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It was busy day honoring so many INCREDIBLE kids here at Chenny. It was Campers of the Week, Kind Campers and our Camp favorite shown Chenny Globes. An incredible day full kids being honored for being just AWESOME!! When their names are announced, you should see the excitement and pride they feel for being honored as really really great kids who standout and are noticed.

Campers of the Week:

Freshman                  Zoe Lederman & Ben Brandoff

Juniors                       Brianna Deutsch & Max Eber

Middies                      Sofia Levy & Alec Glazer

Inters                         Sydney Garfield & Drew Shimer

Collegiates                Taylor Diamond  & Max Gutman

Seniors                       Alexa Selter & Josh Petchers

Supers                         Ashley Sukoff & Jack Rovner

GC’s                             Mia Sutton & Max Rovner

CIT – Having a Ball at Lake George

When we pull out all the nominations for Kind Campers, we are always amazed to see what campers are writing about their friends who have done kind things. It warms our heart to ready every single nomination and the words your kids write are just incredible. Your kids are truly remarkable and special that they do these kind things for others daily and that others notice and feel the need to share the acts of kindness their friends have done is why we love Kind Campers so very much. As I was sifting through the hundreds and hundreds of nominations, my heart skipped a beat as I read how 2 of my girls were nominated for kind things they did and how they made others feel. I cannot tell you the pride I felt and the joy it brought me as a mom knowing my kids spread kindness onto others. So from my heart, I know how much joy it is to be a very proud parent of a Kind Camper.

Kind Campers: Sam Goldblatt, Sloane Irizarry, Kylie Riss, Jolie Weiss, Izzy Aranoff, Paige Arenberg, GiGi Leeds, Billie Margulis, Maya Knobloch, Maya Grill, Kylie Gorsky, Ashley Sukoff, Maddy Grabow, Brooke Marshall, Charlie Feldman, Sarah Haber, Amanda Horn, Bari Klein, Zoe Grabow, Zachary Zipes, Benji Herzog, Jake Erlich, Jake Ashkenase, Hunter Galan, Jesse Ryback, Anthony Scarcella, Justin Miller, Ian Sherman, Corey Ash, Mason Berlin, Drew Shimer, Tyler Agulnick and Jordan Tave

Everyone loves the Globes and tonights show was spectacular. We all got dressed up in our Academy Award Wear, walked the Red Carpet, our paparazzi took pics of our gorgeous kids and then it was showtime. And the winners are:

Best Dancer –               Brooke Bortnick & Zachary Zipes

Camp Clown-               Sammy Witz & Bennet Hamuy

Best Siblings –             Izzy & Syd Aranoff / Max & Jacob Coffman

Bets Smile –                 Nikki Heifler & Luke Marchisotta

Best Eyes –                   Becca Shamus & Holden Baris

Future Head Staff       Alexa Selter & Jack Santoro

Most Likely to be WonderWomen or Superman – Paige Arenberg & Jason Rosenbaum

Most Fashionable –      Blair Mittleberg & Brett Sacks

Future President –        Lexie Klein & Ben Yatch

Most Likely To Be Famous –     Ally Heller & Ethan Schwartzberg

Please lookout for all of todays sports scores to be posted tomorrow afternoon.

Today was another incredible day here with beautiful blue skies, perfect weather and whole bunch of very happy people. We have 11 more days of living in paradise and we intend to make each day count, continue spreading kindness, apologize when we make mistakes, believe we can do things that may be hard at first and never stop believing that every single one of us is perfect just the way we are. Life is Great at Camp Chen-A-Wanda.

Chenny out.

It is crazy to think that in just 13 days your children will be back home with you. We are under the 2 week mark and there is so much fun left to be had. It feels like we have been here forever and living in this Chen-A-Wanda bubble is nearing the last phase for summer 2017. With only such short time to go, we are gearing up for some insane days ahead. 13 days is still an eternity here with Color War, the Circus show, Chenny Globes, Late Night With Leahy and of course Banquet, we have some serious great times ahead of us. The days are still amazing and the nights are remarkable here. We will not take for granted 1 moment we have left here as the best is yet to come. As we gear up for the last leg of summer 2017, we just cant believe how much we’ve done, how much fun we’ve had and how meaningful this summer has been to all of us.

Our kids were true sportsman on the fields and courts today:

Dance Competition @ Camp Wayne – Chenny wins Lower Camp- 1st Place!!!!!

Inter Girls Basketball – CAW 22 @ Shoshanim 3 – Chenny wins CHAMPIONSHIP!

