WHAT’S IN THIS EDITION OF THE KINNERET HIGHLIGHTS? THE CAMP KINNERET STAFF This special fall edition of the Kinneret Highlights was written by our summer Did you know that…? staff for all of our campers and their families to read and enjoy! There are € In 2016, we received over 125 notes from all of your specialists and group counselors. You can read their applications to fill 30 positions messages and remember everything you learned and experienced during the not held by returning staff. € summer of 2016! We re-interview all returning former staff each year to ensure Campers, find the sections that your counselors that they will continue to have a wrote especially for your group! positive impact in camp.

€ Senior staff members participate CAMP KINNERET ENROLLMENT FOR 2017 in a mandatory pre-employment Although it may feel like a long way off, next summer will be here before we drug testing program and are rd know it. Returning family enrollment begins Tuesday, January 3 ! As a subject to random testing returning Camp Kinneret family, you will have priority during the entire month throughout the summer. of January. You should receive your enrollment information by Thursday, € We conduct yearly professional th December 29 . New families can begin to submit their applications on background checks on all of our th January 16 . Ask your friends to call us today to be added to our mailing list new and returning staff. and to receive information about our camp program and our application € Our staff members attend process. 35 hours of staff orientation and training before camp begins. CAMP KINNERET CAMPERSHIP FUND € Our senior staff members are Each year our campership fund enables children to attend Camp Kinneret required to attend weekly who otherwise would not have the opportunity to experience a summer at evening staff meetings. camp. Named for our previous directors, Sam and Rochelle Hoffman and € Our CILTS (high school interns) Harold Gordon, this fund allows us to share their vision of a child-centered, attend pre-camp training and nurturing camp with children of all backgrounds. If you would like to make a orientation as well as 1-on-1 tax deductible donation, please see our website for more information and goals meetings and weekly ways to contribute: campkinneret.com/camp-kinneret-giving group meetings.

Our campership fund is one of many administered through the American Group Photos Camp Association (ACA). This October, fifteen of our staff members helped to raise campership funds by pledging to run, walk, swim, or bike as part of the In December, we will mail your ACA’s annual Camp Moves Me fundraiser. As of the printing of this newsletter, group photos along with another they have raised over $3500! We want to extend a huge thank you to the personalized letter from your camp families, staff members, alumni, and friends who supported us through counselor to your group members! their donations. Look for them in the mail!

Make sure to check out the last page of this newsletter for information about our annual Thanksgiving weekend “Sharing Smiles” donation drive!

summer one of my favorite times in my super fun, and you guys were amazing From Group Counselors: life. No matter what activity we were at, swimmers during our games of Red Light you guys always found silly things to Green Light at the pool. Playing with you Star Buddies laugh about and make each individual guys in Miwok Village was always such a Hey guys, how are you all doing?! I hope day special. blast, from pretending to be kittens, your school years are going well, mine I cannot remember a time where there playing with all of the food, or buying has been really fun so far (although I’d was more laughter and pure happiness everything in there with the awesome much rather be at camp again with you). then this last summer, you guys truly did cash register. Even though camp was I’ll never forget the fun times that we had, open my eyes up to a new meaning of such a blast and I never stopped laughing we all shared so many laughs and good the word fun. I hope that you all have a when I got to hang out with you guys, I times together. Do you remember the fantastic school year and I can’t wait for know you’re all having such a great time time that we set the record for the camp to start again this coming summer. at school and I know I am too. I hope you longest round of red-light green-light in Thank you guys so much for such a fun guys always remember all the funny the pool? I still can’t believe we pulled and joyful summer, I will remember it times we shared as the Funny Froot that off! always. Loops, and I hope to see you guys next summer and hear about all your funny Not a day goes by where I don't think Love always, stories! about all the fun times we had last Jacob summer, and it just makes me want to Love, Og’s Potato Pals start camp all over again! It didn't matter Phoebe Hi Og’s Potato Pals! How are you guys what activity we were at, whether it was doing? I hope you’re all having a great Storybook Buddies & Pancake Pals gym, field, gaga, or arts and crafts, we time in school and having so much fun! I Hey Storybook Buddies and Pancake always found a way to make that time miss camp and getting to hang out with Pals! How is school going? I hope you are special. And how can I forget the hike to you guys every day so much! We had so all enjoying it and making some new the Lemonade Tower? The mermaids’ much fun being super silly during all of friends. I miss you all so much. We had so lemonade was the best that I've ever our games of potato says. You guys were much fun together all summer long. tasted. so fast when we raced through camp Remember hiking to the Lemonade Thank you guys for making every day at with our jetpacks, and when we Tower and talking to the mermaids? And camp a great day, always finding new pretended to be cheetahs. I remember going swimming in the pool every day ways to make me laugh, and making this how much you enjoyed juice bars every was so much fun. Of course I loved all the last summer one of my favorite times in day, and we had so much fun being able games we played like foxes and hounds my entire life. I hope you are all having a to make them and then feed them to the and run and scream gaga. I loved telling wonderful school year, and I can’t wait for animals! I bet the goats Buzz and Woody stories and talking about breakfast and camp to start again next summer! You really enjoyed them. I miss hanging out in being super silly with you guys all are all stars and I am so thankful that I the cold, Miwok Village air conditioning summer long. I miss making storms for got to know every single one of you. and getting to build those awesome you all at boating and helping you choose your colors for tie dye. I still remember a Love always, towers and race tracks in Box World! lot of the jokes you guys told me. You Jacob I hope you guys have an amazing year! It guys were just too funny! And we can’t Lucky Charms was amazing getting to know all of you forget about playing on the whale watch How are all of my Lucky Charms doing?! I over the summer, and I bet you’re all or playing games on the grass. I also hope school is off to a wonderful start, learning so much and having such a fun loved putting on our jetpacks every day mine certainly is. Even though school is time in Kindergarten this year. Hope to and riding our skateboards to get up going well I think about camp all the time. see you next year! good morning mountain. I am still I will never forget all of the fun memories Love, working at camp, but I am the office now that we made together last summer. Do Phoebe getting things ready for next summer. It you guys remember that day where we Funny Froot Loops doesn’t feel the same to be at camp had to find all of those hidden pizza Hey Funny Froot Loops! I can’t believe without you all here. I’ll tell Og hello from boxes, or when we hiked all the way up to we’re all already back at school; camp you all! I miss you all so much and I hope the Lemonade Tower and talked to the feels like just yesterday! I miss spending your year is going well. Keeping being mermaids? Or how about when we had my day having so much fun with all of creative and keep smiling! Olympics week- we got so many points you guys hanging out at camp. I know I Love, for the yellow team, I still can’t believe we had so much fun laughing and playing Callan got all of those points at archery! with all of you! Even though I love school, Goofy Guppies I loved getting to know all of you guys this I miss all of our fun activities at camp. To Our Goofy Guppies, We hope you are summer, you all really made this last Shooting bows and arrows at archery was having a wonderful time in Kindergarten!

