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Mission Statement To sponsor and promote an annual event of one week’s duration for the purpose of creating a community born of Unitarian Universalist values where earth-centered awareness cultivates the celebration of diversity. The event will facilitate the individual and community’s spiritual journey by providing workshops and outdoor activities.

WUULF Covenant We at WUULF promote the following: To live the seven UU principles; to guide and care for all our children so that they may have a safe space to grow; to respect our hosts and our environment; to gain a better understanding of how each of us wants to be treated; to engender a sense of community by listening, inviting, volunteering, and showing up; and to celebrate our diversity while discovering our shared experiences and values.

About Our Organization An elected, volunteer committee manages WUULF. The WUULF organization has been a member of the Council of Unitarian Universalist Camps and Conferences (CU2C2), but is not sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) or Ghost Ranch. WUULF welcomes all persons interested in attending.

Our WUULF 2017 Board Members: Clare Pramuk, Director Di Mapes, Youth Programming

Jane Everham, On–Site Programs Grant Stump, Communications

Rick Helvey, Treasurer Carol Brown, Registrar

Katharine Kyanne, Ghost Ranch and Beyond

Mailing Address for Registrations: WUULF c/o Rick Helvey; 3472 Research Parkway #104-252; Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Email: [email protected]

Community Ministers Rev. Nancy Bowen I am a birthright Unitarian Universalist, raised in All Souls Church in Tulsa, OK. I served the Unitarian Universalist ministry for 25 years working for our

Association for 21 of those years as District Consultant, District Executive and Regional Lead for the Pacific Western Region until June 30, 2016.

I am endlessly curious, indeed fascinated, by congregational life and the power of covenant to shape us as individuals and to define our religion. I am

married to the Rev. Howell Lind and we live in Old Town Albuquerque in a 107 year old adobe house. We are members of First Unitarian Albuquerque.

We are blessed with four amazing daughters, their assorted spouses and spices AND three very precious and precocious grandchildren in Chicago and

Harrisonburg, VA. We live in profound abundance and deep gratitude every day.

Rev. Howell K. Lind I am a third generation Universalist. I have served the Unitarian Universalist ministry for over 50 years, serving as a parish minister, interim minister, developmental minister, national church consultant, and as a UUA District Executive. I have also served as an adjunct professor on the faculty over a half a dozen theological schools teaching Unitarian Universalist Polity, History, and Worship, Generational Norms, Church Emotional System Thinking, and congregational Evaluation and Assessment. I am a strong advocate for, and believer in, our Unitarian Universalist covenantal faith having the power to change individual lives, our community, and the world. I am married to the Rev. Nancy Bowen and, together, we try to live out of our shared Unitarian Universalist faith in both actions and words as we try to make a religious and faithful difference in the world.

mailto:[email protected]

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Table of Contents

About Our Organization and Community Minister 1

Director’s Message 3

Main Theme Program- Fun, Facts, and Faith 4

What to Pack 5

WUULF Schedule 5

Schedule Descriptions 11

Monday, June 19th 11

Tuesday, June 20th 12

Wednesday, June 21st 12

Thursday, June 22nd 14

Friday, June 23rd 15

Saturday, June 24th 16

Sunday, June 25th 16

Youth and Young Adult Programming 17

About Ghost Ranch (Lodging, Food, Adventures) 19

Directions to Ghost Ranch 20

Arrival 20

Registration Fees, Deadlines, and Scholarship Information 21

Camp Expectations 21

Contact Us________________________________________________________________________________________21

WUULF Registration Forms _22

Rules for Minors Attending WUULF _24

Far Flung Adventures (Rafting) Liability Waiver _25

Map of Ghost Ranch _26

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Director’s Message

Dear Friends, Looking out at the mountains on a cold Colorado winter day, my thoughts are on WUULF 2017. I’m honored to serve as your WUULF director for a second year and pleased with the slate of programs and activities our board has put together. The theme for this year is “Find Your Fiesta”. Our program includes fun, fellowship, and opportunities to expand your mind and share ideas with others from our faith community. We’re going to spice things up with some salsa dancing so bring your dancing shoes. We’ll have a professional instructor to lead us in some beginning moves. We’ll explore the fascinating history of spiritual groups that have traversed the New Mexican landscape with WUULF favorite, Ned O’Malia. And we’ll explore our role as UU’s in an uncertain world with our community ministers. We are blessed this year to have both Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind as our community ministers and presenters. Nancy and Howell are well-known to the UU community from their numerous ministerial roles. I know Nancy from her work with the Mountain Desert District Unitarian Universalist Association and am looking forward to meeting Howell whose most recent post was as interim senior minister at Foothills UU in Fort Collins. We’re having a variety of new activities this year. For the first time, we are offering an amazing opportunity to visit a sand cave meticulously sculpted by Ra Paulette. Paulette designs his caves to be transformative spaces that while underground, are filled with sunlight. We are also offering kayaking and a movie site tour around Ghost Ranch. The ranch has hosted such movies as Cowboys and Aliens, City Slickers, and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. For those of you who have yet to experience WUULF, we gather every morning for spiritual centering with our camp ministers and again in the afternoon for social hour where we share fellowship and refreshments. Throughout the day, you can choose to attend workshops, hike the epic landscape of Ghost Ranch, or just kick back under the Wisdom Tree. We will play games, tell stories, tie dye, drum, dance and sing throughout the week. WUULF is a family camp. We provide programming for school age kids while their parents participate in adult programming. Kids in the middle and high school programs start the week with a challenge course to build a sense of community. The kids program also includes swimming, crafts, and hiking. Our young adults have the option of joining the adult program or to do their own thing. If you sign up as a young adult, you’ll hear from the young adult group leaders to collaborate about program plans. Registration is now open for WUULF 2017 and will remain open until May 1 or until camp fills. I am happy to report that registration fees will remain the same as last year and that we will continue to waive the registration fee for Cubs. Unfortunately, because Ghost Ranch increased their rates for the campground, we have had to increase our rates for camping, but the rates for rooms are unchanged. The room rates include all three meals per day, while campers can choose to purchase all their meals on the registration form or select specific meals directly from Ghost Ranch. We also have scholarship funds available for registration. Indoor accommodations and RV campsites fill quickly, so don’t delay if you are interested in one of those options. As always camping with a tent or a pop-up is an affordable option, and the campground has excellent amenities, such as a recently renovated bathhouse, laundry, and an ice machine. Please ask to join the WUULF Facebook page. It’s a great way to connect with folks before and after camp. We will contact you with e-mail updates as camp gets closer. Be sure to check your packing list in the catalog. The list has been compiled through years of experience camping at Ghost Ranch. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. All of us on the board look forward to welcoming you into the WUULF community. Clare Pramuk- 2017 WUUL F Director- [email protected]

Thanks to the many friends of the WUULF community whose photographs are featured in this catalog, including Mark Fesgen, the Probasco Family, Jill Forney, and members of the WUULF facebook group.


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Main Theme Program- Find Your Fiesta!

