Eighty campers are enjoying the shores of Clearwater lake this week. Fishing is ever popular with campers reporting that they are catching bass and sunnies, "as long as my arms can reach". Our campers practice "catch and release", so there is no hassle cleaning the fish. Swimming in the lake has been fun for everyone this summer. We manages to escape having anyone get "the itch", which is a big blessing.
Campers have been enjoying not only the animals at camp this summer but also the other nature activies that Sarah Jo has been pairing with a visit to the bunnies, chickens or sheep. The bunnies are very popular, especially Barnabus who is Sarah Jo's personal pet.
The week I am honored that my college friend, (Go Big Blue - SDSU) Karin has her daughter attending camp this week. Karin tells me that since April, Sonja has been asking several time a day "is it time to go to Camp Friendship today?" Sonja's other sibblings go to their own camps, and it is very important to her that she go to her own camp. Children of all ages like their independence.
Also this week, by pal Jim Jr. is at camp. He love the day trips and for some reason, her enjoys hanging out with me. He often makes me smile when he calls me he "beautiful queen"!
This year on the staff shirt is the slogan "Camp is for the Camper". I see our staff living this moto every day when they take the time to walk beside someone who takes 20 minutes to walk from the lodge to the dining hall, when they serve their campers food first, when they make sure the camper gets to buy what the camper wants from the canteen, when the program leader come up with creative ways to do an activity so that everyone can participate, and when they speak to the campers with kindness and understanding. Our staff this summer really get it, they get the campers and they get "Camp is for the Campers".
Respectfully,
Chet
Program Director
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