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Even though it’s not camp, hopefully We had so much fun singing the to see you all next year! school is just as fun! Last summer, we lemonade song and measuring the tower Love, treasured watching you learn and grow. while we had our Miwok Mountain Brian and Teddy Each one of our guppies brought so Adventures! It was so exciting to talk to much light to the group. You have each the mermaids and have their lemonade! Fitness Friends brought a smile to our faces. We loved We’re here! (To pump you up). How are Just hanging out at camp was a lot of fun our Fitness Friends doing? We don’t think your crazy riddle cheers and all of the too! We loved playing with you in Miwok funny stories you shared. Watching you anybody can run as quick as us or do Village, whether we were building in Box nearly as many jumping jacks as we can! swim like little fish and hanging our World or just reading a story. towels up by Mike Wazowski every day Our games of Fitness gaga or just running were such highlights of the summer. We Thanks for making this such a wonderful from one activity to the next were truly are so proud of all the progress you’ve summer! We hope to see you at camp special and we know that everyone at made and can’t wait to see what else you next year! camp knew how fitness-y we were. Do accomplish in the years to come. We are Rachel & Jenna you guys remember how crazy it was when the two of us showed up the first counting down the days until next Friendly Frosted Flakes summer and hope you are too! days of camp dressed in all fitness gear? Hey Frosted Flakes! Campers, what are Or how about during Olympics week No, you hang up first! we? We're grrrreat! I know you can't when we were the green team and we all Love, forget all the great memories we made wore so much green and even got third Gaby and Grace at camp this summer. We played place! All of these moments and so much mushroom, hug, run, and cereal gaga. more are the reason that we love camp Fabulous Fruity Friends Remember those hikes to the Lemonade To the Fabulous Fruity Friends, We hope so much and miss each and every one of Tower and that delicious lemonade while you. you are all enjoying your year! We cannot we got to talk to the mermaids? It was so believe that you’re in Kindergarten now. fun when we got to give Pickles and Jax We hope that you guys are having a Not a day goes by where we don’t think mud baths to cool them down. wonderful school year and are enjoying about all of the incredible times we everything there is about it. Before we shared at camp. Last summer was such a Some of our favorite days were when we know it we will be back to camp for blast. Every single one of you brought played Captain's Coming or got to another amazing year! We hope to see something very special to our fabulous balance on the Whale Watch. Do you every single one of you there. fruit salad. We loved getting to know you remember that one time when we were allowed to run down hills at field so we Love, all and seeing how much you each Brian and Teddy accomplished throughout our time could get more fuel from the fountains together. Your willingness to be silly and and bring it back to Earth (me)? Build-a-Racers & crazy made every day an adventure! We We had such a blast, and I know that it Aquatic Ninja Duck Scouts enjoyed watching you try new things like wouldn't have been the same without Hello Racers and Scouts! I hope that feeding Al the alpaca or boating in the each and every one of you! Thank you for you're all having a great school year. I pond. You all have made so many friends making the summer of 2016 such a think about camp and all of you boys within our group and outside of it as well. memorable one! every single day. I always remember how Do you guys remember how many we raced and quacked to our activities, See you at camp next summer, and all of camp would know that we were counselor and CILT friends we gave Rachel special names? We made friends like approaching. We tried so many new Stegosaurus All-Stars Raspberry Dan (Dr. Dan Webbin), Captain things at camp and always found a way to Hey guys! How are you all doing? We Mooma, Doorknob, Coach Jacket, Flower, have fun wherever we were. Who could really hope that school is going super Grass, Hans, and so many more! We miss forget doing our very own Good Morning well! There is not a day that goes by you guys so much and can’t wait to see Mountain and Friendship Hill within our where we don’t think about all the super you next summer! We’re looking forward group and learning many cool facts about fun times we had at camp and how much to hearing all about your Kindergarten each other. adventures. we really miss each one of you guys. We We proved that we didn't even need any really did have such a crazy time being Love, equipment to have fun by playing games both dinosaurs and sports fans at the like invisible soccer. And we really flexed Brick and Plant same time. Whether it was walking like (Grace and Gaby) our brain muscles trying to figure out dinosaurs to different activities or posing brain games and solving so many riddles Safari Explorers as baseball players as we began games, each day (even Navajo ones!). How are our explorers? We hope we always knew how to be the silliest Kindergarten is treating you well! We'll ones at camp. Those hikes to the I will never forget how we always read never forget our summer of 2016. We Lemonade Tower and swimming away the juice bar wrappers and told camp just loved exploring camp together, from from you guys in the pool as you tried to about the funny ingredients in juice bars, boating to nature we were always having chase us will never be forgotten. We truly like purple sweet potato juice and beet a good time. miss each and every one of you and hope juice. Some other highlights were taking tours around the boating pond, tasting all