Unitarian Universalism: Bringing our gifts into partnership with others – Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind- Tuesday

Many of us have understood diversity and pluralism to be synonyms -and the popular culture is similarly confused. Diversity is the recognition of the many ways in which we are individually and as groups distinct and different from one another across characteristics as benign as eye color and as important as gender expression, birth order, education, personality, class experiences, family dynamics and religious identity. Pluralism describes the community possible when we respect difference and create community in full awareness that we are not like minded. Diana Eck of the Harvard Pluralism Project asserts that a clear identity is critical to beginning the work of pluralism. Who are we as Unitarian Universalist? What do we stand for? Who do we stand with? What are the boundaries of our religious community? The Rev. Rebecca Parker once asked, “What is the core of Unitarian Universalism, if you removed it we would no longer be Unitarian Universalist? Let’s discover or explore our distinct identity so that we can partner to help heal the world.

Salsa Dancing and Chile Exploration- Thursday

A professional Salsa Instructor will lead us in the rudiments of salsa dancing to some hopping salsa music. Before after and/ or in between we will learn about the chilies of New Mexico – there are more than you think. We may even taste a bit of salsa. WUULF is mostly about having fun, so come prepared to Find Your Fiesta! Dress-up not required but don that sombrero and dancing zapatas and have an Ole time!

Yogis, Sikhs and Zen Masters Along the Rio Grande – Ned O’Malia- Saturday

In the late 1960s, new and non-traditional religious groups followed an influx of Flower Children, Hippies and spiritual commune builders to northern New Mexico. The Lama Foundation, Sikh Dharma in Espanola, Tibetan Stupas along the Rio Grande and other sites remain. This illustrated lecture examines these late arriving Eastern religions in New Mexico: their introduction, evolution and present status and the unusual tales of how they chose northern New Mexico.

Ned O’Malia is a PhD in Asian religions earned from Temple University. He has widely traveled the world studying religions; but his favorite spiritual space is northern New Mexico. He is also a chef, New Mexico Fair food judge, travel writer, photographer and tour director.

Visit www.wuulf.org for more about the presenters.

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What to Pack

Necessities Niceties Optional Water bottles Musical Instruments Craft items

Reusable cup for happy hour Games and jigsaw puzzles for games night Cotton, 100% silk or rayon items for tie dye

Sunscreen Camp Chairs for “Tree Time” Towels for swimming

Bug spray (Some years are BUGGY!) Day Pack Art to sell at art show

Flashlights and extra batteries Raingear Items to donate to raffle

Good walking or hiking boots Alarm clock Bicycles and helmets

Sunglasses Extra body lotion (Very dry area) Swimsuit

Hats Camera and film Dry snacks, soda, beer, or wine for Social Hour

Clothing for hot days and chilly nights Binoculars

WUULF Schedule Grid

Monday, June 19th

Welcome to WUULF 2017!

Afternoon

Find Your Fiesta! Registration

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Lower Pavilion

Ghost Ranch Tour for New WUULFies 5:00pm-5:30pm Lower Pavilion

5:30 PM 6:30 PM

Dinner Served in the Dining Hall New WUULFies are invited to eat with Board Members

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dining Hall

Evening

Orientation and Late Registration (Dessert, soda, wine, and beer will be provided)

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Lower Pavilion

Music Sing-a-long 8:45 PM – 10:00 PM Lower Pavilion

10:00 PM Ghost Ranch Quiet Time

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Tuesday, June 20th

7:30 AM 8:30 AM

Breakfast Served in the Dining Hall New WUULFies are invited to eat with Board Members

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Dining Hall

Morning

Community Gathering 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM Wisdom Tree Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind

Unitarian Universalism: Bringing our gifts into partnership with others

Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind 9:30 AM – 11:45 AM Lower Pavilion

WUULF Cubs, Coyotes, Pack, and Tribe Programs

Please check out cubs and coyotes for lunch and after program.

9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Cubs – Location TBD

Coyotes – Location TBD Pack –Location TBD Tribe – Long House

12:00 PM 12:45 PM

Lunch Served in the Dining Hall 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Dining Hall

Afternoon

Drum Circle 1:30pm- 2:30pm James Probasco

Wisdom Tree

Crafts and Conversation

1:30 - 4:30 PM Clare Pramuk

Lower Pavilion

Family Swim 1:30pm-2:30pm

Open Swim 1:00 - 4:30 PM

Pool

YA Program 1:00 - 4:30 PM

Location TBD Kiver Woodruff

Logan Shay Spencer Shay

UU World Discussion 3:00pm-4:15pm

Agape Room

Social Hour Volunteers: Start at 3:30 and talk to

Officer of the day. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Lower Pavilion

5:30 PM 6:30 PM

Dinner Served in the Dining Hall 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dining Hall

Evening

Game Night! 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Lower Pavilion

Music Sing-a-Long 9:00pm-10:00pm Lower Pavilion Community


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Wednesday, June 21st

Early Morning Tai Chi Chuan-Yang 7:00am-7:30am Wisdom Tree Jane Everham

7:30 AM 8:30 AM

Breakfast Served in the Dining Hall 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Dining Hall

Morning


Ghost Ranch Movie Tour

9:00am-10:30am Meet at Main Office

Ice Dye 9:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Carol Brown Campground By

Bathrooms

Labyrinth Walk/ Meditation

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Meet by the Wisdom Tree

Yoga 10:45am-11:30am

Jill Forney Wisdom Tree

Rio Chama Raft Trip Easy/Medium Rapids

9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

($$ - Fee) Carpool from

Lower Pavilion

12:00 PM 12:45 PM


Afternoon

Book Discussion- Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and

Terry Pratchett) 1:30pm-3:00pm

Library

Stitch and Bitch

1:30pm-4:15pm Peggy Priest

Wisdom Tree

Henna 1:30pm-4:15pm

Cindy Fesgen

Lower Pavilion

Georgia O’Keefe

Home Tour

1:30pm-4:00pm

Offsite Activity Meet at Lower Pavilion

Open Swim

1:00 - 4:30 PM

Pool

TED Talk 3:00pm-4:15pm

Agape



5:30 PM 6:30 PM


Evening Zip Lee Memorial Square Dance 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Lower Pavilion


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Thursday, June 22nd

Early Morning Kayaking 6:00am-8:00am Ghost Ranch Led Meet at Main Office

7:30 AM 8:30 AM

Breakfast Served in the Dining Hall

Morning


Salsa Dance and Chiles Exploration 9:30-11:45 Carlos Morales and Board Members Lower Pavilion


Please check out cubs and coyotes for lunch and after

program.



