feb. 21st
Tarleton State University - Feb. 19th
Trinity University - Feb. 28th

January 2007
Burr - it's cold out here! Camp was covered in ice and snow for 2 days January 16-17, 2007! We had a good time playing and walking around. Luke and Laine enjoyed eating snow for the first time!

Pictures: Walk towards the dining hall from the Equestrian area, Road by Choctaw cabin. Row Two: Luke eating snow, D.O.G.'s tracks.

Staff Recruiting is going strong. Be sure to contact Amy if you are interested in working at Camp.

JC, CIT & LITS! For those who have served as CIT's and are still under 18, we have created the Junior Counselor program for you. Watch for your letter in the mail no later than February 5th. CIT and LIT hopefuls, please watch your mail also for more information.

Added December 12, 2006
Program Director position offered - she accepts! Announcing our newest member to the CFA team! Amy Barnthouse has accept the position of Pogrom Director. Amy will join our team Jan. 2, 2007. She is from Dayton, Ohio and has been a YMCA camper since the age of 5. We are excited and look forward to starting the new year off building our team and creating new ideas for camp. Watch for her bio on the leadership team page.

Added December 7, 2006
New Club added for 2007 = O.W.L.S. Calling all you trekkers, outdoor lovers, and star gazers! This club is for you. This will add to our list for summer 2007. It is for all you campers that love nature, trekking, outdoor cooking and camping.  If you have already registered for camp and chose a different club but want to switch to O.W.L.S., just have your parents email Allison and she will change it for you in our database.  All campers that are currently registered and contact Allison prior to January 15, 2007 will have first priority for this new club, after that, spots are reserved on the date changed or your registration received.   Go to summer camp page

The D.O.G. for President Challenge! If every camper donates at least $1 to D.O.G.'s campaign, then he will have enough money to maintain his President Status!Campers -we DOUBLE D.O.G. DARE you to put your change together for D.O.G.! Parents-call to see how you can help too.

Buy your very own D.O.G. mini me! The first lot will have numbered tags so you know you have an official first order dog! A portion of all proceeds will be placed in our Y Partners Scholarship Fund! We expect to have the doll in hand by Summer Camp. Preorders to begin soon - watch the site for updates! You can purchase your doll and have it waiting for your camper on opening day!

D.O.G. for President: In 2007, D.O.G. campaigned to become the first four legged president by earning enough Y Partners money to help kids attend camp!  As we prepare for summer 2008, we once again begin our Y Partners campaign to raise money for camper scholarships. What is Y Partners?  Y Partners is the YMCA of Greater San Antonio’s annual scholarship campaign. The money donated to CFA’s Y Partners campaign helps children in need attend camp on a scholarship. Many of these children would never be able to feel the joy and spirit of camp without financial assistance. What is the President’s Club? Any donor of $600-$999 becomes a member of the President’s Club. Our President and CEO, Baron Herdelin-Doherty, might have a hard time bringing D.O.G. to the President’s lunch, but we’re sure a special treat can be arranged-like his very own ice cream! Community Heroes- Be a Hero Today!   Y Partners 2008.  Donate now and help change a child’s life forever!

While D.O.G. for president is a way for the campers to be involved, parents are asked to give in support of sending another child to camp. So we urge you to think of others and give enough to send a child to camp; however, no amount is too small. 

If you would like to donate to help CFA and D.O.G. assist kids in coming to camp, please send a check made out to: YMCA Camp Flaming Arrow, memo line: “D.O.G. for President” to YMCA Camp Flaming Arrow, PO Box 770, Hunt, TX 78024. Learn more about Y Partners. Call us if you have any questions! We would be happy to talk with you. Thanks-Bill and Allison Hinton. 830-238-4631