Chenny Blog

There is something pretty special about being a CIT here at Chenny. They contribute to a sense of community and camaraderie with our youngest campers. Their involvement helps create a such a inclusive and supportive environment, making the camp experience connected and a true family. Watching our CIT’s be so involved with their campers is a testament to their love of this place. There is nothing cuter than seeing our CIT’s draped with campers all over them; giving endless piggy back rides and countless biddy basketball games. There wont be a line up without a CIT having a camper in their lap. That relationship they have with our younger campers defines what is so magical about this place – it’s circular, it’s authentic, it’s tradition, it’s our values, it’s connection, it’s awesome!

Girls Side Sports:

Freshman/Junior Basketball – CAW 8 vs. Westmont 10

Middy Softball – CAW 7 vs. CAW 2 – CHAMPIONSHIP WIN!!

Inter Flag Football Tournament @ IHC – Game #1 CAW 31 vs. Towanda 7/ Game #2 CAW 38 vs. Tyler Hill 16 / Game #3 CAW 42 vs. IHC 22  – CHENNY CHAMPIONS!!

Collegiate Flag Football Tournament @ IHC – Game #1 CAW 14 vs. Tyler Hill 13 / Game #2 CAW 7 vs. Wayne 31 / Game #3 CAW 19 vs. IHC 21

Seniors Soccer – CAW 2 vs. Westmont 1 – CHAMPIONSHIP WIN!!

Boys Side Sports:

Collegiate Basketball – CAW 31 vs. Lavi 42

Super Baseball – CAW 10 vs. Starlight 3

Super Basketball – CAW 47 vs. Morasha 62

We love Awards at the Amphitheater and it was a perfect night to be outside to celebrate our  standout campers. These phenomenal  kids set an example of what a great, kind, positive and valuable member of our community is. We are always so proud to highlight our Campers of the Week. 

Freshman – Evie Weissman & Jake Gootzeit

Junior – Olivia Goldman, Jordan Kaplan & Grayson Zweben, Jacob Pesahovsky

Middies – Layla Goldberg, Lulu Harris & Lucas Sylvin

Inters – Colbie Maged, Maya Barasch & Zach Burbank, Jake Wexler

Collegiates – Simone Singer & Chase Zigler

Seniors – Cassie Kaplan & Dylan Cohen

Supers – Ella Ogulnick & Landon Schlanger

GC’s – (on Trip)

CIT – Sammy Witz & Jake Seilback

It’s good to be a GC as they explored the Grand Canyon on their Pink Jeep Tour. They are having the best time and loving their trip of a lifetime. All is great in Chennyland at home all the way to Arizona. Life is Great!

At the end of every day, I sit at my desk and write about our day so you at home can have a little insight to that magic that happens here. I take in those moments that stand out and are true examples of  why this experience is truly transformative for us all. In thinking about why our friendships are so strong here, I found a quote that resonates to this very sentiment and I had to share. It reads,  “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” by anonymous. This is what happens here. For two month we take the time to learn about others. For two months we listen to each others stories. For two months we nominate our friends and share what kind acts they did that deserved recognition. For two months we laugh at the jokes our friends tell us and for two months we can learn a whole lot about someone else. For two months our focus is outside our ourselves and that is why these two months bring so many people into our lives. That is why we all live 10 for 2.

Girls Side Sports:

Super Softball – CAW 15 vs. Starlight 4

Boys Side Sports:

Freshman/Junior Hockey – CAW 9 vs. Westmont 3 – Chenny Wins Championship!