Inter/Collegiate/Senior Tennis – CAW 2 vs. Independent Lake 6

Collegiate Girls Flag Football – CAW 24 vs. Towanda 20

Collegiate Girls Tennis – CAW 1 vs. Westmont 4

Senior Girls Soccer – CAW 6 @ Tioga 1

Middy/Inter Boys Basketball – CAW 33 vs. Tioga 36

Collegiate Boys Baseball – CAW 0 vs. Starlight 11 – Chenny places 2nd in Wayne County Tournamnet

Senior/Super Boys Hockey – CAW 8 vs. Westmont 2 – Chenny Wins CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!

Super Boys Football – CAW 29 vs. Towonda 20

GC Boys Softball – CAW 23 vs. Towanda 3

Tonight’s evening activity was our summer production of Seussical the Musical. Our campers took center stage and sang, acted and danced. Our kids loved watching their friends up on stage and we all felt a sense of pride supporting our Chenny friends who entertained us. Whenever our campers are on stage, everyone gets behind them. You should have seen the faces of the cast as the play ended and the curtain reopened for their bows and they saw their audience clapping and cheering for them on their feet with a standing ovation in their honor. It was awesome to witness. It is what makes this camp a family. Everyone knew how much time, effort and dedication our actors put into this production and we couldn’t be prouder of everyone who performed tonight. Bravo to the cast and we thank you for putting on quite a fun show tonight.

Chenny out.

 

There is nothing quite like camp traditions and this one is on the top of the list. Girls Sing is the ultimate camp tradition on girls side. Girls have been practicing for days and the pride each division has for making it great is unreal. For days now, you see groups of girls rehearsing their dance, perfecting the moves and memorizing their songs. It defines Chenny and there isn’t a girl on campus that isn’t fully engaged with this event. The big night is tonight and from what we see, the show will be a night to remember. We love everything about Girls Sing!!!

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference…. by Winston Churchill

Collegiate Boys Softball – CAW 0 vs. Equinunk 4

Senior Boys Tennis – CAW – @ Wayne 5

GC/CIT Boys Tennis – CAW 2 vs. Wayne 3

The night was all about Girls Sing and it was INCREDIBLE. It is a summer favorite and defines our camp tradition and spirit. Each division worked so hard on their dances and songs and it showed. When boys side can sit and support girls side for 2 hours, you know something special is happening. The support boys side gives girls side is just breathtaking. From our adorable freshmen through our crazy talented  and passionate CIT’s, they all brought the house down. I could never bring justice to describing the bonds these girls have with one another but watching them up on stage perform together allows us all to witness it for ourselves.  It is a true sisterhood that will stay with each and every one of them throughout their lives.  Each division picked a theme, danced and sang from their heart and soul. The emotion that was felt by every single camper and staff inside Shield’s Hall could have moved mountains. There were chills upon chills as each division wrote and sang their alma mater to an audience that listened to every single word.  They held hands and did it together and this is why the bonds are so tight. This shared tradition creates memories that will never fade. They will sing their songs for years to come and will never forget a word.

Congratulations goes out to the Inter girls for winning lower camp Sing this year. It was Inter the Pride Land as their Lion King theme was a huge hit. Hakuna Matada to these amazingly talented girls. The emotions that happened as the CIT’s took the was unreal. From the first dance to their alma mater it was all about our 2019 CIT’s. They won for upper camp but the honor of winning wasn’t the highlight. Their connection to each other, the beautiful friendships that they have nurtured and the respect and love they have for one another was center stage tonight. As we all watched this unfold in front of our eyes, you couldn’t help get emotional and cry with joy to watch these amazing young women perform together for the last time on our stage. What a night it was and to bear witness to this long standing camp tradition of Girls Sing was an honor.

Now matter where each girl will go in their life, being a part of Girls Sing helps define their youth. They wont forget the songs they sing or the themes they chose. No matter how much time passes and how many years go by, Girls Sing will always stay forever in their hearts.

Chenny out

 

It was brunch day and we all loved the extra sleep. The pace of camp is fast and furious so when we get to sleep in we all love it and today was that day. We rolled out of bed at 10am and headed into the Lodge for a very delicious brunch. Then it was off to activities and a full day of crazy Chenny fun. The campus was buzzing between Chenny’s Got Talen Finals tonight and Girls Sing tomorrow night. There is so much going here and  everyone is involved. You just gotta love camp and you gotta really love Chenny. This place where your children spend their summers is full of so many things happening you can go form one incredible activity to the next in the matter of moments. It is truly one incredible place we all call home and with only 2 more weeks to go, we are getting it all in and enjoying every single minute. Life is just great here and we have 14 more days to live it up at Chenny and that is what we plan on doing.

