2008 Is Our 8Th Year at "Cody." the First 25 Before the Campers Head Back to Their Cabins Years of Camp Were Held at "Winni" - the for the Night
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SATURDAY YEAR '51 BEGINS WORSHIP AT CAMP The 51 st year of "Camp" began in the Morning Watch, Chapel. and Vespers are all parking lot of Braintree High School shortly after important parts of our daily camp program. 9:00 A.M. when Dave Lewis arrived before After breakfast the entire camp gathers for anyone else. Dave prides himself on a/ways Morning Watch -10 minutes of quiet time. being the first camper to arrive. Within the hour Morning Watch papers, prepared by Terry, he was joined by 414 campers and 72 staff serve as a guide for this quiet time. Included members all looking forward to a great week each morning is a parable of Jesus, a modem at Camp Cody on Lake Ossipee in Freedom, parable, questions to think about, prayer NH. seeds, and quotes from Kermit and friends. Ten yellow school buses The Rev. Dick Hotchkin coordinates worship and 3 trucks, loaded with at camp. almost everything we might The chapel service is held before dinner need for camp, departed each evening in the Council Ring. Chapel from the BHS parking lot at 1 1: 15 A.M. and services are led by various campers, arrived at Camp Cody about 3 hours later counselors, and senior staff members. The best where the campers were welcomed by "Rip" part of chapel is the great singing led by Glenn before being given their cabin assignments. Holt and Greg lopatti ["The Bread and The Within an hour, and just before it rained, the Glenn.") campers were settled into their cabins. Vespers, are held around the campfire just 2008 is our 8th year at "Cody." The first 25 before the campers head back to their cabins years of camp were held at "Winni" - The for the night. Vespers always end with the Geneva Point Center on Lake Winni[esaukee. singing of The Lord's Prayer. The campers hold The next 18 years of camp were at hands and sway gently back and forth, as they "Kingsmont" in the Berkshires. We moved to sing softly together. "Cody" in 2000. Our camp director, "Rip," claims that "Cody" is the very best location CAMPFIRE camp has ever had. "Rip" should know ... he The first evening activity of the week was a has been part of camp for 50 of the 51 years super campfire program put together by Kevin He missed only one year to attend The Scout Worth. Kevin's goal was to make the opening Jamboree. campfire a "real world example of pure At 4:00 P.M. everyone gathered in the rec awesomeness." It was an incredible display of hall to be welcomed by the Camp Cody staff talent by many of our staff ~ k. and to receive their Morning Group members and a few of the ~ {; ~ t.~ assignments. There are 36 Morning Groups with campers. Later in the week ~I c. 'luI,.. two counselors and a dozen campers in each the campers will have the q 1 group. They will meet together each morning opportunity to showcase ;i . for ninety minutes. their talents at Wednesday e The 2008 camp theme is: It's Not Easy Being night's Talent Show. Green. During the week our Morning Groups The campfire featured: will explore the "life thoughts" of Jim Henson, Brian Hickox, Kevin Worth, Glenn Holt, Greg creator of the Muppets. Jim Henson has lots to lopatti, Danielle Walsh, Ashley Hazleton, Andy say not only to the children who watch Sheflin, Cole Burton, John Fiander, Tim Hickey, Sesame Street, but to teens and adults as well. Tom Crosby, Jimmy McClafferty, Vanessa The two "lessons" that will be stressed the most Conners, Mike Degagne, Donal Magrane, The this week are: (1) The importance of being Perfetuo sisters (Adrienne, Gabrielle and yourself; (2) The importance of living your Isabell,) Tiffany Smith, juggling by Harry dream. LaCoste, and an amazing display of artistic talent by Ricky Martin. SATURDAY TIME CAPSULE CAMP CARES Weather: Sunny with an afternoon rain storm ... Two projects at camp this summer show cool at night ... full moon our concern and care for others. Dinner: BBQ Chicken & "Hoodsies" Project # 1 is the collection of the "snap P.M. Program: Campfire tops" from aluminum beverage cans. The Quote of the Day: "You can do anything if you "snap tops" are donated the The Shriners, a put your focus on how to do it rather than on Masonic organization that funds the Shimer's why you can't." IBob Templeton} Burn Hospital in Boston. The "snap tops" are ** ** ** ** ** melted down and sold. The money raised is used to fund 100% of the medical treatment at the hospital. Our campers collect "snap tops" WHO/WHAT IS