the spirit - Lake Greeley Camp

THE SPIRIT
Winter Office: P.O. Box 219, Moscow, Pennsylvania 18444
(570) 842-3739
September, 2013
Lake Greeley Camp
We had a great summer! Our only disappointment is that it went by much too quickly.
Since camp ended, we relive the Summer of 2013 each day by remembering the wonderful experiences we shared. It was
a special time and Lake Greeley is a special place. Even though we keep thinking about this summer, our attention has
already turned to the next. The dates for 2014 have already been set and the program calendar is starting to take shape.
At camp, equipment is being stored as our maintenance staff begin to prepare the for winter season. This off-season will
prove to be busy once again as a lengthy worklist of improvements and renovations is being finalized. To keep up with
all the latest of happenings at camp, be sure to follow us on
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INSIDE THIS EDITION
• September Birthdays
• Do You Remember
Thank you for making our summer such an amazing experience
that we can’t find the words to adequately describe it: great,
super, fantastic, extraordinary, phenomenal, unbelieveable...
2014
• 2014 Camp Schedule
• 2013 Summer Picture Collage
CAMP SCHEDULE
• Important Dates
• Parent Questionnaires
Do You Remember...
...all the crazy, fun things we did this summer? There were a
lot. Here are a few:
Standing at the main entrance to camp shouting at the top of
your lungs welcoming arriving campers to camp...the tug-ofwar competition during the Olympics...walking into the Dining
Hall and being greeted by James, the voice of Lake Greeley Camp, saying, “At this time, please remove your hats and
stand for a moment of silence...”...Game Show Night...Harry
Potter Day...Hungry Games dodgeball on the upper football
field...receiving a care package from home...fourth of July: the
picnic, the inflatables and dunk tank, the Uncle Samathon,
and the fireworks display, what a great day...wakeboarding,
water skiing, and tubing on Lake Wallenpaupack with Greg...
SCUBA clinics at the pool...retro days at the skate park with
Christian and Seth...winning cabin inspection and enjoying a
Brother Bruno’s pizza party...running through a tunnel of outstretched arms to receive your Camper-of-the-Week t-shirt...
working out to “Insanity” with Molly...Tube Sock Day...rafting
trips down the Delaware River...the Seminole cabin picking up
all the gold coins before morning flagpole on Gold Rush Day...
building a raft that actually floated with Paul and the Adventure
continued on page 2
When the 2013 camp schedule was released last year, there
was some confusion with the opening date of camp and
the decision to open on a weekday. This decision was made
because opening on a weekend would have resulted in
either opening too early before many schools in New York,
New Jersey, and Pennsylvania were closed for the summer
or opening too late and jeopardizing the availability of staff
members at the end of the summer due to schooling or fulltime employment obligations. By starting camp on June
27th we were able to accommodate the school schedule for
many families, however, it did create difficulties with camp
sessions starting and ending on weekdays.
This summer we will be returning to a 54-day season. Camp
will open on Sunday, June 29th. With the exception of the
last day of camp, each camp session will begin and end on
a weekend. Please take notice of the length of each camp
session as they do differ, for instance, the first half session is
28 days in length, while the second half session is 26 days.
In order to have sessions begin and end on a weekend,
these differences in length of session were necessary.
Other dates of interest, camp ends on Thursday, August 21st
and the dates of our two Visiting Days are:
• Saturday, July 19, 2014
• Saturday, August 9, 2014
Mark your calendar now. We already can’t wait to see
you on Sunday, June 29th.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY...
to our campers and staff who celebrate a birthday in
the month of September!
Angelina Carraturo, Lucia Enriquez, Neus
Arcocas Esteve, Samantha Cosares, Sophie
Commaret, Sibylle Brebant, Ruth Lauren,
Elayna Filippone, Lucy German, Jacob
Reynolds, Tracy Chan, Jeremy Kesten,
Matt Adler, Nicole Manning, Olivia Smith,
Madeleine Cunningham, Michael Schafler,
Jillian Freeman, Georgianna Martin, Connor
Heffernan, Danielle Cohen, Sean Hogan, Justice
Chiappetta, Adrian DeSouza, Natasha Kelsey,
Beth Gomez, Josh Gordon, Daniel Cardone,
Elizabeth Wendel, Kendall Kalustyan, Lillian
Tucker, Emily Wilson, Sophia Michaelson, Pippin
Friden, Ashley Houchens, Theodore Galazommatis, Kylie
Engleman, Derrick Weisburd, Ralfs Pundurs, Faith Roll,
Aidan Delgass, Isabella Andrade, Maxwell Loncke, Samantha Warner, Adriana Santiago, Eric Savino, Melissa Hunter,
Peter Somogyi, Rachel Roblin, Benjamin Hook, and Jessica
McKindles.
