Building Stronger!

BUILDING STRONGER! HIGHLIGHTS: Area 1: 40s Village Cabins Area 2: Staff Cabins Area 3: Road Area 4: Parking Area Area 5: Cabins 1-5 Area 6: Landsberger

Amphitheater

Frost Valley YMCA Mission Frost Valley YMCA is a values-driven organization that fosters youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility through outdoor educational and recreational programs for all.

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FROST VALLEY YMCA FACILITY PLAN: Phase I - Cabin Campaign

FROST VALLEY YMCA | Facility Plan

An investment in the Frost Valley YMCA is not just an investment in learning, but also an investment in the future of the children and families that we serve.

A Home Away From Home For Campers

NEED Each year, Frost Valley YMCA provides over 40,000 participants with an experience that will provide them with the leadership skills,

Every summer, campers call their cabins home. It is in the cabin environment that friendships are quickly made and long-lasting. Individual maturation starts with small groups led by well-trained counselors and the camp wide patterns of core values. But more importantly, growth is enhanced further by cooperative living with cabin mates. A Frost Valley summer camp alumni explained that “there was a level of intimacy that was unique, no one was split-up or separated.”

confidence, and positive behaviors that last a lifetime. Frost Valley’s high-quality staff and facilities make each enriching and life-changing camp experience possible. In order to continue to make a difference in so many people’s lives, increase the number of people we serve and improve the Frost Valley experience, there are adjustments that need to be made to the facilities. In March of 2016 the Frost Valley Board of Trustees approved the long term facility plan to improve our property enabling participants to get even more out of their time in the valley.

PHASE I:

PHASE II:

PHASE III:

Replacing the 40s

5 New Cabins

Final Phase

The first chapter of this large scaled facility plan is the Cabin Campaign. The premise of this is to replace the 40s Cabins, which were built over 50 years ago. The construction will commence when Summer Camp ends, allowing the new cabins to be available for occupancy at the start of resident camp 2018. The 40s Village was first created due to high demand generated from the success of adding a girl’s camp in 1964. Now, due to continued high demand in summer camp, additional and updated cabins are needed. A series of upgrades and repairs has helped over the years, however, renovations are no longer a viable option to accommodate all of our guests. The 10 cabins that will be built will comfortably host eight campers and up to three counselors. They will be built for four-season use, which will expand their usefulness and allow Frost Valley to accommodate large groups in the winter. One cabin in each village will be ADA accessible.

The second phase of the facility plan is to build a village of 5 new cabins located near and in front of Hussey Lodge. This is expected to take place between 2018 and 2019. These cabins will be built for four-season use with one ADA accessible cabin in this village.

The final phase is expected to take place from 2021-2023 and includes the addition of a new lodge, covered bridge and field house. A lakeside lodge would add 50 additional beds to expand our conference capabilities.

The 3 cabins that are presently located there will be moved to the “old 40”s” area and renovated for staff housing.

Additional cabins will be renovated for staff housing in this more private area.

Staff housing is a critical factor, as 67 of the 135 full time employees live on site, and therefore, this new village of staff housing will allow Frost Valley to increase the number of accommodations for the growing staff.

The five cabins, in the 20’s, also known as Pokey Totem, will be moved to add an expanded general use area during the summer and as a parking area in the non-summer months which will accommodate 50 parking spots. A covered bridge will be constructed for pedestrians walking to the Dining Hall and will be built from the parking area to Thomas Dining Hall.

Construction of the Landsberger Amphitheater at CiT Point will commence at the conclusion of Family Camp 2017.

Known as a favorite spot for Opening and Closing camp ceremonies, Adventure Guide campfires and small group gatherings, the amphitheater has been a long dream for David Landsberger and his family.

The roads inside camp will be named for Frost Valley’s eight core values.

Parking lots will be expanded with 75 additional spaces in specific locations, limiting the number of cars that are able to drive throughout camp, and in turn, creating new safe walking paths, encouraging our commitment to healthy living.

A Cozy Cabin For Family Retreats In today’s society, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the modern family to spend quality time together away from distractions. Frost Valley YMCA seeks to take away those barriers and concerns, giving families the opportunity to focus on what is important, each other. Cabins give families the opportunity to spend time with each other in a cozy setting, sitting around the fire, free from cell phones and to-do lists, and enjoy the company of their loved ones and the beauty of the natural world.

A Place To Bond For Fathers and Kids Y-Adventure Guides set aside a special time to be with their children, to relish in the freedom, joy, and power of play.

Those moments of quality time together build a lifetime of trust and connection. Frost Valley’s 5,500 acres natural playground brings out their adventurous spirit, and their time together in a cabin allows them to truly bond and learn about themselves, each other, and other families!

Lastly, a field house will be built into the side of the hill located below Hussey Lodge and will provide all purpose area for indoor activities and will be used as a storm shelter.

FACILITY PLAN TIMELINE Phase I: WINTER 2016-17 Clear Area for New 40s Cabins

Clear Trees for new Road

Phase II: SPRING 2017

SUMMER 2017

Begin Construction on New 40s

Open New Road

Begin Construction on new Road

Open Lake Cole Parking Close Second Entrance

Begin Construction on Lake Cole Parking

FALL 2017 Move Cabins 1-3

Begin Construction on Landsberger Amphitheater CiT Point

WINTER 2017-18 Begin Construction on Cabins 1-5

SUMMER 2018 Open New 40s Cabins

Move Snow Tube Run

Phase III:

2019-2020 Remove Hird Lodge

2021-2023 Build Lakeside Lodge Cabin Village above Friendship House

Build/Remodel Cabins into Staff Housing

Build New Road

Friendship House Amphitheater Renovate Turrell Lodge Begin Construction on Deus Amphitheater

Move 5 Cabins to Add Parking Space & Play Area

Expand Welcome Center Parking Lot Build ADA Accessible Walking Paths

Build Covered Bridge Build Field House /Storm Shelter