CAMP? throughout the year and bring them to camp. D Camp 2008 is 41 4campers Project #2 is a raffle to support Team Kermit and 72 staff members - an - one of the many teams that rides in the Pan awesome "family" of 486 Mass Challenge to support the Jimmy Fund. from the five participating Our raffle features some great grand prizes: churches: Q A pair of Red Sox tickets for Sept. 22nd First Congregational of Braintree D A "Dice-K" autographed baseball Union Congregational of Braintree D Ricky Martin's painting of Kermit Bethany Congregational of Quincy D A jewelry basket valued at $250 First Church of Weymouth D Autographed items from the Boston Old South Union Church of Weymouth Bruins Q Camp is teens in grades 7 - 12. The raffle also included more than 75 gift cards D Camp is an incredible staff ranging in age donated by the families of our campers. We from 19 to 60+... all the counselors are thank you for your generous donations. We former campers. were overwhelmed by your willingness to help D Camp is people coming together for an us help others. incredible week that we started planning Please check the final page of this newspaper for in September of 2007... it is an amazing to see how many pounds of "snap tops" we week of sharing, growth, and fun. collected and to see how much our raffle D Camp is a wonderful Spirit that embraces raised. everyone that spends the week together on Ossipee's shores. WH ERE'S ELMO Q Camp is YOU ... thanks for being a part of it. You've heard of Where's Waldo? At camp we're wondering Where's Elmo? SPREE TIME Elmo loves camp, but Elmo often gets lost. Several afternoons Elmo doesn't like being alone. Each day the following lunch the campers have to find Elmo and bring him campers enjoy Spree Time safely to lunch. an opportunity to The camper who finds Elmo is rewarded with choose between a variety seven raffle tickets for the Team Kermit raffle. of great activities. Steve Elmo feels very fortunate that he has been Flaherty is the director of found each day. Elmo thanks the campers Spree Time. The campers' who have hunted for him. Elmo loves you! choices include: tennis, volleyball. basketball, swimming, boating, kickball, ultimate Frisbee, ** ** ** ** ** ** tie-dye, gimp, sunbathing, massage, juggling, "The words say, 'It's not easy being green, I but talent show practice, etc., etc., etc. The one the song is also about knowing who you are. Spree Time rule is that campers may not be in Jim believed that people are good and that their cabins. Spree Time is also a great time to they want to do their best and that no matter visit the canteen to fill up on candy, chips, and how or why we may different from anybody cold sodas. else, we should learn to love who we are and be proud of it." <Ray Charles> SUNDAY SUNDAY TIME CAPSlILE CARTOON CHARACTER DANCE Weather: Lots of sun... afternoon clouds ... The first dance of the year is always a nice, moonlit evening. great chance to meet up with your old friends Breakfast: Pancakes and open the door for new ones. With a Lunch: Grilled Cheese different theme and loads of distinctive Dinner: Spaghetti & meatballs costumes each year, the theme dance always Afternoon Activity: American Gladiators has something for everyone. This year was no Evening Activity: Cartoon Character Dance different as the campers for 2008 warmed up Quote of the Day: "It doesn't matter if you're a the cool Ossipee night with plenty of energy frog or a pig or a bear or even a person. It and great music. doesn't matter if you're a big fish in a little The "Cartoon Dance" was the theme pond or a small fish in a big pond - you're you that offered campers and staff a great and you matter." <Kermit> chance to display their creativity and their love of all the great cartoon characters we grew up AMERICAN GLADIATORS with. From old school cartoons like Popeye, This year's first afternoon activity was Olive OiL Mickey Mouse, and the Man in The inspired by the return of an old TV classic, the Yellow Hat, dancing along to great camp game show "American Gladiators." The classics, all the way to perfect Cinderella's and carnpers competed as morning groups, even one Pocahontas jamming out to techno moving together through 18 grueling stations tunes, it was a great night! that challenged them in a variety of ways. Some of the creative Arapaho Senior Some stations featured Boys came dressed perfectly as the Batman old Gladiator classics like villain's gallery, while the Junior high girls came "PowerBall," "The Joust" dressed to impress as the Wiggles, Minny / and "Assault," while other Mouse, and the Care Bears.