Beyond the Mine

Join us on Beyond the Mine for an interview with Paulita Rana, who joined the Camp Stevens family shortly after the pandemic. While looking for an outdoor adventure for her and her girls, she found Camp Stevens online!  Since that first family camp, they have become annual attendees, and they participated in our Restorative Justice Retreat. She offers a personal perspective as a single mom, a member of the Sikh faith community, and a teacher. BONUS: We also interviewed the girls! Don't miss a riveting discussion about pie, archery, the tea bar, Mother's Day trivia and most importantly, the basic need for unlimited s'mores! If you'd like more information about Camp Stevens visit our website or email executive director Kathy Wilder at kathy@campstevens.org

Join us for the second of our summer podcast series with Lauren Reminger! Lauren attended summer camp through a domestic violence shelter partnership in the early 2000's. She tells her story about her experience as a camper and how this has impacted her life journey. She is a Marriage and Family Therapist and has started an organization called Adventures of the Heart and Mind.  I hope Lauren's story inspires you to give to our 2024 Summer Campership Matching Campaign. Make your gift by Saturday, July 27 and it will be doubled. Visit the campaign page today and make a gift! If you'd like more information about Camp Stevens visit our website or email executive director Kathy Wilder at kathy@campstevens.org

Beyond the Mine is back! This is the first episode in our summer series. Join me in talking to Katie B., a camper parent, family camp participant, and camp enthusiast. She won our Acorns to Oaks Auction Item last year to be a podcast guest! Keep your eyes out for Acorns to Oaks 2024 coming this October. Katie B. is based in Coronado, is part of the Christ Church family, and attends Camp Stevens often with her family of 3 children (aged 10 to 16). She works in finance and loves to bring God's amazing presence into her convos and work and life each day. She is a big fan of Camp Stevens' approach to inclusion, openness, and welcome. Links to conversation items mentioned. https://www.bishopsranch.org/experiences/https://gracecathedral.org/https://www.christchurchcoronado.org/campstevens.org Give to our 2024 Summer Campership Matching Campaign! Visit the campaign page today and make a gift!

Let's talk about International Odyssey Camp! Join our friend and Rikkyo School teacher, Moto Shimizu, and Fr. Mike Bamburger, legacy summer camp chaplain as we talk about this amazing 45+ year partnership.  After three years of not having this camp due to the pandemic, we are excited to invite our friends back for a week of connecting and adventure! If you have a camper who'd like to attend, sign up here today! When:  August 6 – 12 (7-day session) Who: 12-17-year-olds  

Come hang out with Laurie Walsh, the Camp Stevens Food Service and Hospitality Director. She shares her origin story and the things she's learned at camp, including moving handfuls of chickens across the orchard!  Laurie also talks about the Summer Family Camping trip Mammoth June 25-30 for people and families of all shapes and sizes. We hope you'll join us! You can register here today! 

Check out Kathy's sermon from St. Peter's Del Mar on March 12. You'll get to hear some of Kathy's origin story, camp stories, rebel Jesus, and a call to the table to grow connections and be a beloved community in action. If you'd like to get involved in the podcast as a guest or a host, email Kathy at kathy@campstevens.org.

Erin Stacey Visslailli is a different kind of alumni, arriving at Camp Stevens as a leader of a recovery group starting in 2021. She talks about the beautiful connections made at camp. This group experienced ongoing camaraderie after finally meeting in person, getting out of their pandemic boxes on the zoom screen! Check out the restorative work of their group, Psychedelics in Recovery (PIR). Summer Camp registration is open! Register here today! If you'd like to be on the podcast or have a recommendation, contact kathy@campstevens.org 

We are joined by Greg Tuttle, board member, summer chaplain, and generational alumnus of Camp Stevens. From Cabin One on Sunrise Hill to the Angel Fire evacuation, to our 70th Anniversary storytelling project, Greg shares his deep connection to Camp Stevens and his commitment today. We also talk about our upcoming Restorative Justice Retreat featuring Valarie Kaur and the ways everyone can participate.  Restorative Justice Retreat Registration Storytelling Project Form Email Kathy directly with your stories! kathy@campstevens.org 

