Author: Elissa

The morning started as any other amazing summer day. As the sun rises and camp wakes up, you see campers roll out of bed and this is home. Campers are still in their pajamas and as they walk to the Lodge you get the feeling they are walking from their bedroom to the kitchen to have breakfast, as if they are at their home. Which they are!  It’s hard to believe we have only three more weeks here but every minute and every moment counts.

We had a great day of sports as CAW swept all games today.

Boys 3^rd/4^th Grade Roller Hockey – CAW 5 vs. Starlight 3

Boys 8^th Grade Tennis – CAW 4 vs. Poyntelle 1

Girls 7^th Grade Soccer – CAW 7 vs. Cayuga 0

Girls 8^th Grade Soccer – CAW 10 vs. Wayne 1

Congratulations to all of our campers of the week. You shined and deserved the recognition!

Girls Side

Bunk A – Sydney Wood

Bunk B – Lexi Tantleff

Bunk C – Romi Maschler

Bunk D – Natalie Blee

Bunk E – Sophia Jaffe

Bunk F – Noelle Breitweiser

Bunk G – Kaley Morabito

Bunk H- Jessica Altman & Becca Greenbaum

Bunk I – Dylan Grabow & Hailey Wolff

Bunk J – Zoe Rouder

Bunk K – Dani Mazen

Bunk L – Brooke Mohr & Remy Savy

Bunk M – Cami Oresky & Melissa Borker

Bunk N – Carrie Mason & Daisy Zand

Bunk O – Jessica Fleisscher

Bunk P  – Elana Wilk

Bunk Q – Julia Bromley

Bunk R – Emily Zucker & Sarah Sass

Bunk S – Sophia Malkotsis & Jessy Kingman

CIT – Allie Frank

 

Boys Side

Bunk A – Jake Erlich

Bunk B – Evan Kay

Bunk C – Ryan Stuzin

Bunk D – Jake Ashkenase

Bunk E – Aaron Marasia

Bunk F – Jared Graff

Bunk G – Sam Tavel

Bunk H – Ben Diamond

Bunk I – Ben Gerchick

Bunk J – Matthew Marchisotta

Bunk K – Drew Sandler

Bunk L – Alex Croen

Bunk M – Jordan Stewart

Bunk N – Jake Henning

Bunk O – Brian Dubinsky

Bunk P – Brian Sussman

Bunk Q – Adam Heimowitz

Bunk R – Jesse Steinberg

Bunk W – Brett Croen

It was early dinner today as our lower camp enjoyed a night out of camp. Our Freshman & Juniors spent the evening bowling.  It was a great night as this group had the alley all to themselves. The Middies, Inters , Collegiates and Seniors enjoyed a night out at the movies.

Upper camp spent the night at camp, packing for their Big Trip tomorrow as they head out to Virginia Beach and D.C. It was their traditional Road Rally and Ice Cream party that made the night spectacular. They have an amazing adventure ahead of them.

All campers are back and in their bunks fast asleep.  Goodnight Chenny!

Chenny out.

 

We had an amazing day at camp today. The weather was great and we had a full day of activities. Girl’s side was doing all their last minute touches to their costumes and finalizing all the details for the big show. Girls Sing spirit was definitely in the air and we were all so psyched to see which division would prevail as tonight’s winner.

It was an afternoon of boy’s sports today. Great effort by all but most importantly, great sportsmanship was displayed in each and every game.

Boys 5^th Grade Soccer – Wayne 3 vs. CAW 0

Boys 6^th Grade LAX – Starlight 12 – vs. CAW 5

Boys 8^th Grade Baseball – Starlight 14 vs. CAW 4

The night belonged to girl’s side. It was the most spectacular Girl’s Sing I’ve ever been privileged to watch. There was so much time, effort and love out into Sing and it showed. Each division brought their “A” game and the judges (Boy Group Leaders) had their work cut out for them. It began with lower camp and Freshman Girls got into the Rave. Junior girls rocked out with Rock of Ages. Middies went viral with their Social Middia. Inters went on an Inter state Road trip.  Collegiates went to college and beyond. Seniors gave tribute to Dr. Seuss with one phenomenal performance. Supers had a teaspoon of sugar and felt oh so Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! GC’s got scared with their nightmare on camp road and our CIT’s were fabulous as the Avengers and fought off all the bad guys. It was a superb show but there was only one lower camp winner and one upper camp winner.

Congratulations to our winners of the evening: Lower Camp – Inters / Upper Camp – Supers

Even though winners were crowned tonight, each division felt a great sense of pride and honor to put on such a tremendous production. Girls Sing runs deep and the pride we feel for it will forever have a place in our hearts. The cheers and alma mater each group sang will stay in their hearts forever.

