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January 2014 Island Laker
January 2014Island Laker
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DEAR ISLAND LAKERS,Happy New Year! Now that 2014 is here, let's reminisce about what made your 2013 summer so special. Was it all of your exciting, extraordinary, spectacular activities? Was it performing on stage? Bonding with your bunk during evening activities? Was it everybody’s favorite saying, “Everybody up, up, up! Rise and shine, it’s a beautiful day in Starrucca, PA,...”? Or was summer 2013 special because of all of the people and the everlasting friendships you made? We want to thank you all for making Island Lake Camp such a special place to spend our summers.
We now look forward to what Summer 2014 will bring... more good times, great friends, thrilling experiences, and tons of fun. We want to welcome all of our new members of the Island Lake Family, campers and staff alike. We're sure that you'll love the time you spend at camp as much as we do! Next year at this time you, too, will have the opportunity to reminisce over your incredible first time camp experience with us.
As always, we have lots of important information in this month’s newsletter for both parents and campers. So kids, make sure that your parents read this newsletter carefully. Parents, make sure your kids read the newsletter carefully. If need be, bring your newsletter in the car with your folks to read out loud to them or place it on the dinner table as a topic of conversation. We just want to make sure that all of our campers and parents read their “Island Laker” from cover to cover.
If you are a previous staff member interested in returning to camp but you have not yet contacted our winter office, please be sure to do so, even if you cannot yet make a definite commitment. We just need to know that you’re at least considering returning so we can keep that in mind while interviewing prospective counselors. Please don’t wait any longer and risk getting closed out. We love having a large returning staff and we’re excited that so many of you have already committed your upcoming summer to us. But you know who’s even more excited to see you than us? YOUR CAMPERS!!! We’re kicking off our staff recruitment later this month, so if you’ve got camp on the brain, please email [email protected] so we don’t give your spot away. Later in this newsletter you'll find our travel schedule for the season.
Well, that’s about it for now. Enjoy your Island Laker newsletter and until next month, we wish you and your family a very Happy New Year!
Bev, Mike, Matt, Wendy, Trip, Dustin, & Craig
JANUARY
In this issue: Page 2: ·We Just Signed Up!·Island Lake Blog
Page 3:·Food Drive·Construction Update·Help Wanted
Page 4:·Cloz Company
Page 5:·Staff Stuff
Page 6:·Teen Trip
Page 7:·FYI
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Nina AlamenoAllegra BenardoCameron BergEmily BudinChelsea Cohen
Charlotte Diamond
We Just Signed Up! Carin Entrekin
Giavanna EntrekinTara Feldman
Matthew HammerAudrey ItinMaclyn Levine
Skylar LevineAvi LocknerJulian McElroyLydia McElroyPhoebe McElroyMikayla Redmond
Brian ReynoldsJames ReynoldsCourtney RhielJordan ShulmanSydney ShulmanJackson Smith
Don’t forget to keep checking our Island Lake blog each week for new postings. Better yet, send us your news, stories, photos, or anything else you have to share and we’ll post it in the blog!
To find the blog, head over to islandlake.com and click on the yellow blog icon on the bottom left side of the home page. The same icon can also be found on most other pages throughout the site.B
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1LaMond BairdErin HamiltonEm HuttonVanessa RahmeCameron ThomasShana WeitzenZach Weitzen
2Lila Sterling
3 4Lucy GreeneIzzy Manettas
5Sam ColmanLiam CooteAdina JulinovaMegan Quinn
6JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
CONSTRUCTIONUPDATE:
Construction continues on Girls and Boys bunks 21 & 22. The work is still in the early stages, but we hope to have some pictures for you in an upcoming newsletter once construction is further along.
HELPWANTED:
We are currently looking for nurses to work at camp for either a single session or multiple sessions this summer. If any of our camp parents are
nurses or have friends who are and are interested in spending part of their summer at camp with us, please contact Trip at [email protected].
FOODDRIVE:
We are pleased to announce that our annual winter reunion food drive was a great success! The generosity of our Island Lake families enabled us to donate over 200 pounds of food to Food Bank for Westchester.
Remember, if you ever misplace your newsletter you can always download a
copy from our website.
Just head over to islandlake.com and click on ‘Island Lake Families’ and then
‘ILC News’
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Cloz Company will once again handle our clothing outfitting this summer. Remember that there are NO required uniforms at Island Lake. Anything that you wish to order is completely optional and each camper will receive an Island Lake t-shirt upon arrival at camp.
Cloz has already begun accepting orders for summer 2014. You can place an order by calling 1-800-876-2267 or by visiting their website at Cloz.com. Keep in mind that all orders are placed directly through Cloz Company, not through Island Lake.
Starting next month, the Cloz Company will be displaying merchandise at various locations throughout the country for "trying on" purposes. The dates and locations have not yet been finalized, but once they are they will be posted at Cloz.com and we will have them for you in next month’s newsletter.
