Welcome to Camp Jornada!


 

Upcoming events!

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21st Annual National Cancer Survivors Day!

Cancer Survivors, Families and Friends to Unite for 21st Annual
National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration

Cancer survivors, their families and friends will unite to celebrate life during the upcoming 21st annual National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration sponsored by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society.
The free “Mexican Fiesta” celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2008, at the Mayo Civic Center Auditorium. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m., followed by a program to celebrate and honor cancer survivors at 12:30 p.m. Activities include entertainment, children’s games, and activities for the entire family.
“This celebration of life is for everyone,” says Janine Kokal, planning committee chair. “Whether you’re a cancer survivor, a family member, a friend or a medical professional, this event provides an opportunity for cancer survivors to connect with other survivors, and reunite with medical staff and families they’ve met along the way. Having the opportunity to meet other cancer survivors, especially the many long-term survivors, is an inspiring experience for all of us.”
Reservations are required by May 26, 2008. To register, call (507) 424-4602.

Click here to download the flyer!!

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Rochesterfest Events!

8th Annual Camp Jornada Foundation Wine Tasting & Benefit Auction


When: June, 26th, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel Ballroom!
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $25.00

Details: Benefit for children affected by cancer by furthering the mission of Camp Jornada Foundation

Sponsored by: Radisson Hotel, Andy's Liquor

Also Watch for the Camp Jornada Float in the Rochesterfest Grand Parade

Friday Night, June 27th Starting at 6:15 pm!

For Rochesterfest Details visit www.rochesterfest.com!


Recent Events!

Brad Boice & The DC Drifters

Wheeler’s Bar and Grill Harmony

April 12th

A BIG THANK YOU to Chuck O’Connor and Brad Boice for sponsoring and performing!

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 'Cadets for a Cause'- Celebration day on April 30th!
Crestwood High school in Cresco, Iowa
The students and staff at the Howard-Winneshiek Community schools
hosted a fundraising event to benefit Camp Jornada.
Celebration day was April 30th.

Thanks to the Cresco community for supporting Camp Jornada Foundation
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Camp & Care weekend-  May 9th & 10th



Camp Jornada, Brad Boice & KOA Campground in Marion Minnesota invites you to join us at the fifth annual Come Camp & Care With Us Weekend, Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that attended!  Camp Jornada this area's KOA Care Camps for children with cancer, a great charity that provides a safe, quality summer camping experience for children undergoing treatment for cancer.



Thank you to KOA for supporting Camp Jornada Foundation!!!!

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2nd Annual Rochester St. Baldrick's Event!

On Saturday, May 17th, 2008 the 2nd Annual Rochester St. Baldrick's event will be held at Whistle Binkie's on the Lake in Rochester, MN

Click on the link to Volunteer or to donate money to this worthwhile cause!
St. Baldrick's is not associated with Camp Jornada but at the same time research in Pediatric cancer affects our campers and their families!!

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Bethel Lutheran Church Fundraiser for Camp Jornada: Brad "Elvis" Boice Concert!!

Sunday, May 18th, 2008 at 2pm
The Bethel Lutheran Church is proud to present:
Brad "Elvis" Boice in Concert!!

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CAMP JORNADA booth at the.........



It's the first sign of Spring! The Cumulus Radio Rochester Home, Vacation and RV Show at Graham Areana One and Two on the Olmsted County Fair Grounds. 2008 will mark the 45th anniversary of this, the areas most popular show. In past years over a million people have attended the shows, attesting to the popularity and appeal of the wide variety of exhibits and displays. People from over 150 area communities make the trip to Rochester and you should too!

GRAND OPENING of The Backroom - Art & Events Gallery at Loring Park Dunn Bros. Coffee!

On Saturday February 23, 12:00-5:00 at The Backroom Art & Events Gallery at the Loring Park Dunn Bros. Coffee Paulette Salo the Camp Jornada Angel painter was on hand to open a new display of her beautiful artwork.  Thank you to everyone who attended!!

