the spirit - Lake Greeley Camp

Lake Greeley Camp
Winter Office: P.O. Box 219, Moscow, Pennsylvania 18444
April, 2015
THE SPIRIT
(570) 842-3739
Even though the calendar states that Spring began on March 20th, apparently no one let Old Man Winter know that it
is time to release his icy grip, and let Spring begin. It has been a rather long Winter, and we are all starting to feel the
effects of cabin fever. We can’t wait to get outside and start getting the camp ready for Summer. Hey, it is already April
and there is a long list of things to do. Unfortunately, we have to wait just a little bit longer because the snow (yes, there
is still snow around camp) has yet to melt. If the weather doesn’t warm up soon, we’ll have to resort to hair dryers and
flamethrowers.
Celebrated on April 1st, April Fool’s Day is the one day of the year on which people are expected to play tricks or practical jokes on unsuspecting colleagues, friends, and family members. Now we certainly enjoy a good laugh, so email us at
[email protected] your April Fool’s Day joke and we will print it our next issue of The Spirit.
DJ Jeff is Coming
to Greeley!
We have an exciting announcement! DJ Jeff Yahney is
coming to Lake Greeley Camp this summer!
Who is DJ Jeff Yahney? Just the most in-demand DJ on
the summer camp circuit, that’s who! Each summer, he
performs at camps up and down the east coast entertaining
campers with his high energy, fist pumping, get you dancing
show that might just blow the roof off of the Gymnasium.
DJ Jeff doesn’t just spin records, he and his crew of entertainment specialists bring a light show that would make Van
Halen envious. But
there’s more: video
boards, pyrotechnics,
t-shirts, and lasers all
add up to a night of
extreme fun!
Spring Tours
We believe the best way to learn about a summer camp
is by seeing it first-hand. That is why we provide tours
of Lake Greeley Camp throughout the year. They provide
the fantastic opportunity to see the camp’s facilities, walk
inside camper cabins, ask questions, and meet members of
the staff.
Tours are scheduled this Spring on the following dates:
• Saturday, April 18th
• Saturday, April 25th
• Sunday, May 17th
To schedule your tour, please email or call the Moscow office. Tours begin at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.
In addition to the dates above, Lake Greeley’s annual
Open House is scheduled on Saturday, May 2nd
from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, rain or shine. Open House
tours leave continuously throughout the afternoon.
Email us to schedule your tour today!
How was Lake
Greeley Camp able
to snag DJ Jeff when
camps are lining up
for years in advance just to make a reservation? Through
crafty negotiations, maybe a little arm twisting, and a dowhatever-it-takes approach. Well, our hard work paid off,
and we are incredibly excited to say, “DJ Jeff Yahney is
coming to Lake Greeley Camp on August 6th!” This is
absolutely one evening activity you do not want to miss.
•
Winter Reunion Recap
•
Busch Gardens 3-Day Trip
•
Program Spotlight - Circus Arts
This summer’s evening activities and special events calendar is already packed with fun and exciting activities.
Whether it’s Las Vegas Night, Greeley Idol, Halloween
•
Calendar of Events
•
Camper & Staff Birthdays
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INSIDE THIS EDITION
Birthday Greetings...
to all of our campers and staff members who were
born in February, March, and April!
