Give today – Ensure RockRidge Canyon continues to be a place where teens hear, perhaps for the first time, that they are deeply loved by God!
Please give by June 1st – We’d love to celebrate knowing that the future of camp is on a secure footing.
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Help RockRidge Canyon thrive – in every season, for every generation!
20 Years of Life-Changing Moments. Let’s Keep It Going.
For two decades, RockRidge Canyon has been a place where thousands of teens and Young Life leaders have encountered the transforming love of Jesus.
Whether through Work Crew, Summer Staff, or unforgettable cabin moments, lives have been changed on these sacred 1,500 acres.
Whether through Work Crew, Summer Staff, or unforgettable cabin moments, lives have been changed on these sacred 1,500 acres.
Update:
We’re inviting our extended RockRidge Canyon family to raise $300,000 by June 1st. To date over $60,000 has been gifted, in one time gifts and monthly donors. We still have a ways to go. Will you help ensure that the water flows, the boats stay afloat and summer is always impactful and awesome?!
How you can help
✅ Become a Monthly Donor (PAMD)
Monthly giving is one of the most powerful ways you can support RockRidge Canyon.
Why recurring gifts?
They provide stability through every season, enabling us to plan, prepare, and serve with excellence.
- Smaller monthly gifts can be manageable—and, when multiplied by other friends, they add up to lasting impact!
✅ Make a One-Time Gift
Every donation helps bridge the gap and fuels the mission.
Whether it’s $100 or $10,000, your gift moves us closer to our $300,000 goal. Thank you!!!
Become a Monthly Giving Sustainer
For over 20 years I witnessed the positive impact of camp on teens and young adults. Now retired, our monthly gift reminds us of Young Life’s ongoing work at camp, so that all generations may hear the greatest story ever told!
Linda and Peter R
God IS doing a wonderful thing at camp
Camp is an integral part of Young Life’s ministry for a reason. It’s unique, wonderful and powerful! As a young adult, one of my favourite memories of doing contact work in September is that all teens can talk about is how awesome camp was! They realize how significant it was in their lives.
Last summer, Kelly and I were blessed to serve for one week on the Come and Serve team at RockRidge Canyon. I chopped a lot of onions and potatoes and made a lot of bacon. My highlight was getting to interact daily with Work Crew kids, Summer Staff, Interns and cabin leaders – future Kingdom leaders – it was a great role for me.
I am so encouraged and optimistic about young people today and believe that God is doing a wonderful new thing in their lives, especially of younger teens. I trust that the ripple effect produced by the Holy Spirit in the lives of teens over a few short weeks at camp lasts for decades to come!
Thank you for supporting Young Life’s ministry at RockRidge Canyon!
– David Thakkar President | Young Life of Canada
What we’re all doing
We all love pie. Help us complete this picture!
Our part
Young Life’s RockRidge Canyon camp operations are supported by three key streams, each representing approximately one third of our annual revenue. To raise supportive funds we host rental groups. We call it rental ministry season. Guest groups start arriving the week after the last Young Life Senior High camp ends and continue until camp starts again in July. We are so thankful for each church, each school and each mission who came to enjoy camp and in turn supported the Young Life mission while doing so!
Your part
- Donate today. Your gifts go towards operating RockRidge Canyon.
- Donate monthly. These are gifts we can count on throughout the year.
- Volunteer! We need helping hands througout the year. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. We have a place for you!
- Come to camp – Bring groups and bring your friends! We’re confident you’ll be blessed by your time here! We’re looking for a few more large groups (150+) to round out our calendar
Letters from Camp
Click to read some recent stories of God at work through camp
Jesus washed feet so… (click to read)
I was the housekeeping Work Crew boss, responsible for a team of six teens. Honestly, they were all pretty different from each other, and by day two, I started getting nervous, thinking, “Do these teens even like each other?” and “How am I going to make cleaning toilets fun?” But what I love is that it’s not all on me! Jesus is fun and thoughtful, and He reminded me that He makes things work.