Please remember, orders are custom made and they take time to produce. Ordering early will provide you with the opportunity to make any exchanges before the summer begins.
7Ali WilliamsClaire Wilson
8Amanda CitronMichael Fugate
9Sarah BainbridgeMichael Curran
10Ryan BellEmma BrodskyJacob BrodskyMegan CooperDylan KahnDevon StappJason Volk
11Steven MitchellBrianna Sullivan
12Megan Marcus
Cloz Company
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13Joshua FowlerLaura Tucker
14 15Jade BlatterJett BlatterJeffrey HaazBen HermanHallie Maytin
16Luke BlainJulia Solis
17Gianna BaroneHunter GoldmanRyan ResnickRachele ShoatsMadeline Weiss
18Carin EntrekinNupur KhattriPhoebe Naughton
ATTENTION STAFF MEMBERS:We have been very busy here in the winter office getting our staffing needs ready for the upcoming summer. A lot of returning staff in a variety of departments have already committed to coming back. We've also hired some great new people and we’re about to begin traveling around the globe to hire more outstanding counselors. We hope to catch up with former staff members during our travels. Below you will find our travel itinerary for 2014.
Staff members should note when we'll be in your area so you can come visit us. Even better, call us in advance to make plans to get together while we're in your neck of the woods. We usually spend the night before each camp fair in the host town, so it's better if you call us in advance to make plans. Did somebody say, “free dinner???”
Staff Stuff
JANUARYJan 3 Krakow - Trip Jan 5 Prague - TripJan 6 Bratislava - TripJan 7 Budapest - TripJan 16 Edinburgh - Trip/DustinJan 19 Manchester – Trip/Dustin
Jan 21 Oklahoma State - Trip/DustinJan 22 Oklahoma - DustinJan 24 Ohio State - Dustin
FEBRUARYFeb 5 Guelph - DustinFeb 6 York - DustinFeb 11 Ball State - DustinFeb 12 Indiana - DustinFeb 13 Purdue - DustinFeb 15 Manchester - Trip
Feb 16 Amsterdam - TripFeb 18 Springfield - DustinFeb 19 Amherst - DustinFeb 19 Texas A&M – TripFeb 20 Texas State – TripFeb 21 University of Texas - Trip
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19Andre AntonenkoNicolas AntonenkoSkyler BrownSloane BrownAlexander Judd
20Nicholas Devitz
21Eli BirgerEmily PaternostroMagnolia RiceFiona Walsh
22Zoe FleishakerKornelia FojaDaniel JoslynElaina PiecykZachary Piecyk
23 24Evan AbadLizabeth EspinalJordan KleinTom LambertDillon Schaevitz
Hey teenagers, are you ready for another exciting 3rd session trip? That'’s right, this summer our adventure takes us to Toronto and Niagara Falls!
There are only 3 requirements for you to join us on this 4 day/3 night trip:1. You must be entering 9th grade or up (CIT'’s included).2. You must be registered for session 3.3. You must be prepared to have tons of fun! Details and prices have not yet been finalized. Once they are, we will send out a mailing to all families with campers entering 9th grade and up. That mailing will include a trip enrollment form as well as a tentative itinerary. If you are not currently registered for the 3rd session but would like to go on the trip, please have your parents contact us to add the session. Remember, there'’s limited space on this teen trip so don'’t toss the mailing aside when you receive it. Again, this mailing will be sent as soon as the plans and prices are finalized.
Here are some of the highlights we'’re planning for the 4 day trip:Canada Wonderland Amusement Park • The CN Tower • Toronto Science Center • Hockey Hall of Fame • Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Game • Niagara Falls • Jet Boating • Maid of the Mist Boat Ride
Toronto2014
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Congratulations to Toby Wynn. On November 22, Toby celebrated his bar mitzvah and a great time was had by all. There were many camp friends there with him and they all had an awesome night!
25Mariel Barocas
26Zsolt CsorgeiJosh MillerPatrick John Padilla
27Hunter BarocasAaron CrumJack De GrandiJenna Zucker
28Selam ArnoldBernat KapitanyBrice ScanlonConnor Taggart
29Ilexis VogelEddie Walsh
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31Emma DeLuca-KnightonCarly LefkowitzHannah Pinkus
Courtney Ober had a ton of her camp friends on hand for her Bat Mitzvah on November 16. Here you can see them lighting the “Camp Friends” candle.
They all told us they had a great time and that the after party and hotel sleep over after the Bat Mitzvah were even more fun!
Nicole Budoff sang with the band ‘Halfway to Sanity’ at her middle school rock charity concert last month.
She says it was a very exciting & awesome evening! They packed the house and raised a lot of money for a local charity called Ordinary Wishes.
If you would like to see a video of her performance, just head over to: http://youtu.be/aAPsey5oJKo. We’ve also linked to it on the Island Lake blog.
FYI
Jordan Cui just graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and is headed to Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas to begin firefighter training.
We all wish Jordan the best of luck!