Amelia Berisha, Ruslan Bespalov, Gabriella Colucci, Evan Couval, Claudia Daniela Diaz Rubio, Brooke Dunefsky, Evan Epstein,
Emiliano Fernandez, David Garrambone, Alexander Gmoser,
Malcolm Hanchet, Lindsay Hogan, Olga Ivleva, Spencer Lawrence, Nicki Michailides, Sophie Oglensky, Maddy Peel, Alexandra Purcell, Caroline Purcell, Regan Quigley, Enrique Rodriguez,
Daniel Roman, Beatrice Rosa, Gidget Rosen, Raul Salas Genero,
Ava Shuppert, Sehee Son, Samantha Taskale, Maria Vinals,
Fynn Whiteman, Brian Winters, Laszlo Antal, Erica Bent, Samuel
James, William James, Claudine Loughran, Cara McKelvey,
Laura Ruiz Garrido, Mark Jan van der Kleij, William Murphy,
Lorena Arce Garcia, David Attar, Jake Barkovitch, Rosalee
Bayer, Rowan Bradshaw-Mack, Eva Calvo-Sotelo, Giovanni
Capriotti, Maxwell Cardi, Georgia Cohen, Samantha Connelly,
Sydney Couval, Jonathan Cutler, Katherine Doherty, Madeline
Doherty, Danielle Elkins, Sydney Elkins, Nicolas Franggi, Aleksis
Gedrovics, Sophia Giordano, Emma Goldman, Taylor Hall, Ellie
Hauptly, Zachary Hodge, Mila Janicik, Mariuss Jansons, Jack
Kahn, Emily Laschiver, Chantilly Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Nicholas Lee,
Thomas Lemaire, Isabel Lesser, Julia Lesser, Samantha Lyons,
Bella Marinelli, Zoe Martin, Isabelle Metee, Rachel Oglensky,
Kateryna Okhrimchuk, Ivan Ozaruk, Elizabeth Park, Oscar Phillips, Jordan Pittari, Lina Ramos, Jeffrey Roizman, Lila Shulmister,
Grace Steele, Daniel Weinberger, Erwan Akkouche, Jessica Bell,
Michael Fofana, Valerie Gilchrist, William Gilliland, Juan Nicolas Linares Morales, Stephanie Miller, Tamas Peringer, Stephanie
Rahn, Kristen Truskowski, Derek Bogdan, Gabriella Angelone,
Zander Axberg, Patrick Barbieri, Barr Berco, Emma Bernstein,
Nicole Berritto, Catherine Bird, Ryan Childs, Marissa Chuck,
Colin Coope, Graydon Cortez, Tylor Cribbs, Leonardo Dal
Boni, Eric Doppelt, Melissa Feinstein, Kayla Foy, Tucker Galindo, Elisa Galvan Valdes, Eddie Goldsmith, Cooper Gutsche,
Graham Hanchet, Ignacio Ibarrondo, Casey Janker , Baptiste
Josso, Morgan Keegan, Leonid Kontorovski, Julia Lawler, Ford
Lenchner, Ana Paula Lira, Anya Lukavsky, Lauren Lynch, Patrick
Mooney, Chris Mullins, Alyson Murray, Tommy O’Connell, Emma
Ortenzi, Jordan Ortiz, Emma Parahus, Helen Reed, Ana Paula
Rios Camarena, Teddy Schrenk, Lindsey Shapiro, Lauren St.
Louis, Bradley Stoughton, Jayne Tart, Sydney Thompson, Gemma
Trohoske, Lucas Weiner, Kelsey Weisburd, Owen Williamson,
Timber Zino, Maya Durham, Casey Engleman, Matthew Gilger,
Gabriela Lurka, Samantha Manzella, Alexander Masters, Gabriela Morales, Korede Okelana, Karolina Scibor, Adam Stark,
Julia Stemmer, Keegan Taie, Gregory Walsh, Maciej Witulski,
and Janet Tucker.
It’s your birthday, have a great day!
DJ Jeff Yahney continued from page 1
Social, Rat Race, or Xtreme Dodgeball, they are all highly
anticipated activities that campers really enjoy. And now
with the addition of DJ Jeff Yahney, WOW, we have definitely
kicked it up a notch.
WINTER REUNION
RECAP
Having already postponed the Winter Reunion in January
because of snow, concerns grew in the Moscow office when
we learned of a snowstorm forecasted for the night before
the rescheduled reunion. Postponing a second time would
be very difficult to do. The snow came as predicted, but
thankfully, ended early enough for road crews to clear it from
the highways and side streets to allow for safe travel and for
the reunion to go on as scheduled.
The moment campers began to arrive you could feel their
energy, enthusiasm, and excitement fill Sportime USA.
Watching campers greet each other and their overwhelming
joy to be with their summer
friends was invigorating and,
quite honestly, contagious.
Between the bumper cars,
laser tag, arcade games,
batting cages, and climbing wall, Sportime USA had
everybody jumping from
one amusement to the next,
and the bagels, donuts,
fruit punch, and orange juice kept everybody nourished
and hydrated. Needless to say, the Winter Reunion was
amazing!
Thank you to all the campers, parents, and staff members,
some who traveled a significant distance, who woke up early
on a Sunday morning, braved the slushy roads, and made
it to Sportime USA. Your efforts were certainly rewarded.
Seeing all the smiling faces, hearing the laughter and camp
stories, and then watching the hugs and disappointment as
the reunion came to an end, proved just how special summer camp friendships truly are.
