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Breakfast: French toast, veggie sausage, toast, melon, fresh strawberries, yogurt, various toppings, selection of cereal, and juice.
Lunch: Baked potatoes, broccoli, beans, jello, salad bar, watermelon, and apple crisp.
Dinner: Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, fruit, chip selection, & salad bar.
MY TOP THREE
#1: At the top of my list was when we decided to let camper sign-up individually for their own AM rotations (specifically campers who weren't assigned to a specific class already). It was a little crazy but we're glad that the campers got to try something new, or choose to do something over again. We had a few stay in drama for both rotations! (Those drama staff are really awesome and make the class fun).
#2: Today was super big event! We had cabins in the following locations:
A. Pool;
B. Soccer (football);
C. Laser tag;
D. Kickball.
We're still hoping to open up the camp waterslide as a rotation in the future! I spent a lot of time chasing down campers who had left things behind. I reunited one camper with his hat, another with his waterbottle, and another with his jacket. One of the boys left his wet clothing at the pool, (please note: most of the things left behind belong to guests in the North Village) and we'll be trying to reunite him with his stuff soon.
#3: We also had Pageant tonight. These campers (ages 10-12) are a bit older and have a lot more questions and things they want to talk about with their counselors. I was surprised when almost every camper went down when the Pastor did the alter call. At first, I thought no one was going to stand and walk down to the stage, but in a sudden flurry of activity they made their way down to join him. Pastor Larry gave his own personal testimony about working at PSR Camp (in the past) and how that experience made him into the believer he is today. Larry went from camper, to staff, and then to an employee of one of our Adventist Colleges. We were so glad to host him this week, he's been a real inspiration to our staff, campers, and guests.
PARENTS & CAMP
Parent survey time is coming up soon. If you're interested in communicating what you'd like to see us do in the future, what you think we're doing well right now, and the traditions you want us to preserve you'll be able to tell us all about it. Some people think that the parent survey doesn't change things here at camp but here are some examples of the things we've done because parent overwhelmingly requested them:
A: Price stabilization. Parents have asked us not to raise the price of camp and we haven't made an increase in the cost of base camp in two seasons.
B: Provide more opportunities for campers to practice and develop skills. We created tiered classes and a curriculum in order to see if our campers are advancing in knowledge and practical applications of the things they do.
C: Make programs a big priority. Parents often get to hear all about or plays, skits, and activities (that happen outside of morning classes) and the feedback has been to maintain and advance our programs to communicate Christian values, advanced decision-making, and behavior modeling. We do this in a way that is consistent with our camp traditions and is therefore something that returning campers get to look forward to year after year.
STAFF & CAMP
We love our staff. Today we went around at room check and delivered special snacks to the staff. Our village coordinators also had a snack time for the counselor & counselor assistants in the cafeteria (girls) and art building (boys). Sabbath really is the best day and starting it off with a 'thank you' to our staff helps us to remember that.
TOMORROW
Sabbath breakfast baskets...
Pastor Larry is going to deliver his final message to our campers...
Campers will have the opportunity to walk on the straight and narrow path, or listen to the tempters as they try to distract them...
Wishing all of our parents, grandparents, and camp family a good night!
~Jeremy
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