While Tel Hai Camp & Retreat in Honey Brook is known for its summer camping activities for youths, the site offers year-round programs, including food fundraisers, where the community is invited to enjoy homemade meals prepared by kitchen staff.

Most recently, the facility held a traditional New Year's pork and sauerkraut dinner on Jan. 2. More than 100 people purchased a meal, which was served in a drive-up format by Tel Hai staff members and volunteers. The dinner included pork and sauerkraut, homemade mashed potatoes, green beans, homemade applesauce, a dinner roll and dessert.

Some of the food items were donated, including a variety of apples provided by Weaver's Orchard and potatoes donated by Mast Farms, both located in Morgantown.

Prior events included chicken potpie and chicken barbecue drive-through dinners, as well as a Fiesta Friday dinner that included tacos and Spanish rice. The next scheduled food fundraiser will be a lasagna dinner set for Friday, March 10.

Like other nonprofit organizations, Tel Hai began serving drive-up meals because of the pandemic. "We had a spaghetti supper every September and because we couldn't do it inside, we did a lasagna drive-up," explained Bruce Gregory, Tel Hai program director. "Last year, we did a food fundraiser nearly every month, sometimes in connection with Tel Hai Retirement Community, (located across the street from the camp)."

Tel Hai Camp & Retreat, situated on a 150-acre property, includes wooded areas, open fields and a lake. The site includes a zip line, a climbing wall in the gymnasium, a basketball and street hockey court, a miniature golf course and a gaga ball court.

Camp offerings for 2023 include a Dad Lad Camp for fathers and their 8- to 13-year-old sons and a Mother Daughter Spring Getaway.

In addition, the site is available for retreats for members of churches, Christian schools and like organizations. "Some people think the camp is closed (outside of the summer months)," added Brian Williamson, Tel Hai executive director. "We have a summer camp season and a retreat season."

Tel Hai Camp, a member of the Chirstian Camp and Conference Association, is located at 31 Lasso Drive, Honey Brook. For more information, visit http://www.telhaicamp.org or http://www.facebook.com/TelHaiCampRetreat or call the office at 610-273-3969.