Now onto our sports scores of the day:

Freshman/Junior Soccer – CAW 3 vs. Lohikan 2

Inter Girls Softball – CAW 2 @ Starlight 6

Senior/Super Softball – CAW 9 vs. Westmont 8 (Chenny headed to Championship Game)

Archery Tournament @ Chenny – Chenny beat both Tyler Hill and Westmont to take 1st Place

Inter Boys Soccer – CAW 1 @ Westmont 4

Senior Boys Baseball – CAW 12 vs. Westmont 8  – (Chenny Headed to Championship Game)

Super Boys Soccer – CAW 0 vs. Starlight 2

Super Boys Tennis – CAW 4 @ Westmont 1

GC/CIT Boys LAX – CAW 5 @ Westmont 9

GC/CIT Boys Tennis – CAW 2 vs. Starlight 3

We have so many talented campers here and they put on a show tonight. It was Chenny’s Got Talent Finals tonight and boy do we have some incredible talent here. All  of our finalists took the stage and performed their heart out. They were fearless and phenomenal. They engaged us and entertained us. They were just brilliant and tonight was all about our talented kids. After all the finalists performed, the vote was in our campers hands and tonights winners went to solo singer Sami Miller. We are so proud of every one of them that took that stage and gave us their hearts tonight as they sang with confidence and poise. What a night we all had. It was just another perfect Chenny night!!!

Chenny Out

Conflict resolution happens daily here and those moments and opportunities present themselves and allow your kids to practice this incredibly necessary life skill. If we could hand our children confidence or gift them the ability to resolve conflict with ease and effectiveness, we all would but being presented these opportunities truly are how our children learn the how to navigate harder moments in their life. There isn’t a day that goes by that kids don’t practice this necessary skill and I was blown away when a group of girls came to me needing some help. A few girls were upset and felt their friends would leave them to hang with the boys during free play and they truly didn’t know how to relay their feelings so they needed support. I gave them some guidance and told them to speak from their heart but communicating is the only way to make this better. The nerves were high as confronting is hard for anyone let alone for kids who spend 10 months texting rather than talking. They wanted me there to help start the conversation and this amazing group of girls sat in a circle and shared how they felt. They started by saying how important they are to one another but they felt left behind and sad about it and the girls were overwhelmed with support and understanding. They had no idea that their actions of hanging with the boys during freeplay would cause any distress in their friends so with communication came understanding, with talking came empathy, with being honest with how we feel brings our friends closer. I sat back and watched and was amazed how this group of girls spoke form their heart and worked through an issue that was a huge mountain at the beginning and became a seamless stream of empathetic conversation that brought these girls closer together. That is how it happens. Given the opportunity, your kids step up and get through the moments they fret with grace and dignity. Life skills at work here that will be embedded in your kids for the rest of their life.

We participated in the Lokanda Cup Hockey Tournament – CAW went o for 3 but had a great time.

GC/CIT Girls LAX – CAW 10 @ Starlight 15

GC/CIT Girls Softball – CAW 1 @ Westmont 4

GC/CIT Boys Softball – CAW 8 @ Westmont 7

Our Supers got back from traveling throughout Boston tonight exhausted and exhilarated. More than the places they visited or the things they did, it was traveling together as a group that made this trip so special. All of these kids have been together summer after summer and to get to experience these past four days as a true summer family traveling to amazing places helps create the bonds that ties them together so tightly. They come back to camp more connected to one another and that time alone just with their division creates something incredibly special that  just cant be denied. Campers may come to Chen-A-Wanda for the stuff thats here when they begin their sleep away journey but they stay because of he friendships they make and develop summer after summer. This trips success is a testament to how powerful these relationships are and it only gets better from here.

Tonights evening activity was Soccer-amma Boys Side vs. Girls Side. This is a our staff soccer game under the lights and the spirit was high. the game was intense but equally as awesome was the dance halftime show, the giveaways throughout the entire game and all of camp breaking out in the biggest zumba party you could ever imagine. Girls side was victorious with a 12-8 win over boys side but we all were winners as this event was just a blast to be at.

So tonight we are all in and our house is full again. Campers are safe and sound back in their bunks, exhausted from a day spent well and are sleeping peacefully knowing that tomorrow is late wake-up and Brunch day. We all need that extra sleep and happy to have a few extra zzzzz’s.

Chenny out.