Dear Camp of Colors family:

During the past several months there has been a growing concern that there were contaminants (i.e. mold) in the Camp of Colors (COC) facility that were causing weekend participants to become sick.  The COC board has been addressing this concern at their last few meetings.  In mid-June, Paul Kreager, COC Board Chairman asked Rollie Bevers, previous Chairman to search for and hire a health professional to evaluate the facility to determine if there was a problem.  During the last week of June, Rollie and Dave Vinke, COC maintenance contractor, met with two different health professionals at the camp.  Environmental samples were taken and evaluated.  Praise the Lord, the results came back indicating that the COC facility does not have a mold problem.  Even though these tests came back with favorable results, the COC board is still taking steps to reduce moisture levels in the facility that could potentially cause problems.  Weekend events are comprised of many people coming from a variety of environments into a relatively closed facility and in close contact.  These are conditions that are conducive to the spread of germs and illnesses.  The policies and procedures in place at the camp are such that these health risks are mitigated as much as possible.  The COC board prayerfully requests that each community continue to do as much as possible to assist in keeping the camp as sanitary and clean as possible so that lives can continue to be changed in a way that brings glory to our Heavenly Father.  If you have further questions regarding this issue, please contact your community’s representative to the COC board.  Thank you and God Bless!

Respectively,

Camp of Colors Board of Directors