Camp Quixote is currently residing at First Christian Church in downtown Olympia, 701 Franklin St SE (360) 943-8025. The Camp will be at this location from approximately 1/15/11 to approximately 4/15/11.
Even though Camp Quixote is no longer located at Westminster Presbyterian Church, assisting the Camp and it’s residents is still a mission of WPC and it’s members. You are invited to continue to share God’s love with our Camp Quixote neighbors.
Ways you can help:
- Extend a friendly welcome to Camp members. Stop by the host tent and say hello.
- Sign up for a shift at the host table, fun to do with a friend. Go through host training, or talk with someone who has been trained, then:
· Access the online calendar
· Choose the unclaimed three-hour shift you wish
· Send your selection to tucocamp@gmail.com and request confirmation.
- Sign up at the Camp Quixote Host table to bring a meal for the Camp. Several families or a group coming together works well.
- Donate financial help to Panza.
- Hire a Camp member for day labor. Arrange at the Host tent. Wages should starts at $10/hr.
- Supply the camp with the below on-going material needs. Bring any donations to the Host table.
Coffee Creamer Granola Bars Sleeping Bags
Instant Soup Flashlights Tarps
Instant Noodles Batteries Plastic Ware
Minimum Requirements
~ Must be at least 18 years of age
~ Prefer two people hosting at all times
~ Need to be available for a minimum of three hours
~ Must attend host training or host orientation. May also arrange to host with an experienced host, for on the job training.
Host Services
~ Provide hospitality to residents
~ Be aware of Camp Quixote rules, policies and procedures
~ Control entry of non-residents
~ Provide information about Camp Quixote and area resources to residents and visitors
~ Take messages and pass them to camp residents
~ Assist new volunteers in signing up for shifts.
~ Report unruly residents to Camp leadership
~ Stay visible and approachable to residents, neighbors, and visitors by being in the Host tent
~ Observe neighborhood activity
~ Call law enforcement when appropriate
~ Provide a safe and clean environment for residents
~ Greet and welcome residents
~ Complete log book and pass on information to next host
Camp Quixote
Facts and Information
Camp Quixote is a tent city that provides safe haven for people experiencing homelessness. The camp is transitory in nature and is located at any one site for ninety days. Other local congregations that have hosted the camp are Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, The United Churches of Olympia, First Christian Church, St. John’s Episcopal, Lacey Community Church, the First United Methodist Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church.
1 The residents of Camp Quixote are adult single men and women who have either lost employment; work for minimum wage, or suffer from physical or mental illness, and therefore cannot afford the current rental market. No children are allowed. There are currently about twenty members.
2 All applicants for residency undergo background checks conducted by law enforcement agencies. Registered sex offenders or those with outstanding felonies are not eligible for residency.
3 Residents must agree to abide by the Camp’s Code of Conduct: No alcohol or drug use inside the Camp, no violence, no forced sex, no stealing and no uninvited guests.
4 The Camp governs itself according to its Code of Conduct and the City of Olympia ordinance governing temporary homeless encampments.
5 At the entrance of the Camp there is a Host Table. Hosts provide a 24/7 presence for the protection of the Camp and as insurance to the neighborhood against unwarranted activities (e.g. loitering) by the Camp’s residents. The Camp has a system for policing itself, so little is required from the volunteer hosts in the way of security.
6 For more information on Camp Quixote, please visit:
http://campquixoteoly.googlepages.com
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