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We woke up, and the lights were on and it was beautiful! The sun was shinning and our kids were ready for action. It was a fun filled day of glorious activities.

Rookies were abound; they were on the lake, on the trapeze, and and having so much fun.

Then it was time for the big show. We started with our final three, and they were great. Campers were entertained by Sofie Wolf, Jessica Leason, and Alyssa Innamarato as they sang their hearts out. Last year’s Chenny Idol Winner, Elliana Sutton graced the stage with her performance of “Lean on Me”.  Special guest Jesse Frankel also wowed the crowd with his version of “I’m Yours” At the end of the night the campers voted, and there could be only one winner. Sofie Wolf took the prize and has the honor of being Chenny Idol 2010. Sofie and her bunk/entourage will be taking a limo ride to a local restaurant to have a night on the town.

It was a great day at camp, and we can’t wait for tomorrow.

Chenny Out.

Oh what a day we had here at CAW yesterday. It was a rainy morning and the kids were inside playing all different types of games and activities. Lower camp boys had a mass dodge ball tournament inside the Rec Hall. Lower camp girls were in the Chen-A-Plex and Arts n’ Crafts. The Cookhouse was cookin’ and the School of Rock was rockin’. It was the a great indoor morning. The weather let up and we all got some time to run around in the afternoon.

Around 5:30pm, another beautiful summer storm rolled in and all the campers were in their bunks watching in amazement as the skies opened and the rain poured down.  We had a blackout up here and went into action. All the kids had free play until 8:30pm and then it was back to their bunks with flashlights and had a night they will never forget. All you could see as we walked through camp was a sea of flickering flashlights and giggles on girls side and boys singing songs and having dance parties in the dark.  Definitely a night that we will never forget.

The power was restored in the middle of the night and we are back in the groove this morning. We are having a blast here at camp no matter if the sun is shinning or the lights went out. We are all together, experiencing it with each other and loving every minute of it.

Chenny out.

We had a great day at camp this morning with activities and games. The schedule was geared around tonight’s baseball game so it was a packed morning then off to Binghamton for the Minor League Mets game. We all boarded the buses around 4:45pm and headed out. The weather was perfect and it was an ideal night to sit back, relax and watch a great baseball game. The campers had a fantastic time as they munched on hot dogs, pretzels and ice cream and cheered on the home team.  It was a perfect summer night.

There is something quite special about spending an evening with 400 terrific campers and a  spectacular staff, all together enjoying a magnificent night of baseball. We are family up here and nights like tonight shows how close we all are. No matter if you are junior or a CIT, we all know one another and are one BIG camp family. It is truly an awesome sight to witness how we are all so connected. When our Collegiate girls were dancing in their seats and shown on the jumbo tron, the rest of our group started to scream in excitement. It was a sea of  red Chenny shirts and boy do we have camp pride.

It’s a brunch morning tomorrow and we are all looking forward to getting a few extra zzzzz’s.

Chenny out.

We had some great athletic events that took place today. Our 10th & 11th grade boys played in an all day Volleyball tournament and competed against 13 camps. We are proud to say that Chen-A-Wanda took 1st Place. Congratulations to the boys who worked together as a team and went all the way! Our Girls Dance Team left camp for an all day Dance Competition.  We are proud to announce that our Junior Girls won 2nd place in their age group, our Middy Girls took 1st place, the Collegiate Girls took 1st place in their age group and our GC’s took 2nd in their division. All the girls rocked and had the best time. What a great day.

Our second theater show was cast and everyone is gearing up for the Movie Musical Revue. We have talented actors/actresses who love the stage and it shows. Rehearsals begin tomorrow.

It was a movie night tonight and half the camp was in the Chen-A-Plex and the other half relaxed watching a movie in the Rec Hall. We are all looking forward to a great day tomorrow as we head out to Binghamton to watch the Mets play. Take me out to the ballgame. Summer at CAW is just truly amazing.

Chenny out.