Winter Warmth Children's Festival

Big thank you to St. John's Catholic Church.  On Sunday, Dec. 16th they hosted the Winter Warmth Children's festival for Camp Jornada and Brighter Tomorrows!  It was A LOT of fun for EVERYONE!

"Come Celebrate the Season" Christmas Concert"

Santa Elvis (Brad Boice) gave another amazing performance to benefit Camp Jornada on Sunday, December 16th at Chatfield Lutheran Church!  THANK YOU to everyone who attended!!  Merry Christmas!!

3rd Annual Camp Jornada New Years Weekend BASH

From Saturday, Dec. 29th through Tuesday Jan. 1st 2008 at the Country Trails Inn and Suites in Preston, MN! (Click to see their webpage!) several families and friends of Camp Jornada gathered for the 3rd annual New Year's BASH!  Everyone had a great time and we all look forward to an amazing 2008 for Camp Jornada and everyone involved!!

6th Annual Car Cruise for Camp Jornada!

BIG Thank You goes out to the Majerus Garage and all their friends with the COOL CARS! 

1st Annual Corn on the Cob and Pork Chop on a Stick Feed!

On July 29th, Chuck and Joan O'Connor hosted a corn on the cob and pork chop on a stick feed for Camp Jornada.  The corn was fresh picked and the pork chops were perfectly grilled and that singer guy with the slicked back hair and velvet smooth voice wasn't bad either!  Thanks to Chuck and Joan O'Connor for organizing and letting us invade your barn for an afternoon filled with fun, music, and GREAT FOOD and friends!  Thank you to Knutson Construction for sponsoring Brad to come out and treat us to not one, but TWO awesome concerts!

Camp Jornada 2007

Details of Camp Jornada 2007 are coming soon!  Come back and Check out what the kids did!

Stewartville Concert with Brad Boice

On June 24th at the Stewartville United Methodist Church, Brad gave another inspiring performance for a full house.  Thank you to everyone who helped with the show and to everyone who donated generously to Camp!  There was a DVD that was made and will be for sale at future shows that Brad does so you can get your "Elvis" fix whenever you want!  Thank you so very much to Julann and Brad for everything that they have done for Camp Jornada lately.  You guys are heroes to all of these kids! 

Benefit Wine Tasting and Auction

On May 17th, over 150 oenophiles (Wine lovers!) and friends of Camp Jornada gathered at the Radisson for an evening filled with good wine, good conversation, and good fun to raise money for Camp Jornada.  There were over 75 items open for silent and live auctions as well as over 100 different wines to sample throughout the night.  A huge THANK YOU goes out to Margie Sinex for being our host/MC for the evening.  Special thanks also go out to Trey Kimmelman and Liz Carlson for speaking to everyone about their experiences at Camp Jornada.  Thanks to Zach Demers and Alex Creutz for providing the piano music!  It made the evening something special guys! 

Thank you to everyone who attended and made the night a HUGE success.  Special thanks to Andy's Liquor and Tom Haddad for arranging for the wine vendors to come and share their wares.  Thanks to the wine vendors for providing overwhelming support to Camp Jornada.  Thank you to everyone who donated items for the silent and live auctions and for everyone who found it in their hearts to buy something that night.  Your donation make camp possible for these kids!

9 Pin Tournament Bowling for Camp Jornada (download the poster!)

On May 18th the B&B bowling alley in Preston, MN held a 9 pin tournament for Camp Jornada!  The kids had a great time bowling and getting to meet a few new campers!  There were over 100 people signed up to bowl!  Thank you to EVERYONE involved especially the B&B bowling alley for sponsoring the event and to everyone who participated!

Preston Trout Days

On May 19th, 2007 Camp Jornada had a float in the Preston Trout Days Parade!  The kids got to help decorate and then ride on the float in the parade.  Most of the candy was passed out to the parade goer's along the route (At least they claim!)  Everyone had a great time.  There was also a fishing event in Preston.  The fish caught were much bigger then the ones at camp!  Thanks to everyone who was involved and came out and had a great time!

