It’s time to register for the 2021 Virginia Camp and Retreat Leaders’ Gathering at Chanco on the James. This gathering will take place on November 30th – December 2nd and will include workshops on staffing, racial reconciliation, how to run a blended in-person/virtual event, and much more! Join leaders of all backgrounds from across Virginia for great professional development and stay for Christian fellowship and worship. We encourage you to bring any of your camp staff or favorite camp people to learn and build connections within the camp setting! See you there!
Cost is $150, $40 for Wednesday only, or $40 for virtual experience.
Keynote Speaker: Nellie Adkins, co-chair of the Diocese of Virginia’s Native American Ministry will be giving an educational talk on the topic of Virginia Indians and specifically the Indigenous people on whose ancestral lands Chanco on the James now sits.
Nellie is a Virginia Indian (Chickahominy), who holds a B.A. in History/Communications from Old Dominion University and Masters’ degrees in Native American Studies/Education/Journalism from the University of Montana at Missoula. Adkins has been actively consulting on a National basis since 1984 as a Native facilitator, workshop and conference planner/organizer, Traditional “lifeways” educator, public relations representative, museum exhibit planner, and more. Nellie was one of fourteen Anglican/Episcopal delegates who participated in the 11th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as part of the Anglican Communion’s delegation. She has served as a Senior Research Consultant for Title IX/Johnson O’Malley Indian Education, Region VI and is the former National Chairman of The American Indian Scouting Association in 2003. Adkins worked for over twelve years as a National Facilitator with Girl Scouts of the USA, New York and the American Indian Scouting Association doing training with American Indian based programs on and off the reservation for adult and youth scouts. Her gifts and talents are many and her abilities to enable clients to reach their expected goals and outcomes are major.
It’s time to register for the 2021 Virginia Camp and Retreat Leaders’ Gathering at Chanco on the James. This gathering will take place on November 30th – December 2nd and will include workshops on staffing, racial reconciliation, how to run a blended in-person/virtual event, and much more! Join leaders of all backgrounds from across Virginia for great professional development and stay for Christian fellowship and worship. We encourage you to bring any of your camp staff or favorite camp people to learn and build connections within the camp setting! See you there!
