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There is a buzz about camp and we all know what is just around the corner. Arts and Crafts is busy with campers making posters to welcome their families who are headed our way this weekend. Lots of excitement and chatter for Visiting Day and tons of Chenny pride. You can feel the energy and listen to the excitement. Your kids have had 3 incredible weeks and they just can’t wait to see you, show you around their summer home and introduce to our insanely talented staff. Camp is looking beautiful and we are getting ready for you.

It was a full day sports for our Chenny athletes. They played hard, gave it their all and had a great time just playing.

Inter Girls Soccer – CAW 4 vs Tioga 5

Upper Camp Girls Gymnastic Team Placed 8th in the Bryn Mawr Tourney

Senior Girls Basketball – CAW 30 @ Tioga 40

Super Girls Basketball – CAW 17 vs. Westmont 20

GC/CIT Girls Softball – CAW 2 @ Poyntelle 8

Inter Boys Hockey – CAW 6 @ Wayne 11

Inter Boys Basketball – CAW 35 @ Lavi 29

Collegiate Boys Basketball – CAW 44 vs. Tioga 15

Super Boys Basketball – CAW 21 vs. Morasha 42

Super Boys Baseball – CAW 8 @Tioga 4

GC/CIT Boys Hockey – CAW 2 @ Westmont 11

The night was Wacky, Wild and Full of Slime. It was Powerhouse night for our Cherokee and Mohican campers and they loved every minute of it. The rubber chicken toss was hilarious, getting pied in the face was priceless and getting slimed with the green goo was the cherry on top! This was the perfect night for our Cherokee and Mohican campers who loved this live actioned packed game show kind of night. Th giggles and laughter were plentiful.

And the fun continued as we always love keeping out kids on their toes so this night was an ideal night to surprise our kids  with a fun night out. They all thought they were watching an in camp movie of Back to the Future but instead we surprised them with a trip to a Roller Skating Rink, Laser Tag and Mini Golf Center. They FREAKED with excitement. They had an hour to get ready and get out the door and there wasn’t a camper who wasn’t hustling to make this happen. They jumped on this buses and off they went to have an amazing night. It was old-fashioned fun and our kids loved every minute of it. We greeted them as they rolled back into camp and as they got off the bus their response was an overwhelming thumbs up!!! They had a ball and night that will stick out as a summer favorite. Roller skating with friends is as good as it gets. A perfect summer night thing to do.

Only one more day until you get to hug your babies. Many of you start that journey tomorrow as you stay at nearby hotels, getting closer to your incredible children who we adore. Safe travels and we will see you in 1.

Chenny out!

 

 

It was a brunch wake up today and we all LOVED the extra sleep. After our lazy sleep-in morning, it was off to the Carnival for one amazingly fun day. There were dunk tanks, carnival games, water slides, cow milking, inflatable obstacle courses, snow cones, cotton candy and so much more. The highlight at today’s carnival was without a doubt the Gaming Truck we brought in and the giant Foam Pit Party. Our campers were diving into the foam, jumping around and getting covered head to toe with loads of bubbly fun. It was by far the campers favorite today. It’s a camp tradition to give away Carnival T-shirts on this special day and this years was a huge hit. All our campers were proudly sporting the coolest carnival T-shirt to date. They looked fly and camp looked completely in synch with everyone wearing their Carnival shirts!

The Carnival wrapped up at 4pm but at around 3:45  it was a downpour and there wasn’t a camper or staff member who wasn’t dancing in the rain. We got soaked and it was so much fun. When is the last time it rained and you just stomped in puddles looking to jump into them? When it rained so hard you just laughed getting soaked form head-to-toe and didn’t care for a minute how wet you were or how soaking your sneakers were. That was how our carnival ended today, with everyone drenched and everyone loving it!!!!

It was a fantastic night of Deal or No Deal for our Cherokee and Mohican campers as they vied for great prizes. Everyone was on the edge of their seat watching the board and hoping to keep the good prizes in play. The campers were loving the excitement of our own favorite game show hosted by our beautiful CIT girls. Our Navajo campers had their own fun with an awesome night at Fiddle Lake, chilling out with a campfire on the beach. They relaxed and chilled with friends, ate s’mores and had a blast. The sunset was spectacular and it was an absolutely perfect night at Chenny.

It was a sweet day and now sweet dreams for your children and only 2 more days until you all come to camp and see  where they have been thriving all summer long.

Chenny out.

 

 

There is something quite special about heading out of camp on trips with your campies. Everyone is wearing their camp shirts and we all load the buses to some amazing fun places. It unifies us as a group as we exit our gates for some fantastic adventures. Each group had a ball today as they enjoyed themselves beyond imagination.

Our Cherokee campers had a great day at the State park as they played in the lake, tossed the ball around, relaxed on their towels, listened to music and spent a perfect afternoon soaking in the sun. Then is was back to camp for a giant pizza party and movie night. They got cozy in their jammies and relaxed with a  summer night Flick. Freshman and Juniors watched Minions in the Chen-A-Plex and Middies enjoyed Mall Cop 2 in the Hangout.

Inters and Collegiates spent their trip day at Dorney Park. The rode roller coasters, played arcade games, enjoyed all the park offered and spent their time having a ball. When they came back to camp tonight and exited the buses, some of them you couldn’t see as their giant stuffed animals they won were bigger than them. Lots of smiles, laughs and great times were had by Mohican campers.

Navajo campers got wet wild and wacky at Camel beach. The temperature was hot and it couldn’t have been a more perfect day to spend at a water park. After they got swooshed around the giant toilet bowl and played in the wave pool, it was off to the outlets for some retail therapy and our campers shopped till they dropped. An incredible afternoon for our Navajo campers today.