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the delicious fruits and veggies from the games we would make at field, and how and great tact. And remember that life's a garden, and hanging out with the animals we somehow always made it to swim great balancing act. And will you succeed? at the Kinneret farm. right on time! I couldn’t have asked for a Yes! You will, indeed! (98 & 3/4 percent I hope that when you think back to your better group of boys to spend the guaranteed) kid, you'll move mountains." summer at camp you can remember all summer with and thank you all for --Dr. Seuss the fun times we had as well as the little making it so special for me. I can’t wait Love, and big goals each of you achieved by for next summer! Charlie and Lily never giving up. I hope that like me you With Leadership and Tea, The Amazing Hilarious Heroic Helpers are also counting down the days until Colin Dear Amazing Hilarious Heroic Helpers, summer starts so we can be at camp The Pickled Sports Boys We can’t begin to tell you how much fun once again. Hey boys! We can't believe how fast our summer was with all of you. We had Love Always, summer flew by! It means we were so many great times jam-packed into just Stephen having fun and enjoying the sun. a few short weeks. Whether it was our Wacky Waving Inflatable Wobble Remember playing some intense games amazing quest searching for Jim the Wiggle Boys of gaga and how we would dodge and Lemonade Dragon, hanging out while we How are my Wacky Waving Inflatable move like spider monkeys? Good times! built the hall of heroes, all the games of Wobble Wiggle Boys doing? I hope that We vividly remember screaming “I’M A Ultimate gaga, or even our mini this or first grade is going well for all of you. My FLUFFY BUNNY” all day long around camp that debates on our way to activities, summer with you was so amazing as I and doing the Pickle Wiggle together –we there was never a shortage of fun to be was able to watch all of you grow into know that it’s going to be the new dance had on a day-to-day basis with our group. such capable and independent boys. move of the year! Even better was having It wasn’t just the things we did or the Everyone in the group always tried their fun in the pool, doing cannonballs and games we played. It’s each of you that best at every activity, and throughout the diving for rings, and just cooling off after made the Amazing Hilarious Heroic summer you all got a little bit further at our lemonade hikes. Searching for Helpers so special. Throughout the some activities, and threw a little farther Wallaroos is exhausting because they session, we were always so impressed at others. Remember how we went on a camouflage so well! with what a good team you all made. quest for the world’s first wobble wiggle We hope all of you learned some Everyone really seemed to not only have boy? I loved how all throughout camp we amazing new things and made new fun with each other, but also have a real would sneak up behind groups and friends. We sure did! Remember when it knack for giving each other a hand when wiggle our hardest, until we got caught was the first day of camp and we were anyone needed it. Having the word and told the group how they “Got introducing each other and saying what helper in our name truly suited us. And of Wiggled.” our favorite ice cream was and our course there were the jokes. So. Many. I’ll always love how we had almost 20 favorite sport? Some of us even liked the Jokes. Sharing our joke of the day with attention getters that all of you knew so same flavor and sports! After a day or the other groups was always an awesome well and were so excited about. We had two we became great friends, learning way to celebrate getting the riddle! And so many fun times together and I am so about each other, laughing out loud at finding out our riddle answers were proud that I was able to be your jokes, high fiving, and even making wrong even if they were super clever counselor! Until next summer! awesome handshakes. What we loved never failed to disappoint us! (How clock- the most is watching all of you grow day o-dile isn’t the animal best at keeping Waving and Wobbling, by day, finding the confidence to do time still amazes us!). The Amazing Colin something new, and keeping an open Hilarious Heroic Helpers wore a lot of eL Tea mind. Remember that making mistakes is hats. We were jokesters, heroes and Hey everyone! I hope that you are doing okay. You learn from it and grow. You helpers, but above all, we were an fantastic and enjoying your school years. were all such amazing campers that were awesome, super fun group. Thanks for an The Leadership Team at camp has been full of energy and spirit. Seeing all of you unforgettable summer, boys. telling me all year how much of a big help showing camp how hard you can pickle Love, we were at camp this summer. With all of wiggle during Sleepout was definitely the Charlie and Ethan our walkie talkie themed attention highlight of our summer! getters, our highlighting and hole- Morphing Marshmallow Men & Thank you so much for making our first Meeping Magicians punching skills at carnival, and how we summer as counselors so amazing! We were able to act as such great role Dear Morphing Marshmallow Men and hope you guys had as fun of a summer as Meeping Magicians, We hope you are all models for the younger friends at camp! we did! We miss you all and thank you Remember how our LT member Gabe enjoying the school year! We can’t believe again for the most amazing memories that a couple of months have already would radio us all the time? Yeah, we are that we could ever ask for! a pretty important part of camp. I’ll never passed since summer. We miss sitting forget our crazy adventures through Enjoy a cool quote from Dr. Seuss with you all at Good Morning Mountain, camp like our trips to the mermaids at himself: playing gaga, and hiking to the Lemonade the Lemonade Tower, the brand new "So be sure when you step, step with care Tower all together. We wish we could fly

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back to camp and sing “we got the spirit” revolved many things around the number swim. Those times were AWESOME, and just one more time with you all. We two, such as sitting on the second step, I’m glad we went through them together! especially miss playing pirates in the or emphasizing the second rule, there will Going through the many activities at boating pond and turning our names only be one Second Thing. camp with you guys was great. One of my inside out. Captains Nahnah and Ouie Love always, favorite parts of the day was trying to miss you a lot. Ethan and Rebecca answer the riddles we received correctly. So many of those riddles were honestly Both the Great Kinneret Sleepout 1 and 2 Dancing Clapping Fanny Pack Boyz were definitely some of our favorite really hard! Swim was a lot of fun too; the Well, well, well… if it isn’t the Dancing water-basketball games, cannonball memories. Remember the JC Penney and Clapping Fanny Pack Boyz!! It’s Ryan and Meeping skits?! Oh! And playing Sleepout contests, and lessons we had were Rebecca, hoping that you’re all doing well. always totally rad, especially with such gaga where we ran around the court Wow, camp was a really long time ago. super fast?! great folks like you! Looking back, I loved We can’t believe that there have been a the crazy shenanigans we went through th The 4 of July Relay and Olympics were few months since we were chilling out at day by day. also highlights of the summer! Kinneret. Remember the times when we Remember when all of the leadership played gaga, hung out at swim, and I know you’re all at school now. I, too, am team jumped into the pool and we won simply relaxed with our fanny packs? in the middle of school, working through the gold for the red team?! Good times! my second year of college. I bet we’re all doing a lot of the same things, such as Watching you all grow throughout the We all had lots of great moments waking up early, doing our homework at summer, try new things, and make new together back in the day. The Olympics night, and hanging out with friends in friends was so great and made the were awesome; representing the yellow between class time. Even if you feel far summer that much more special. We team was great, and we loved how we got away from the friends you made at camp, hope you all had the summer of a that yellow pride going all week. We we’re still all in this together, doing many lifetime and had as much fun as we did. spent a lot of time with fanny packs; we of the same things. Camp was a long time Thank you all for making every day so talked about them, played games with ago, but you are all Wacky Wonderful different and so much fun! Can’t wait for them, and us, your counselors, even wore Whale Sharks forever! next summer! them every day! Of course, we loved how we all formed friendships together as a Wishing you all THE VERY BEST, Kinneretly, Ryan Hannah and Louie group. There were a lot of us in the Dancing Clapping Fanny Pack Boyz, and it Navajomies The Second Thing was amazing to see you all get to know Navajomies! How are our beloved Going into our first year as counselors, each other, play with each other, and Navajomies doing? We have missed you we were so excited to experience what it form friendships that meant a lot. all so much since our summer at Kinneret was like to help a group of boys blossom. came to a close. We love thinking back to Not only did we watch you boys grow, but As the school year rolls on by, we hope that you all take the time to relax, be all the times we spent dunking in the pool you boys helped us grow and develop or having bulls-eye competitions at new skills every day. yourselves, and remember the things you did last summer. We are both so proud of archery. You boys were all so fun and Although we experienced some very hot all of you, and think that you have grown such great company to have over days, we managed to get through them so much during the course of last summer. We could not have asked for a because of our genuine love for camp. As summer. Camp might have been months better group of kids. We hope you all much as playing tag or swimming with all ago, but the memories, experiences, and have been enjoying the rest of your of you was always fun, more than feelings that you all shared are still with summers and that you have a anything it was the little things. The way you. Have a good one; you are all tremendous year in the 4th or 5th grade. you'd all light up when we said it was honorary Dancing Clapping Fanny Pack We will always remember the memories time for gaga. The clear excitement you Boyz for life! the Navajomies shared this summer and boys would show if you had a particularly how we come together to win the tasty lunch that day. Those are the Love always, independence relay. Keep having fun and distinctive moments we think of when we Ryan and Rebecca hopefully we will see you again next look back at first session with you boys. Wacky Wonderful Whale Sharks summer! Let’s not forget to give credit where it’s Hello there, Wacky Wonderful Whale Kinneretly, due. You boys took one moment that you Sharks! It’s Ryan here. I know it has been Jesse and Bella found particularly funny at the pool and a while since the last time we were all together as a group, but honestly all of Sushi Donuts turned it into our group theme for the Sushi Donuts! How are our favorite sushi- session! Boys, we think we were the first our times together feel like they were just yesterday. I hope all of you are doing filled donut friends? We have missed group in Kinneret’s history to name our seeing your lovely shining faces every group after a towel rack! well; I really miss the moments that we shared as a group, from the lemonade day. We will never forget all of your We want to thank all of you for an hikes, to the games of gaga, even when fantastic jokes and all of the great unforgettable summer. Although we we were just chilling at the pool during memories we made together. You were

