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The Wanderers are back from their trip of a lifetime out West and as they rolled off the bus with suitcases in tow heading to their bunk, there was a group of Inter campers watching them in awe. I was watching this scene unfold as one camper said to her friend, “That will be us one day coming back from California, and I can’t wait.”  Most of them started as Juniors and have literally grown up in front of our eyes and this was their turn to leave this bubble for a trip with the summer family they created. Trips to Camel Beach and Dorney Park were now the Santa Monica Pier and the Grand Canyon. It’s hard to believe it was their turn at this incredible trip but as time keeps moving forward so quickly,  it is a joy we can’t quite explain seeing them in every stage grow into mature and capable Graduating Campers. So here is to our GC’s for being together for years and creating a bond that will never be broken. As for those Inter campers watching so intensely at the cool GC campers getting off the bus this morning, we say, In a blink of an eye that will be you.

And now a few scores from our Sports Center:

Inter Girls Soccer (Gold) – CAW 3 @ Tioga 1

Lower Camp Dance Competition @ Tyler Hill – CAW Places 1st

Freshmen/Junior Boys Tennis – CAW 0 vs. Starlight 5

Freshmen/Junior Boys Tennis (Gold) – CAW 0 vs. Starlight 5

Middy Boys Basketball – CAW 24 vs. Starlight 32

Middy Boys Soccer Tournament @ Camp Wayne – CAW 3 vs. Wayne 0 / CAW 7 vs. Westmont 0/ CAW 5 vs. Wayne 1

Collegiate Boys Softball – CAW 0 @ Lavi 2

The buzz on camp was all about Halloween and the campers couldn’t wait  to get into their costumes and partake in our annual Chenny costume contest. There were football players and Elvis’s, lots of minions and babies, a few witches and ghosts and so many more awesome costumes.   It was just a perfect evening of dressing up and having fun. The Seniors spooked everyone with their Haunted House and ghostliness. It was creepily cool and the campers loved it. The went in with screams and out with gasps. Nothing could be more fun than Halloween in July!!!!

After our contest it was Trick or Treat time. Each group went station-to-station collecting candy and having a ball. There was spooky music playing all throughout camp that added to the Halloween vibe. The mood was ghooly and everyone dressed up which made it so festive and fun. This camp has so much spirit you can actually feel it. As one camper looked inside his brown bag full of candy, he turned to his friend and said “Can camp get any better?”  And as I overheard him, I couldn’t help but reply, YES IT CAN!!!! Just you wait for what is coming next.

The days seem to be moving more quickly as we have only 16 days left in paradise. But these last weeks are by far the best.  We are not done yet, not even close!!!!

Chenny Out

 

When the big kids are away… the little kids will play. As the Collegiates were having a great time at Great Wolf Lodge, Seniors were enjoying their day in Hershey Park, Supers loved their time in Virginia Beach and our Wanderers spent their last day in Phoenix before they return to camp tomorrow afternoon. Our Freshmen through Inters had camp all to themselves and had an amazing day at camp. It was lower camp takeover and our youngest campers ruled the campus. Faces were painted and campers were fierce with spirit and camp pride. It was a hot one today so all the campers enjoyed water relay races, swim parties, the slip and slide,  water dodgeball tournaments and so much more. It was just a crazy fun day.

The big event of the day was Wiffle Cup 2015. Boys side was dressed in all black and girls side was everything neon. There were chants and cheers but it was all about the game. Boys side was feeling the pressure as they jumped to an early lead but girls side caught up and as they finished 6 innings, Boys side pulled out a ‘W” with a  48 -41 victory over girls side. The players for todays Cup was:

Girls side: Sophie Hornick, Sam Ehrenrich, Olivia Mallor, Sienna Fox, Jordana Reissman, Jillian Baskind, Chelsea Weisfelner, Emma Klarsfield, Jadyn Sardoff, Skler Jaffe, Dylan Berlent, Abby Leeds and Maya Grill.

Boys side: Troy Golden, Austin Levitz, Ethan Schwartzberg, Ari Hirshfield, Jordan Goldklang, Jake Schuster, Matt Traub, Turner Katz, Jake Erlich, Ben Shamus, Bradley Luts.

