Easter Sunrise Service Open to the Public

You don't have to be attending Easter Family Camp to attend the Easter Sunrise Service at Pretty Place on Easter Sunday, April 12. All are welcome!

Rocky Hill Baptist Church will be conducting the service at the chapel which will start approximately 45 minutes before sunrise. The approximate sunrise for April 12 is 6:55 am, so the service should start around 6:10 am.

It's best to arrive about an hour before the service to allow time for parking and catching the shuttle to the chapel.

If you are not part of Easter Family Camp and would like to stay for breakfast at Camp Greenville after the service, the cost is $6.00 per person.

Reservations are not necessary for the service or breakfast. Also, it could be windy or cool at the chapel, so you may want to dress in layers and bring a jacket.

For more information, call Patti at 864.836.3291, ext. 100 or email prettyplace@ymcagreenville.org. We look forward to seeing you at Pretty Place Easter Sunday!

Pretty Place Gets Face Lift

Beginning Monday, March 30 (weather permitting), Camp Greenville's maintenance department will be working on scraping and painting the Symmes Chapel ceiling, re-doing the landscaping, and getting the chapel and nearby grounds ready for opening on Friday, April 3rd. During this time, the chapel will be closed to visitors. The maintenance department will be working in the chapel from 8 am until 5 pm on these days.

For more information, please contact Patti at 864.836.3291, ext 100 or email prettyplace@ymcagreenville.org

Video of Pretty Place

Here is a video of Pretty Place from YouTube.com. It's wintertime in this video (January 2009), but the views are still spectacular!

Keowee Chamber Music Coming to Pretty Place

On Sunday, June 21, 3:30 pm, Keowee Chamber Music will hold a Family Concert at Pretty Place Chapel at YMCA Camp Greenville in Cedar Mountain, NC. The suggested donation is $15.
Keowee Chamber Music, a professional ensemble and a non-profit organization, enlivens communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina with eclectic chamber music offerings in historic and unusual settings.

For more information and to learn more about this ensemble, visit http://www.keoweechambermusic.org/index.htm.

Pretty Place is one of the most beautiful places in the Upstate. We invite you to join us as we listen to the beautiful Keowee Chamber Music in this magnificent, peaceful setting.

For directions, contact 864.836.3291, ext 100 or visit Camp Greenville's web site:

http://www.campgreenville.org/directions.php

Come to Family Camp & Enjoy the Beautiful Sunrise Easter Service at Pretty Place

Do you need something fun and family-oriented to do over Easter weekend? YMCA Camp Greenville is offering a fabulous Family Camp adventure on Easter weekend, April 11 and 12. The activities begin at 10:00 am Saturday morning. Some of the choices will be archery, riflery, hill skills (arts and crafts), climbing, bouldering room, animal center, hikes to our beautiful Rainbow Falls and Showerbath Falls, and much more. The day will end with a rip-roaring square dance and campfire.

Early Sunday morning, we'll offer our one-of-a-kind sunrise Easter service at Pretty Place. You'll never forget it! There is a hot breakfast afterwards in the dining hall to warm everyone up, which is included in the Family Camp price.

For more information, please call Susan Huter at 864.836.3291, ext 106 or email shuter@ymcagreenville.org. We hope to see you there!

Slide Show of Pretty Place on YouTube.com

This is a fabulous slide show of Pretty Place with great classical music in the background. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWFK4Rtpdsk

Pretty Place Mentioned on PBS Series, Making it Grow!

YMCA Camp Greenville and Pretty Place were mentioned on the award-winning gardening show, Making it Grow, on January 27 on PBS. They also had some nice footage of the entire chapel, showing the view of the mountains as well as the building itself.

To view this show, go to Making it Grow and click on STREAMING VIDEO for the show on 01-27-09. The Camp Greenville segment is about 3/4 of the way into the show.

We'd like to thank everyone at Team Making it Grow for the fantastic segment on Pretty Place and Camp Greenville!