We can`t wait for 2014! - Camp Walden, Diamond Point, NY

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for 2014!
2014!
Reflections
of our
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2014.
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and can’t wait to shar d old friends!
magic with both new an
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Top 10 Songs of Summer 2013
10.“Hey Juliet”
by LMNT
9. “On Top of the World”
Missing those summer time jams that were constantly
playing over the loud speaker? Check out our top 10 list of
summer songs you just can’t
live without…
by Imagine Dragons
8. “Ho Hey”
by the Lumineers
7. “Kiss You”
by One Direction
6. “Can’t Hold Us”
by Macklemore
5. “Pusher Love Girl”
by Justin Timberlake
4. “Latch”
by Disclosure
3. “Cruise”
by Florida Georgia Line
featuring Nelly
2. “Radioactive”
by Imagine Dragons
1. “Brave”
by Sara Bareilles
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2013 was one of the best summers yet, and we are all busy planning to make
summer 2014 even better! As the New Year is upon us, we wanted to take the
time to send you lots of love and warm wishes for a healthy, happy new year.
In 2014, here are some New Year wishes for you…
new
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Take the time to
circle up with the
people you love.
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n, I have wonderfu
l memories of
my summers. Thes
e memories are w
ha
t made me
want to send my
kids to summer ca
m
p, specifically
Walden, so they ca
n create their ow
n wonderful
experiences that
will last forever.
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r
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of Wald
en, I am
to expe
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my family has
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of
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s
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m
wed us to
wonderful
mer. It has allo
m
su
y
er
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on
memories grow
on to generati
from generati
ily
m
places
fa
d
a
an
as
ople
grow
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fr
us
t
gh
who
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nt
br
re
a pa
and has
ve known. As
ha
r
ve
ne
ld
ou
y aspects
that we w
’s (71-75) man
70
e
th
in
n
de
attended Wal
y love of water
aped there. M
sh
e
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rmed
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the Rolling St
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et
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pa
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r me. Even wit
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n
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ges, the REC ha
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and office
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m
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n get.
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stein :
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Lia
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of Walde
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se
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d home.
of Walde
n I have a
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of Walde
mily.
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gs I have
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of Walde
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n I learn
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of Walde
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n I make
year.
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do so ma
of Walde
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c
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plish all I
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want to
of Walde
do.
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of Wa
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s.
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n
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c
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s.
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I have ha
2 month
f Walden
u live for
o
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h
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a place w
family.
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ur other
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t
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h
it
Walden
w
tions tha
you live
the emo
ll
a
d
n
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a
and cry
ou laugh
n
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tween.
ever bee
n
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a
fall in be
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m
of Walde
, it’s a ho
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c
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p
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a
st
It isn’t ju
happier.