Filipino Heritage Camp

Colorado Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families

10th Anniversary Celebration
August 6th - 9th, 2009 at Snow Mountain Ranch, Fraser, CO

2009 Directors: Scott Grant and Lorial Crowder

“I Love Camp” FHC 2nd Grader Camper

“ This is my Favorite Camp” FHC 5th Grade Camper

“ I don’t want Camp to end” FHC 7th Grade Camper

“ It’s worth so much to see our girls grow with confidence – giving them the tools to cope with adoption/race issues we don’t fully understand. They look forward to seeing their long lasting friends every year.” FHC Parent

I did not realize how much camp would help me as a Parent too!” FHC Parent

Filipino Heritage Camp is one of a few camps of its kind in the country, specifically designed for families with children adopted from the Philippines. Committed to exploring both the cultural and the adoption aspects of growing as an adoptive family, it is one of ten camps facilitated by the highly respected Colorado Heritage Camps, Inc.. Our 10th Anniversary FHC Celebration will be more than just a camp and more than just a conference; it will be an event! Filipino Heritage Camp is proud to welcome Filipino Adoptees Network (FAN) in a joint event that will stagger the imagination. FAN is a network of adult Filipino adoptees that started 6 years ago and has quickly grown internationally as the resource for adult Filipino Adoptees. This year we are proud to be able to come together for:

Elementary workshops
Middle school and high school workshops
Adult workshops
Family based programs

Plans for 2009?

"Celebrating our Filipino/American Heritage" is our 2009 Filipino Heritage Camp theme. We will explore various Filipino/American celebrations popular here in the US including:

Weddings
Birthday's
Anniversaries/Graduation
Filipino Independence Day

The elementary workshops will include sessions on:

Filipino/American celebrations
Discovering the Filipino love of music, and dance
Entertainment and games!

There is specialized programming for our middle and high school aged campers, including:

Outdoor educational activities provided by Snow Mountain Ranch
"Survivor Philippines"
Martial Arts
"More than Me" project with Uplift Internationale

Parent workshops will include sessions on family and adoption related issues. Among the workshops for Parents will include:

The popular cooking classes
Adoptee panel
Exploring how Filipino/American's celebrate many of life's great events

We are thrilled that our fabulous friends and supporters from the Filipino-American Community of Colorado will be with us again to teach us about their culture, entertain us, and participate in all of our camp activities. In addition to our Filipino lunches, they are already planning another huge festive dinner for us on Saturday night. We couldn't do camp without them!

Thinking about giving camp a try but want to know more?

Click here to read our Frequently Asked Questions and
"Four Days in the Life of Heritage Camp"

Click here to read about last year's camp.

For more pictures of Filipino Heritage Camp 2008 click here

Come one come all to FHC 2009! The place to be August 6th-9th! Space is limited, so please sign up early.

We look forward to seeing your family at camp!

Though we have very strong support from the local Filipino community, we are always looking for more volunteers to work with the kids, teach workshops, cook meals, etc., and to be counselors at camp. Please consider joining us this year as a community volunteers!

As a non-profit 501 C(3) organization, Filipino Heritage Camp is always seeking financial assistance to help keep camp costs reasonable for families, and still provide an outstanding program. If you'd like to help, please go to the Donations section of this web site, and thank you very much in advance.

We are also in need of donations of frequent flier miles to help defray costs of out of state speakers. If you have miles you can donate please email us at info@heritagecamps.org

We hope to see you at camp this summer. For further information, please contact us.