Week 2 in Review and Week 3 begins!

I can't even believe two weeks are done and we've finished day 1 of week 3! The summer really flies by.

After our day with Cablevision we finished week 3 out strong with a fantastic campfire and first of the season SLEEPOVER and a great performance at Friday event with RockRoots. The girls were singing along and smiling the whole time.

This week's theme is Survivor and we are prepping for our Cardboard Canoe boat race on Thursday. Our counselors will sail (or sink!) across the lake in boats made only of cardboard, duct tape, and garbage bags constructed by their counselors. We also moved our traditional Thursday campfire to Wednesday for this week so we can fully enjoy our 3 day weekend.

Come join your campers at this week's family night campfire where we are enjoying a fantastic wizard magic show after dinner. I saw them do a small sampling of their magical feats and this is an event not to be missed! I am so excited for this performance and I hope I see alot of ypour shining faces there.

Till next time!

Week One - Photo Slide Show

I hope everyone is enjoying Camp Sacajawea so far this summer. We're working out a few kinks, but our goal is to post a music video slide show for every week of camp this year. We're a week behind right now but expect to be caught up soon.

If you're one of those lucky girls (or tag-a-long boys) who attended Week One at Camp Sacajawea, you want to check this out. Maybe you'll see yourself.

What an exciting day!

Week 2 at Camp Sacajawea has been so exciting. Today our camp was the host to a television crew from Cablevision who taped our camp day to show some of Monmouth County what's it's like to be a camper here. The girls (and boys!) had a blast showing off their cooking skills, playing games, and being "stars" for a day. Thanks for coming Cablevision!

This week's theme is "Create Your Own Nation" and the campers have definitely been taking ownership for their "Camp Nation" with things such as camper created country named tents like "Canada, eh?" , flags made at arts and crafts, and plays where the campers are the rulers of an imaginary country.

Week 2 is also our first SLEEPOVER of the 2008 camp season! We are getting set for a great night of activities, campfire songs, and s'more making. A great big, welcome to your first sleepover is due to all those fourth grade girls getting to sleepover for the first time in camp. You will have a fantastic time.

Friday we look forward to our campwide event where the entire camp will gather together and enjoy a performance before we close out our camp week. I hope everyone is enjoying their time at Camp Sacajawea and if you haven't joined us yet we look forward to seeing your smiling face here!

Every girl's favorite activity...

Shopping! After a quick afternoon thunderstorm today, it seemed like the entire camp descended upon the trading post for ice cream to beat the muggy afternoon heat! At 25 cents, the ice cream is a welcome treat on hot summer days.

Raising the flag for the 2008 camp season

Here is my favorite part of the day, the opening flag ceremony, where the whole camp gathers, raises Old Glory, says the Girl Scout Promise and sings a song.

I remember when I went to Girl Scout Camp, (I was a camper at Camp Nomoco when it was a week-long sleepaway camp), it was the hightlight of your stay if you were chosen to help with the morning flag ceremony. I see some things have not changed!

I was always sad when we took the flag down at the end of each day, the summer was one day closer to being over, but fortunately, it's only the first week in these photos!

FIRST DAY!

As promised here is a video blog of our first day of camp. Enjoy :)

Welcome to Camp Sacajawea!







Trading Post Tour!








Some campers tell us a couple things they learned the first hour of horse camp


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Eagles Nest sings at Boating






Some of our life guards say hello!











Eagles Nest shares a few more camp songs!

I hope you enjoyed the video blog entry. Camp is going great and I look forward to seeing everyone on their first day!

Tomorrow!

Camp Sacajawea 2008 season starts tomorrow! Look for a video blog of the first day :)

It's here!!! The zip line is here!!!

Hey Everyone,

Shutterbug here, and I just took a quick spin around camp and saw the zip line is installed and almost ready for use! How exciting; I can't wait for that first thrilling ride!

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

In less than a week, hundreds of girls (and sometimes their brothers) will be having fun at Camp Sacajawea. Whether you're a new camper who wants to know what to expect, a previous camper who wants a reminder of what's to come, or someone simply reliving childhood memories, check out this look back at the fun we had last year.... This year will be even better.

We're getting excited

Hello campers!!

We are ready for the summer to begin at Camp Sacajawea. The pool is ready, the crafts are in and the staff is excited. We can't wait to see your smiling faces.

This summer we have are offering our sports and music camps again. Horse camps are filling up quickly, actually, some are full already. We have exciting fun activities planned for Thursday campfires. Keep checking back here to see the plans for the summer as Tapper, Olive & Fish post the plans for the fun. Shutterbug will be posting pictures of last summer as well as new ones from this summer.

We can't wait to see you all back in camp having a great time. See you starting next week.

EgZup

ONE WEEK!

The countdown is on, ONE WEEK UNTIL CAMP STARTS! Camp staff training concluded last week and it went so well. We passed out our counselor shirts and water bottles and everyone is ready to spring into action on June 16th. 

Some reminders for campers who are joining us week 1: Don't forget to bring bug spray (non-aerosol) and sunscreen. We'll provide plenty of water at camp, but if you like other drinks make sure to bring them so you don't become dehydrated. Make sure you know your unit so when you arrive at camp on Monday we can get you to the fun as quick as possible. Don't forget your bathing suit and towel and shoes that you don't mind getting wet, we love water games at camp! HORSE UNITS: long pants and shoes with a slight heel are a must (NO Sneakers). We will provide your helmets. 

Parents: Make sure you have gone through your confirmation packet and sent in all paperwork. We cannot allow children in camp if paperwork hasn't been completed so make sure all of it gets sent in!

Can't wait to see everyone in a week. Make sure to tell me if you are reading the blog!

Tapper 

What time is it? SUMMERTIME!

I'm sure some of you recognize the title of my post as a song from High School Musical 2. I really think it is the theme of this year's training. Our counselors were singing it constantly, I really think everyone is getting geared up for summer and camp!

Training has gone really well so far. Friday we invited our new staff in for a tour of camp and a lesson in camp lingo, you know all those special words that we use only in camp (Flushies, unit houses, Pac, Big Top, etc.) and we taught them some of the games our old staffers already know. Saturday we spent the day learning about how to get ready for the mornings, how to run a unit, how to cook on Wednesdays, and what info to pass on to campers when they arrive. Even with the storm that came through camp we were all able to get our food cooked and served to everyone. Our new counselors even took it upon themselves to entertain the girls and leaders who were in camp for the encampment. Girls, I hope you are looking forward to being with your counselors this year because I know they are going to be fabulous!

Last entry I promised some insider information on our 3 Night overnight, so here it is! I am going to actually be one of your counselors in this awesome program. As a unit we are going to decide what activities we do and when we do them. We will have the generally have the opportunity to swim more than once each day if we decide to. We will also we deciding on and cooking our meals. I don't want to give too much away, but hopefully by the end of our week together we will have left a lasting impact on camp.

Please leave us comments on the blog to let us know you are reading and to tell us what you would like to hear more about! I hope to post pictures and or video in the blog soon.

Till next time,
Tapper