Juniors Flag Football Tournament @ IHC – Game #1 CAW 38 vs. IHC 27 / Game #2 CAW 21 vs. IHC 14

Inters Tennis – CAW 0 vs. Wayne 5

Senior/Super Hockey – CAW 2 vs. Westmont 3

Tonight was Head Staff Lip Sync and it was INSANELY GREAT!! I urge you to watch the video when it comes out on line. It was so  entertaining and our kids loved every minute of it. There is nothing like watching Head Staff Lip Sync in the Hall. The energy is palpable and tonight was no exception. When anyone in our camp family takes the stage, it feels like each of us are up there with them. This sense of pride we all feel is contagious. You cant explain it but you love to feel it. The talent, the choreography, the lip syncing, the costumes, the heart and soul behind each performance made tonight exceptional. Our Head Staff put on quite a show and it was a night we won’t soon forget. Your kids got a treat tonight and as I was watching this amazing show, I wondered who had more fun, the kids or our staff and the answer is obviously both!!! Best news is we get 18 more glorious days and nights to share moments like these together.

Girls Side Sports:

Senior Softball – CAW 0 vs. Lohikan 7

Senior Basketball – CAW 15 vs. Island Lake 22

Boys Side Sports:

Freshman Flag Football Tournament – Game 1 CAW 21 vs. Wayne 14 / Game 2 CAW 21 vs. Westmont 28

Inter Hockey – CAW 5 vs. Wayne 10

Collegiate Hockey – CAW 0 vs. Starlight 5

Super Basketball – CAW 53 vs. Starlight 34

Camp is where we shine and tonight we were as bright as the sun, as our campers took the stage in the Camper Talent show #2. There were 21 acts that stood up on our stage and performed in front of camp. That is not an easy fete for anyone but this Chenny audience was overwhelmingly supportive cheering proud and loud for their talented friends.  Freshman camper Ivy Havens, took center stage and sang a solo and it didnt take but a beat that the rest of us inside Shields Hall sang along with her.  That initial shaky voice quickly grew stronger with each note. Looking out a the audience who was rocking out, clapping along and singing with you gives you something you can’t quite explain; a confidence that will be with you forever.  She literally skipped off the stage after she was done with so much confidence and pride.  Every year this evening activity restores my faith in how good we are to one another here and how brave we are to get up on that stage.  We are so proud of every camper who had the courage and confidence to share their talent with us and so incredibly proud of the audience who so graciously supported them. Way to go Chenny Kids!

 

 

Girl KIND Campers: Harlow Fass, Carly Reisfeld, Ive Havens, Sienna Fass, Dylan Wolman, Skylar Braverman, Savannah Zeitel, Ella Sherman, Jordyn Kuperstein, Maya Barasch, Jolie Schissler, Emma Rice, Morgan Fischer, Jaden Bugni, Sophie Hochstadt.

Girls Kind Counselors: Kylie Ross (Bunk C), Talisha Todd (Bunk G), Stevie Green (Bunk H), Lucy Jones (Bunk J), Addison Rubovitz (Bunk N), Maisie Walker (Bunk N), Arielle Ashkenase (Bunk Q), Lanie Bishop (Bunk Y)

Boy KIND Campers: Gabe Porat, David Chuven, Paxton Debrabant, Emmet Rosenberg, Zach Capon, DC Cohen, Trevor Weinstein, Tucker Friedman, Luke Orlando, Logan Shapiro, Mason Shulman, Hunter Sterling, Chase Goldman, Jordan Klatsky

Boy KIND COUNSELORS: Jonah Kingma (Bunk B), Aiden Gwyther (Bunk G), Graham Dooskin (Bunk Q), Chandler Spencer-Salmon (Bunk R)

Girls Side Sports:

Freshman vs. Junior Softball Tournament Team – Juniors Win 10-3

Freshman vs. Junior Basketball Tournament Team – Freshman Win 14-4

Middy vs. Inter Soccer Tournament Team – Inters Win 8-0

Middy Tennis – CAW 1 vs. Wayne 4

Boys Side Sports:

Freshman vs. Junior Soccer Tournament Team – Juniors Win 6-2

Freshman vs. Juniors Tennis Tournament Team – Juniors Win 5-0

Lokanda Cup Hockey Seniors & Collegiates – Game 1 CAw 1 vs. Timberlake / Game 2 CAW 2 vs. Tyler Hill 8