12:00 PM 12:45 PM

Lunch Served in the Dining Hall

Afternoon

The Cost of Conflict From a Soldier’s Eye 1:30pm-3:00pm

Logan Shay Agape

Nada Under the Tree

1:30pm–4:15pm

Wisdom Tree

Open Swim

1:00 - 4:30 PM

Pool

YA Program 1:00 - 4:30 PM

Kiver Woodruff


Location TBD

Let’s Laugh! (With Wait, Wait Don’t

Tell Me) 3:00pm-4:15pm

Agape

Rugby 3:00pm-4:15pm

Spencer Shay

Grass by Lower Pavilion

Social Hour Volunteers: Start at 3:30 and talk to Officer of the day. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Lower Pavilion

5:30 PM 6:30 PM

Dinner Served in the Dining Hall

Evening

To Tell The Truth 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Lower Pavilion

Music Sing-a-long 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Lower Pavilion Community


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Friday, June 23rd

Early Morning Tai Chi Chuan-Yang 7:00am-7:30am Wisdom Tree Jane Everham

7:30 AM 8:30 AM


Morning

Community Gathering 8:45 PM – 9:15 PM Wisdom Tree Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind

TED Talk 9:30am-10:30am Vincent Hostak

Agape

Open Discussion 9:30am-11:00am

Wisdom Tree

Yoga 10:45am-11:30am

Jill Forney Wisdom Tree

Climb the Pedernal

8:30am-4:30pm

Carpool from Lower Pavilion

Sand Cave Tour/ Ojo Caliente

9:30am-4:00pm

Meet by Lower Pavilion

12:00 PM 12:45 PM


Afternoon

Discussion- Healing the Heart of Democracy by Park Palmer

1:30pm-3:00pm Agape

Stitch and Bitch 1:00pm-4:30pm

Peggy Priest

Wisdom Tree


Pool

Armenian Dance 3:00pm-4:15pm Susan and Kim Lower Pavilion



5:30 PM 6:30 PM

Dinner Served in the Dining Hall (Mercado on the Lawn) 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dining Hall

Evening

Solstice Celebration at Echo Amphitheatre 7:00 PM –9:00 PM Carpool from Lower Pavilion

Star Gazing

9:00pm-10:00pm Meet at Lower Pavilion after Solstice


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Saturday, June 24th 7:30 AM 8:30 AM


Morning

Community Gathering 8:45 PM – 9:15 PM Wisdom Tree Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind

Yogis, Sikhs, and Zen Masters Along the Rio Grande/ Week Wrap-Up

Ned O’Malia/ Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind

9:30 AM – 11:45 AM Lower Pavilion


Please check out cubs and coyotes for lunch and after

program.



12:00 PM 12:45 PM


Afternoon

Faith in Action- Writing Letters to the

Editor/Elected Officials

1:30pm-3:00pm

Lower Pavilion

Yard Games 1:30pm-3:00pm

Yard by Lower Pavilion


Pool

YA Program 1:00 - 3:00 PM Location TBD

Kiver Woodruff


Teen Passage Ceremony 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Wisdom Tree

Teen Reception, Social Hour, & Art Show Volunteers: Start at 2:30 and talk to


5:30 PM 6:30 PM


Evening

“No Talent/Talent” Show & Raffle 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Lower Pavilion

Music Sing-a-long 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Lower Pavilion Community


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Schedule Descriptions

Monday, June 19

Registration 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Lower Pavilion Come and meet your WUULF board members in the Lower Pavilion to get started. Pick up your name tag, pay any balance due on your account, get your room assignments, buy your tee-shirts, check on on-site and off-site activities, ask all your questions, and pick up your raffle tickets. Then you will have time to settle in before dinner.

Ghost Ranch Tour for New Wuulfies 5:00pm – 5:30pm- Lower Pavilion Ghost Ranch staff has volunteered to show our new attendees around the ranch to familiarize them with what Ghost Ranch has to offer and to provide some history. Meet under the Wisdom Tree at 5:00. The tour will end at the Dining Hall where you will be greeted by Board members. Special tables manned by Board Members will be provided for your first dinner, breakfast and lunch or until you are feeling well integrated into the WUULF community.

Opening Circle, Orientation, and Late Registration 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Lower Pavilion Join us as we get this fabulous week underway. The opening is mandatory, whether or not this is your first time at WUULF. At this event we will get to know one another and hear important announcements about camp rules and the week’s activities. We will also serve dessert, soda, and wine.

Music Sing-a-long Mon, Thur, Sat 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Lower Pavilion – Community Participants are invited to bring their acoustic instruments: guitars, fiddles, banjos, etc. and of course your singing voice! If you have a copy of "Rise Up Singing" (which is an awesome sing-a-long songbook) please bring it and we’ll make music in the evening before retiring at 10:00 pm (Ghost Ranch Quiet Time)

Sunday, June 25th 7:30 AM 8:30 AM


Morning Closing Circle and Goodbyes 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM Wisdom Tree Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind

See you next year!

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Tuesday, June 20 Community Ingathering

8:45am-9:15am- Every Day- Wisdom Tree- Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind This is a great way to begin your day. Join Revs Nancy and Howell each day as they lead us through a reflective intergenerational worship service each day. These Centering Times will center around the practices that inform and support a Unitarian Universalist life with experiments to try each day.

Unitarian Universalism: Bringing our gifts into partnership with others

9:30am-11:45am- Lower Pavilion- Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind Many of us have understood diversity and pluralism to be synonyms -and the popular culture is similarly confused. Diversity is a recognition of the many ways in which we are individually and as groups distinct and different from one another across characteristics as benign as eye color and as important as gender expression, birth order, education, personality, class experiences, family dynamics and religious identity. Pluralism describes the community possible when we respect difference and create community in full awareness that we are not like minded. Diana Eck of the Harvard Pluralism Project asserts that a clear identity is critical to beginning the work of pluralism. Who are we as Unitarian Universalist? What do we stand for? Who do we stand with? What are the boundaries of our religious community? The Rev. Rebecca Parker once asked, “What is the core of Unitarian Universalism, if you removed it we would no longer be Unitarian Universalist? Let’s discover or explore our distinct identity so that we can partner to help heal the world.

Crafts and Conversation 1:30pm-4:30pm- Lower Pavilion- Clare Pramuk Drop in for some craft and conversation time. We'll have supplies for a variety of activities such as jewelry making, painting, and kumihimo. If you have a project of your own, bring it along and join us for fellowship and conversation.

Drum Circle 1:00 PM –2:30 PM – Wisdom Tree – James Probasco James will lead the circle, teaching the group some simple (and not so simple if you’re inclined!) African drumming rhythms. If you have a favorite rhythm or chant, share it with the circle. Bring your drums or other rhythm instruments. There may be some community drums available as well, so join us at the tree.

Family Swim 1:30pm-2:30pm- Pool by Dining Hall Bring your suit, towel, and maybe a book to the Ghost Ranch swimming pool for some splashy fun family time. All WUULFies are welcome to join us!

UU World Discussion 3:00pm-4:15pm- Agape Room UU World is the quarterly magazine put out by the Unitarian Universalist Association. At this time we will gather to discuss one or more of the articles. To-date we recommend to articles from the Winter 2016 edition: The Dream Of White Innocence by William Sinkford, past UUA President; and When Charity Disrupts Justice by Chuck Collins, a UU from First Church in Jamaica Plains, Mass. Both articles are thought provoking and ripe for conversation. HOWEVER, there will be one more UU WORLD before we gather in June, so we may choose to add in new, more current material.

Game Night 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Lower Pavilion Bring your favorite board game or just a deck of cards, and join us in the Lower Pavilion for an evening of games. WUULF Board members will make sure we have a few games that you can borrow.

Music Sing-a-long Mon, Tue, Thur, Sat 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Lower Pavilion- See Page 11

Wednesday, June 21

Tai Chi Chuan – Yang 7:00am-7:30am- Wisdom Tree- Jane Everham This will be half an hour of guided, but not instructed, Tai Chi. I am a five year practitioner and can guide participants through the First Set of this tradition. Practitioners of other forms may lead us as well. You don’t need to be an expert or even a practitioner. If you can dance (i.e. follow) you can benefit from these movements. To me Tai Chi is a form of movement meditation, and I will share my thoughts briefly at the start of each session.

