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CampOUT's programming shifts for the winter months to offer unity and connection at a time of year where finding an affirming and joyful community matters to kids a little extra. 

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Join us for an evening event that includes pizza dinner, multi-denominational activities from the season: crafting stations, hot chocolate bar, holiday song karaoke, community building games, drag show, mindfulness activities, hang out time, and more! 

 

This event is a one day event featuring workshops, all camp games and activities, a gift making craft table rotation, and a communal closing dinner.  On this day, we unite in strength that we have MADE IT through the darkest days, as we set intentions of hope and promise as each day forward inches towards more light ahead.

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  THE DETAILS:

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WHO - Our Solstice Event was originally created as a reunion and regathering of previous summer campers (and for this reason we welcome returning participants who are currently in 9th or 10th grades), but we also welcome new-to-our-community middle schoolers with open arms. Most kids jump right in, as we specifically honor how by gathering as Queer individuals in this world, we are immediately bonded and connected by this experience, alone. (There is a reason why Queer folx often refer to one another as "family"!)

 

With that said, because this is a one-day event, it may not be the best fit if your kiddo is slow to warm to an unfamiliar group (sometimes joining with a friend may help!) or they are resistant, themselves, to the idea of attending the gathering. In our summer camps, we have a lot more time to connect with kids to ease this reluctance, and in fact have great luck engaging even the most reluctant camper! Feel free to reach out with specifics if you are not sure if this is the right match for them or if they have supports they may need.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED & COST FOR THE DAY is $140 and includes lunch/dinner, crafts, and entertainment. Participants need to bring nothing with them other than themselves! If cost is a barrier to participation, please fill out a Scholarship Request form (at the top of the page) before registering. Limited scholarship funds may be available and we work hard to bring camp into reach financially for each and every kid!

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WHERE - We are currently working to secure our event location at the marvelous JaJa PDX in the Central Eastside, a city block wide motherland of creativity filled with a clay studio, circus arts gym, gallery space, wood working facility and music studio. We hope in visiting this location, campers and families can experience all that this unique space has to offer to youth outside of the one day workshop, where newly made friends can return for year-round LGBTQIA2s+ welcoming creative outlets.  

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WHEN - Solstice Camp is held on the Winter Solstice: December 20th from 11am-7pm.

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WHY....  For the JOY of it all, of course!​​​​​