Calendar of Events
4/18/2015- Spring Camp Tours
4/25/2015- Spring Camp Tours
4/30/2015- Application Deadline
5/2/2015- Open House
5/17/2015- Spring Camp Tours
6/27/2015- Camp opens
7/11/2015- First Half Visiting Day
7/25/2015- First Half ends
7/26/2015- Second Half begins
8/8/2015- Second Half Visiting Day
8/21/2015- Last day of camp
2015 WINTER REUNION
Circus Arts
The Circus Arts program has long been a popular and important part of Lake Greeley Camp’s daily program. Today, the
program includes a growing list of activities: trapeze, silk n’
single, unicycling, bungee trampoline, slackline, and juggling. However, when introduced to Lake Greeley Camp in
1994, the Circus Arts program had a rather humble beginning. In fact, it was only one activity, trapeze, and it was only
offered during the second half of the summer.
The trapeze was originally erected in the area where the
swimming pool is now located. It was staffed by circus
professionals who were hired for the last four weeks of camp
through a company based in New York City that managed
circus performers. It was through this management company that we were introduced
to Bernadette Pace.
Bernadette came to Lake
Greeley Camp to direct the
trapeze activity in 1996.
Watching her interact with
campers providing thoughtful
instruction and encouragement, we knew she was the
person around whom we could build the program. Over the
next few summers, because of her passion for trapeze, her
enjoyment of teaching it to both campers and staff members,
and her endearing personality, trapeze became one of the
top three activities, filled to
its capacity everytime it was
offered.
It didn’t take long to realize,
trapeze needed to be an
activity available the entire
summer, and so in 1999, it
became an everyday activity
with Bernadette Pace directing its operations as a full-time Senior Staff member. Under
her direction, the Circus Arts program grew. First came
bungee trampoline followed by the addition of silk n’ single in
2006 after the completion of the Gymnasium.
In 2011, Bernadette began to share the directorship with
our current director of Circus Arts, Billy James. After 18
summers at Lake Greeley Camp, she officially retired at the
conclusion of the summer in 2013. What she left was an
amazing legacy of introducing such a long list of young people to the activities of the Circus Arts program. She instilled
in them the desire to learn and perfect the maneuvers she
would demonstrate. But, it was her captivating personality
that made her approachable and loved by both campers and
staff members.
Circus Arts continues to be the vibrant program Bernadette
envisioned. Its popularity continues to grow now with Billy
James providing the instruction, the desire to improve, and
the excitement to perform.
2015 3-Day Excursion
This summer, our 3-day trip will take us to Gettysburg and
Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Each year, our 3-day trip is
received with overwhelming
popularity . It’s no wonder
considering the busy schedule we have planned and the
exciting venues we will be
visiting. The cost of the 3-day
excursion is $385.00 per person and includes deluxe hotel
accommodations, transportation by luxury coach bus, all
meals, entrance tickets, and all gratuities.
Williamsburg, Virginia Trip Highlights:
Day 1 - Our first stop is the Gettysburg National Military
Park. Here we will participate in a Park Service Ranger led
program about the Battle of Gettysburg, walk the battlefield,
and view the exhibits in the Gettysburg Museum. After
Gettysburg, we’re off to historical Williamsburg, Virginia for
dinner, and then we conclude our first day with an evening
spent at Busch Gardens.
Day 2 - The entire day is spent at Busch Gardens. Set to
an authentic European theme, the amusement park is unlike
any other: mixing thrilling attractions, mouth-watering food,
amazing landscaping, and top-rated shows and entertainment. From the mild to the
exhilarating, there is a ride for
everyone. However, if your
prefer the exhilarating, Busch
Gardens is home to state-ofthe-art roller coasters including the Alpengeist, Apollo’s
Chariot, and Griffon, the
world’s tallest and first floorless
dive coaster.
Day 3 - Beneath Virginia’s
Blue Ridge Mountains, Luray
Caverns is the largest cavern
system in Eastern America.
From paved walkways we
will explore vast chambers,
some with ceilings as high as 10-stories that are filled with
towering stone columns, naturally colored stalactites and
stalagmites, and crystal-clear pools. Next to the cavern is
the Luray Caverns Car & Carriage Museum. With over 140
items related to transportation including cars, coaches, and
carriages, the museum tells a fascinating story of roadway
travel.
The 3-day trip is scheduled on August 2nd - 4th. Registration is open to all Intermediate and Senior campers. You can
register for this trip online by logging into your CampInTouch
account. From the Forms & Documents section you can access the registration form. If you prefer, you can download
the form from Lake Greeley Camp’s website at lakegreeley.
com/registration/forms.html.