Author: Elissa

We all enjoyed our first trip day of the summer. Our Freshmen and Juniors spent the day at Nathaniel State Park. They swam in the lake, made sand castles and lounged in the sun. As the sun set, the kids enjoyed a delicious BBQ lakeside.  They all arrived back at camp around 7:30pm and were smiling ear to. One Junior girl got off the bus and said what a fun day she had but she was so glad to be home. Even when you are at camp, trips are great but coming home is just so sweet.

The Middies and Inters had an amazing day spent bowling and roller-skating. They loved every minute of it. They got to hang out with their friends as they bowled together and then off to the rink for some old school roller-skating fun. What a fun day they all had. It was a great way to spend a hot summer day.

Our Collegiates and Seniors roared down the river as their day was spent white water rafting. Together they battled the river. It was exciting, it was thrilling, it was challenging and it was awesome.

The Supers and GC’s had a ball at Camel Brach. The weather was nice and hot as they spent the afternoon in the wave pool and getting soaked on water rides. The park was empty and it felt as if they had it all to themselves. Another perfect way to spend a hot summer day.

The CIT’s enjoyed themselves as they had lunch at Windsors followed by a day of shopping at the Mall. They lunched, they spent quality time together and they enjoyed every moment.

All our campers are back home in their bunks sleeping peacefully. Exhausted from all the great adventures they experienced today. A successful fun trip day was had by all.

Chenny out.

Things at camp are rolling right along and we are having a ball. The weather could not have been more perfect and we all took advantage of the beautiful landscape that we are living in. Just breathtaking. At the lake, I overheard one camper saying to another, “It’s so beautiful here, can you believe we get live here all summer?” Those moments of gratitude are just awesome.

The campers spent the day playing. When you stop and think about it for a moment, where can you spend the whole day playing baseball followed by a soccer game then head to the waterfront for some tubing, then over to circus to fly on a trapeze and end your day by soaring on the zip line. This happens here everyday. In a world that is so stressful filled with schedules, studying & pressure, we play. We play all day long.

No matter if we experience the joys of winning or the agony of defeat, we play. We are so proud of our Chenny athletes for their amazing skill and sportsmanship.

Boys 3rd/4^th Grade Baseball – Equinunk 2 vs. CAW 0

Girls 5^th Grade Soccer – CAW 2 vs. Lavi 0

Boys 7^th Grade Soccer – CAW 3 vs. Lavi 1

Boys 9^th Grade Softball – Nesher 20 – CAW 5

Girls 10^th/11^th Grade Basketball – CAW 27 vs. Blue Ridge 26

Boys 10^th/11^th Grade Soccer – CAW 7 vs. Lavi 0

Tonight was Deal or No Deal and our campers made great deals. There were pizza parties, extended curfews and so many more exciting deals. There were chants and cheers as each participating camper was guided by their bunkmates to take the deal or to stay and play. It was another great night full of Chenny fun and memories we won’t soon forget.

Chenny out

 

Wow, what another great day at CAW. The weather was picture perfect and camp was buzzing with happy campers. We have been here for only 8 days and it feels like we have been in this routine for months. We often refer to this place as our summer home and it sure does feel like that. We have formed a summer family here and the bonds that have been made will last forever.

The activities here are so much fun but they are indescribable when you do them with your friends. You can walk through Arts & Crafts and will see campers making beautiful works of art together, you can stroll up to wiffle ball and you see friends playing together or you can walk in The Cookhouse and see a group of kids cooking together. That is what this place is all about. The activities are fabulous but they wouldn’t be fun doing them alone. How lucky are we to have a whole summer family to play with, to trust and to be there for our ups and our downs. That is the magic of Chen-A-Wanda.

Campers stayed busy as they played their games. Our athletes did a great job on the fields and courts today.  It was a Chenny sweep with all our games today.

Girls 3^rd/4^th/5^th Grade Tennis – CAW 3 vs. Starlight 2

Boys 7^th Grade Softball – CAW 10 vs. Tyler Hill 6

Girls 8^th Grade LAX – CAW 13 vs. Island Lake 10

Boys 9^th Grade Soccer – CAW 9 vs. Tyler Hill 0

The highlight of today had to be CHENNY JAMS. We had a staff basketball game and you could have sworn you were at an NBA game. It was Girls Camp vs. Boys Camp and so far this summer, this was the best evening activity yet. Girls wore black and pink while boys were dressed in white. Each side went crazy on the spirit as they painted their faces; spray painted their hair and spent the night cheering on their team. There was a halftime show dance from our GC girls, free T-shirts launched into the crowd and an incredible half court shot made by Jon Grabow. There was so much spirit and intense camp pride; you could feel it and every corner here at camp. One amazing summer night here at Chenny!