Ghost Ranch Movie Site Tour 9:00am-10:30am- Main Office- Tour is open to a limited number of people. It involves about 1 mile of walking and takes about 1 ½ hours. The Ghost Ranch staff will take you via van to visit the sites of movies filmed at Ghost Ranch including Cowboys and Aliens, 3:10 to Yuma, The Missing, Comanche Moon, Georgia O’Keeffe, City Slickers, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, Wyatt Earp and Silverado. It is hot in the desert so bring water, hat, and sunscreen. Be sure to wear good shoes and bring your hiking stick if you may need it. Limit 8. $29.00

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Wednesday, June 21 (Continued)

Labyrinth Walk/Meditation 9:30am-11:45am- Meet by the Lower Pavilion Stroll up to the Labyrinth after In-Gathering for a quiet time of walking and meditation. Some meditative thoughts and reflections will be shared and then we will walk the Labyrinth together in silent reflection. Feel free to bring your own favorite quotes or meditation words to share.

Ice Dye 9:30 – 11:45 – Campground By Bathrooms – Carol Brown Come one, come all! Please join us for a very fun ice dye class. Please bring with you, any 100% cotton, 100% rayon or 100% silk pieces you would like to dye. These can be t-shirts, skirts, pants, scarves, sheets, underwear, socks and countless other items. Let's all think in terms of recycling/upcycling and go to your Goodwill, etc. or just go through your own STUFF. Your creativity is DYEING to come out. And remember, the only thing that can go wrong with your tie dye is your expectations. All tie dye is beautiful whether it looks the way you expected or not. See you there!

Rio Chama Raft Trip 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM – Carpool from Lower Pavilion The best rafting in the region can be found on The Rio Grande at the bottom of a beautiful gorge or on America's Newest Wild and Scenic River, the Rio Chama. This day trip is open to all levels and is fun for everyone. You will have your choice to help paddle or ride the river via an oar boat, in which an expert River Guide will do the work. Please bring towels, change of clothes, water, sun screen, bug spray, tip money (optional). Transportation to and from the Ranch will be provided by the Far Flung Team. While on the river members of Far Flung will stay with the bus and you will also be able to keep a few items in a waterproof bag. Lunch is included. The minimum age for this trip is 6 years old. The cost is $96 for ages 6-11 and $87 for ages 12 and up.

Yoga

10:45am-11:30am – Wisdom Tree – Jill Forney Begin your mid-morning at Ghost Ranch with a gentle yoga practice.. We'll work on flexibility, balance and strength through a variety of yoga poses. Anyone who wishes to share a part of their own yoga practice with the group is invited to do so. Bring a yoga mat or blanket.

Henna 1:30pm-4:15pm- Lower Pavilion- Cindy Fesgen Cindy will show you how to decorate yourself with henna designs. Like getting a tattoo but they wear off.

Book Discussion – Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

1:30pm-3:00pm- Library- Jane Everham “The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming of Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist.” Sound too familiar? This version of what may seem like current events will have you laughing out loud. And don’t we all need a good laugh?

Georgia Okeefe Home Tour 1:30pm-4:00pm- Meet at Main Office Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) bought her house in Abiquiu in 1945, which is now owned by the Museum.The 5,000-square-foot Spanish Colonial-era Abiquiu compound was in ruins in 1945, and for the next four years, O’Keeffe supervised its restoration, which was carried out by her friend, Maria Chabot. She moved from New York to make New Mexico her permanent home in 1949, and lived either at the Abiquiu or Ghost Ranch houses until 1984, when she moved to Santa Fe. In addition to walking through the home she loved you will be provided with insights into the daily life of an artist.

Stitch & Bitch 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Wisdom Tree – Peggy Priest Our moderator will bring discussion questions for the crafters to contemplate about moral, ethical and personal conundrums. A knitting expert will be on hand for instruction, so bring your knitting. All crafters are welcome. Join us!

TED Talk 3:00pm-4:00pm- Agape Room- Brian Woodruff TED Talks are informational talks prepared and presented by people both well-known and unknown. They are challenging and thought provoking and timely. We will present the TED Talks that are likely to be of greatest interest to UUs in June. TED Talks are typically 30 minutes leaving plenty of time for discussion.

Zip Lee Memorial Square Dance 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Lower Pavilion Join us as we dance the night away to live music provided by a local folk band from Santa Fe! This event is great for all ages! We’ll get to know each other at our traditional community wide square dance commemorating the late Rich Lee. Rich was a beloved member of the WUULF community and square dancing was one of his favorite pastimes. We’ll have lots of fun and make some great memories as together we learn the steps of this great American dance form.

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Thursday, June 22

Kayaking

6:00am-8:00am- Meet at Main Office- Ghost Ranch Led Kayak the waters held by the Abiquiu Dam. A great way to start your day with this early morning kayak trip. There are plenty of birds and waterfowl sharing the morning with you. There are single and double kayaks as well as some canoes. The college staff will be with you, help with the fitting of paddles, kayaks and life vests. You will be back in time for breakfast. Limit 30. $45.00

Salsa Dancing and Chile Exploration 9:30am-11:45am-Lower Pavilion- Carlos Morales and Board Members A professional Salsa Instructor will lead us in the rudiments of salsa dancing to some hopping salsa music. Before after and/ or in between we will learn about the chilies of New Mexico – there are more than you think. We may even taste a bit of salsa. WUULF is mostly about having fun, so come prepared to Find Your Fiesta! Dress-up not required but don that sombrero and dancing zapatas and have an Ole time!

Nada Under the Wisdom Tree 1:30pm-4:15pm- Wisdom Tree Sometimes at WUULF we need to just sit and absorb all we seen, heard and done. The Wisdom Tree awaits you for napping, thinking, reading or quietly conversing.

The Cost of Conflict From a Soldier’s Eye 1:30pm-2:45pm - Agape- Logan Shay Today we live in a state of endless war, one in which we placed ourselves. It is human nature to defend one’s self or one’s goals through force of arms. However, the destructive power of our military technology and culture has developed to a point of self-annihilation; a reality that should compel the conscientious of heart to call for peace. But for one to call for peace, one must understand the realities of war. As General Sherman said, “It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.” This lecture will explore the realities of those who fight.

Fundamentals of Rugby 3:00pm-4:15pm- Outside Lower Pavilion- Spencer Shay In this class we will be learning the fundamentals and techniques of Rugby. We will be playing touch rugby as well as practicing form if anyone is interested. This class is going to be about the fun had while playing the awesome game of Rugby. Young or old, COME JOIN US. There is something fun people of all ages can do while playing rugby.

Let’s Laugh! (With Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me) 3:00pm-4:15pm - Agape Room- Larry Watson If you aren’t already a follower of this great radio show, come prepared to laugh out loud as the day’s news is satirized. Bluff The Listener, Limericks, Lightning Fill In The Blanks and Predictions – we will listen to a full program and laugh and comment together.

To Tell the Truth 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Lower Pavilion – Tribe Join us for an evening of fun stories along the lines of the old game show. If you have an unusual story to share, or are willing to say you do (we need two “liars” for each truth-teller), please contact a Tribe member to sign up. The Tribe will also be out actively recruiting players from the WUULF community.

