Camp Champions Blog

I suspect that most of you will be coming to camp and not have time to look at this blog. Nevertheless, I feel moved to share s few thoughts.

Today is not that day.  We have been going all-out, all-day.  After a full morning of activities and meetings, we are in the middle of an afternoon that will feature 

Every summer, we hear the same question from parents:

“When can WE go to camp?”

Well, there is an answer – FAMILY CAMP.

Each fall, we open camp to families for a weekend.  This fall, we will have family camp on September 23-25.

This year, Family Camp will be extra special.  It is our 50th Anniversary Celebration.  We will have more entertainment, more families and more excitement than ever before.  I

Family Camp is your opportunity to jump on the glob, go down the zip line, climb a wall, ride on water toys, ski, shoot archery, eat s’mores and attend a torchlight.  You get to share the experiences of camp with your whole family.

There are a few modifications. The biggest is food.  We will be having some camp favorites for the kids, but we also augment the menu to reflect adult tastes. 

Also, unlike camp, we allow Family Campers to have adult beverages.  Of course, our counselors will not be drinking while they are working, but Susie Ma'am and Steve Sir truly enjoy sharing a glass of wine with dear camp friends.

If you think you would like to join us for Family Camp, please check out this link (Family Camp 50th).  We hope to see you there!

If you have ever been tempted to try Family Camp, our 50th Anniversary Weekend is the time to do it!

Steve Sir

I know that they session is nearing a close:

I don’t really get social media. In fact, I am consistently impressed by people who have the energy to keep up with so many other people using constantly changing platforms. Sure, I have accounts with LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, but let me assure you that I really just faking it. Campers often ask if I am “on Instagram” or “on Twitter”. When they ask, it seems like such a good idea, so I occasionally join. I, however, seem to forget that I am social-media-impaired.

I love it when campers realize that they have the power to decide if an experience is a blessing or a curse.

I have been writing fairly long blogs lately, so allow me a short, but heartfelt one.

A week ago, I posted an article about “disruptive moments” and how they we can use them to help campers grow and improve their personal stories (I called them “personal narratives” in the article).

When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died this spring, I was surprised to learn about his relationship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

Today, I want to share an important, but often over-looked, camp director skill.