MVP for girls side – Jillian Baskind who had 2 HR and awesome defense. MVP for Boys Side was Turner Katz with a record breaking 5 HR’s and made the game saving defensive play to clinch the title for the boys.

After a full day of outside activities, we all needed a relaxing night so it was into Shields Hall for movie night as we loved watching Big Hero 6. It was a perfect ending to an awesome day for our lower camp kids.

Our Collegiates and Senior campers are back home after their awesome trips to Great Wolf Lodge and Hershey Park. It was a perfect summer day and all are sung back in their bunks as everyone is looking forward to late wake up tomorrow!!!!  The GC’s enjoyed their last day in Phoenix and are headed home and we can’t wait to hear all about their amazing trip they just took. Our CIT’s spent their day off seeing relaxing at a national park, a little shopping and ending their night at the movies.  It just doesn’t get better than this for our Chenny kids!! It was busy and fun trip day for our oldest campers who love the trips but nothings quite like coming back home… We are just waiting for our GC’s to arrive back in the morning, and for our Supers who are having a blast in Virginia to come back on Thursday and then this Chenny family will be complete again.

Chenny out

 

 

It was rise and shine for our Super kids as they got an early start to their day and off they went for the 4 day adventure to Virginia Beach. They were giddy with excitement as they boarded the buses bound for an incredible trip they had ahead of them. Then no too long after then it was our Seniors who were gathering in center camp for their overnight in Hershey Park. When you get to travel with your camp family is just plain awesomeness. From the bus ride to the attractions to sleeping in a hotel, it is just so much fun when you are with your campies. Overnight trips brings us closer as division and a camp family. It is inevitable that when the buses roll back into camp after a group has an overnight, they get off the bus all saying the same thing, “We had the best time…We laughed for hours…We had no idea he or she was so funny…That was the best trip.” We know this year will be no different and look forward to seeing the closer bonds each group will come back with.

Win or loose our Chenny kids love playing the sports they love to play.

Girls Gymnastic Tourney @ Bryn Mawr – CAW places 8th out of 13 competing teams

Freshmen/Junior Boys Basketball (Gold) – CAW 10 @ Tioga 32

Middy Boys Baseball (White) CAW 5 vs. Tioga 1

Collegiate Boys Baseball (Gold) – CAW 12 @ Westmont 13

It was Round Robin tonight for the Cherokee and Mohican kids at camp tonight with all of Navajo out of camp. The Freshmen/Junior and Inter Boys had a true Inter-camp night as they went to Camp Westmont for a Soccer tourney. Freshmen girls spent their night making chocolate in The Cookhouse while our Junior girls had a beach bonfire with s’mores, stories and songs. Middy boys enjoyed a night time pool party as the Middy girls were busy with Cake Wars in The Lodge. The Inter girls spent their night in the Chen-A-Plex in jammies and a great flick. The Collegiate boys played Cranium in Shields Hall as the Collegiate girls had a ball playing powder puff football under the lights.

Our GC’s are still West and their trip is winding down in Phoenix. It’s time for a little rest and relaxation for these campers have one more day on their trip of a lifetime. Looks like all the Chenny kids are loving’ life and having a summer they won’t soon forget.

Chenny out

 

 

Today was one of those summer days we wish wouldn’t end. Having been here for 4 weeks and with only 3 to go it seems that each day passes quicker than the next. How can we make time stop or at least slow down? We all wait so long to spend 50 days here and it seems to be going way too fast. At this point in the summer, everyone seems to cherish the little things that truly matter the most. Our relationships have grown stronger by the day and our new friends have officially become our family and old friends have continued to enrich our lives.

There is something that sticks out to me every summer as I watch these relationships grow and that is benefit of a hug. Something so simple and easy as a hug or a piggyback ride or holding a hand is just what we do, daily. It’s human connection that we all crave and here is where we get it. We may not even realize how much we need it until we get here and standing next to your friend or counselor seems awkward without sitting on their lap, holding their hands or giving them a hug. You have to see it to believe it and living in this environment breeds it. It’s the thread that makes us closer and the benefits are profound. How different the world be if getting and giving hugs happened like they happen here at camp. You can’t help but smile as you watch campers walk arm in arm to an activity. It warms you from the inside out. It brings our friendships to a very different level than with our home friends. It is why our camp friends become our family. It’s why we love this place so much. It’s why we call it home.