We decided as a team that if Jesus can wash feet, we can clean toilets. We chose to be joyful! We created cheers, jokes, and played endless games of ping pong. We even played a game called “Velociraptor” where each day, one student would pick a secret word, and if it came up in conversation, I would have to turn into a velociraptor. I also assigned a “Cleaning Captain” each day who would assign tasks and direct the team on how they thought the job would get done best. Watching them step into leadership and grow more confident day by day was amazing!
Fast forward to the last day of Work Crew. I have never seen teens so sad to say goodbye to one another. Our team became such good friends over that month together that leaving Work Crew was hard for them—and for me.
On the edge of belonging, to… (click to read)
I stood on the stage of the club room and looked out at the 140 guests at Capernaum Family Camp. Many of the friends in the room have found themselves on the edge of belonging, not quite sure where they fit. Some are even further down “country lanes,” finding it easier to just stay away from communities that have been unwelcoming. With great joy I told Jesus’ parable of the Great Banquet Feast. My heart for guests was to hear that Jesus has invited them to join him in a banquet feast that he has lovingly prepared for them, welcoming and honouring them.
Our Capernaum team wanted the families to not only hear the truth of God’s extravagant love, but also to experience it. During club, the amazing work staff transformed the dining room into a banquet hall with rows of long tables and name tags on each plate, welcoming each guest. The feeling in the room was electric as we celebrated with great food, fun conversation, and an epic dance party. It was a small taste of heaven!
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Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection.
~ 1 Corinthians 3:11-14 (Msg)
Thank you for standing with us—for the campers of today, and the many more still to come.
Frequently Asked Financial Questions
How is RockRidge Canyon funded?
Young Life’s RockRidge Canyon camp operations are supported by three key streams, each representing approximately one third of our annual revenue. Major capital projects, such as the new Ashnola Leadership Lodge are primarily funded separately through generous donations by friends of the ministry.
Wait…Is $300K enough?
Great question! $300K is the goal for our Taste & See May fundraising initiative. With a massive jump in insurance premiums plus maintenance and replacement, our total donations goal for this year is closer to $1.2 million dollars. If you are able to assist with major contributions, in dollars or in-kind, we’d love to talk to you! Please contact Jon Harris directly at (604)881-6023 | jharris@younglife.ca
Does Young Life (RockRidge Canyon) Accept VISA, AMEX or MASTERCARD as a form of donation?
Yes, Credit cards can be accepted directly through our National Service Centre (accounting@younglife.ca), telephone (604.881.0204), fax (604.881.0204), or mail (see address above).
How are receipts produced and distributed?
All donation receipts are produced by our Accounting Department in Langley, BC. If the donation is made via Pre-Authorized Monthly Donation (PAMD) the donor will automatically be placed on our “annual” receipt program. This means that each donation will be recorded on a monthly basis and detailed on one total receipt which will be mailed to the donor by mid February of the following year. Any donor can request to be placed on our “annual” receipt list which means the donations given throughout the year will be distributed as designated but the receipt will be withheld and accumulated for distribution by the middle of February. Any donor not on the annual receipt program will have their donation receipt produced by the middle of the following month.
Young Life of Canada is a not for profit organization recognized as a charity by the Government and able to issue tax receipts for donations. Young Life of Canada is audited annually and these statements are available upon request from our National Service Centre in Langley, BC. Use of donations: Spending of funds is confined to Young Life Board approved programs and purchases. Each gift designated toward an approved program will be used as designated with the understanding that when any given need has been met, the remaining designated gifts may be used where needed most.
Receipts
All donations are tax deductible and tax receipts will be issued. (Online donations are immediately receipted by email, while paper tax receipts are issued for other donation methods).
Got questions? Just call!
Feel free to call our head office. You can reach us directly at
National Service Centre
Young Life of Canada
120, 9440-202nd St
Langley, BC
V1M 4A6
(604) 881-6023, x 103
donate@younglife.ca