Camp Constitution’s Annual Report for 2020
(This report is a few weeks late due to the fact that we recently moved from Boston to New Hampshire.)
Camp Constitution’s Report for 2020
Our 12th Annual Family Camp: This was our first time at Singing Hills Christian Camp in Plainfield, NH. We had the largest turnout in our history with over 140 attendees and guests. We were pleased to have new instructors Dr. Felecia Nace, Attorney Jonathan Alexandre of Liberty Counsel, and William Brown of Save the Persecuted Christians. For the first time in our camp history, we had marksmanship where 40 people young and old fired weapons for the first time.
YouTube Channel: We were averaging 10.000 and have approximately 1,200 new subscribers. Our most popular videos are Debbie Bacigalupi’s class on California Wildfires, and Agenda 21, Manning Johnson’s, and Rev. Steve Craft’s Color, Communism, and Common-Sense class from last year’s family camp. If you haven’t already, please take a few minutes to visit our channel and subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN7ME18Q1xiqcrPEn5h5FbA?view_as=subscriber
The Sam Blumenfeld Archive: We are averaging 0ver 100,000 views a month, with over 3,000 Alpha-Phonics downloaded per month. https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
Since launching the Blumenfeld Archives 33 months ago, close to 250,000 Alpha-Phonics and 50,000 Alpha-Phonics instruction books have been downloaded.
Camp Constitution Radio on Podomatic: Our listenership has almost doubled over last year with over 9,000 visits and over 3,000 shows downloaded. A donor recently gave us the funds to become a “Broadcaster” giving us unlimited space. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal
Facebook Page: Over 3,000 likes. We also manage nine Facebook groups. Facebook recently disabled my account. All of my Camp Constitution Facebook videos, pictures with the exception of those on our page went down an Orwellian Memory Hole. We started a group on MEWe and encourage readers to visit and like our new group on MEWE: https://mewe.com/group/5e0cca3101162c26682b7278
Speakers Bureau: Prior to the lockdown we had eight speaking engagements which included an all-day seminar in New York hosted by the Gimenez family. We hosted two videos showing of the movie Unplanned. Since the lockdown and gradual reopening, we spoke at six Open Up Massachusetts rallies. Rev. Craft, Tom Moor, Rich Howell spoke at the annual Flag Day-Second Amendment Rally in Central Massachusetts. In August and September, we had ten speaking engagements in Maine including Rev. Craft as the keynote speaker at a rally in Houlton. Rev. Craft and I spoke to a group in Douglas, MA hosted by State Senator Ryan Fatman. We hosted well-attended barbecues at the Lane House in Lexington on Independence Day, and Labor Day Weekend. Rev. Craft conducted several presentations in the Naples, Florida area after a pastor saw his video on Color, Communism, and Common Sense. We also hosted video presentations and started up our monthly luncheons in November at the Lane House.
Information Tables and Outreach: Prior to the lockdown in March, we had information tables at several venues, and a first-time presence at the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. During the lockdown, we had information tables at the annual Flag Day Second Amendment Rally in Massachusetts, and for the first time, we had an information table at the Heaven’s Saints Motorcycle Club Rally in Helen, Georgia
Camp Constitution’s Website: We are seeing a steady monthly increase with over 40,000 views from January to June. Our on-line shop experienced steady sales over last year. https://www.campconstitution.net
Camp Constitution Press: We reprinted And Not a Shot if Fired. We published Sam Blumenfeld’s School-Induced Dyslexia and How It Deforms a Child’s Brain, reprinted Negroes in a Soviet America and American Negro Problems. These were Communist Party pamphlets that were reprinted by Patriot groups in the 1950s and 1960s to show how the Communists were promoting race hatred.
Camp Constitution Book Sales: We had brisk sales from our Amazon account during the lockdown raising approximately $7,500 from our Amazon and Facebook page. We are enjoying many sales from our on-line shop and added new items https://campconstitution.net/shop/
Camp Constitution Media: Thanks to Mert Melfa, our cameraman, our 2020 Camp Constitution’s 12th Annual Family Camp playlist is uploaded. We videotaped speakers at our Independence Day Barbecue and our Labor Day Weekend Barbecue, three Open Massachusetts Rally events, the Flag Day-Second Amendment Rally. We were on hand to videotape an event in Northern Maine with Coach Dave Daubenmire, and David Author; a presentation by Stephen Coughlin, one of the nation’s top experts on Islam held in Virginia; a presentation on George Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware by historian, and author Robert Allison in Greater Boston sponsored by the Sons of the Revolution, and a wreath laying ceremony in Boston to honor the victims of the Boston Massacre sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution, and an event commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Compact in Provincetown, MA. We also videotaped presentations which we sponsored.
Article V Convention: We have continued to alert our contacts in states where resolutions are pending. A resolution in New Hampshire to rescind their state’s application was overwhelmingly passed in committee and is expected to be passed by the full House. We were interviewed on an internet show hosted by Evan Mulch to discuss the Conference of States, and we continue to educate people about the dangers of an Article V Convention especially in the wake of the civil turmoil we are experiencing. We regularly sent E-mail alerts to our contacts in states when learning of hearing on pending resolutions. And, we had a letter to the editor published in the “Concord Monitor” last week on the subject.
Camp Constitution in the News: Our Christian flag lawsuit was back in the news in January, June, and in August, an article written by Jeff Jacoby appeared in the Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/30/opinion/christian-flag-boston-flagpole We were mentioned in several newspaper articles and Boston area TV stations due to our participation at Open Up Massachusetts Rallies.
Radio and Cable TV: I was a recent guest on the Dan Rae Show, a popular evening talk show on the 50,000-watt clear channel WBZ 1030. We were guests on numerous radio shows including the Ed Martin Movement Show with a national audience, several appearances on the Chris McCarthy Show which airs in the New Bedford, MA area.
The Lane House and Learning Center: We have hosted numerous events since January including barbecues mentioned above, and several video presentations, and host a monthly evening meeting and a monthly luncheon. In May, Rev Steve and Steve Craft moved in and have done an incredible job of outreach and influence.
Camp Constitution Ladies Group:
We held our first annual Ladies Retreat in October at the Singing Hills Camp with Barbara from Harlem as the guest speaker. The ladies group meets monthly at the Lane House in Lexington, MA. The group will be hosting weekend events in the Spring and Fall of 2021
Camp Constitution 2021:
We are looking forward to a productive year. Our family camp will return to the Singing Hills Christian Camp in Plainfield. NH from July 18-23, and we are accepting applications;
https://campconstitution.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Camp-Con-2021-Registration-Form.pdf
How you can help Camp Constitution grow:
* Keep Camp Constitution and our nation in your prayers.
* Become a donor. Monthly and/or one-time donations can be made via our PayPal account accessed from our website https://www.campconstitution.net
* Host one of our speakers.
*. Attend our family camp or sponsor a camper
* Subscribe, view and share our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN7ME18Q1xiqcrPEn5h5FbA and on our newly created Rumble account:
https://rumble.com/account/content?type=all
I want to thank all of you who make Camp Constitution possible, and my position of Camp Director possible. May God richly bless you in 2021.
Hal Shurtleff, Director
Camp Constitution
Alton, NH