We Weathered the Storm
Even without power this camp rocks. We ate by candlelight but had hot delicious meals. Many times I have mentioned in these blogs that there is a feeling of family here at CAW and nothing can best describe that than the past 48 hours. The campers barely noticed that the power was out because it was camp as usual. The nights became a fun bunk party of flickering flashlights. When I tell you it was a party here, that is no exaggeration. Your kids were amazing and they have a story and an experience that will be with them forever.
The rain was off and on today and though we tried to get some games in, that proved too difficult. Mother Nature had her way today so our games needed to be rescheduled. As the sun peaked out this afternoon, it was a perfect time to honor our Campers of the week. To be recognized this week was truly an honor as we had to be extra patient, flexible and understanding. We are so proud of all our campers but an extra great job to the following who went above and beyond this week.
Girls Side
Bunk A Skylar Jaffe
Bunk B Melanie Korn
Bunk C Kelsey Bloom
Bunk D Rylie Klein
Bunk E Sydney Kesselman
Bunk F Maddy Marcus
Bunk G Leah Weiss & Sarah Gershman
Bunk H Sara Agsteribe
Bunk I Jordan Ash & Maddy Grabow
Bunk J Sydney Levitz
Bunk K Sara Akerman
Bunk L Jordan Leeds & Casey Kaplan
Bunk M Alexis Ash
Bunk N Sydney Weinberger
Bunk O Emily Silman
Bunk P Sophie Dinow
Bunk Q Michelle Steinberg
Bunk R Bari Adwar
Bunk S Molly Burack & Heather Andelsman
Bunk W Rachel Robinson
Boys Side
Bunk A Matthew Hellerman
Bunk B Ben Brett
Bunk C Ethan Tantleff
Bunk D Mitchell Limsky
Bunk E Noah Kule
Bunk F Ari Dagan
Bunk G Zach Parker
Bunk H Jack Sntoro
Bunk I Jack Abel
Bunk J Andrew Larheim
Bunk K Logan Rivera
Bunk L David Smolowitz
Bunk M Max Secular
Bunk N Corey Feld
Bunk O Brandon Schiffman
Bunk P Zachary Horowitz
Bunk Q Andrew Palermo
Bunk R Josh Lomita
CIT Ryan Shaevitz
It was 5:30pm and it happened, our power was restored. You could here our joyous cheers all the way across Fiddle Lake. It was a moment, we will never forget. All of us on camp grounds will remember exactly where they were when the lights went on. It was a great moment and as we all headed into the Lodge for dinner, there was an excitement of normalcy. Having our meals by candlelight was awesome but eating with every light on the lodge turned on was AMAZING!!! Then there was music and lots of it. We were in the mood to celebrate, sing and dance and that is exactly what we did. Pure joy and celebration occurred in The Lodge tonight. Can’t quite describe the elation but the video will be up soon and you can see for yourself how we ended Blackout 2012!
It was back to regular evening activity and we had our lower camp boys in the Rec Hall for a mass GAGA tournament. Music was bumpin’ and they were loving GAGA. Lower camp girls were in the teen center for some BINGO fun. Upper camp Boys and Girls loaded into the Lodge to watch a movie and loved it as they enjoyed some hot cocoa and snacks with their movie.
What an experience we all went through and now with blackout 2012 behind us, we can say “let’s go on with the last 2 weeks of summer”. Bring it!
Chenny out.