Music Sing Along Mon, Tue, Thur, Sat 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Lower Pavilion- See Page 11

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Friday, June 23

Tai Chi Chuan – Yang 7:00am-7:30am- Wisdom Tree- Jane Everham- See Page 12

Sand Cave/ Ojo Calienta 9:30am-4:00pm- Meet by Lower Pavilion This is a rare opportunity to visit one of the world famous “Sand Caves”. The world-renowned “cave digger” Ra Paulette has created a one-of-a-kind art-lined chamber bored into the center of a sandstone butte that towers majestically above the high desert floor near Ojo Caliente. Ra’s work has been detailed in the Academy Award-nominated documentary, “Cavedigger.” This tour is open to only 18 people. There is a short (4 block) steep hike to get to the cave entrance. You will be escorted by a guide that can help you to really experience the beauty and spirituality of the cave. Hiking Sticks are provided and “good” (no flip flops) footwear is suggested. In addition to a lunch, bring water, sunscreen. Limit 18….$25.00 Make it the entire day with an optional visit to Ojo Hot Springs! Not far from the Sand Cave is Ojo Caliente Hot Springs with eleven pools filled with different types and combinations of mineral waters with temperatures ranging from 80-109 degrees. You will need swim wear. Rates on Fridays are $32.00 per person.

Climb the Pedernal 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM - Carpool from Lower Pavilion- Brian Woodruff Georgia O’Keeffe often said: “If I paint Pedernal often enough, God will give it to me”. Upon her death she had her ashes spread on her beloved mountain. Friday there will be an opportunity to hike Georgia O’Keeffe's Mountain - the Pedernal. This is a moderate to difficult all-day hike to the top of the Pedernal, which will include a small amount of rock scrambling. The hike is about 8 miles round trip. We will be carpooling from the Lower Pavilion leaving right after breakfast. Each hiker should prepare a sack lunch Friday morning at the dining hall. Bring plenty of water, boots, jacket, camera, and sunscreen. The group should be back to the ranch before dinner.

TED Talk 9:30am-10:30am- Agape Room- Vincent Hostak- See Page 13

Open Discussion 9:30am-11:00am- Wisdom Tree Think a soapbox from camp chairs. Come share your favorite rant and see if you can entice someone to listen. Or practice your generous listening skills and just listen without preparing a response.

Yoga 10:45am-11:30am – Wisdom Tree – Jill Forney- See page 13.

Stitch & Bitch 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Wisdom Tree – Peggy Priest- See Page 13

Book Discussion – Healing the Heart of Democracy by Parker J. Palmer

1:30pm-3:00pm- Lower Pavilion- Jane Everham “In this book, Parker J. Palmer quickens the instinct to seek the common good, proposing practical ways to bridge our political divides. In this intensely personal as well political book, Palmer explores five “habits of the heart” that can be developed in everyday settings like family , neighborhoods, classrooms, congregations and workplaces to help restore government “of we the people, for the people.”.

Armenian Dance 3:00pm-4:15pm-Lower Pavilion – Kimmy and Susan Shamshoian-Sakamoto Join us for an Armenian cultural experience. We will be teaching a variety of fun and easy Armenian line and partner dances. This will be an interactive class and we will practice the dances to traditional Armenian music. Don't miss this opportunity to learn some new dances and expand your horizons!

Solstice Celebration at Echo Amphitheatre 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Carpool from Lower Pavilion Solstice Celebration - Join us for an inspirational multigenerational event. Celebrate the changing of the season with a musical sunset Solstice ritual with chants, drumming, dancing, and other sacred rhythms shared at Echo Amphitheater, a special place inside Mother Earth. All instruments welcome but remember that you need to carry your stuff up the hill and several flights of stairs! Brawny people will be recruited as necessary to help carry those unable to make the hike. Echo Amphitheater is about a ten-minute drive from Ghost Ranch. Remember to bring your flashlights, jackets and bug repellent.

Star Gazing 9:00pm-10:00pm- Meet By Lower Pavillion After Solstice Utilizing the Ghost Ranch telescope and personnel, we will explore the magnificent night sky of Northern New Mexico.

http://www.facebook.com/RaPaulette

http://cavediggerdocumentary.com/

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Saturday, June 24

Yogis, Sikhs and Zen Masters Along the Rio Grande 9:30am-10:45am-Lower Pavilion- Ned O’Malia In the late 1960s, new and non-traditional religious groups followed an influx of Flower Children, Hippies and spiritual commune builders to northern New Mexico. The Lama Foundation, Sikh Dharma in Espanola, Tibetan Stupas along the Rio Grande and other sites remain. This illustrated lecture examines these late arriving Eastern religions in New Mexico: their introduction, evolution and present status and the unusual tales of how they chose northern New Mexico.

The Week in Review

10:45am-11:45am–Lower Pavilion- Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind We are wrapping up a vibrant week of adventure, conversation, hikes, laughing, worship and hanging out. Did you bring a question with you this week? Did you find an answer maybe even one you were not seeking? What questions now haunt and inspire you? In reflection and dialogue we will share our time at WUULF allowing others to know how important they are to us, how important gathering is to us and what we are taking home with us.

Yard Games 1:30pm-3:00pm- Yard by Lower Pavilion Join your fellow adults for some rousing yard games and outdoor fun! Bring your own games or play with the ones already set out!

Faith in Action – Writing Letters to Editors and Elected Officials

1:30pm-3:00pm- Lower Pavilion- Jane Everham We will learn the essentials of a good letter to the editor or elected official. Together we will brainstorm and help each other put our passions into words. And at the end we will click “send” or walk to the Ghost Ranch post office. Maybe when you leave WUULF you will return to your congregation and start a Letter to the Editor group. UUs have a lot to say that the world needs to hear.

Teen Passage Ceremony 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Wisdom Tree This ceremony allows the WUULF community to celebrate a time of change in the lives of our teens. Through rituals earlier in the week, teen participants will explore who they are, what their role in the community is, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and how they can be agents for positive social and cultural change. At this ceremony, the WUULF adult community gathers to witness the evolution in our teens’ lives and to acknowledge this step along the path to adulthood. We encourage attendance by the entire adult community. A reception for the participants follows.

Teen Reception, Social Hour & Art Show 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM – Lower Pavilion Greet the Teen Passage participants at a reception in their honor, followed immediately by the traditional Social Hour. During this afternoon’s social hour, as well as later in the evening, we’ll conduct our annual WUULF art show. On display will be works from the on-site adult and children’s workshops. Don’t miss the opportunity to see the artwork that has been created this week! WUULF participants can also sell your own hand crafted items created at home. The Art Show will continue through the evening program.

“No Talent/Talent” Show & Raffle 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Lower Pavilion – Pack A WUULF tradition! Do you have an entertaining act to share, solo or as part of a group? No talent is required--after all, this is a “No Talent/Talent” show! The number and duration of acts will be limited in the interest of time. Sign up for this fun evening hosted by the Pack. Coffee, light snacks and plenty of laughter are guaranteed. Drawings for our annual raffle to support the WUULF scholarship fund will take place throughout the evening. Don’t forget to buy your tickets!