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such a wonderful group and we miss you impressive! It was also a blast going to really can’t believe that we all fit in there. so much! Don't forget...Ethan Bradberry! other groups and LARBing them (“you’ve It was always fun watching you all try to Have a wonderful school year and we been LARBed”). Every camp day was fun, maneuver those tiny boats and can't wait to see you next summer! energetic, creative, and always a bit eventually sinking…….myself included in Kinneretly, random. We may have set a record for that. Jesse and Bella the most cheers in a session! “I’m a big T- It feels so weird to me still that I am not rex” “Invisible Steve” “Brothah” “Quack SPACE GOLF & Kung Fruit Salad using the phrase “ROLE MODELS” Quack… Aflac” were just some of the 20+ multiple times a day anymore. I got so Space Golf and Kung Fruit Salad, We hope cheers we had. You guys definitely made you are all enjoying your school year and used to it being part of my everyday my summer one of the best I’ve ever had. vocabulary. I am sure that you are all learning new things as much as we are! It I hope you all had as great a time as I did. feels like just yesterday we were all continuing to be great ROLE MODELS in Have a good school year and hopefully I’ll your everyday life at school, and I really meeting for the first time at good see you next summer! morning mountain. appreciate that you worked hard at doing Your Brothah, that this past summer. I’ve been really While we are enjoying school, we find Brandon enjoying my new job as a school ourselves wishing we were back at camp The Legend guidance counselor, but I still really miss with all of you. We will never forget the you all a lot! memories we've made: Battling waves at Hey guys! First off, we wanted to say how the beach trips, Carly being loud on the awesome it was to have all of you in our Anyway, I hope that you are all enjoying beach bus until she couldn't speak group. It was such an amazing and fun your school year, and I really hope to see anymore, conquering our fears at high summer and we can’t believe how fast it you all back at camp next summer! 2016 ropes, making our cup stacking tower went by. We loved how everything we did CIT’S!! taller than Greg, and so much more. Greg was legendary and sometimes a bit -The young and stylish Joey Hernandez was sitting in his apartment the other day weird… Like when we called gaga “coco puff,” and gym “myg,” and swimming Squirrel Squad and spotted a Wallaroo out the window, SQUIRREL SQUAD! How are my role and couldn't help but smile and let you “orble snorkel,” and many more. We can’t think of a single day where we weren’t model CITs doing?! I miss you all so guys know (Minnesota Wallaroos are much! I can’t believe how long it has been white like the snow). laughing and having tons of fun. Plus, our riddle cheers were always great! You guys since we were spending every day We are so proud of all that we definitely made this the most legendary together. I hope you are all having a great accomplished together as a group and summer ever! We hope you’re all having school year. I’m really enjoying my new the improvements that we showed a great school year, and we hope to see job as a school guidance counselor, but it throughout the summer. A perfect you next summer! feels really weird to me not going back to example of this growth is archery! At the school as a student this year. The other beginning of each session we could Sincerely, day I was thinking about how on the day barely hit the hay, and by the end, a day The Legend of Brandon & Harrison of sleepout a group of you guys made a didn't go by where our group didn't see a CPKs version of the song “Hi, my name is Joe, bullseye. How are my pizza tossing CITs doing?!?!!? and I work in a button factory” and We would do anything to be back with Sorry for being a little “cheesy” haha, I’m changed the words to “Hi, my name is you at Sleepout looking at the stars and so funny. On a serious note though, I Joey, and I work as a guidance singing by the campfire. We hope you miss you all so much! I think about you counselor….” And you guys performed it guys have a great rest of the year, and guys all of the time, especially when I look in front of me. That was so hilarious! continue to count down the days until up to the moon and try to figure out if Remember that time we hiked to the next summer! the man on the moon really does have a Lemonade Tower and the mermaids well-defined chin. I can’t believe how long accidentally gave us soap flavored Peace and love, we have been out of camp already, but I Greg and Carly lemonade instead of regular lemonade? still miss spending every day with all of Haha, it took a while to get that taste out, LARB you….even if you were not so nice to my but at least they were nice enough to give Hey there LARBs! What an amazing hair, which was always on point! I still us a brand new fresh batch of lemonade! summer we had! I’ll never forget our remember that one day, back when I did It was also really fun we went boating awesome games of Ultimate Football, not know the trick to “Johnny Whoop” during sleepout. Even though you guys Volley Handsketball, and that crazy and I came back to you all sitting in a went straight to splashing my hair and hockey/ dodgeball/ basketball/ bowling/ circle and you did the entire Johnny trying to get the “grooming cream” out. quiditch game we played at the Whoop routine in unison, and I had no Those boats always brought out the basketball court. We also had our idea what was going on. I find myself highest levels of your energy. I really miss LARBanian Embassy in the wilderness, dreaming about boating at camp all of hanging out with you all every day! It was which in my opinion is the best the time, we literally went to boating for also really cool getting to do Kinneret wilderness spot ever created. We literally every special day when we had different grams with you all at the carnival! You all carved out steps in the mountain to make schedules. I had so much fun with all of worked that booth really well. I believe it easier to get to our spot. 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that we were a better delivery system Spirit" to camp below and drinking the will remember the magic that happened than UPS, FedEx, AND Amazon! I really super yummy lemonade. this summer! We hope that every time miss you all, and I am really proud of how We hope first grade is going great and we you see a fanny pack you think of us and hard you worked this past summer in can't wait to see you guys next summer! the memories we all created together! groups. It was such a blast being your We loved watching all of you grow, try counselor this summer. Have a great rest Your Mama Jellies, Jenna and Jordan new things, and make new friends this of your school year, and I really hope to past summer. We hope you all had as see you all back at camp next summer! Jungle Pals much fun as we did, and thank you girls 2016 CIT’S!!! Hi Jungle Pals! I had such an awesome for making every day awesome! Have a -The young and stylish Joey Hernandez summer with all of you and I am missing fantastical school year! all of the fun times that we shared! It was Lollipop Flamingo Friends so fun getting to know each and every Catch a butterfly! Hi Lollipop Flamingos! We hope you girls one of you! I hope you are all having a Love, are loving first grade! We miss you lots great time in 1st grade and learning lots Jillian and Lanna and often think about how much fun we of new things. I loved being your had over the summer! It feels like we Fancy Disco Animals counselor this summer and I can’t stop Hi Fancy Disco Animals! I had such a fun were just playing around camp, counting thinking about everything that made this down the minutes for us to get in the summer with all of you! Learning about session so memorable. You girls are each and every one of you and pool. Whether we were hiking to the mushroom partner gaga champions and Lemonade Tower to visit the mermaids experiencing camp together was so much great shmolf (golf) players. The Fourth of fun! Coming to camp every day to your or hanging out and eating juice bars, you July track meet (go red!) was so fun and girls made each moment so much fun! bright and smiling faces made each and our jungle adventures were always a every day better. I hope that you all are And we can’t forget acting like lollipop blast. I was so proud of all of your flamingos! We made so many having a great school year and learning a creativity when we did tie dye and I ton of new things! unforgettable memories throughout the always had so much fun in the pool, session whether they were from special especially when I would spin you girls I have so many fun memories of us being days like Sleepout and Independence around or when we played Marco Polo! I different animals as we went from activity Relay or simply playing gaga and bubble really enjoyed watching all of you try new to activity! You girls were always so full of burst. We love remembering all of our things and make new friends this past energy and giggles. It was so much fun silly times together. Remember saying summer. It was a pleasure to watch you playing three balls gaga with you and “silly Brooke and Jordan” all the time? all grow, and thank you girls for making showing our disco moves around camp! Each and every one of you made our time every day so much fun. Have a great One of my favorite memories was at camp so special. We loved watching school year! hanging out in the pool with all of you on you girls grow and make new friends this Fun Friday and singing super loud to all summer. We still think of the many Love, of our favorite songs! Lanna memories and laughs we shared together You all grew so much throughout the and we hope you will always remember Fantastical Mini Growers summer and I enjoyed being a little part our summer as the Lollipop Flamingo Hi Fantastical Mini Growers! We had such of your journey to being the most Friends. We hope you girls are having a an amazing summer with all of you and amazing people! I can’t believe how fast great year and counting down the days we are missing being at camp with all of summer flew by, but I hope that you girls until next summer! your smiling faces! It was so fun getting always remember the fun we had and the Take a Lick! to know you all and learning so many friends you made! Jordan and Brooke awesome things about each and every one of you! We hope school is going great Show Me Your Moves! Jet Pack Jellyfish and you are all learning lots of new Love, How are our Jellies? We hope first grade things. Jillian is going great! We think about you and Sunshine Donuts & Giggly Goofballs our amazing summer together all the Being your counselors was so much fun. Hi Sunshine Donuts & Giggly Goofballs!!! time. From Arts and Crafts to Ponies we You girls were always so enthusiastic We can’t believe how much fun we had were always having a lot of fun! Even about singing the “we got the spirit” song with each and every one of you girls this walking between activities playing the and our riddle cheers were always so past summer! Whether it was eating Jelly Fishing game or using our Jet Packs silly. One of our favorite memories was was fun! singing ‘I’m a Little Piece of Tin” all around donuts as a group or building a race track camp for all to hear! :) It was so much fun at blocks, our days were so exciting and There were so many unforgettable planting gummy bears and seeing what adventurous! moments, from special days like the sprouted from the ground! The pool was Activities like boating or swimming make Sleepout and Carnival to everyday fun always a blast, whether we were watching us smile just thinking about them. You like playing hair salon by the pool. And you girls jump off the diving board or we girls brought so much energy and who could forget our hikes to the were all swimming around together! happiness to camp each day, that every Lemonade Tower, shouting "We Got the Every time we look at our fanny packs, we activity was a blast! Playing Revenge gaga,