Wishing you all the ice cream you can eat. Happy
Birthday!
Summer 2013 from page 1
staff...Xtreme Dodgeball...receiving your 5-year jacket...����
getting a ride in a golf cart...British Lunch - the fish & chips were
very tasty!...DJ Joe Kirby...Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders
baseball games...being your favorite counselor on Camper/
Counselor Day...waking up extra early, 6:00 a.m., on the
morning of the Dorney Park trip...creating amazing projects
at Woodworking with Sara...congratulations to the campers
and staff members of Japan, and Captains Tom Fudge and
Jessica McKindles, winners of the 26th Lake Greeley Camp
Olympiad...unicycling with Jeremy...taking a chance and risking it all at the roulette table during Las Vegas Night...bravely
completing the Chief Lohikan trail with your cabin...Mustache
for Dinner...chipwiches...salsa dancing with Nick...the morning sports update announced every morning at flagpole by
Alastair - “Good morning sports fans...”...Polka Dot Day and
Polka Dog Lunch...voting for the King and Queen of the Prom,
congratulations to Molly Matzkin and Matt Barnes...getting a
bullseye at archery...the 3-day trip to Niagara Falls & Canada spending the day at Canada’s Wonderland Amusement Park,
the Toronto Zoo, the Maid of the Mist boat tour, and walking
the Cave of the Winds...waiting patiently at flagpole for your
parents, brothers, and sisters on Visiting Day...martial arts
with guest instructor, Derek...letter home for dinner...Olympic
breakout - that crazy scavenger hunt had campers running all
over camp...Christian and the Jeepsters singing at flagpole...
continued on page 4
Trivia Contest
How well do you think you know Lake Greeley Camp? Well,
let’s find out. Here’s a contest to test your knowledge of Lake
Greeley. The answers can be found on page 4. Good luck,
we didn’t say it would be easy.
1. Each campfire concludes with a handclap competition. How
many versions of the handclap are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
2. Which group below includes an Indian tribe that is not a
name of a boy’s cabin.
a. Apache, Shawnee, Pawnee
b. Seneca, Arapahoe, Kiowa
c. Iroquois, Lenape, Seminole
d. Chiricahaus, Cheyenne, Cherokee
3. The activity, Marital Arts, is held in what building?
a. White House
b. Frolic Inn
c. Goody Hall
d. Gymnasium
4. What is the name of the cabin that Rose and Matt Buynak
live in?
a. Ritz
b. Waldorf
c. Trump Plaza
d. Taj Mahal
5. On a late day, the camp is awakened at what time?
a. 8:00 a.m.
b. 7:30 a.m.
c. 8:30 a.m.
d. 9:00 a.m.
continued on page 4
Calendar of Events
9/28/13- Camp site tours
9/30/13- Application Deadline
10/14/13- Camp site tours
11/3/2013- Camp site tours
1/26/14- Winter Reunion
5/3/2014- Open House
6/29/2014- Camp opens
7/19/14- First half visiting day
7/26/2014- First Half ends
7/27/2014- Second half begins
8/9/14- Second half visiting day
8/21/14- Last day of camp
SUMMER, 2013
QUESTIONNAIRES
We value your opinion!
Included in the mailing of this newsletter is the 2013 Camper Questionnaire. Please take a few minutes to look over
the form and complete it.
At first glance, the questionnaire may appear to be a difficult
task to complete, perhaps even worse than homework. It
isn’t. In fact, once you begin it should take no more than a
few minutes to complete, and please understand that your
participation in this survey is extremely important.
When you complete a camper questionnaire, you provide
Lake Greeley Camp with information that is truly invaluable.
Your answers to the questions on the form, in addition to
your comments and opinions will assist us with improving
the camp, its facilities, and the activities we offer. Once you
have completed the questionnaire, please fax it to 570-8420410, or mail it to our winter office in Moscow, Pennsylvania.
