🌞 Come, Friends, Spring into Action! Time of renewal. Planting seeds of Love and Connection

Spring Into your Step?

Take a Loving Action: Camping as a Quaker Family at Camp Dark Waters

As winter loosens its hold and our tender earth warms with the Silence of its Flesh, New promises of renewal, Join us!! Quaker Family Gathering at Camp Dark Waters we, as a family of Friends, are called to plant seeds—not just in this fertile time and historic soil, but in our hearts and our community. This spring, let us gather at Camp Dark Waters in Medford, NJ, for a weekend of joy, connection, and resilience, as we Spring Into Action together!

🌿 A Weekend of Growing Together

PYM Children & Families Spring Family Overnight is a special opportunity for families with children in 8th grade and younger to step into an ever loving embrace of nature and community. Whether paddling across these quiet waters in a canoe, laughing through the sing a long on your family outdoor adventures, or sharing stories beneath the stars, each moment is a chance to grow Experience the Experimental Gifts and grow stronger, together.

🌱 Planting the Seeds of Spirit

• Multigenerational programs that weave wisdom across ages
• Canoeing, outdoor play, and free time to explore, discover, and delight in Creation
• A shared community dinner, where we break bread as one strange family
• Bedtime stories, filling the night with warmth and wonder
• All Together Worship on Sunday morning, as we lift our hearts in Silent prayers, gratitude, and renewal
• Time for parents to connect, to build solidarity, to share, and to offer support for one another in our journeys

Times may challenge us: We are tested by a resilient spirit. Let us use this weekend to nurture joy, hope, and grace in family, children, and community.

🌸 Event Details
📍 Location: Camp Dark Waters, 26 New Freedom Rd, Medford, NJ
📅 Arrival: Saturday, April 26, at 1:00 PM
🚪 Departure: Sunday, April 27, by 12:00 PM

🏕️ Accommodations: Sleeping spaces are shared. If you have a preferred family to share a cabin with—or if you need a private space—please note this on your registration, and we will do our best to accommodate.

💛 Cost: $20 per adult, $15 per child (Grade 8 & younger). Scholarships available—please don’t let finances keep you away!

🌞 Come, Friends, let us Spring into Action!
This is more than a retreat—it is a time of renewal, of planting seeds of love and connection that will continue to bloom in our families and communities. We can’t wait to welcome you into this circle of warmth and Light.

📩 Questions? Contact Kristin Simmons, PYM Youth Engagement Coordinator: ksimmons@pym.org

Register today, and let’s grow something beautiful together!