Cabin Life on Opening Day

Opening Days at Camp can be one of the more busy days at Camp. Doesn't seemed to have fazed this cabin (G-12). I walked in and they were having the time of their lives. Girls were happy to pose for a couple of photos and even show off the wide variety of glasses they had to wear. Looks like this cabin is well on their way to a great time at Camp.

Chingachgook Challenge a success!

With almost 300 runners participating in both a half marathon (13.1 miles) and the 10K (6.2 miles), I feel comfortable deeming the event a success! I've included a couple of shots for you to enojy, watching the runners start was truely a lot of fun. After the runners finished, there was a large BBQ at Camp, and people spent a great deal of time in the water just relaxing after running all those miles!

Session Four Reminders

We hope you are as excited to kick-off Session Four on Sunday as we are. I wanted to pass along a few reminders that will help simplify your opening day experience at Camp.

· Junior campers (ages 7-12) and adventure trippers may start arriving at 1pm
· Senior campers (ages 13-16) may start arriving at 2:30pm
· Once you have arrived, you will walk to the dining hall for check-in (balances that may be due on your account, camper skill class schedules, health forms and questions for the medical staff, if needed)
· After check-in you will be able to drive your child to their cabin to help them move in and meet their counselors. We do ask that parents leave Camp shortly after meeting the counselor, as campers have a busy schedule and long goodbyes can be difficult
· There will be an optional Welcome Parents session in Rotary Lodge with Summer Camp Director, Aaron Cantor @ 2:30pm
· Save time on opening day by adding money to your child’s store account online before you arrive.

Don’t forget to register with “Parent Communicator”, the one-way email communication software Camp uses that allows your parents to send one-way email to you at camp and view photos that are uploaded several times throughout the session.The website is www.parentcommunicator.com/CampChingachgook. And the access code is Chingachgook

Drive safe and see you Sunday!Aaron :)

Lost and Found Fashion Show

A new staple in the Chingachgook diet is our lost and found fashion show which immediately follows lunch. We gather all the campers on the center green and staff members walk around with one item each, by each camper, to ask them if the item was theirs.

Those wacky hike presentations!

We sure had some funny and interesting hike presentations. Each hike presented and drew laughs, cheers, and applause from the entire Camp, all of whom were intently watching for what was going to happen next. The weather is holding up right now and we're planning on an outdoor closing Campfire!

Welcome Back! Now take a shower :)

Yes, so the hikes have returned, well most of them at this point. Over the next several hours the hikers are going to be putting away their group gear, washing the dishes they used, setting up their tents one last time, and hopefully taking a shower. Around 4:30 or so, all of the hikes will gather near Rotary Lodge and each hike will perform a short "skit" about their hike to share with the rest of Camp. Then...it's cookout dinner and the Camp dance!

Session Three Closing Reminders

I know the last thing we are thinking about is Session Two ending, but I still wanted to pass along some reminders about Closing Day at Camp.

• Junior Campers pick-up is from 4:30-5:30
• Senior Campers pick-up is from 5:00-6:00
• Adventure Trip pick-up is from 5:30-6:00
• The amazing Family BBQ starts at 5:00
• Don't forget about the incredible slideshows (Adventure @ 6:00, Camp @ 6:30)
  

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