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chasing after the ball and cheering for watching all of you form friendships with Super Silly Sloths our friends to get us back in the game the rest of the girls in the group. When Hi Super Silly Sloths, high-two! I still was such a great part of the camp day! we talked about our favorite memories cannot believe how quickly summer flew Swimming was so much fun being able to on the last day of each session, it warmed by! I know you are all having a fantastic jump off of the diving board, and trying our hearts to hear you guys say you loved time in third grade and learning so much! to touch our feet in the pool! And with spending time with the group the most. College is fun, but not as fun as camp and Courtney as our lifeguard, red light-green We would not change anything about this hanging out with all you Sloths. was a great game to play and you girls summer; each and every one of you hold At least while you’re in school you have always got our hair wet with your a special place in both of our hearts. lots of memories of our fun times at powerful kicks and splashing! Never forget that each of you have camp like being ducks in the boating We can’t forget about the Lemonade qualities that make you dazzle and that it pond, hiking to the Lemonade Tower, Tower because those mermaids were so is okay to be silly and dance like a shooting arrows at archery, and amazing to talk to and wake up by dolphin! We hope that we left as great an “painting” rocks at our lunch spot. You banging on the tower! And remember the impact on you girls as you left on us. were all so amazing and spirited during animals? We got to paint the ponies and Watching you grow last summer to Olympics and that week was such a blast! give the pigs mud baths… SO SILLY!!! And become more caring, kind, and confident Go Black Knights!!!! on those hot days, we all loved running young ladies is something we will cherish forever. Always remember to be your fun, I could not believe how funny and silly through Gabe’s water rainbows to cool us you each were, every day was a blast. You down… So much fun! But how can we silly selves even as you get older! (You are allowed to like Frozen and sugary foods!) were all so creative and clever that I knew forget about all the times we had gym my group was one of the best in camp. with April and all the spy academy Until next summer, ladies! Even on those days when it was hot missions we went on; we even reached Lindsay and Sana outside you never stopped telling stories GOLD level! Magical Giraffes from Candyland about mermaids or coming up with new You girls always showed your silly sides at Hi Magical Giraffes from Candyland! I am ways to cross the Row Lopes courses. I camp and made the funniest riddle missing camp so much now that I am was always stunned by how sweet, kind, cheers and were so helpful by reminding back in school and I bet you are too. and caring you all were while you made us to turn them in by 1:10!! But most School is fun but not as fun as you! I hope new friends in the group. I wish we could importantly, you girls were all so nice to you’re learning so many cool things in have a big group hug right now but don’t one another and made everyone in the third grade. worry, summer will be here soon! Miss group happy each day. We all became If only we could be back at camp right you lots! such great friends and this summer is now, learning about nature with Monica Love, one that no one could forget. This has and Diana, drawing pigs at sidewalk Emily (and Cheesy Pasta!) been one of our favorites because of you chalk, and hanging out at Row Lopes. I amazing girls! The Sunshine Donuts and Pop Rock Pop Tarts miss watching you girls reach your goals Sizzle Sizzle! Hey girls, I hope you are all Giggly Goofballs were such great groups at Climbing Wall and having story time in to be a part of… We’re already counting having so much fun in the third grade. I the shade. Remember cheering on the think about all of you all the time when the days till next summer when we can white team at Independence Relay? I was see you all again! I’m sitting in class, doing homework and so proud of all of you! I always think of working, and wishing we could all play Love, the good times we had singing High one more game of handball or go Libby & Ilana School Musical really loudly in Music swimming. Remember our hikes to the Dancing Dolphins & Dazzling Ice Cream &Drama or employing that lizard to work Lemonade Tower and all the yummy Donut Divas in our wilderness area. Come to think of lemonade that the mermaids gave us? Hey Dolphins and Divas! We are already it, he never did return from his lunch Pink lemonade is definitely my favorite! It counting the days until next summer; break… was also really cool when our group got however, you girls made this past one You were all an absolute joy to be around the most riddles right too. I probably had unforgettable. Whether we were rolling all the time. I think our group was the smartest campers in all of camp, and like logs down the hill at field or playing probably the silliest and most fun in all of definitely the silliest and most fun. I can’t cat’s cradle all the time, we were always camp! I laughed so much with you all and wait for you girls to come back next having so much fun! Even though you went home smiling every day, even the summer and make even more memories. girls ALWAYS beat us counselors when days that were a little toasty. While I hope to see all of your smiling faces we would play Bubble Burst, we wouldn't school might not be as silly or weird as soon! (: trade this past summer for the world. As camp I hope you’re having a good school Lots of love, we sit in school, we think back on all the year and just remember that summer will Megan yummy (and not so yummy) pizzas we be here before you know it! I miss you all made in the pool and all the games of so very much! D.R.E.A.M. Team Dancing Dolphin and Donut Divas. Hey now! Hey now! This is what dreams Love, are made of! Hello, girls. I hope you are Our favorite part of the summer was Emily (and Cheesy Pasta!) all having an amazing school year and