Chenny out.

 

It was an absolute gorgeous day at camp today. The weather was beautiful and the kids loved their activities. It was a perfect camp day.

SPORTS, SPORTS & MORE SPORTS!!

Boys 3rd/4^th Grade Basketball – Wayne 25 vs. CAW 19

Boys 3^rd/4^th/5^th Grade Tennis – CAW 5 vs. Weequahic 0

Girls 7^th Grade LAX – Starlight 15 vs. CAW 12

Girls 8^th Grade Soccer – CAW 6 vs. Island Lake 1

As we officially closed out the first week of camp, our campers of the week were announced at evening line-up. These campers were standouts, amazing contributions to their bunks and just great all around campers. Congratulations to our campers of the week!

Girls Camp

Bunk A – Mackenzie Rubovitz

Bunk B – Abby Leeds

Bunk C – Brooke Marshall

Bunk D – Kylie Gorsky

Bunk E – Emily Kushner

Bunk F – Hannah Nissenbaum

Bunk G – Ava Salti

Bunk H – Alexandra Mallor & Lindsay Gurtman

Bunk I – Nikki Younger

Bunk J – Ruby Murphy & Arielle Ashkenase

Bunk K – Corrine Packel & Emily Locker

Bunk L – Olivia Hornick & Sydney Bohm

Bunk M – Jessica Leichter & Rachel Gurtman

Bunk N – Rachel Schier & Hayley Seltzberg

Bunk O – Sydney Fox

Bunk P – Amanda Scheman

Bunk Q – Blake Katz

Bunk R – Sami Wills & Stephanie Roth

Bunk S – Brynn Weiner & Stephanie Steinberg

Bunk W – Julie Troyetsky

 

Boys Camp

Bunk A – Max Gutman

Bunk B – Benjamin Peskin

Bunk C – Dylan Bortnick

Bunk D – Jared Schwartz

Bunk E – Zac Weiss

Bunk F – Michael Hellerman

Bunk G – Mathew Sussman

Bunk H – Benji Herzog

Bunk I – Garret Racenstein

Bunk J – Andrew Roisenberg

Bunk K – Nathan Davis

Bunk L – David Mason

Bunk M – Josh Friedman

Bunk N – Steven Bochner

Bunk O – Brandon Shiffman

Bunk P – Daniel Gur

Bunk Q – Brett Wolf

Bunk R – Jake Legatt

Bunk W – Adam Schneebaum

Chenny’s got talent and confidence! We all were entertained tonight with the camper talent show and overwhelmed with the support we give one another. No matter if we sang off key or stumbled as we danced, all the acts we applauded with a standing ovation. Campers took the stage and were supported not only for their talent but also for their effort. We have the most supportive and enthusiastic camp ever!!! We all loved seeing our friends on that stage entertain us but we all left feeling great inside from the energy we all brought into the Rec Hall. This type of cheering support doesn’t happen 10 months out of the year but you can guarantee it happens for 2 months here at CAW! Love this place.

Chenny out.

It was picture day at camp so we spent the morning taking bunk, solo and sibling pics. The temperature was raising so after all our pictures were taken; the pool and lake were the place to be.  We blobbed, we banana boated, we swung on the Tarzan swing and we just had cool fun on a hot day.

Our Chenny athletes played their hearts out today. And gave it their all.

Girls 5^th/6^th Grade LAX – CAW 9 vs. Trails End 4

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

Girls 9^th Grade Tennis – Weequahic 4 vs. CAW 1

Boys 10^th/11^th Baseball – Poyntelle 11 vs. CAW 1

We had an amazing night tonight with an evening of Round Robin. Each division had their own activity on camp. The Freshman & Junior Boys played Bingo in the Rec Hall. The Freshman Girls made cookies and had story time at the Grabows house. Junior Girls made murals at Arts & Crafts. Middy Boys and Girls made cups of delicious dirt dessert and then watched Holes in the Chen-A-Plex. All of the Inters sang karaoke in the canteen. Collegiate Girls had s’mores and songs at Chenny Village. Collegiate & Seniors Boys played a serious game of Dodgeball in the hockey rink. Super, Senior and GC Boys had sports night in The Lodge. Seniors Girls played a crazy game of wiffleball while the GC Girls had a cookie decorating party in The Cookhouse. Supers & CIT girls enjoyed manicures and facial masks with a beauty night in the Teen Center.

The sky was pink as the sun set over the lake. It was a perfect summer night, just perfect.

Chenny out.