Camp Constitution in the News:
On May 2, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of our Christian flag lawsuit https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1800_7lho.pdf and, on August 3, we finally raised the Christian flag on Boston’s City Hall Plaza. In the past nine months, we received hundreds of articles, interviews, and editorials from major daily newspapers like Washington Post and New York Times and networks like ABC, NBC, Fox News and Newsmax. The decision continues to have an impact as towns and cities around the country either ban the flying of all third-party flags or allow the Christian flag to fly.
YouTube and Rumble Channels:
We are receiving an average of 4,000 views per month on our YouTube channel. We have close to 7,000 subscribers. Since we started our channel in 2010, we have received 1.5 million views. Our Rumble channel continues as we received 6,000 views this year. A link to our Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/account/content?type=all
The Sam Blumenfeld Archive:
566,114 views, 11,444 downloads of “Alpha-Phonics” 6,786 downloads of the “Alpha-Phonics” instructional manual. I think our late friend and mentor would be gratified to know that the homeschool movement is flourishing, and that hundreds of thousands of people are using his “Alpha-Phonics.” If you are not a member of the Blumenfeld Archives, please sign up and share his vital work. Membership is free: https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
Camp Constitution Radio on Podomatic:
We are still in the top ten most days for the conservative category with 5358 downloads of shows and 891 hundred plays. Guests over the last three months include Tamara Scott, who hosts a show on Mike Lindell TV, homeschool author Cathy Duffy, Scott Newman of the Christian Flag Project, and best-selling author Vince Ellison.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal
The show also airs on numerous platforms including Amazon, Google, Spotify. Apple, and Podbean.
Speaker’s Bureau:
We had over fifty engagements that we either hosted or were invited by other groups which included a speaking engagement at the Young Women for America’s convention in D.C, and a Constitution Day Celebration at Northpoint Bible College in Haverhill, MA, and after five years, a Christian Flag Raising Ceremony in Boston, MA, and a Christian Flag Raising in Revere, MA
Camp Constitution’s Website:
The media coverage has generated much traffic to our website. We received over 53,000 views and posted 130 blogs. We added “The Constitutional Minute” written by author Bob Hiliard. https://www.campconstitution.net
Camp Constitution Book Sales:
We have raised over $3000, from our book sales from Facebook, Amazon, and our on-line shop https://campconstitution.net/shop/
Article V Convention:
In September, Tamara Scott who hosts a show on Frank Speech interviewed us on the subject of an Article V Convention. We continue to work with national groups which oppose an Article V Convention sharing information and forwarding E-mail alerts. While the supporters of an Article V Convention did add a few new states, we had one state, Illinois rescind its Article V applications. and some key states voted against Article V resolutions.
Camp Constitution Press:
We have found a volunteer to help transcript the text in the pictures of the letters between Margaret Sanger and Dr. Clarence Gamble and hope to have a book ready by the end of the year. Numerous people have suggested that we author a book on our flag case. We are in the initial stages of the book.
Mass HOPE Home School Convention:
For the first time since the unconstitutional Wuhan Virus lockdowns, we attended a homeschool convention. We have hosted an information table at the Massachusetts HOPE Homeschool Convention since 2011. While this year’s convention, held for the first time in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, had 50 percent fewer vendors, it was our most productive homeschool show we ever attended. A special thanks to Rev. Steve and Mrs. Edith Craft, and Alan Belanger.
Catching Fire News:
We have twenty-four shows in our archives. Our recent guest include homeschool author Cathy Duffy https://cathyduffyreviews.com/ and Tamara Scott http://tamarascott.com/?page_id=36
Please sign up with Catching Fire News. Membership is free: https://catchingfire.news/
Social Media:
We continue to enjoy steady growth on our Facebook page with over 3,000 followers. We also have a presence on MeWe, Gab, and Webtalk.
Special Events:
We had floats in two parades this year: Boston’s Saint Patrick/Evacuation Day Parade and Alton, NH’s Old Home Week Parade where our float won first place. We held three “Camp Constitution For A Day” events in Maine and we participated in a Christian flag raising event in Revere, MA. Gina Castielle, the organizer of the event told us that we motivated her to hold the event. In May, we held a clean-up on our two miles of highway on Rr 28 in Alton, NH.
Camp Constitution Ladies Group
Camp Constitution ladies hosting their second annual ‘Spring Fling” in late April at the Singing Hills Christian Camp. Guest speaker was Mrs. Kathi Lear. We are awaiting the dates for the 2023 Spring Fling.
(Mrs. Edith Craft firing a .22 rifle)
Camp Constitution’s 14th Annual Family Camp:
Another successful annual family camp. Like last year, we had a full house. A link to videos of classes and activities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GewYmAJX0Q8&list=PL7jnzBzBiNYD50pgoewisvDlj2fGxcIb3
Family Weekend Retreat:
We held our first weekend retreat at Camp Sentinel in Tuftonboro, NH. While our numbers were modest-thirty-five, it was a success. We were pleased to have a number of families new to Camp Constitution including a family from Florida. Next year’s weekend camp will run from Friday September 29 to October 1.
Our 15th Annual Family Camp:
We are taking applications for our 15th annual family camp to be held at the Singing Hill Christian Conference Center from Sunday July 16 to Friday July 21, 2023. A link to the on-line application https://campconstitution.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2023-Camp-Constitution-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.
* Introduce Camp Constitution to family and friends.
*Author an article for our camp blog.
* Share our posts, E-mails, and videos.
And attend our events and bring others with you.
God has mightily blessed us with people like you who help to make Camp Constitution possible, and successful. A special thanks to the folks at Liberty Counsel for their legal help and planning and promoting the prayer vigil, rally and Christian flag raising. Here is a link to a short video “Shurtleff v Boston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALCm7HiIagc&t=32s
Hal Shurtleff, Director
Camp Constitution