Author: Elissa

Oh it felt good waking up and having just a regular day to look forward to. Our girls dance squad left early this morning and headed over to Camp Wayne for Girls for their Dance competition. Our dancers and cheerleaders had and absolute great time today and loved seeing their friends from other camps that were also competing. The girls danced beautifully and just had a great morning. They had rhythm and swagger and did us proud. Go Chenny Girls!

It was a tough loss today for our 8^th Grade Boys Soccer Team. They played Tioga in a Semi Final game with a final score of 2-1. The boys played their hearts out but this one just didn’t go their way today. It was a magnificent effort and the entire team showed great heart.

Our 7^th Grade Girls lost their championship tennis match to Starlight today with a final score of 4-1. We couldn’t have been more proud of these amazing girls. They played their hearts out with tremendous effort and amazing team pride. We are so proud of our kids. Way to go girls!

The afternoon was so beautiful and campers got to enjoy regular activities. It was amazing to experience a full regular day, back to normal! But the chatter was all about The First Annual Chenny Globes tonight.  We all got dressed up and walked down the red carpet into the Rec Hall.  It was real awards show full of nominees, winners, random candy give-aways and entertainment.  Nominees were announced for categories such as, Best Smile, Best Hair, Most Likely to become Famous, Mr. & Miss Congeniality, who would make the best counselor just to name a few. Nobody in the audience had any idea of who was nominated until each category was announced and the winner walked the red carpet to accept their star trophy. It was a real Hollywood awards show in the middle of Camp Chen-A-Wanda.  We even had our local paparazzi take loads of pictures of our superstars. Who needs TMZ when we have Borker, The Adams, Louise and Malcolm.

We all know that there are only 13 days left to summer 2012 and we are taking advantage of every second. Glad to be here and so glad to get 13 more days of this!

Chenny out!

 

Even without power this camp rocks. We ate by candlelight but had hot delicious meals.  Many times I have mentioned in these blogs that there is a feeling of family here at CAW and nothing can best describe that than the past 48 hours.  The campers barely noticed that the power was out because it was camp as usual. The nights became a fun bunk party of flickering flashlights. When I tell you it was a party here, that is no exaggeration. Your kids were amazing and they have a story and an experience that will be with them forever.

The rain was off and on today and though we tried to get some games in, that proved too difficult. Mother Nature had her way today so our games needed to be rescheduled. As the sun peaked out this afternoon, it was a perfect time to honor our Campers of the week. To be recognized this week was truly an honor as we had to be extra patient, flexible and understanding. We are so proud of all our campers but an extra great job to the following who went above and beyond this week.

Girls Side

Bunk A                        Skylar Jaffe

Bunk B                         Melanie Korn

Bunk C                        Kelsey Bloom

Bunk D                         Rylie Klein

Bunk E                        Sydney Kesselman

Bunk F                         Maddy Marcus

Bunk G                        Leah Weiss & Sarah Gershman

Bunk H                        Sara Agsteribe

Bunk I                         Jordan Ash & Maddy Grabow

Bunk J                         Sydney Levitz

Bunk K                         Sara Akerman

Bunk L                        Jordan Leeds & Casey Kaplan

Bunk M                        Alexis Ash

Bunk N                        Sydney Weinberger

Bunk O                        Emily Silman

Bunk P                         Sophie Dinow

Bunk Q                        Michelle Steinberg

Bunk R                         Bari Adwar

Bunk S                         Molly Burack & Heather Andelsman

Bunk W                        Rachel Robinson

 

Boys Side

Bunk A                        Matthew Hellerman

Bunk B                        Ben Brett

Bunk C                        Ethan Tantleff

Bunk D                        Mitchell Limsky

Bunk E                        Noah Kule

Bunk F                        Ari Dagan

Bunk G                        Zach Parker

Bunk H                        Jack Sntoro

Bunk I                                    Jack Abel

Bunk J                                    Andrew Larheim

Bunk K                         Logan Rivera

Bunk L                        David Smolowitz

Bunk M                        Max Secular

Bunk N                        Corey Feld

Bunk O                        Brandon Schiffman

Bunk P                        Zachary Horowitz

Bunk Q                        Andrew Palermo

Bunk R                        Josh Lomita

CIT                               Ryan Shaevitz

It was 5:30pm and it happened, our power was restored. You could here our joyous cheers all the way across Fiddle Lake. It was a moment, we will never forget. All of us on camp grounds will remember exactly where they were when the lights went on. It was a great moment and as we all headed into the Lodge for dinner, there was an excitement of normalcy. Having our meals by candlelight was awesome but eating with every light on the lodge turned on was AMAZING!!! Then there was music and lots of it. We were in the mood to celebrate, sing and dance and that is exactly what we did. Pure joy and celebration occurred in The Lodge tonight. Can’t quite describe the elation but the video will be up soon and you can see for yourself how we ended Blackout 2012!

It was back to regular evening activity and we had our lower camp boys in the Rec Hall for a mass GAGA tournament. Music was bumpin’ and they were loving GAGA. Lower camp girls were in the teen center for some BINGO fun. Upper camp Boys and Girls loaded into the Lodge to watch a movie and loved it as they enjoyed some hot cocoa and snacks with their movie.

What an experience we all went through and now with blackout 2012 behind us, we can say “let’s go on with the last 2 weeks of summer”. Bring it!