Music Sing Along Mon, Tue, Thur, Sat 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Lower Pavilion- See Page 11

Sunday, June 25

Closing Circle 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM – Wisdom Tree – Nancy Bowen and Howell Lind

Join the entire WUULF community in a ceremonial circle. This is a special time for everyone to gather one last time, say good-bye to new and old friends, and

wish them all well for the travels and year ahead.

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Youth & Young Adult Programing

WUULF is first and foremost a friendly, intergenerational camp seeking to build a close-knit community in which we can live out our UU principles and purposes —a place where participants of all ages can spend time focusing on their own interests, as well as spend time together. For families who bring children to WUULF, we co-schedule children’s classes and adult activities three days a week (from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) to provide a time for adults to pursue their own activities (see descriptions in this catalog). On the remaining days, you can “build your own adventure”-- take side trips, hike on the trails around WUULF, visit local museums, and the like. If you brought children with you to WUULF, this is a chance for you to spend time with them in this fabulous environment.

Youth Program Expectations

Kids and parents must attend the orientation Monday evening.

All youth under 18 MUST be either in their designated program or under the supervision of their parent/guardian at all times. It is stressful and potentially dangerous when unsupervised children, especially those who are elementary school aged or younger, are present at WUULF activities without a responsible adult to guide them. At Ghost Ranch, we are surrounded by miles of wild areas. Bears, snakes and other wild animals are frequently spotted on ranch property. At night, near total darkness descends. And as adults, we are sometimes so consumed by the incredible setting and the wonderful company that we may let our guard down and assume the community that provides us with so much, will also provide unsolicited, spontaneous child care for our little ones. We will all be safer and happier if we try to avoid this scenario! Failure to comply with WUULF and Ghost Ranch guidelines can lead to unsafe situations and may result in expulsion from WUULF activities, or from Ghost Ranch itself.

Each child will need to bring a backpack, towel, swimsuit, sunscreen, water bottle, and bug spray each program day.

Parents are expected to help with a youth program for one morning or afternoon per child, other adults are encouraged to volunteer. Parents are always welcome to join the children for all or part of a day's activities

Ghost Ranch will be full during the fourth week of June, with many other groups besides WUULF staying on the property. Please remember that our youth programs must remain separate from those of other groups. Only registered participants can attend WUULF child and youth programming.

Low Ropes Course will be offered to Pack and Tribe on Tuesday morning. This is a great way for the kids to get acquainted and connected. The course is

supervised by experienced Ghost Ranch employees. Parents are free to help out, watch the fun, and snap some great photos.

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CUBS (Grades entering K to entering 2nd) and

COYOTES (Grades entering 3rd to entering 5th)

Required daily sign in and out for these age groups! The children enjoy a number of different activities, including hikes, storytelling, swimming, playing in the mud (always a favorite!), visiting museums at the ranch and doing arts and crafts. Children in these programs need to be signed in and out at the beginning of the program, for lunch, and at the end of the program. Specific procedures will be discussed at the Orientation on Monday evening.

PACK (Grades entering 6th to entering 8th) The WUULF Pack program is community in action. Our staff facilitates activities designed to promote learning, sharing, and growing in a UU oriented environment. Pack members will have the opportunity to hike, swim, share feelings, explore their spirituality, and just hang out. Parents and their teens are required to attend the Orientation on Monday evening. WUULF Teen Staff will brief parents and teens on expectations, responsibilities, and guidelines for participation in the program.

TRIBE (Grades entering 9th to completing 12th/18YO)

Our older teens will meet on program days. We will work on communications, intergroup team building, community. Frequently this will also involve an offsite trip on Saturday. This is a very energetic group and we always work to make this a special week.

Young Adults (Finished High School, ages 18 to 24) We are delighted that we have a growing group of amazing young adults at WUULF, and we have created a program that we hope will appeal to their interests while keeping them integrated with our intergenerational community. The format allows for participation in the WUULF theme workshop, along with afternoons for co-creating activities of interest to the group or joining any event on the WUULF schedule, and evenings with the whole community.

The young adults will have programming in the afternoon on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, in addition to other times agreed upon by the group.

It will be up to the group to design the week. Spencer, Logan, and Kiver will have some ideas and options ready, and the rest will build on that. You can begin to share ideas and plans on the WUULF Young Adult Facebook site before camp if you'd like. Just join the group "WUULF Young Adult" and share your thoughts.

Due to Ghost Ranch raising the price, we will no longer be offering dorm rooms for the young adults. Many young adults camp or stay with family. If this is not an option, contact our registrar Carol and she’ll find something that works.

**Young Adult program participants MUST be at least 18 and have graduated from high school.

This is an unchaperoned program, and in accordance with Safe Congregation guidelines, no minors will be allowed to participate. There can be no

exceptions to this rule, so please don’t ask.**

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About Ghost Ranch (Lodging, Food, Adventures) The Ghost Ranch Campus

Ghost Ranch is a Presbyterian owned camp and conference center, located in Northern New Mexico west of Taos and Santa Fe. Once owned and operated by Arthur Pack (friend of Georgia O'Keeffe, the American artist), the ranch is framed by the majestic view of Chimney Rock, the Abiquiu Reservoir, and to the south a peak named Cerro Pedernal. Such splendid natural beauty has long been thought of as a spiritual place, and the perfect environment for us to create the intentional community of WUULF. With plenty of meeting rooms for workshops and 21,000 acres for hiking, an onsite library open 24 hours a day, a labyrinth which is available 24 hours a day for exploring, and afternoon swimming. There is a no smoking policy inside all buildings and pets are not allowed on campus. The elevation of the Ranch is about 6500' above sea level and the climate is normally very dry. Be sure to drink plenty of extra water to help your body acclimate to the higher elevation. Also be sure to wear sunscreen and insect repellant - the skin burns very easily in the high desert and some years are very buggy! While it is normally warm and dry at Ghost Ranch in June, you should bring some warm clothing. It has been quite chilly the first few days and nights of WUULF in previous years, while remaining hot and dry the entire camp in other years! Last year, we even had rain!

Accommodations Workshops, housing and the dining hall are all within walking distance of one another. Be aware that the dining hall is approximately a 10-minute walk from most of the housing, and approximately 15 minutes from the camping sites. Physically challenged individuals will be able to access the various activities and locations, however some may require effort. Notify a WUULF board member should you need extra help. Bicycles are welcome, but please remember to yield to walkers and wear a helmet. Do not use your car any more than necessary. If you find you must drive, the speed limit is 15 miles per hour.

Camping Camping will be limited to 75 people. Campsites are assigned on a first come, first served basis. Full hookup sites with water, sewer and electricity are extremely limited. Preference is given to guests with special needs. Hot showers, ice, coin operated drink and laundry facilities are available at the campground. If you'd like to share a campsite, it is your responsibility to find a person or family to share with. If you take this option, both people need to make a note around the lodging section indicating who they are camping with. Please include payment on only one registration. Ghost Ranch permits a maximum of 2 tents per campsite. Finally, if you are staying in the campground, consider bringing your bicycle (and helmet!) The campground is located a few hundred yards further from the Lower Pavilion and Dining hall than the indoor housing, and campers have found that having a bicycle increases their enjoyment of camp. If you’re planning on bringing your own food, please see the dining section on the next page.

