Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 4:14 pm | (2) Comments
Nothing better than friends at camp!
It is May.
Camp starts in May.
This is cool.
In less than 2 weeks, our Leadership Team and all of our counselors will be arriving to bond, train and ready camp for our campers. We have a fantastic group coming in. I know the Leadership Team will be as good as any we have ever had. We are also excited about the counselors that will join us. It is a wonderful mix of returning favorites, senior camper graduates and new-to-CC folks. We are putting the finishing touches on Orientation. This is going to be fun.
We have had to do a little extra hiring. We have been elated by the excitement and interest in camp this spring. The phones are ringing all the time and we are signing up new families in the few slots that we have left.
We mostly cannot wait to see the campers! We are all passionate about the powerful benefits of camp on children, but we only get to work with the campers for 3 months. The rest of the year, we are planning improvements, recruiting counselors and learning how to be even more effective. We are particularly excited about some of the improvements this summer:
- The Screamer!
- The huge (24 foot!) fan in the Parthenon
- The modifications to the schedule that has more morning classes than afternoon classes
- The new Fire Truck (we are constantly thinking of new ways to use this thing)
- Hampster Balls, booger wars and lazer tag (during All Camp Fun Day)
- A few other surprises
So, if you are a camper or counselor, start planning your Dance outfits and practicing your favorite camp songs, because CAMP IS COMING SOON!!
by steveb
for Alumni, Camper, Counselor, Parents
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 1:20 pm | (0) CommentsHere at Camp Champions we think it’s important to make sure that camp is in great shape for the upcoming summer, but we also spend time giving back to the community in many ways. We take care of our adopted 2 mile section of Highway 1431 by maintaining it throughout the year. We clean this portion of the road a total of 6 times a year. During each of the 3 terms throughout the summer, our Senior Campers go out and pick up trash and make the road a prettier site to see. Our counselors also do a cleanup during orientation. In addition to this, our Outdoor School Staff go out to beautify the road twice a year.
In addition to cleaning the road, our counselors have volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Marble Falls, at animal shelters and by cleaning the local theater. They have also painted the little league baseball stadium in local Marble Falls and built a sandbox for a local child care center.
Our Senior campers give back to our camp community all summer long by serving food, washing dishes and interacting with our youngest campers on a daily basis. They spend time bringing our campers to their activities, and they also assist in teaching at various activity sites.
On April 24, 2010 our year-round camp Directors and 2 of our girl’s Division Leaders volunteered at the Hill Country Ride in Austin and cheered as over 500 riders finished biking 10, 65 and 100 miles! Among the riders was our very own Boy’s Camp Director, Jonathan Shirley (not pictured below).
From Left to Right. Top Row: Lauren Garcia, Abby Green, Joe Pierzchajlo, Laura Hill.
Bottom Row: Nicole Angel, Leah Mesches, Whitney Evans, Helen Merritt
With camp approaching quickly, our counselors will once again be participating in a Volunteer Day during our Staff Orientation.
by lmesches
for Counselor, General, Parents
Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 12:14 pm | (0) CommentsWhen you bring your child(ren) to camp or come to pick them up this summer, you should think about spending some time in the city of Marble Falls. There are places you can shop, wander and eat. There is also a wonderful art gallery called the Riverbend Art Gallery. The Gallery Director, Marta Stafford, has agreed to donate 10% of any purchases our camp families make to our Camp Scholarship Fund! This is a wonderful gesture, and we would love it if our camp families would support the local area by stopping in at the Gallery and checking it out! We are excited to increase the available funding for our scholarship program!
by lmesches
for Alumni, Parents, Scholarship Fund
Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 5:45 pm | (0) CommentsJoin us at Camp Champions from March 12-15 for a long weekend with all the excitement of camp!
Why should kids have all the fun? Bring the whole family and experience camp like you wish you could have when you were a kid. The days are filled with activities including waterskiing/wakeboarding, ropes course, climbing wall, kayaking, tennis, archery, pickleball, group gaga games, pool play (with our 2 fantastic Schlitterbahn waterslides at 150 ft each!) and other lake activities. If any of this sounds too strenuous, you can choose to sit on the over-the-water gazebos, gaze at the view and watch your children kayak or water ski. Evenings will be celebrated with fun activities, live music and camp food like you’ve never had anywhere else!
For more information, please visit http://championsretreat.com/default.aspx/MenuItemID/271/MenuGroup/_Home.htm. We hope to see you at Family Camp!
Pool Play
Cake upside the head!A Family Camp Birthday Celebration!
by lmesches
for Camper, Parents
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 2:01 pm | (0) CommentsHere is a belated post that I meant to put up a week ago!
Over the Thanksgiving break, the Baskin Family was lucky enough to spend a week in the Virgin Islands. Since we do not get to travel together during the summer, we always try to do something special some other time. This year, Susie Ma’am’s mom and dad hosted a sailing trip (they are talented sailors).
I only tell you this so that you can understand the photo. Our family hopes yours had a lovely Thanksgiving!
Steve Sir
by steveb
for Camper, Counselor, Parents
