Opening Campfire was held last night at the outdoor chapel. We had a wide variety of songs and skits including: Mogilla Gorilla, Banana Phone, a band skit by the male CITs, Time Machine, a skit by Sequoia about a snake and much more. Also, Winema wasted a minute of our time only to be one-upped by the Nation counselors who wasted (an excruciating!) three minutes of our time!
I also awarded Ambassador gifts to three campers: Niya D., Geoff S. and Patricia C. They each referred a friend to camp and as a result, received a gift bag, a tie dye shirt, trading post credit and their choice of two free riding lessons or mini-bike lessons. We'll offer this again next year so hopefully many of our campers will take advantage of this easy gift opportunity!
Have a wonderful day.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
August 8, 2011
We started session 13D on a muggy afternoon yesterday- we are excited for "Never, Neverland" as camp is certainly a place where you never have to grow up!
The campers went through a rotation of orientations after check-in, including a swim check, nurse's station check and finalization of their activity schedules. Then, after dinner, cabin photos were taken, unit cheers were learned and a cheer off took place between the four units out on the athletics field. Also, the Pioneers and Iroquois were treated to an ice cream social.
Given that the CITs had already been here for a session, they skipped much of this in favor of having a CIT Prom in Lenape. So...if you're wondering why the CITs were all dressed up in their cabin photo, there is your answer.
Have a great day everyone!
The campers went through a rotation of orientations after check-in, including a swim check, nurse's station check and finalization of their activity schedules. Then, after dinner, cabin photos were taken, unit cheers were learned and a cheer off took place between the four units out on the athletics field. Also, the Pioneers and Iroquois were treated to an ice cream social.
Given that the CITs had already been here for a session, they skipped much of this in favor of having a CIT Prom in Lenape. So...if you're wondering why the CITs were all dressed up in their cabin photo, there is your answer.
Have a great day everyone!
Friday, August 5, 2011
August 5, 2011
Here is the recap of closing campfire from last night:
1: Five Year Paddle- Lea B.
2: Honesty Award- Riley from the Little Flowers
3: Caring Award- Nicole from the Little Flowers
4: Respect Award- Shawn from Lopatcong
5: Responsibility Award- Elijah from Owasa
6: Spirit, Mind and Body Award- Kyanna from the CITs
7: Unit Award- The Shawnees
Thanks to everyone for a terrific session 13C. We had a blast with your kids and it flew by!
Jamie
1: Five Year Paddle- Lea B.
2: Honesty Award- Riley from the Little Flowers
3: Caring Award- Nicole from the Little Flowers
4: Respect Award- Shawn from Lopatcong
5: Responsibility Award- Elijah from Owasa
6: Spirit, Mind and Body Award- Kyanna from the CITs
7: Unit Award- The Shawnees
Thanks to everyone for a terrific session 13C. We had a blast with your kids and it flew by!
Jamie
Thursday, August 4, 2011
August 4, 2011
A cool, drizzly evening didn't stop us from having a great dance under the Pavilion last night. For campers that didn't feel like dancing, they could watch Kung-fu Panda or they could visit the trading post. We did have the afternoon interrupted by rain storms, so we set up the Karaoke machine in the dining hall for the kids to use.
Today is the last full day of the session and regularly scheduled activities. We will have closing campfire tonight, complete with awards, paddles and plenty of songs and skits. Please don't forget our pick-up time of 11:00 tomorrow morning.
Have a great day,
Jamie
Today is the last full day of the session and regularly scheduled activities. We will have closing campfire tonight, complete with awards, paddles and plenty of songs and skits. Please don't forget our pick-up time of 11:00 tomorrow morning.
Have a great day,
Jamie
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
August 3, 2011
Good morning from beautiful YMCA Camp Bernie!
We had unit nights last night. The Pioneers played their "Power Rangers" game, which mainly consists of sword fighting with pool noodles, and then they camped out on the athletics field. The Iroquois played "Just Dance 2" and also slept in tents on the athletics field. The Nation and Shawnee units held a campfire together up in the Nation.
Tonight is the dance as session C is winding down. Please remember that pick up time on Friday is 11 am here at camp as well as at the Ridgewood Y for those departing on the bus. Also, mark your calendars for August 18th and Candleboat Ceremony- our annual end of summer campfire. Campers from all sessions, parents, alumni and other guests are all invited to join us for this event and it will begin at 7:30.
Jamie
We had unit nights last night. The Pioneers played their "Power Rangers" game, which mainly consists of sword fighting with pool noodles, and then they camped out on the athletics field. The Iroquois played "Just Dance 2" and also slept in tents on the athletics field. The Nation and Shawnee units held a campfire together up in the Nation.
Tonight is the dance as session C is winding down. Please remember that pick up time on Friday is 11 am here at camp as well as at the Ridgewood Y for those departing on the bus. Also, mark your calendars for August 18th and Candleboat Ceremony- our annual end of summer campfire. Campers from all sessions, parents, alumni and other guests are all invited to join us for this event and it will begin at 7:30.
Jamie
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
August 2, 2011
Last night's evening program was "Extreme Construction Craze"- Stu challenged each cabin to collect anything from camp, the more random the better, so long as everything that was borrowed was returned to its exact location. Then, everyone gathered on the basketball court with their collections and had to build sculptures of things using two main categories: Harry Potter and Intergalactic Odyssey.
So...when you look at the photo upload today, hopefully you will see things like Hogwarts, Dragons, Space Ships and Aliens. You will have to use your imagination, of course! Congrats to Zuni for winning this competition- that's two evening programs in a row for that cabin as the spirit points competition heats up!
Jamie
So...when you look at the photo upload today, hopefully you will see things like Hogwarts, Dragons, Space Ships and Aliens. You will have to use your imagination, of course! Congrats to Zuni for winning this competition- that's two evening programs in a row for that cabin as the spirit points competition heats up!
Jamie
Monday, August 1, 2011
August 1, 2011
Hard to believe that August has arrived and we are down to the last 3 weeks of summer camp this year- it goes fast!
Yesterday was CIT Sunday, the campers and staff slept in until 9 am, enjoyed a continental breakfast followed by our chapel. This is a non-religious gathering of our camp and hte kids shared meaningful stories, songs and skits. My favorite was a section where people were offered the chance to give thanks, many great comments by all.
Afterwards, the CITs ran a version of "Fear Factor" on the Atheltics fields- including some fairly nasty (albeit fun) challenges. In the evening, the CITs did a version of Scrabble- kids had to collect letters as cabin groups and spell as many words as they could. Congrats to Zuni on winning this event!
Jamie
Yesterday was CIT Sunday, the campers and staff slept in until 9 am, enjoyed a continental breakfast followed by our chapel. This is a non-religious gathering of our camp and hte kids shared meaningful stories, songs and skits. My favorite was a section where people were offered the chance to give thanks, many great comments by all.
Afterwards, the CITs ran a version of "Fear Factor" on the Atheltics fields- including some fairly nasty (albeit fun) challenges. In the evening, the CITs did a version of Scrabble- kids had to collect letters as cabin groups and spell as many words as they could. Congrats to Zuni on winning this event!
Jamie
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