Rooms The architecture of the Ranch is rustic, southwestern adobe. Most of our guests are housed in Corral Block, a hacienda style building, with family rooms, connected by an adjoining courtyard. Convenient to each room are dormitory style showers and restrooms. Please be mindful of the condition in which you leave the community restrooms for the next user. Rooms are equipped with linens and towels, but there are no phones, TVs, radios, or alarm clocks in the rooms themselves. Coin operated laundry facilities are available in the campground. All meals are included in the price of rooms. Only the first two family members in the same room pay full room and board fees, additional family members pay for meals only. This special rate applies only if all family members share one room, and is not available in adjoining rooms.

Dining Meals are served cafeteria-style in the Main Dining Hall. WUULF attendees are generally very pleased with the food provided by Ghost Ranch. Each meal includes a vegetarian option and unlimited fruit/salad bar. Meals are served at specific times, so don’t be late (7:30 am – 8:30 am, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm, and 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm)!

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(Dining Continued…)Campers may purchase meals for the week, which greatly simplifies your camping and scheduling challenges, while allowing you to spend more time socializing with the other WUULF (and Ghost Ranch) attendees. For those not choosing the full meal plan, individual meals can be purchased directly from Ghost Ranch at the front office. Breakfast $9.00, Lunch $11.00, Dinner $14.00, Children 12 and under are 1/2 price, and children under 4 are free.

Other Adventures Ghost Ranch and the surrounding areas are rich with opportunities for exploration and adventure. Check out the On-Site and Near By Activities sections on the WUULF website (wuulf.org) for an extensive offering of side trips and local experiences to take advantage of during your free time at WUULF or when traveling to or from Ghost Ranch. Ghost Ranch also has numerous on-site activities such as bodywork, horseback riding, waterfront, hiking, museums and more for your enjoyment.

Directions to the Ranch Driving

The Ranch is located northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, some forty miles north of Espanola on US 84. Watch for the Ghost Ranch sign on the entrance gate between milepost 224 and 225. Follow the main road until it forks, then take a left. This road will pass the farm on the left. Stay to the right. Continuing on this road, you will encounter anther fork. It will be a triangle of grass with one big tree in it. Take the left fork and the Lower Pavilion (where you check in) will be on your left. Please study and plan your route thoroughly before you leave as you will be passing through remote areas with limited cell phone coverage. Internet based navigators (including google maps) will not give the best route information---so please consult a map as well! For more detailed directions, checkout the directions page on the WUULF website (wuulf.org/directions).

Air The nearest major airport is in Albuquerque, 125 miles south of the Ranch. There are several car rental agencies located in the airport. Ghost Ranch does not provide shuttle service, but has contracted with Twin Hearts Express shuttle service to provide transportation. Reservations must be made by calling Twin Hearts Express at (575) 751-1201. While making arrangements for the shuttle remember that WUULF runs from Monday through Sunday. Please remember that the board and staff at WUULF do not have the resources to arrange transportation to camp. If you need help, feel free to post a request on the WUULF Facebook, but we cannot make specific arrangements nor guarantee the availability of rides. If you are not part of Facebook, we will post a request for you if needed.

Arrival

WUULF begins MONDAY, June 19th at 3pm and board and staff members will not be able to offer assistance at camp before that time. Plan to arrive at registration in the Lower Pavilion between 3 and 5 pm. Signs to the Lower Pavilion will start at the entrance to Ghost Ranch, follow the signs if this is your first visit! You may arrive earlier in the afternoon if you are tent camping and would like to select your campsite prior to 3:00 p.m. Late registration is available after dinner but please try to avoid this if possible as time and volunteers are limited. RV campers, please arrive as soon as possible during normal registration hours (between 3:00 and 5:00) and talk with the registrar to identify your assigned spot and resolve any issues that may arise.

At registration, you will check in with the treasurer and registrar, learn about the details of any off-site activities you have selected, learn about additional workshop offerings and schedule changes, sign up to volunteer with youth programs or other camp activities, and review available carpools for any off site transportation needs. If you arrive on campus Monday before 3 pm—please enjoy a stroll around, or lounge under the Wisdom Tree until 3 pm when the Board will be set up and ready to handle registration for incoming guests. Please, do not plan to arrive before Monday, June 19th. Ghost Ranch will be operating at full capacity and accommodations before that date are very limited. If you find you must arrive early, you will need to contact Ghost Ranch directly to make food and lodging arrangements, and unless you are tent camping, you will likely have to relocate to different accommodations on the 19th.

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Registration Fees and Deadlines

Please note that registration closes May 1 or when all available housing is filled to capacity and/or a maximum registration of 125 is achieved. Registrations received after 5/01/2017 are subject to availability. Registration forms are available at the back of this catalog and in printable form from www.wuulf.org.

Scholarship Information Our scholarships are funded through tee shirt sales, our annual raffle and cash donations. A big "thank you" to all those who continue to make donations and purchase raffle tickets and Tee-shirts, thereby making our scholarships possible! WUULF has limited funds available to provide need-based scholarships for registration fees only; we do not offer assistance for room and board. Please remember that the campground is a good option for those who wish to minimize costs. Scholarships requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for scholarship applications is April 15, 2017. Late scholarship applications will not be considered. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please send the requested information (see below) to:

Mailing Address for Scholarship Applications: WUULF, c/o Carol Brown, 212 Cerro de Ortega Dr. SE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124 Email: [email protected]

Requested information:

Name, Address, Phone, Number of adults, teens and children needing scholarships (please provide ages for children and teens)

Names of any other UU camps attended in the last 5 years,

What UU church you attend and a brief synopsis of your involvement there, ,

A brief paragraph about why you want to attend WUULF and what you feel you could contribute to the camp, if awarded a scholarship. (For example, a workshop you could give, a type of volunteer work you could do, a gift or talent you could share, etc.)

Scholarship recipients will be asked to help out with various activities throughout the week. Members of the WUULF Scholarship Committee will review all applications and recipients will be notified by May 1st.

Scholarship Raffle Details of this year’s raffle will be announced at camp. Most raffle items are donated by camp participants—please bring items you wish to donate to registration, and we will display them in the Lower Pavilion. Tickets are $2 each, or 3 for $5 and all profits go to the scholarship fund. Buy early and buy often! You can start by ordering some on your registration form. Don’t wait too late to buy—your favorite item might be raffled off early.

Camp Expectations In order to help keep camp running smoothly, we ask that before you show up for camp, you review the following expectations. We’ll go over more detailed expectations at orientation Monday night.

Everyone is expected to come to orientation Monday night.

Everyone is expected to volunteer for something during the week. There will be lots to choose from.

Additionally, parents with kids are expected to help with a youth program for a morning or afternoon per kid.

Everyone is asked to bring a contribution for happy hour. These are things like dry snacks, soda, beer, and wine.

If you have or see a problem, you will let a board member know.

Contact Us

The best way to contact us is through e-mail, [email protected], or through the contact us section on the WUULF website, www.wuulf.org. As the WUULF Board members and responsibilities change, this will ensure your questions and suggestions are directed to the appropriate person.




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Names You Want on Your Name Tag Age at Start of Camp Vegetarian? Guardian Form Needed?

