It is Friday evening, and the campers have all gone and most of the staff have left for a night on the town. The office is quiet, with an ocassional respite staff member bopping in now and then. The office is too quiet. Like it will be next Friday when all the campers, volunteers and staff will have gone home for the summer. People often ask me if I am glad the summer is coming to a close and I can honestly say no. It was been a great summer. I love seeing the campers at camp enjoying their vacations and making friends. I love seeing how the summer staff blossomed into this incrediable team of caregivers who put their campers needs before their own and care about each other so much.
This was the first week that it has actually been hot outside on the day of the water carnival, so you should have seen the line of people waiting to go down the water slide. It was almost wrapped around Cardinal!
Many campers were very excited about going to the Twins game this week. We had about 17 people attend the game on Wednesday night. They made signs to hold up at the game, and part of the group was on the webcam at the game! They were pretty happy about that and the fact that the Twins really hammered the Royals. Sorry Lehi, it had to be said! Lee is one of our former staff members so spent a week working at camp this summer! Very Cool Lee, it was great to have you at camp again.
Speaking of staff alumni working, we have had some nice visits from alumni the last couple weeks. Last week Liz Wentland took a week of vacation to spend at CF with one of her favorate campers. Andrea Johnson spend a couple days working at EW. Kristin Seifert is back for a couple weeks before she starting working for VT. Wouldn't it be great to connect with your camp friends and pick a week that you want to come back and work for a week at camp or maybe go on the Ventures Travel trip together. Beth Osborne - Beasly stopped at camp this week, with her mom and ther son (cutie). Beth worked at camp in the mid 90's as an arts and crafts leader and activity coordinator. Last and not least is Kristen Rasmussen was at camp yesterday for a training for FV Ambassadors. We love having alumni stop by. Your visits and stories remind us of how your expereince at FV as influenced your life in such positive ways, plus we love to see your smiling faces.
In friendship,
Chet / PD
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Hey Chet! I just came across this blog now, and I think it's a really neat way to illustrate how great of a place camp is! I cannot believe it's the last week already; I was thinking of you guys today as you began it. It was neat coming by to visit a couple weeks ago. I brought a friend along and she actually saw that one of her students was there as a first-time camper. I hope you guys have a great last week and I look forward to visiting again sometime.
ReplyDeleteRachel Windsperger