What: SWIM is an all-age Unitarian Universalist camp held near Miami,  Florida between Christmas and New Years Day.

Where: Camp Owaissa Bauer, 17001 SW 264 Street, Homestead, Florida 33031. Click here for directions.

When: December 26, 2010 through January 1, 2011.

Cost: Adults - $445, Teens - $298, Children - $196. Prices include camp fees, meals and program fees.

New in 2010: Adults will get last year’s price of $425.00 if you prepay at $100.00 before registration opens in the fall

Registration: Opening in the fall!

Choose from a wide variety of workshops to relax, reflect and stimulate your mind. Outdoor adventures feature the unique beauty of the Florida Everglades and range from strenuous to relaxing. We provide special programs for children, teens and young adults. If you are a performer, show us your talent at the Coffeehouse. If you like dancing the night away, join us at Serendipity. Do you have something to buy or sell? Visit the SWIM Store.

For more information about Unitarian Universalism, check out the website at http://uua.org/

Copyright © 2010 Unitarian Universalist Southeast Winter Institute in Miami ~ All rights reserved

Credits: Video Production-Vonnie Hicks, Music-Ray Ring, Photos-The SWIM Community

SWIM 2010’s theme is:

Hope & Action: Hope is what we all cling to when all is going wrong with the world or in our own lives. Hope is what gives us the strength to keep going when things get tough. We hope, we dream, and we do our best.

But if all we do is Hope, then nothing will change or get better.

Hope without Action, is no more then a wish. We are all capable of turning Hope into reality. I believe that if every time we say “I hope”, if we then also ask, “what can I do to make that Hope a reality?” Then Action is the only option.

Hope & Action! together make things happen.

We don’t know at press time what the conditions on the Florida Coast will be during SWIM2010. So we are leaving room in the SWIM2010 Schedule for Action on our part to make things better. This is a SWIM tradition and we stand ready to help in some way. SWIM Board members Carrel Morgan and Marc Robinson live in Homestead and South Miami, respectively, and are keeping me aware of conditions

We will start each day with the “Thought for the Day” to give us a focus for our activities.

So look forward to Fun, Spirit, Music, Worship, Adventures,

Campfires, Dancing, Coffeehouse, and Work to discover

yourself and the world.

We are fortunate to have the Reverend John Buehrens, UUA President 1993-2001 with us this year to lead worship, and serve as Chaplain. He will also do a book introduction and signing workshop.

-Pete Leary, SWIM Director 2010-2011

Choose from a wide variety of workshops to relax, reflect and stimulate your mind. Outdoor adventures feature the unique beauty of the Florida Everglades and range from strenuous to relaxing. We provide special programs for children, teens and young adults. If you are a performer, show us your talent at the Coffeehouse. If you like dancing the night away, join us at Serendipity. Do you have something to buy or sell? Visit the SWIM Store.

Prepayments can be now made through PayPalI using all major credit cards! Pay ahead once, twice, or as many times as you like. So put that tax refund or yard sale money to good use towards a much needed winter week in Florida. And you will get last year’s price of $425.00 once you prepay at least $100.00. Prepayments will be accepted until registration opens in the fall.