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loving the third grade. I loved all of our Remember how well we showed off our add a new, unique (and usually chickpea days filled with your smiles and laughs green team spirit during Olympics week? related) twist to it. Even at carnival, we with all of the fun that we had going to And all the laughs we got from our had people clean a carpet, and it was boating or relaxing at cupstacking. My hilarious Sleepout skit? What about the more hilarious than I could have favorite was the Olympics and cheering time we laid on each other’s stomachs imagined! I am also so proud to look back for the black team aka Knight Time! and told jokes? Who could forget all of on the summer and remember how Remember when we got the silver medal Laura’s little tidbits of camp history and much you grew and flourished. Some of for Whale Watch? The black team winning Angie’s effortless messy buns! you reached new goals in high ropes second place was also pretty great. I still You ladies impressed us when you (welcome back to earth, uh!), and some have my silver medal and look at it all the pushed yourselves with new challenges improved in swimming, or other specific time and think of all the fun memories at high ropes, improved your diving skills areas. But all of you grew in creativity that we had together. I cannot wait to see at the pool, conquered Og’s Throne, and (especially by running the Carpet Café all of you girls again and hope to see you built massive cupstacking towers down in wilderness, or experimenting all next summer. (: together. You accomplished so much! with tie-dye at arts and crafts), courage in trying new things (such as singing wild Lots of love, We hope you guys are loving school this Megan songs around camp, or attending year, but that you’re also counting down sleepout), and kindness. It was way cool Whosamawhatsits the days until next summer! Thanks for to see everyone embrace your fellow Whatchamacallit? Whosamawhatsits! We making every day fun and giving us such chickpeas and encourage each other to sure wish we were back at camp with all positive, lasting memories!! have a fun summer. You girls changed of you goofy girls! School isn’t nearly as Much love and Namaste, me a lot over the summer with your fun as balancing water bottles on our Laura and Angie silliness, bravery, and kindness. I miss all heads and learning how to juggle! We SSSSSpudBots of our goofy times, but even more so, all wish we could play another epic game of of your personalities remind me every gaga together!! Hello there fellow sssspudbots!!! I am currently 25% of a baby potato and loving day to include others, be positive, and Remember how we confused all of camp it! I miss so much our days playing spud look for ways to make people smile. You with our ridiculous words of the day? And and slowly watching you all become full chickpeas always made this garbanzo how we always thought of some random grown potatoes! Bobby Spudbot would bean smile! Thank you for always being noise to make instead of passing the be proud! I miss playing gaga, doing spy your unique and wonderful selves. spirit at juice bar time? We were probably academy in the gym with April, swimming Remember how at lunch we would take the silliest group in all of camp! in the pool and watching you all do the turns saying a word to describe how we You all accomplished so much over the wiggly man off of the diving board! Thank felt? Sometimes we made up crazy summer, whether it was at archery, in the you so much for another wonderful combinations of words, I always smiled at pool or at high ropes! We are still so summer at KINNERET! I had so much fun how cool and creative those were. Well, proud of how willing you ladies were to being emus at the beach trip, and the best word to describe how I feel try new things and how supportive you counting stars at Sleepout with you all! about you all is thappilly- thankful, silly were of each other. Hope you are all having an amazing time and happy. I’m also a little hungry, but that’s a bonus word, remember? We hope you lovely ladies are having the in the fifth grade!! Hope to see you all best time in fourth grade, but we also next year! P.S.- just as I was finishing up this letter I wish that we could also hang out with our Love always, accidentally spilled donuts, toast crumbs pet dragon in the wilderness again, walk Emily and garbanzo bean soup on my carpet. Oh well. in French fry formation and share one Carpet Enthusiasts more homemade milkshake together!! Chickpeas, chickpeas! (drop the beeaans) I miss you girls 700 garbanzo beans Thanks for such a memorable session full Oh man, how I miss you all! I hope that worth (and that’s a lot). Count down the of laughs and silliness! you’re learning lots and eating lots of days until next summer!! Much love, yummy salads with chickpeas. I’m happy With much love and so many chickpea Laura and Angie to be back at school but I think about our hugs, Alyssa, Garbanzo Bean (& Emily!) The Zen Masters fun times over the summer almost every S.I.T. Ohmmmmmmmm. Oh hey, Zen Masters! day. Remember how at the pool you Hey S.I.T. Squad! We can't believe we're Now that we’re back at school studying would all wait in line and do funny jumps back in school already! As we're writing for tests and writing papers, we off the diving board and holler about this letter, we're thinking about this desperately miss hanging out with the garbanzo beans? That always made me summer and how many amazing chillest group in camp and having such a laugh. Or during “this or that” day when memories and hilarious moments we wonderful summer together! Belting out we had to see how many counselors you had. Whether it was playing tunnel tag in the words to the desperado song and could dance behind? And how can we the pool, eating lunch at the couch, going playing endless games of strawberry forget playing sleeping pandas in gym? after the counselors at gaga, or just lightbulb was so much fun! Good night panda Popo! I loved how you thinking of funny puns at different could take the simplest game or task and activities, we had the most amazing