KOA Campground Care Camp Appreciation Day

On May 12th the KOA campground in Rochester held its Care Camp Appreciation day.  Camp Jornada is the only KOA Care Camp in Minnesota and all KOA camps that participated in the state of Minnesota will be donating the money earned from that weekend to Camp Jornada.  Also the president of KOA inc. will be matching all money earned!  Thank you so very much to all the people who came out and spent the weekend camping and having a great time.  At the camp in Rochester there were several camp families there to enjoy the music by the Froiland Family Band.  The music as great and the jokes were entertaining!  Thank you to the Froiland family for playing!  Several cars from the Southeast MN Super Car club showed up as well as Photographer Bob with his new motorcyle "Mid-life Crisis"  Thank you to everyone who can out and shared the fun and fellowship with us!

St. Baldricks Foundation Event

On Sunday March 25th, 2007 several camp families and volunteers attended the St. Baldrick's event in Rochester.  It was held at Whistle Binkies on the Lake.  St. Baldricks raises money for Pediatric Cancer Research.  Participates gather pledges to shave their heads in solidarity with children going through cancer treatment!  30 people volunteered to have their head's shaved to raise money for pediatric cancer research.  They managed to raise $20,000 dollars!  Thanks to Dr. Iqbal and Amber did a great job organizing the event!  Photographer Bob did a great job documenting the event and ended up sitting in the wrong chair to rest!  As soon as he sat down Will and Katherine Canan raised $200 for Bob to shave his head and beard!  Photographer Bob was a good sport and it was decided that he cuts a very dashing figure without the hair and beard (for the first time since he was married!)  Check out the pictures in the photo section!  Thanks to all the families that showed up and hopefully everyone had a great time!

Concerts with Brad Boice

On April 22nd, 2007 at Chatfield Lutheran Church in Chatfield, MN.  Brad did another excellent job in front of a capacity crowd!  Everyone had a great time, a lot of laughs, and even some tears listening to Brad.  The generous gifts from the attendee's was just overwhelming. 

The following people deserve a standing ovation for their help before, during and after the show: Karen Hamm, Judy Sogla, Melissa Vander Plas, Pam Bluhm, Beth and Ron Rassmussen, Colleen Thompson, Karoline Wangen, Carmen Narveson, Krisi and Myron Allen, Iris Clark Neuman,

Cheri Schendel, Chatfield Lutheran Choir and church, Betsy Singer and KTTC and of course the Boice Family =) and thanks to thrivent for matching funds. Thank you to everyone who made all the great cookies and bars.

Concert with Brad Boice (Elvis)

On March 4th there was a concert with Brad Boice at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, MN.  Brad is an award winning Elvis impersonator.  He did a show showcasing Elvis's passion for gospel and spiritual music.  He did an amazing job and everyone who was in attendance really enjoyed his performance!  Thanks to everyone who attended and donated to Camp Jornada!!  We raised over $1500 dollars!!!  Thank you to everyone for your generous and caring spirits!


Benefit Dart Tournament

On January 27th, there was a benefit dart tournament for Camp Jornada at the Harmony Legion.  There were 32 teams that participated (64 people chosen at random to form teams).  There was a lot of action throughout the whole tournament as well as the festivities that followed the actual play.  During the dart play there was a silent auction and following the conclusion of the tournament there was a live auction.  Organizers Bryan Fishbaugher or Lynn Mensink did a great job getting everything set up and getting items donated for the silent and live auctions and ran a smooth ship throughout the whole evening.  A BIG THANK YOU goes out to EVERYONE who participated, cheered, bid, and generally had a great time at the tournament.  A LOT of money was raised for camp and EVERYONE should be very proud of everything that was accomplished that night and for raising as much money as they did for the kids!


Camp Jornada 2008!