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A Little More

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Everything is really going great… the girls are loving the routines of camp, so before things get stale we add a little more! Rafting, Overnights, Mov...

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The Sweet Center

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Today is the start of our “Middle” week at camp (the best week of camp in my opinion). I like to describe it as the “sweet center” of the Oreo cookie ...

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Sundays and Stumblers

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Last night’s EP (Protect your Counselor) was a huge hit. I don’t think I can convey how much the campers LOVED this crazy mash up of a “Color Run”, te...

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We Love North Carolina!

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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We awoke to bright blue skies and the promise of another perfect summer day. The weather this week has been as good as it gets (from my perspective as...

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Opening Vespers

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Last nights EP was absolutely CRAZY… one of those EP’s that can be heard a mile away (literally). The cheers, squeals, and raucous applause went on fo...

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Is Homesickness Bad?

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Homesickness certainly CAN be a bad experience, but homesickness at camp usually leads to a very positive growth experience… it builds resilience (one...

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Making Friends

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Breakfast Club this week is on the subject of friends: how to make them, how to keep them. We call it Social Growth and it is one of the goals we set ...

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Jimboy's Update

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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My favorite moment from opening day was the moment when the girls ran into the Pavilion for our first “Assembly”. The bugle blew at 3:00, letting ever...

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Opening Day

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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My parents used to get so excited about Opening Day… they would be giddy about every moment of this magnificent day. They loved that moment when the f...

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The Greatest Show

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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The Greatest Showman… who has seen it? If you haven’t, watch it today! I absolutely LOVE IT, mostly because of the opening sequence, which I think is ...

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Grand Finale

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

On opening day we started our opening assembly with a line of counselors cheering the campers into the Pavilion. The girls could hear the cheers of th...

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Banquet Day

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Today is banquet day. A day of great joy at camp, one that is sweet in a way that is quite special. In my normal work year I experience each and every...

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Satisfaction

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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The play was SO CUTE!!! We could not be more proud of the Directors, Cast, and Crew who worked so very hard to bring it all together in the last minut...

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Mountaintop Moments

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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The Production EP last night was delightful. Such great dancing, singing, cheering, “stomp”, guitar, and even some basic juggling! You would have been...

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Countdown

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

We have entered the “golden week” of June Camp: the countdown to Banquet Day has begun and everyone is keenly aware of that fact. Ceramics projects mu...

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Prize Day!

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Our final Stumblers of June Camp is a big deal to the girls. The t-shirt reward for running both Sundays is the first reward for perservereing through...

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Saturday

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

The Breakfast Club joke is a big deal around here. Campers are always asking what the next joke will be (they know the jokes by heart and love to get ...

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Friday

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

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Today we got an extra hour of sleep due to a little thing we call “Sleep Late Friday”. We do this every week at Main Camp and everyone loves it! You w...

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Thursday

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

The report from our big carnival is good… the weather was perfect (last year it rained), the food was amazing, the rides were awesome, and spirits wer...

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Wednesday

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

We have now been in camp for ten days. In ten days we will go home. That is the very definition of the half way point of the session. At this point we...

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Tuesday

by Jimboy

by Jimboy

38

Last night was so much fun! The “Grandma” theme was a hit (basically a team building series of games where cabin groups walked around camp acting like...

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