Chenny out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a picture perfect day. The sun was actually glistening on Fiddle Lake and it was remarkable. It was one of those days that didn’t have a cloud in the sky and happy campers we are all around, enjoying activities and loving being here.  It was regular activities and games and all around a fantastic camp day.

Our lower camp girls participated in a gymnastics tournament at Camp Wayne on Monday (7/23).  CAW placed 5^th out of 9^th. We are proud of all the girls who participated and they enjoyed competing.  Go Girls!

It was also a great day for a few games. Our 5^th Grade Boys played a friendly game vs. Tioga. Final score – Tioga 11 vs. CAW 4.

Congratulations to our 7^th Grade Girls Tennis team who defeated Westmont with a 5 – 0 win. They are off to the Championships. Way to go girls! It was Chenny Domination.

Our Supers, GC’s and CIT’s spent the day in D.C. and had a great day. The saw all the sights and spent the day touring our capitals monuments. It was a fantastic day and they enjoyed every minute of their adventure.

Simon Sez hands up, Simon Sez hands down! Simon Sez we had a great evening activity tonight and all the campers were wowed by Steve Max and his giant game of Simon Sez. Campers and counselors laughed and laughed and laughed some more as they were confused by his quick commands and outrageous fun and games. What a great night!

Chenny out.

Today was one of those special camp days that we will always remember. We played Avengers Dodgeball, Superhero Cooking, Superman Fight or Flight Slip and Slide, Aquaman Ocean Dive, Green Arrow Challenge and Batman Batarang Challenge.  The counselors had a costume parade and contest that the kids loved. It was crazy, it was outrageous and it was so camp!

The night ended with our 1^st Annual Wiffle Cup. It was boys vs. girls and the competition was on. Girls were dressed in red while boys wore gold from head to toe. We cheered, chanted and for danced the Cha Cha slide for our 7^th inning stretch. Boys took the win on this challenge with a 17 – 4 victory. They have the honor of being the first side of camp to win the Wiffle Cup Trophy that will be proudly displayed in the Lodge. In addition to the honor of this win, the boys who played won all of boy’s side an ice cream sundae party! Everyone had a great time and it was a memorable evening activity, one that we will all look back on as one of this summers best!

The Seniors rolled back into camp around 10:30pm from their Hershey Park trip and had a great time. As they got off the busses, they were all smiles and giggles.  They couldn’t wait to tell us about the most insane chocolate shake they have ever had.  Seeing them so excited about their trip was just priceless.  They came back with more than they left with. There were giant stuffed animals, Hershey sweatshirts but more important than all the chocolate they consumed, were the memories they made and time spent together. They are a terrific group of kids and we are so happy that they had the time of their lives.

Our oldest campers enjoyed their day on the beach today.  It was a day of laying on the beach, catching some sun and hanging with friends.  What is better than that? They spent the night at the movies and are having a ball on their Big Trip!

It’s hard to believe that we only have 19 more days of this paradise. We are grabbing every moment and appreciating each second. Life is really great here at Camp Chen-A-Wanda!

Chenny out.

Our Supers, GC’s and CIT’s had an early start as their buses rolled out of camp by 7:00am en route for Virginia Beach.  Their first stop was at Harford Mall for some afternoon shopping. Then it was off to Kings Dominion Amusement Park for the evening. It was a fun first day to their trip. They are all back at the hotel and getting ready for a full day activities tomorrow.

The Seniors boarded their bus for an overnight at Hershey Park. They enjoyed a night at the park and have a full day tomorrow at the park to enjoy all the rides, games and chocolate they desire.

Freshman through Collegiates had camp all to themselves today and loved every minute of it. Before the rain came, Boys side we got some games in.

Boys 4^th Grade Soccer –  CAW 8 vs. Westmont 0 (CAW wins Semi Finals  and advances to Championships)

Boys 5^th Grade Basketball – CAW 33 vs. Westmont 2 (CAW wins Semi Finals and advances to Championship)

Boys 5^th Grade Baseball – CAW 8 vs. Tioga 2 (CAW wins Semi Finals and advances to Championships)

Boys 7^th Grade Basketball – Tioga 30 vs. CAW 24

Tonight was one of those night’s that standouts above all the rest.  We had so much talent that the campers that weren’t able to perform in our first camper talent show, displayed their unique and entertaining skills for all us tonight. We had 26 acts and every single one of them was outstanding. There is something that happens here that does not exist outside our gates: it’s true genuine overwhelming support for one another. Regardless if you sing, dance, tell jokes, do cartwheels or play piano, you have an entire Rec Hall of friends behind you. No matter if you miss a step or sing off key, it just doesn’t matter here. Your courage to take that stage overrides what you do on that stage. Its awe-inspiring to witness and life changing to be a part of it. Where in the world can you ever go to get this support and encouragement?  We are brave, we are talented and we lift each other up here.

Drew Sandler (Inter Boy) ended our show as he wowed the crowd playing the keyboard. But as he started, it didn’t take but a few notes for every single one of us to join in and sing the song he was playing. He had everyone on their feet, swaying in unison together. Everyone in that Rec Hall felt something magical tonight and Drew had a moment that he will never forget. That’s what we do here, we lift one another up.

Chenny Out.