Volunteering at SpringHill Camps
When your group comes to serve, we'll provide meals and housing, and work with our hosts to provide your group with an activity while you're here. (Activity will depend on group size, age, season, and availability.)
In general, if bringing a volunteer group of students under the age of 18, we request a leader-to-student ratio of 1:7.
Contact Joel Hamilton at 231.679.4458 or jhamilton@springhillcamps.com to find out more information or get your dates reserved on the calendar!
Year-round Projects
We have ongoing projects year-round. Come mow the lawn, help in the dining hall, assist in the office.
For more information on what ongoing projects are available, please call Joel Hamilton at 231.679.4458 or email jhamilton@springhillcamps.com.
Levels of Partnership
Level One: Time
Bring your friends, family, church friends or coworkers and spend time in fellowship while volunteering your time.
Level Two: Time + Contribute
Help with one of our projects while bringing a small contribution towards project costs and food expenses.
Level Three: Time + Sponsor Project
Donate your time and sponsor the complete project's cost.
Chairs and Tables
Description: Build tables and chairs for the re-launch of our younger elementary age camp center, Storybrook. We'll need 40 table sets built by summer, where close to 200 kids a week will use them 3 times a day for their meals! Work involves basic carpentry, sanding, staining.
Cost of materials: $5,000
Time: 3 days plus staining time
Ideal Group size: 10-20
6-Square Courts
Description: Improve our main 6-square courts in the New Frontiers hub area. These courts are used anytime there isn't snow on the ground by our guests. Your group will help put pavers down around the courts and do some general landscaping.
Cost of materials: $1,200
Time: 1-2 days
Ideal Group size: less than 10
Color-Me-Pretty
Description: Paint fences around camp to keep our property looking sharp.
Cost of materials: $200-$1000
Time: 1-2 days
Ideal Group size: 4-20
Re-Build the Wall
Description: Restore and patch the wall around our stockade fort housing unit, Fort Michilimackinac
Cost of materials: $500+
Time: 1-2 days
Ideal Group size: 4-20
Protect the Fort!
Description: Re-stain our stockade fort housing unit, Fort Michilimackinac. This large project can be done in smaller increments, as much as your group would like to tackle.
Cost of materials: $3,000-$6,000
Time: 2-4 days
Ideal Group size: 4-20
Build Teamwork
Description: Help our high-adventure director improve our teams course. You'll tear down old elements, build new ones, and assist with general landscaping. Once you're done, your group will be the first ones to be led through the course!
Cost of materials: $3,000
Time: 2-3 days
Ideal Group size: 4-20
Rifle Range
Description: Help make improvements to our rifle range. You'll assist with general landscaping and installation of a new berm. Once complete, your group will be the first to use it!
Cost of materials: $2,000
Time: 1-2 days
Ideal Group size: 4-12
Paint a war plane!
Description: Paint our C-123k Provider Plane, a housing unit that we use year round for guests.
Cost of materials: $4,000 (paint has been donated already — this is for repairs necessary)
Time: 3 days, late April or May 2012
Ideal Group size: 10