Lower camp had a blast at their Gold Rush evening activity. Each bunk had to find gold rocks hidden all around camp and collect them. It was hilarious as they searched high and low and everywhere in between. The campers were eager to find the gold because they knew the more they got, the better their chances were for getting some premiere prizes at the auction. Our older kids had their own fun at a Vegas style casino night inside Shields Hall. They too, were vying for more chips as they played blackjack and other card games in their own private Chenny Casino. As the night came to a close, the entire camp gathered by bunk on Shields Hall court and pooled the gold they found and chips they won to give each team the money value they had to use at the upcoming auction. It was a real deal auction as they bid for premier prizes like pizza parties, canteen raids, krispy creme for snack call to name a few. Bunks were out bidding one another and the campers just had the most amazing time, hootin’ and hollarin’ and having a ball. It was another remarkable night your kids enjoyed.

The GC’s are truly having the trip of a lifetime and living it up in LA. They spent the morning at the Farmers Market (an LA staplke) followed by an evening at Universal.  What a trip these kids are having together. Making memories, deepening friendships and making new ones. Life is Incredible when you are a GC at Chenny.

Truly hard to believe that we are over the halfway mark of our summer and with 19 days left, we have a lot more to do and accomplish. Best news is, we get to wake up tomorrow and do it all over again. Life is Great!

I had to title this blog, Days Like This. Because the world would be a happier place if everyone had days like this.  It’s hard not to be completely fulfilled when you start your day eating breakfast overlooking the most beautiful peaceful lake with all the glass doors wide open and you can feel that morning breeze. Then it’s off to play activities, maybe a baseball game or a biddy basketball tournament. After that, you are off to the lake to go tubing with your friends. You find yourself making a friendship bracelet in Arts and Crafts. You have built up an appetite so it’s off to the Lodge for lunch and it’s not any lunch, it’s chicken nuggets and french fries. Wohooo! The food was delicious but it didn’t compare to that giant sing-a-long party you had. You will forever remember dancing to Jai Ho in the Lodge.  There is something so awesome to stand on the table, sing at the top of your lungs in a room full of everyone singing with you. After lunch you take a needed rest and put away all your clean laundry. Then you and your friends head out to a few more awesome fun activities. You enjoy an afternoon snack and the wrap up your day with one last fun activity to do. Its time to shower and after that you head back into the Lodge for some incredibly delicious General Tso Chicken and Fried Rice. Just when you thought your day couldn’t get any better, its off to your evening activity where we all get crazy, dress up and sacrifice our Visiting Day candy. This is the day your children had today. This is why we have happy campers – because they have days like this.

Girls Side Sports: 

Our girls side had a great time at the Tyler Hill Dance competition. We had 80 dancers perform in Hip Hop, Lyrical and Jazz categories. The girls worked hard and the choreography was fantastic. We couldn’t be more proud of our dancers and the heart and soul they put into todays comp. They are fierce, fiery and fabulous.

Boys Side Sports:

Inters Basketball Championship – CAW 39 vs. Wayne 52

Seniors Baseball Championship  – CAW 9 vs. Starlight 2 – CHENNY WINS!

Gordon Cup @ Timberlake – CIT/Senior/Super – Game 1 CAW 3 vs. Wahnee 7 ; Game 2 CAW 5 vs. Equinunk 4

Tonights evening activity was the candy sacrifice and it’s when each bunk purges all of its candy from visiting day. Girls side hosts the Candy Cat Walk and Boys side embraces Candy Gods. It is absolutely hilarious and a great way to get all that candy out of the bunks. Sacrifices were made and now our bunks are clean. It was all laughs and much respect for those bunks who brought all their candy to the sacrifice. And to those bunks who had little to sacrifice, we know where they hide the rolos. It was a great fun night and one our campers will not forget. Candy, dressing up, sacrifices…Oh what a night!