All our kids are back home at camp safe and sound. It’s just about 1:00am and at this time of  night, camp is quiet, peaceful, awkwardly silent and still. It’s a far cry from when everyone is up and running around camp full of life, full of love, full of spirit and energy. So at least for the next handful of hours, your children are soundly sleeping, exhausted from their adventures day. You know that feeling when it’s so much fun to go on a trip but there is nothing quite like coming home!!!  Life is Great at Camp Chen-A-Wanda.

Chenny out

We all got some needed extra sleep this morning after the past 2 ½ days of Olympic fun. It was a lazy late wake-up morning and then off to The Lodge for a delicious breakfast.  We’ve been on high gear since the Olympic games started so our lazy morning was so very needed.

We got right back into camp action this afternoon with regular activities. The weather was perfect and the mood was ideal. It was great getting back to our regular schedule. We went right back into our Wayne County Tournaments.

 

Middy/Inter Girls LAX – CAW 3 @ Starlight 6

Collegiate Girls Basketball – CAW 34 @ Lavi 29

Seniors – CITs’ Girls Tennis Tournament @ Indian Head – Arielle Ashkenase & Jess Leicther took 2nd place in Doubles

Super Girls Soccer – CAW 2 vs. Wayne 6

Freshman/Junior Boys Basketball – CAW 15 @ Starlight 22

Middy Boys Soccer – CAW 14 @ Poyntelle 7

Collegiate Boys Hockey – CAW 4 vs. Lavi 7

Senior Boys Basketball Tournament @ Towanda – CAW lost both games

Super Boys Soccer Tourney @ CAW – Westmont, Island Lake, Tioga and CAW – CAW wins Tourney 3-o

GC/CIT Boys Softball – CAW 0 vs. Lavi 8

At evening line-up we announced our Camper’s of the Week. There is nothing quite like hearing your name being called knowing that you have done a great job this week. These campers earned it and deserve it. Congratulations to these outstanding campers!! We are so proud of you.

Freshmen                        Hannah Friedman                                Brady Bornstein

Juniors                            Ally Yagaloff                                            Sam Brief

Middies                           Abby Weiss                                              Logan Salzman

Inters                              Alexa Sabatino                                        Jacob Kaftol

Collegiates                      Maya Grill                                              Jake Root

Seniors                          Rachel Novick                                          Zack Isaacson

Supers                           Sarah Gershman                                      Jacob Kernis

GC’s                               Arielle Ashkenase                                    Andrew Roisenberg

CIT’s                             Jess Leichter                                              Max Moritz

Then it was off to an absolutely perfect night for Round Robin as each division took over a spot on camp and had the best time at their own evening activity.

All our Cherokee campers spent their night on a giant Alphabet Scavenger Hunt. They searched for letters we hid all around camp and then it was back to Shields Hall court for a giant scrabble game. The laughs these kids had tonight as they searched hi and low for letters and running back to their team to come up with words was priceless. Mohican girls campers got pampered in their spa party. They were relaxed and in their zen place as they were doing nails, mud masks and hair straightening. Mohican boys were split between Wiffle Ball tournament and Biddy basketball games under the lights. Our Navajo campers loved their choice tonight as it was either watching Bachelorette in the Lodge, The Home Run Derby in the Chen-A-Plex or a Beach Bonfire. The sunset tonight on the beach was picture perfect. A bonfire, some s’mores, friends all around and memories that will last forever. A chill night with some very very happy campers. Another incredible day in the books at Chenny.

Chenny out.

It was another intense day of competition as the campers got into their games.  Our camp was a sea of Blue, Red and Gold. Faces were painted, tutus were in full force, tube socks were a plenty and spray painted hair was all the rave. The race was so close that only 50 points separated the first and third teams as the morning began. Every camper was giving it their all.  It was all about the TEAM today. After a morning of games, it was off to song practice. The teams practiced their Cheer, March and Alma Mater and you could hear these homegrown songs in every corner of camp today.  Mid afternoon it was off to the track field for an afternoon of races.  The campers poured their heart and soul into every competition, every race, every softball throw and their spirit was intense. All three teams wanted the win today and it showed. After all the physical competitions were over, we all entered the Lodge for what was to be this summers INSANE dinner. Every single person inside the lodge was singing on the top of their lungs for the biggest karaoke sing-a-long party of this summer. Don’t get me wrong, we sing and dance at every lunch and dinner but tonight was incredible. We all let go tonight and it was a party like no other. Every song was better than the next and after 2 and half days of intense competition, we all had the absolute best time singing together at the very top of our lungs. When the last song finished, the entire Lodge was chanting, “ONE MORE SONG…ONE MORE SONG!” The kind of singing you do in your car or in the shower when you think nobody is listening, it was that kind of singing but instead of nobody listening….everybody was listening and there was absolutely no fear of letting go and being in that moment. We all shared that moment together tonight and it was AWESOME. One that I know nobody in the lodge tonight will forget.

The Olympic games ended as all three teams presented their songs, banner and plaque inside Shields Hall. Now it was in the hands of judges as the decision of who would win Olympics 2016 was about to be announced. Shields Hall was packed with our campers dressed head to toe in their team colors waiting on bated breath and all at the edge of their seats. The time had come and the judges had a balloon popping race that declared the winner. It was Blue New Zealand who took the Gold tonight!!! This was one close race.

Final Scores:

• Blue New Zealand – 1905
• Red Chile – 1885
• Gold Singapore – 1845

What we learned from these games were that we all played hard, respected the game, supported each other and believed that in the end it wasn’t just about getting the win but being there for one another. Two and half days ago, we began as Red Chile, Gold Singapore and Blue New Zealand and tonight we are back to one camp family.

Chenny out.