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summer hanging out with all of you! We for making me smile every day. I miss you watching water crawl up… remember? UP gave the most piggy back rides ever, guys and I hope to see you soon! celery! That was awesome. Oh, and laughed until we cried, and had more fun -April (Dr. Noodle) watching milk flee from the dish soap than we could have ever imagined. We was so “magical.” I hope the rest of your hope you are all having an awesome time High Ropes school year is going well. I sure miss in middle school, and that you have Hey Navajo! I hope school is going well science right now. I’m sure you’re wonderful memories of squadding up, for all of you. I always think about the learning some new cool science activities rolling out, and being a chair! wonderful times we shared together at in school that you can teach me next high ropes last summer! I loved watching Much love, Erin and Gabrielle year. Remember, it’s not magic… It’s all of you grow and conquer your fears as SCIENCE! (Sasquatch and Zucchini) the summer went on. It was so rewarding J.K.E. to me, and I’m glad I was there to see you Yours truly, Dr. Science (aka Jon G.) To the ladies of JKE! We hope that you are all progress through all the elements and Drama all enjoying school so far and learning challenge yourselves. Like I said at the Hey campers!!! Ohhhhh my goodness, I lots of interesting things. We are enjoying beginning of the summer, high ropes is miss you all so much. Camp this year was ourselves at school but there isn't a day meant to be challenging. Seeing you all SO much fun that I’m missing it already. that passes when we aren't instantly push yourselves and accomplish your I’m currently at school, but I cannot stop reminded of memories from the amazing goals meant so much to me, and I hope thinking about all the wonderful summer we all had together. From that you’re all as proud of yourselves as I memories we made together. Whether it sticking clamps on each other at am of you. I can’t wait to see you all next was imagining we were princesses, woodworking, to throwing the counselors summer and create new memories and knights, dragons, and unicorns in in the pool, we so enjoyed every moment accomplish new goals. Have a great rest Medieval Week, battling it out in Box that we got to spend with all of you. Your of your year everybody! Wars, roaring like ferocious lions, tigers, adventurous and humorous attitudes Sincerely, Eric and dinosaurs, creating new beats with made for such a fun summer filled with drum circles, singing and playing camp incredible memories. We will forever be Cooking songs with musical instruments, or acting thankful for the good times that we can My little chefs! How have you been? as shape shifters traveling to new lands, fondly look back upon. You are all very Learn any new cool tasty recipes?! I was spending time with you all in Music & special individuals who we are so lucky to just reflecting on the yummy things we Drama was the absolute best. Who could have gotten the chance to get to know. made like fresh guacamole, salsa, and forget our awesome dance parties? I granola bars. Those were all so good! You know I never will, especially when they With love, Erin and Gabrielle guys did a great job helping prepare each (Sasquatch and Zucchini) involved running to the blue line, turning item. I hope you’re having a great time in into rocks, laughing in slow motion, and school. I know I wish we could be back at my personal favorite: TREE, TWO, ONE! I

cooking right now. Learn lots for me hope you are having a wonderful school From Specialists: though. Maybe a few new recipes for year, and are thinking about next next year’s group of cookers? Thanks! summer like me. Until then, make sure to Yours truly, Chef Gilet (aka Jon aka Doggy Rockwall keep being your amazing, creative selves, Jon aka Doctor Jon aka Chef aka Teacher) Hey everyone! I hope you are having an using that great imagination I know you amazing school year. Lately I have been Kinnereteering all have. And definitely make sure to start thinking about camp and how much I Why hello there my Kinneret Engineers! I randomly singing and dancing every once miss getting to help everyone at the rock guess I could just say Kinnereteers, huh? I in a while, since you all proved to have wall. From helping someone finish the can’t believe it’s already fall! I remember some great dinosaur dance moves. hardest route to watching someone watching those balloon jets fly on the Stay Dramatic! Shelby conquer their fears by just approaching string… More like gliding. The solar ovens Animals the wall, you guys made me so proud you guys made to melt that wax was so Hey guys and gals! Farmer Alec and I miss every day! Don't forget: if at first you fun! You became chefs, but not really. I you guys so much and know the animals don't attain your goal, keep trying! really hope your school year is going well do too! How is school going? I'm sure all Thanks for an awesome summer. so far. I’m missing Kinnereteering right of you are making a bunch of friends that now, so I know you guys are too. Have a Sincerely, you laugh and play with all the time. great rest of the school year! David Maybe you could tell them about how Yours truly, Gym you gave Pickles and Jax the pigs a nice Mr. Kinnereteering (aka Jon G.) Hi guys! I hope you're having fun at and relaxing mud bath! Or how you got school. Remember all the fun we had in Science to give the goats a walk around the farm gym? From Spy Academy to Gym My scientists! There you are! I hope the for Fitness Friday at the farm! I know Alec Baseball, I had a blast watching you guys school year has been treating you well. and I had so much fun with you guys this grow and develop new skills. I can't We had some fun this year doing summer and we hope you did too! believe how fast summer flew by! Thanks different projects with water, like We also wanted to give you guys and