Hang out with alumnus Nathan Burton! Nathan is a professional magician, father, and committed Camp Stevens supporter. Nathan shares some hilarious and wonderful stories about his time as a priest's kid (PK), camper, and most recently, family camp regular. He's got an important question for all you 1990's alumni about the A-frames! Listen to find out. Check out Nathan Burton Magic, Nathan's show is featured at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. He loves to connect with other alumni! If you'd like to recommend a podcast guest email Kathy at kathy@campstevens.org Check out our 70th-anniversary Restorative Justice Retreat happening October 28-30, featuring Valarie Kaur as our keynote speaker. Hope you can join us for the day on Saturday or for the weekend! 

Don't miss an epic episode featuring Greg Larkin and Melissa McCarthy, long-time CT Chaplains, board members, and general rockstars of Camp Stevens. Listen to the end and you'll catch a glimpse of an original creation by one of our CT 2022 groups. Want to be on Beyond the Mine or have a recommendation? Email kathy@campstevens.org! Learn more about Camp Stevens by visiting our website at campstevens.org 

Don't miss the stories from the days of army tents, white-glove inspections, and the St. Matt's camp kitchen! Patsy shares about being a camper in 1956 and a counselor through high school and college. Her rich career of 37 years of teaching high school as well as service to the Camp Stevens board and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles represents a life well lived and a community well served. You make us proud Patsy! If you would like to be a guest on Beyond the Mine, or have a recommendation, contact Kathy Wilder at kathy@campstevens.orgTo learn more about Camp Stevens visit our website at campstevens.org 

Sit in on a conversation with Jenne Bergstrom, daughter and eldest child of Peter and Vicki Bergstrom. Jenne talks about what it was like to grow up at Camp Stevens and her work as a principal librarian in San Diego (listen and learn what this is!). She also shares some life lessons from the camp kitchen, makes some great book suggestions, and we talk about the book she and a fellow librarian published! If you're interested in being or have a suggestion for a  Beyond the Mine guest, contact Kathy at kathy@campstevens.org. Check out all these great recommendations and resources!Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka (Japanese train thriller, great audiobook!)Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman (trans vampire archivist)The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (Chinese SF novel, sequel to The Three-Body Problem)A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows (gay fantasy romance, I have an advance copy so it might not be out yet) The Little Women Cookbook by Jenne Bergstrom and Miko OsadaOur blog: www.36eggs.com

Listen in on a conversation with alumna Sinclaire Tirona, CT 2005, Summer Counselor, Summer Staff, Winter Staff, Support Coordinator, Assistant Chef, and now Board Member! Sinclaire shares about her time at camp, what she's up to now in life, and as a project manager at a San Diego community college. She reflects on the value of feedback, and the creative process, and shares her gratitude for the relationships grown at camp and beyond.  Contact Kathy Wilder at kathy@campstevens.org for more information about being on the podcast and about the events and visit the Celebrating 70 Years page on our website to learn about activities and events celebrating our 70th anniversary.

Hang out with alumni Eva Compisi and Jess Danger Schmidt and hear about their lives today, living into Camp Stevens values, and the upcoming book clubs they are leading starting May 9. We are reading See No Stranger by Valarie Kaur in preparation for the Restorative Justice Retreat on October 28-30, 2022. Valarie Kaur, a lawyer, activist, filmmaker, author, and leader of the Revolutionary Love Project will deliver our keynote address!  Join us for book club and for the event in October! Registrar starting May 4 at campstevens.org/70years Contact Kathy Wilder at kathy@campstevens.org for more information about all of these events and activities celebrating our 70th anniversary.

Trent Gould is the owner and operator of Kayak Adventures Worldwide, otherwise known as Camp Stevens North! Trent shares his story, his amazing work at Kayak Adventures in Seward, Alaska, and the ways he applies his learnings from camp to his successful and expanding business. A huge thank you to Trent for sponsoring the Peter Bergstrom Kayak Camperships this summer to increase access to our summer kayak trip to Catalina. Learn more about Kayak Adventures Worldwide at kayakak.comNew to Camp Stevens? Check us out at campstevens.org