Maywood trivia

It was my privilege to emcee the “first annual” Maywood Christian Camp benefit dinner. For the two of you who don’t know, Maywood is a Christian camp located in Hamilton, AL. It began in 1965 and serves thousands of children and others every year in its 10, one week, sessions and many retreats through the year. It’s a grand place, to many of us a little slice of heaven on earth.

The “Mayday” event and it’s surrounding events raised a little over $40,000.00 which will be used to help in replacing an old bath house that has been on the grounds for over 40 years.

I’ve been associated with Maywood for 43 years and love the place deeply. I baptized my first person there, kissed my first girl there, preached my first lesson, taught my first class and held Melanie’s hand for the first time all at Maywood. The night of the dinner, our camp hero, Jeff Goff, asked that I give some camp history as a part of our evening.

Here are the trivia questions - if you can 75% of them I’ll give you a special prize (not sure what yet). Also, add any questions you might come up with in the comments section.

Who made a donation to build a cabin that would bear their name and what was the agreed upon amount of donation?
What somewhat famous person was on the first board of directors?
What phrase was used as the “selling point” for the camp pool in the early years?
What year into the camp’s history was the pool added?
Where did the campers swim prior to the pool being added?
Name five original board members.
How many campers would Sidon sleep prior to the health inspectors assessment?
What was unusual about the “water” in the early years?
What else was unusual about the shower water?
What song did Jerry and Dan Jenkins sing to wake up the campers?
Who was the first donor?
How many acres did Howard Mays offer for the building of a camp?
What line is ER Bruce attributed to saying to Jerry Jenkins standing in the middle of what is now the ball field on his first visit there?
Most know ER Bruce and Jerry Jenkins were instrumental in those early days, name one other preacher who was the “first” to support the camp.
Who was the speaker for the first “real” dinner to benefit Maywood?
Who first suggested building a Christian Camp in northwest Alabama and where was the first property to be investigated?
What congregation both funded and built the director’s hut?
What did ER Bruce call Maywood Christian Camp?
Who wrote the camp song?
The song “Camp Maywood” is sung to what song?
Where did the original camp canteen sit?
What was the name of the road commissioner who gave of his time and equipment to build the road to Maywood?
How many campers did Maywood have the first year?
How many weeks did Maywood go the second year? (disputed answer - will accept either).
Who was the first camp director?
Who was the first camp cook and nurse?
Who built “the bridge” (also known as Jacob’s ladder)?
Who first stood in a boat and preached at Maywood?
Where was evangelistic hour typically held prior to the building of the pavilion?
Where was the congregation located who gave the first beds for Maywood?
What was the original route of the “walk-a-thon”?
Where did Tekoa come from and how did it get to the camp?
What made a mark on the side of Gilgal that stayed there for about five yeas?

Have fun! I look forward to seeing how many you get. Forward this link to any of your Maywood friends...