To be a part of this community and get to feel what we all felt watching girls sing (boys side included) will stay with us, always.

Chenny out.

We spent the morning in rainy day activities and the campers loved the downshift.  Girl’s side spent the morning practicing Girls Sing and Boys side had a ball watching movies, playing dodge ball and cooking.

Then it was off to The Lodge for lunch for the biggest dance party we have ever had in the history of CAW. We all did the Cha Cha Slide, Macarena, YMCA, Cotton Eye Joe to name a few. You can’t quite imagine how insanely fun it is to sing and dance in a room filled with 650 people who are loving it as much as you are. It is just pure freedom and self-expression without any fear of judgment. This just doesn’t happen anywhere else.  We let loose here and enjoy every single moment.  Make sure to look out for the video of today’s lunch. It will blow your mind to see your children dance as if no one is watching.

Due to the rain, many games had to be rescheduled but we did manage to play one.

Boys 10^th/11^th Grade Soccer – Weequahic 3 vs. CAW 0

The night belonged to Chenny Idol. The show was incredible and our top four blew the roof of the Rec Hall. The talent was insane and the contest was too close to call. What began with 175 auditions came down to four performances. Daisy Chaskin was spectacular with her angelic voice. Daniel Gur rocked the house with his amazing performance. Julia Bromley sang from the heart and gave everyone goose bumps. Two Direction got us all on our feet with a thro back to why Boy Bands stole our hearts. In the end, Two Direction was named winner on Chenny Idol 2012. Congratulations to Ben Metzger, Josh Lomita, Evan Wadler, Jonathan Swill and Jared Bauer. You are Chenny’s favorite boy band!!

Another unforgettable day at CAW.

Chenny out.

 

Today was a day full of camp spirit and pride. Girls camp was busy practicing for Girls Sing. You saw pockets of divisions getting ready for Saturday nights big camp tradition.  Each division performs a dance, cheer and alma mater for the entire camp. It is a rich tradition here at CAW and we all can’t wait to see girl’s side bring it. They are all having a ball putting their dance together and it shows. Go Girls!!!

Tons of games were played. Hard work and effort were at the core of our sports program today.

Girls 6^th Grade and under LAX – Bryn Mawr 12 vs. CAW 11

Boys 7^th Grade Baseball – CAW 6 vs. Wayne 4

Girls 8^th Grade Softball – Morasha 11 vs. CAW 9

Boys 10^th/11^th Grade Soccer – Kweehic 2 vs. CAW 1

Girls 8^th/9^th Grade LAX – Indian Head 13 vs. CAW 9

Powder Puff ruled the night. It was girls CIT’s vs. GC’s and the battle was on. The ladies played some serious flag football while their male counterparts cheered, danced and encouraged their players. It was such a great night. The game was played on our soccer field under the lights and the crowd went wild. No matter if you were on the field or in the stands watching, you were having a ball. Camp spirit was high today and everyone felt it. In the end the CIT’s took home the win. Congratulations CIT girls, you fought with valiant effort and had a blast doing it. The GC effort was also undeniable. They will be a force to reckon with next summer.

It just keeps getting better and better. There is no doubt why we all live 10 months for 2.

Chenny out

Today was a great day. We all got some very extra needed sleep followed by a Brunch morning. After a fun day of trips, we all needed the sleep in. the weather was hot so it was into the pool and lake to cool off.

It was another day of great Chenny games and our athletes proved once again that they give it all they got on the courts and fields.

Girls 5^th Grade Tennis – CAW 4 vs. Lohikan 1

Girls 7^th Grade Softball – CAW 18 vs. Lavi 0

Boys 7^th Grade Soccer – Weequahic 1 vs. CAW 0

Boys 7^th/8^th/9^th Grade Hockey – Island Lake 6 vs. CAW 5

Boys 8^th Grade Basketball – Morasha 52 vs. CAW 35

We all get wet, wacky and wild with Powerhouse Studios for our evening activity. We did crazy silly races, got pied in the face and was slimed by the giant booger blaster.  It was just over the top hilarity. Everyone had a ball with the rubber chicken toss and hobby horse races. What a fun night we had.

As we are approaching our fourth week here at camp, we are all in the groove and loving this experience. Yes, there are amazing activities and non-stop fun but the friendships here make it all worth it. When you see our campers arm in arm walking around campus, it makes you realize that this type of human connection is so vital and changes who we are. We rely on one another to get us through harder moments, we celebrate with one another and from this connection a deeper more profound friendship exists. How lucky we are to be a part of this amazing experience.

Chenny out.