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update on the animals. In late August Ponies part of summer for us. We hope you guys Buzz and Woody started kindergarten Howdy! How're my cowboys and cowgirls have been having a fantastic school year and are learning how to read and how to doing? I bet y'all are making tons of new and we hope to see you all next year at write, which has proven to be slightly friends at school, you're so great at that! camp! difficult considering that they have Chance is enjoying his time off this year, And don't forget, come as you naturally hooves. But they are super determined to that old man just gets so tired after are. All the best, Diana and Monica learn! Jax got an A+ in his public speaking hanging out with you guys all summer! class and Pickles started to struggle in his But he told me he really misses being Arts & Crafts math classes but luckily Brownie said she painted by y'all and he can't wait for next By now you’ve been back in school for a would tutor him! He has been doing so summer! Pepper has made new friends few months, hopefully doing your best in much better and we are so happy for with a dog named Blue.... hey maybe your classes and having fun. Do you him! Al still continues to be a straight A that's why he licked us all summer!!!! And remember the fun we had in Arts and student as he is just finishing up his first of course, Misty is finally back from her Crafts, all the wonderful projects we semester as a 5th grader. What about the vacation in Hawaii! She had so much fun created? We had our traditional crafts- sheep you may ask? Well the sheep have and said to give you all her love, she said Tie Dye, Lanyards, String Art, The Fort been practicing really hard to get on their she even saw a few of you on the big Banners and The Scarecrows, the track team at school and I am pleased to island during the summer! You know, my Wooden Snakes, and Sand Art. How say that not only did they make the team first summer at camp Kinneret went by about the Olympic Banners- KNIGHT but both Sequoia and Montana have set so fast, I hope the rest of the school year TIME and the GUAC n GECKOS and new records in the high jumps! Alec and I goes by even faster so I can see y'all BLUEGA WHALES had a feast of MAC N and the animals miss you guys terribly again! Keep doing great things my CHEESE and RED HOT ICE POPS. Sounds and can't wait to see you next year! friends, work on those horseshoe delicious. We had some new projects last summer too: Wiki Stix, Foil Art, Lacing, the -Rachel, Alec, Jax, Pickles, Woody, Buzz, throwing skills and lassoing some bulls! Hope to see you guys soon! Moppets and Candle Making. In second Sequoia, Montana, Brownie and Al session we made THE GREAT KINNERET Swim -Hailey SLEEPOUTS sign on Friendship Hill. Did Thank you for a fantastic summer at the Nature you see your group’s letter? But do you Kinneret pool! All the lifeguards agree Wow. This summer has been absolutely remember our biggest project, which that things went rather swimmingly both incredible. You guys made our first involved painting? That’s right- Jackson sessions, and we just want to take a summer at camp so much fun and one to Pollocks 1 and 2- Camp Kinneret style! It moment to mention a few things we remember. Teaching you cool facts about was amazing to see all your creative really enjoyed this summer. First of all, nature and getting to know you was an additions to the canvas, which started as thank you for coming to Camp Kinneret honor. In session one, we learned about a plain white sheet, and gradually turned and giving us the opportunity to get to trees, composting, spiders, nocturnal into a masterpiece. Did you have fun know you. Even though this is a group animals, and fossils (more importantly splattering the paint on the canvas and letter, every single one of you stood out dinosaurs & sharks!). In session two, we yourselves? Some of you looked like a in a way different from your fellow learned about birds, beating the heat Jackson Pollock painting when you were campers. We loved seeing your with your stylish neck coolers, sundials done! We had a wonderful time in Arts excitement towards swimming, your (that also doubled as shields, laser and Crafts this year. Thank you for eagerness to learn a new stroke, and beams, & umbrellas), and hieroglyphics! sharing your creativity and smiles with us. your happiness at achieving something Your teachers at school will be impressed Continue to have fun in school, study you may not have been able to do at the with everything you've learned. On top of hard and we’ll see you all next summer. start of summer. One of the most that, you gave us so many unforgettable -Dave & Harrison rewarding things is seeing you go off the moments from the hilarious things you diving board for the first time and said to the amazement on your faces Wilderness watching fear turn into pure excitement. when you learn something new. Hey campers! I hope that all of you are We had so much fun playing Red Light having a wonderful school year and Some of you also saw us outside our learning lots of cool new things. I'm back Green Light, Sharks and Minnows, having natural habitat. Sometimes we were relay races, and teaching you new skills in at school too, but I'd much rather be hiking up to Og's throne or watering a learning about some cool wilderness the water. We’ve watched you guys learn garden with you. From the pizza plant to and grow, and we’re honored to have facts with you guys - remember those the licorice and candy plants, we know luffa vines and oak apples? Those things been a part of that process. You guys they'll miss you as much as we will. have made an impression on us that will were always around when we were You've all done so much growing up, and building cool stuff in the wilderness. last for a long time and we only hope that we're so proud of the little seedlings and we made one on you too. Have a sprouts you've all become. Make Sometimes when I am out and about, wonderful year and just keep swimming! compost stew and plant a Mariah I see some rad sticks and think about all Love, the Lifeguards: blueberry, and above all, remember that of the fun times we had imagining, Rachel, Emaan, Courtney, Angel, Teresa, your mistakes were always great to us. exploring, and creating last summer. Bella, David, and Liad Thank you for being the most wonderful Stay wild, Schuyler

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Saturday, November 26th

On the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, camp staff will gather donations and deliver them to MEND in Pacoima.

Participating is easy! 1. Start gathering your donations now. 2. Look for the sign up form in an email sent October 26th. 3. Submit your form and we’ll add you to the list of homes we’ll visit on that Saturday morning.

Suggested Donations: Toys: Have your child pick some items that they have outgrown and want to share with a less fortunate child. Books: Board books, children’s books, pre-teen and teen novels. Electronics: Hand-held games, children’s DVDs. Outdoor Play: Plastic slides and play houses, bikes, tricycles, wagons (as long as they’ll fit through the school bus door!). Clothing & Shoes: Infant through adult sizes. Other Items: Strollers, high chairs, game tables, etc.

*To learn more about MEND, please visit their website: mendpoverty.org * MEND cannot accept car seats or furniture. *All items should be used but in good condition and contain all of their pieces/parts. *All donations are tax deductible.

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