Last year's grant from Conquest Graphics was more important than ever. By allowing CONNECT Christian Camp and Retreat Center to print materials that we could not have otherwise afforded, Conquest Graphics provided the perfect materials to heighten our communication efforts through other mediums. Our ministry partners stayed informed and CONNECT Christian Camp and Retreat Center was able to cast a vision for future ministry together. The result of this increased communication was amazing. Instead of closing our doors permanently due to COVID closures, more foster kids were served by Royal Family Camps at CONNECT than ever before and a new mentoring program is being launched for students who have experienced emotional trauma.

Sometimes it is hard to envision that a printing company could change the world, but I can tell you that Conquest Graphics has changed the world for many of our students. Without their partnership and that of our other ministry partners, 2020 would have been our last year of ministry. Hurting students would have lost the time and space that we provide. They would not have encountered the hope and healing that they find while at camp. The support systems that camp helps to provide and strengthen would no longer be available.

Conquest Graphics has been a huge blessing as a printing partner for years. Their easy to use ordering process, quick online customer service and amazing sales reps have transformed how we utilize print and direct mail. Every year we learn about additional services that Conquest Graphics offers and try to incorporate those services into our development strategy.

Conquest Graphics and their generous grants have helped us to operate more efficiently and effectively over the years. By saving time and money, CONNECT Christian Camp and Retreat Center has been able to grow our team of ministry partners, expand our day camps, serve more retreat guests, and launch new programs to serve hurting kids.

CONNECT Christian Camp and Retreat Center currently prints every door direct mail size postcards to promote our student, adult and fundraising events. We partner with Conquest Graphics to mail these directly to families in our area as well as printing extras to be handed out at in person events and through our local schools. The professionalism of Conquest Graphics makes direct mail an amazingly easy and quick process.

Our year-end fundraising efforts are key to sustaining all of our outreach programs and events. Conquest Graphics can handle printing not only our appeals, but also all the envelopes, return envelopes and response cards. Conquest Graphics can then save us many hours of labor by stuffing all the envelopes, addressing them to our ministry partners and mailing them directly from their facilities. This allows our staff to spend time communicating through additional methods such as social media, phone calls and emails. This has been such a blessing!

Each time we have ordered letters, postcards, envelopes, posters, brochures, and other materials, the process has been smooth, the press has warned us of possible issues with our proofs, the shipping has been quick and the end results have been exactly what we envisioned. All this and we have not found better pricing anywhere.