Awareness and Readiness Study
A very important decision was made by the camp’s board and was officially endorsed by the Iowa District East Board of Directors.
Your camp is approaching its fiftieth anniversary. Over the years our needs have changed and our facilities have aged. Recent evaluations by retreat groups have noted the sad condition of our buildings and furnishings. The pavement on road has crumbled. There are limited family housing spaces for retreats benefiting the entire family. The climbing tower is near the end of its life cycle. Our Program
Director lives with his family in a small trailer. The well needs major repairs. The air conditioner in Alpha Lodge needs to be replaced. The list is long. The need for capital improvements is great. Our mission has expanded, and we have plans for the future reflecting these priorities. With this in mind the camp is launching an Awareness and Readiness Study to test our constituency for a major capital campaign. You will hear more about our plans in upcoming weeks.
One of the ideas we will be testing has the potential of a direct benefit to your congregation. We maybe offering “Partnership Campaigns” to congregations which would like to raise funds to meet a specific need. Through a Partnership Campaign, your congregation would designate a portion of their campaign proceeds to Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca while raising new funds to meet its own needs. This would be offered for minimal expense to you with the guidance and assistance of professional stewardship consultation.
Your camp has hired Cornerstone Stewardship Ministry, a Lutheran stewardship consulting firm to facilitate the Awareness and Readiness Study. The study will offer about one thousand people the opportunity to provide feedback via written surveys and personal interviews. The Cornerstone consultants will analyze all the surveys to provide the camp board the information needed to make an informed decision whether this is the time to proceed with a capital campaign and if so, whether the camp will offer a partnership campaign. The consultants will present their report to the board on June 1st.