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Address: Phone 1:

City, State Zip: Phone 2:

Email: Phone 3:

Emergency Contact:

Number Fee Total

Adult (age 25 or above) 210$

Young Adult (age 18-24) 170$

WUULF Tribe (entering grades 9-12) 170$

WUULF Pack (entering grades 6-8) 140$

WUULF Coyote (entering grades 3-5) 90$

WUULF Cubs (entering grades K-2) 75$

Total Section II

1. For lodging, the first two family members pay full price which includes meals. Additional family members pay meals only.2. No charge for Cubs attending with family and registering by 5/1/2017

Rate Quantity Total Notes

Room - Age 12 + $555 _____1 or _____2

Room - Age 11 - $280

Tent Site - No Electric $210 210

Tent Site - With Electric $240 240

Full RV Site* $270 270

Total Section III

* Please include RV length, side for hookups, and any other appropriate information

Rate Quantity Total Notes

Meals Age 12+ 204

Meals Age 11 - 102

Total Section IV

SECTION III: Lodging

SECTION IV: Meals

Special Requests or Special Needs:

Western Unitarian Universalist Life Festival RegistrationJune 19 - June 25, 2017

SECTION I: General

SECTION II: Registration Fees

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Name

Rate - Adult Rate - Child 12 and under Quantity Total

Rafting $96 87

Kayaking $45

Okeefe Home Tour $40

Total Section V

Total

Raffle Tickets ($2 each or 3 for $5) x $2 x $5

Tax Deductible donation (No Raffle Tickets)

Total Section VI

Total

Total from Section 2 - Registration Fee

Total from Section 3 - Lodging

Total from Section 4 - Meals

Total from Section 5 - Offsite Activities

Total from Section 6 - Scholarship Fund

Total Section VII

Payment Due in Full With Registration

Registration closes May 1, 2017 or first 125 people with paid registration.

Registration subject to availability

Cancellations policy: $50 fee before 5/1/17; no refunds after that date.

Treasurer will provide invoice, registrar will confirm. Please make sure your email is legible.

Questions? Contact Info Registrar Carol Brown [email protected]

Treasurer Rick Helvey [email protected]

Make Checks Payable to "WUULF"

WUULF c/o Rick Helvey

3472 Research Parkway #104-252

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Would you like to participate in the arts and crafts sale? Yes__________No__________

If so, what will you bring?

Is this your first WUULF Camp? Yes__________No__________

If no, how many years have you attended?

Are you willing to act as a welcome ambassador at check in? Yes__________No__________

Please, No Early Arrivals!

Section VII: Funds Due

Quantity

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SECTION V: Offsite Activities

SECTION VI: Scholarship Fund

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Rules for Minors attending WUULF 1. No weapons, violence, or destructive behavior.

2. No use or possession of alcohol or drugs.

3. No smoking.

4. Parents/Guardians will be responsible for property damage done by individual teens or youth.

5. Parents/Guardians will establish communication with Teen or Youth Staff for activities on or off campus.

6. Parents/Guardians and Teen/Youth acknowledge that Ghost Ranch and Camp Quiet Time/Curfew is 10:00 pm. All activity

after this hour must be respectful of Quiet time and chaperoned with a 1:5 ratio as arranged by the Parents/Guardians.

7. Parents/Guardians will establish ground rules and curfews with their teens, or youth during non-program time. Teen and

Youth Staff are only responsible for those teens or youth who attend scheduled programming during program hours.

8. Parents/Guardians will be responsible for Teen or Youth during all non-program hours.

9. No sexual activity, defined as intercourse or heavy petting will be permitted.

I understand that a violation of these rules could result in my

immediate removal from scheduled activities and possibly from Ghost Ranch itself. I, (Teen or Youth) Age

I, (Teen or Youth) Age

I (Parent/Guardian) understand that if my child or I fail to comply with

any of these rules, it could result in the removal of my child from scheduled activities or I could be asked to take my child home.

Youth / Teen Permission Form

Parent:

I do hereby give permission for my child/children listed below to participate in all WUULF activities both on and off site and release

WUULF from any liability associated with these activities. It is understood that my child/children will either participate in the

WUULF programs or be under my care, supervision, and responsibility. I have provided medical information regarding allergies,

medicine, and special considerations for each child if applicable.

1. Age

2. Age

3. Age

4. Age

Guardianship Form For children not your own and under the age of 18. If you bring children not your own to WUULF, you must provide proof of

guardianship. You may not be responsible for more than three youth/teens other than your own.

Parent/Legal Guardian: I do hereby authorize

To act as guardian and to give permission for medical or emergency

treatment as needed while my child/children are at WUULF.

1. Age

2. Age

Signed:

Notarized by on this day

My Commission Expires:

Return this form with your WUULF registration form if necessary

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TRIP: WUULF- Rio Chama Trip TRIP DATE: June 21st, 2017 AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN FAR-FLUNG ADVENTURES' RAFTING TRIP

1. Acknowledgment of Risk: I, the undersigned, propose to make a whitewater-rafting trip with Far-Flung Adventures on the Rio Chama. I have been informed and am aware that there are hazards, risks and dangers involved with such travel, both foreseen and unforeseen, such as: raft capsize or wrap, unplanned swims in cold, swift water, equipment failure, the rigors of rugged desert terrain- including slippery or unstable rock, sunburn, severe dehydration, hyper- and hypo-thermia, sprains and fractures to my limbs, thorax or head, the vagaries of a wildly variable climate and other acts of nature, the failure of motor conveyances, acts of aggression and unforeseen hazards.

I have been informed and am aware of these dangers to myself and am aware that these may result in: loss of or damage to property, illness, injury and death. I understand that the success or failure of my trip depends in large measure upon my active participation, requiring my complete physical and intellectual involvement, both on my own behalf and also that of any minor children who may accompany me. In consideration for being permitted to join this trip, I do acknowledge these above-mentioned risks and hazards. I further agree to follow the instructions of my guides and the dictates of ordinary common sense. In further consideration of the trip, I will save harmless the United States BLM, Far-Flung Adventures, their agents and employees, from the effects of all such risks and dangers to myself, to my minor children who may accompany me and to my property, whether caused in whole or in part by the negligence or other conduct of the owners, agents, officers, employees of Far-Flung Adventures. 2. Waiver and Release of Liability: I, on behalf of myself, my personal representatives and my heirs hereby voluntarily release, waive, discharge, hold harmless, defend and indemnify Far-Flung Adventures and its owners, agents, officers and employees from any and all claims, actions or losses for bodily injury, property damage, wrongful death, loss of services or otherwise which may arise out of my use of Far-Flung Adventures' equipment or my participation in Far-Flung Adventures' activities, whether caused by negligence or any other cause whatever. 3. Agreement to Venue: The venue of any dispute that may arise out of this agreement between the parties to which Far-Flung Adventures or its agents may be a party shall be either the County of Taos, New Mexico or the New Mexico District Court for the County of Taos and any such actions shall be first heard there.

I HAVE READ THE ABOVE WAIVER AND RELEASE AND BY SIGNING IT AGREE TO EXEMPT AND RELIEVE FAR-FLUNG ADVENTURES FROM LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR WRONGFUL DEATH CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

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Print Name or Minor’s Name Address Signature or Guardian’s Signature

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Medical or physical conditions we should be aware of: Yes____No____ Explain____________________________________________

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Map of Ghost Ranch

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WUULF c/o Rick Helvey

3472 Research Parkway #104-252

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

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