It was another fun day full of sports for our Chenny athletes.

Freshman/Junior Girls Soccer – CAW 3 vs. Westmont 6

Senior Girls Basketball (Gold) – CAW 16 vs. Tioga 22

Freshman/Junior Boys Baseball (Gold) – CAW 0 vs. Westmont 13

Middy Boys Basketball (Gold) – CAW 26 vs. Westmont 31

Middy Boys Basketball (White) – CAW 8 vs. Westmont 18

Inter Boys Softball – CAW 20 vs. Tyler Hill 8

Inter Boys Tennis – CAW 0 vs. Starlight 5

Collegiate Boys Baseball – CAW 5 @ Westmont 3

Tonight our campers were entertained by Audiobody, who dazzled us with their synthesizing drumming light show. You could hear a pin drop in Shields Hall and the look on your kids faces were priceless. It was a night that took our breath away and left us all in awe. They were fun to watch and we all felt as if we were apart of the show!! Here’s to another magnificent day in paradise.

Chenny out

 

The day was perfect and camp was ideal.  Campers were busy in their activities and it was just another perfect day in paradise. Nothing is wrong waking up in this gorgeous landscape, breathing in this crisp air, playing outside all day long and just loving life. It’s really hard to complain when your day is spent like this, surrounded by energetic happy people. From walking into the Lodge for breakfast, people pass you by and say, “Good Morning” all the way through curfew and you hear the words “Goodnight.. see you in the morning.” It’s a place that breeds good feelings and kindness. Where saying good morning and good night are as effortless as breathing. We are living in a city of good will and great vibes. Reason #175 why Life is Great at Camp Chen-A-Wanda.

Sports…Sports….Sports…. Chenny Loves their sports

Collegiate Girls Soccer – CAW 5 @ Wayne 1 (CAW advances to Finals)

Senior Girls Tennis – CAW 0 @ Wayne 5

Freshman/Junior Boys Baseball – CAW 1 @ Equinunk 4

Collegiate Boys Baseball – CAW 1 @ Starlight 8

Collegiate Boys Tennis – CAW 4 @ Starlight 1

It is such an honor to be a Camper of the Week and we couldn’t be more proud of these campers who earned and deserved it..

Freshmen                         Riley Skrief                   Alec Glazer

Juniors                              Sloane Kesselman     Jack Resnick

Middies                             Ashleigh Brett            Sam Kreshover

Inters                                 Jordan Glickman      Ben Farhi

Collegiates                         Rachel Novick            Noah Kule

Seniors                                Halle Recenstein      Ben Einzig

Supers                                 Phoebe Warshauer    Jordan Rosenberg

CIT’s                                     Gillian Stapler            Steven Bochner

Out GC’s are still having the time of their lives on their trip out West. They are in Las Vegas and loving it. It was Circus Circus in the day and some sightseeing on the strip at night. They group dined at Hard Rock Cafe and then off to an incredible show, Jabawokeez!! They LOVED it and loved Las Vegas. Next stop, The Grand Canyon. It just keeps getting better and better.

Everybody loves Minute To Win It and Chenny kids had a ball as each division had a boy and girl player represent their division.. The crowd cheered on their campers as they were playing for some fabulous and fun prizes. There were 16 players to start the game and after several rounds of incredible challenges, it was narrowed down to 2 finalist who battled it out. CIT Matty Krieger vs. Collegiate camper Jordan Model as they played Volcano in the last round. Each contestant had a cup full of mentos mints and both stood on a platform overlooking a large bottle of soda. The task needed them to successfully drop a mentos into the soda where it would cause a reaction for the soda to crate a volcano and shoot up. It was neck and neck and anyone’s game but with only seconds on the clock, Matty won!!! The crowd went crazy and the kids had a ball. Another amazing night here at Camp Chen-A-Wanda.

Chenny out