Campers, please remind your parents to complete their
questionnaire also. If it has been misplaced, no problem, we will mail another copy to them, email or call us
and let us know.
Trivia Contest from page 2
6. What prize does the winner of the Lake Greeley Camp Open
Golf Tournament receive?
a. a green jacket
b. a trophy
c. a blue turtleneck t-shirt
d. a new set of golf clubs
7. How many stand up paddleboards are there on Greeley
Lake?
a. 4
b. 18
c. 3
d. 6
8. Each morning, Alastair would end his sports report by saying this phrase.
a. Hasta la vista, baby
b. Another day in paradise
c. Have a great day everybody
d. You stay classy, Lake Greeley
9. How is the King and Queen of the Prom determined?
a. chosen by Matt and Rose
b. voted by counselors only
c. voted by campers only
d. voted by campers and counselors
10. What activities take place in the Wigwam?
a. Arts & Crafts and Pottery
b. Gymnastics and Cheerleading
c. Silk & Single and Unicycling
d. Radio and Singing
Answers:
the Rat Race...Halloween Social - the gym was foggy, the music was creepy, and the costumes worn by both campers and
counselors were horribly terrific...late night pizza parties...listening to each cabin’s wish and watching the candles float on
the lake during the Closing Ceremonies...”Give it to me one
time, two times, three times...”...the mid-summer Banquet &
Prom...outdoor BBQ dinners...learning to fly on the trapeze
with a lot of encouragement from Bernadette, Billy, and the
Circus Arts staff...”Another beautiful day in the vacation capital of the world”...losing the handclap competition and having
to jump into the pool the following morning while wearing your
pajamas...getting locked up in the jail during the Camp Carnival...Sadie Hawkins Chase...jumping on the moonbounce,
sliding down the giant slide, racing through the obstacle
course, or getting knocked over at the wrecking ball, the inflatables at the fourth of July picnic were great fun...root beer
float parties...getting launched off the blob...Capture the Flag
on Goody Field under the lights...paintball...Greeley Idol...
Counselors of the Year: Mary Kate Budsock and Jon Brown...
the amazing ������������������������������������������������
theatrical production, Alice in Wonderland, performed to perfection by our talented and dedicated campers...
Bingomania...sailing the catamaran with Emily...golf clinics at
the Lynx at River Bend Golf Course...swimming, biking, and
running in the Greeley triathlon...Lucky Lotto...Hawaiian pool
parties...creating a work of art on the wheel at Pottery...Twins/
Triplets Day...jumping in on the conga line during the playing of the Happy Birthday song...learning what nichy, nichy
means...milk & homemade cookies for the junior campers
and a story read perfectly by Michelle...Celebrity-Look-A-Like
Day...”Hey mambo mambo Italiano” - it must be Italian Dinner Night...canteen...Backyard Games...receiving a bracelet
from Paul for your achievements at Adventure...lighting of
the eternal flame at the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics by Lucas Weiner, Molly Matzkin, Maggie Buynak, Avery
SecuroBrown, Ashley Weiner, Brett Roizman, Emma Lappin,
Stella Von Spreckelsen, and Taylor Smith...choosing your
activities everyday with Matt...hoping for a rainy day so that
you can get an extra hour of sleep...Crazy Hat Day...winning
the Lake Greeley Open Golf Tournament...passing the deep
water test and receiving a black wristband...diablos...riding
all 7 roller coasters at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom...
horseback trail rides...early morning fishing excursions...an
incredible dance recital performance by all the talented campers and staff members who performed including Molly, Alex,
and Sheila...the burning of the “G”...more somersaults than
you can count on the bungee trampoline...Wall Street Night...
remembering not to put your camp t-shirt in the laundry the
day before Dorney Park...ultimate frisbee with Lum...signing up to raise or lower the flag...dressing your counselor for
Super Hero Lunch...making smores and then, the best part,
eating smores...proudly wearing your favorite school’s t-shirt
on College Day...California Beach Party...making new friends
and spending the summer with them... As you can tell, we
had a great summer packed to the rafters with events,
activities, and great memories. We are so happy to have
shared them with you.
1. c, 2. a, 3. b, 4. b, 5. c
6. a, 7. c, 8. d, 9. c, 10. a
Summer 2013 from page 2