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 2019, we received over 130 notes from all of your specialists and group counselors. You can read their applications to fill 27 positions messages and remember everything you learned and experienced during the not held by returning staff. summer of 2019! 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 2020 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 th know it. Returning family enrollment begins Monday, January 6 ! 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 nd January 2 . Families who are new to Kinneret can begin to submit their background checks on all of our th applications on January 20 . Ask your friends to call us today to be added to new and returning staff. our mailing list and to receive information about our camp program and our Our staff members attend application process. 36 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. Please consider making a orientation as well as 1-on-1 tax deductible donation to support this important program! See our website goals meetings and weekly for more information and ways to contribute: campkinneret.com/giving group meetings. Our campership fund is one of many administered through the Group Photos American Camp Association (ACA). This October, 16 of our staff members helped to raise campership funds by pledging to run, walk, swim, or bike as In December, we will mail your part of the ACA’s annual Camp Moves Me fundraiser. In 2018 we raised group photos along with another $5340! We don’t have the final numbers for 2019 yet but we thank everyone personalized letter from your who participated, donated, or spread the word! counselor to your group members! 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! kinder heroes than you, and always Kidaroos From Group Counselors: loved helping Og and the rest of camp Hi Kidaroos! with you on my team! How is everyone? I miss you all and Marvelous Market Miwoks & Now that summer is over, I’m at school our time at camp so incredibly much. Rainbow Secret Agents just like you! And while homework is WOW! What a crazy fun session we Constantly I think about our time always fun, I miss spending time with had! Remember when we played all together in the Kinneret sun. Our my coolest friends at camp, especially those fun games like Grizzly Bear and summer together was one I will never at some of our favorites like campers- Gaga? And remember how excited we forget and I hope it was the same for versus-counselors gaga and big-kid were to compete during Olympics? I all of you. From Miwok Village (with bocce ball and the pool. And I can’t believe our “Green Cuisine” team Mr. Bear), to sandbox, to making especially miss watching you grow into won! Or how about when I went to racetracks at blocks, every day we amazing friends! While we may be far Camp Red Rock and Sroo (Silly were together was memorable and apart, I hope you know that you’ll Kangaroo) got to be your counselor for fun. Not only were the activities at always be a part of the Barnyard the day? I heard she told you about camp fun, but so were transitional Buddies and the Heroes of Og in your how she swims in Jell-O and sits in times. From singing in the changing hearts! squares at her camp! How goofy was room to playing the spy game we I hope to see you all next summer! that! never had a dull moment. Love, Sana :) I am so proud of all of your Marvelous Market Miwoks accomplishments from this past I think about all your smiling faces so summer, and how much you each The Post Office Popcorn Pals often! Remember the Independence blossomed while at camp! Thank you Relay when I poured water on myself Hi my Post Office Popcorn Pals! for keeping our days exciting and for and got all wet! That was one of my How are you all? I hope you’re each sharing so many laughs with me. I favorite days of camp this summer! having a FABULOUS year in hope kindergarten has been treating you well and that you’re counting the Rainbow Secret Agents kindergarten! I miss every one of your smiling faces so much. Each of you days (like me) until camp starts again! Wow what a great time we had! brought so much joy to our days at Love, Your Counselor and Biggest Fan, Remember when we went around camp, and I am so lucky that I got to Gaby saying nice things to all the other be there as you formed everlasting groups at camp? That’s one of my friendships, tried new activities, and favorite memories of the whole soaked up the summer sun! Rock n’ Rollie Pollies summer! Remember how we always got so Dear Rock n’ Rollie Pollies, I miss you guys and I hope you’re all excited when the Mailman visited Curl Up! Just kidding! Stay right where having a great year at school. camp? It was like he was our special you are! My little Rollie Pollies, how are XOXO, Jenna group mascot! Or, remember when I you?! I miss you all so so much! I miss would say “lick a stamp!” and you learning weird roly-poly facts all would all stick your tongues out at me? session long, like how they are not Barnyard Buddies & Heroes of Og That was so silly. How about when I’d actually bugs! Does anyone remember Hello Barnyard Buddies and Heroes reach out my arms super wide and that they’re actually land crustaceans of Og! you’d be (respectful) popcorn and that breathe through gills? Absolutely How’s everybody in pre-K, TK, and jump in the popcorn bowl? That was crazy! How about our favorite game of kindergarten? Still just as silly and the craziest idea yet! I loved using our the summer, Rollie Pollie gaga. We curious? Summer feels like a long time “Amazon Prime” feet to race up Good simply could not get enough of it! Morning Mountain each morning, and ago, but I still think of all my friends I miss all of your silly smiling faces and our “snail mail” walking feet to explore from camp! adventurous spirits. We were such a camp throughout the rest of the camp unique little group, constantly getting Barnyard Buddies, do you remember day. our mooing and honking? We were distracted by endless bug scavenger such great farmers around camp, and I miss you all dearly, and so hope our hunts, and naming the biggest hairiest we always had a hay-load of fun from paths cross again in the future. Happy spiders Cuddly Hugs! We also can’t activity to activity! trails to you until we meet again! forget that we were the coolest rock Heroes of Og, up up! And up close! I Love, Your Counselor and Biggest Fan, stars in town, jammin’ out all around have never met a set of braver and Gaby camp with our air guitars. Anyway, 2 thank you so much for a rocking first gaga games you thought of, like spying to all of our activities always session! I cannot wait till I see you all TunWall or Wormhole gaga. Your made you all happy :). back at camp next summer! enthusiasm for Night at the Museum Both of us are in college working hard. Love, Lauren and Bubblegum was unmatched and Our memories of camp are so special made us so happy to play the games to us and get us through the year! We with you. We miss you all and hope to hope you all keep your special camp Scientific Sea Turtles! see you next summer as Chumash memories dear to your heart as well. Hi Scientific Sea Turtles! campers. We hope to see you all at camp next Ocean breeze, liquids freeze! Okay, Abby & Taylor. summer, with even more amazing you can unfreeze now! How are my knock-knock jokes and juice bar flavor scientific geniuses doing? Still Puzzle Peace Friends and Cosmic opinions for your counselor! Have an observing the world around you? Still Communicators amazing year and always remember to taking notes about the trees, dirt, and be kind to others and try your best! rocks so you can develop your next Hello Puzzle Peace Friends and Cosmic Love always, Troy and Amanda C hypothesis? I sure am, so I hope you Communicators! are! Do you guys remember the crazy I hope you are all having an amazing cool Miwok science experiments we time in 1st grade.