Prom & BanquetWhile last summer is still fresh in our minds, this is the time of the year when we take a close look at how we performed during the summer. This self-assessment includes a review of camp policies, activities, staff, food service, and every-thing in between. In addition, we seek the opinions of our campers, staff members, and parents. The goal is to make camp better. As a result of our internal review and the input we receive, each year changes are made to the camp.Our first change for summer 2020 involves how we decide the themes of the camp’s two proms. In the past, campers learned, with little input, what the prom theme was going to be when it was announced at flagpole. Now campers will decide. They will choose from a list of four potential themes and vote for the one they like best. Here are your choices:

Mid-Summer Prom & Banquet (July 23rd)a. Masqueradeb. Beach Partyc. Starry, Starry Nightd. Enchanted Forest

End of Summer Prom & Banquet (August 18th)

a. Welcome to Hollywoodb. Winter Wonderlandc. Secret Gardend. Under the Sea

Our online poll will be hosted on the camp’s Instagram page where campers will be able to vote. Voting for each prom theme will be conducted separately and will remain open for a period of one week. The online poll will go live in Novem-ber. For now, consider the choices above, keep your eyes peeled for the official announcement and instructions, and remember you may only vote once, so choose wisely!

WOW that was fast! Where did the summer go? Even though camp went by so quickly, we still had an amazing summer! It really comes as no surprise, after all, each day was filled with outrageously fun events, awesome off-camp trips, and incredible activities. Now that camp has come to an end, there is little time to reminisce about the things we did and the fun we had. For the next 10 months our efforts will be focused on preparing for summer 2020. There are schedules to make, staff to be hired, improvements to be made, and much more. While we may not be as busy as we are during camp, it’s close.

So, September has turned into October and by the end of the month many of the leaves that provided a colorful landscape will have fallen to the ground. It is the month that ushers out the last remnants of summer and welcomes in autumn. We’re not yet ready for this change and perfer to cling onto summer for as long as possible. Thankfully, working on the many different projects as we prepare for next summer, actually makes it easy.

Do You Remember...We certainly had an active program calendar this summer. Each day was so busy that it is difficult to remember all the things we did. To help, we have highlighted below some of the events we shared this past summer.Campers and counselors dressed in amazing costumes, a foggy gymnasium, and creepy music, it must be Halloween Social...the most anticipated meal at camp, chicken stir fry...Milk Snake Madness at the Skate Park...becoming a knight during Medieval Festival...Bingomania...Promised Land State Park...the photo booth at the Prom...on Pirate Day finding a hidden jolly roger only to discover your prize is to walk the plank...playing jail at tennis...the day after Dorney Park, a much deserved super late day...watching future major leaguers at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders baseball games...Wild Wild West Day...receiving a package from home...the reading of cabin wishes interrupted by rain showers during Closing Ceremonies...swimming, biking, and running - Greeley Ninja

October, 2019THE SPIRIT

Lake Greeley Camp

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Inside this Edition• Do You Remember - Summer 2019• Camper & Staff Birthdays• 10th Year Recognition• Summer 2019 Fun Facts• Dates to Remember

SUMMER 2019

Happy Birthday...If you were born after August 18th (the last day of camp), in September or October, then we’re celebrating your birthday!Alana Albergato, Audrey Allan, Clara Baisinger-Rosen, Caroline Bing, Charles Dickman, Chloe Eng, Sadie Frankel, Isabella Gutman, Sophia Heinzelmann, Nikolina Kiessling, Emilie Knai, Edouard Le Mer-cier, Laura Loux, Riley O’Brien, Oren Rouas, Ginevra Semprini, Joseph Thierry, Estella Yee, Lucero Chontal Estudillo, Dianna Potter, Cole Bouffard, Leah Carne, Giselle Cassidy, Nathan Chandler, Camryn Colaizzo, Adelaida Dominguez, Noam Fainshtein, Xitong Feng, Ander Fuldain Calvo, Madi-son Gerena, Peter Grafstein, Morgan Griffin, Quinn Hardt, Benjamin Herring, Clement Josso, Emily Koleto, Natalie Kolleeny, Ellie Kushnir, William Lawton, Fleur Le Mercier, Renee Lieberman, Cole McEwan, Kate McEwan, Julia McK-enna, Gabriella Messina, Elspeth Moffatt, Violet Ortenzi, Lucas Parks, Angelina Pascale, Izabella Pizzuto, Sofia Piz-zuto, Logan Reed, Naomi Seligson, Cole Silverman, Norah Strauss, Arran Swift, Katherine Tassier, Finn Weinkam, Ashton Chancellor, Ryan Currie-Hammond, Holly Lynn, Adedoyin Okanlawon, Vladyslav Samelyuk, Izzy Sterling, Nathan Tozzi, and Shannon Weisbrod, Tai Abrams, Sonja Alberts, Juliana Barrios, Eliana Basher, Kimberly Becht, Luke Berman, Daniella Berritto, Francesco Campo, Cole Christian, Aidan Cook, Danielle Cramton, Nicholas Cram-ton, Jeremy Donoghue, Jayden Duverne, Aidan Elkind, Shane Elvin, Cesar Fauchier Delavigne, Preston Ferris, Eulaila Gaya, Owens Gilbert, Alexandra Gilyadoff, Fiona Goad, Samuel Gutsche, Emmet Harlan, Natasha Horow-itz, William Huang Kirtland, Maggie Kleiber, Henri Knai, Sofya Kozlova, Clare Letendre, Nicholas Liewehr Ekaterina Linger Kumar, Stefani Mindrebo, Matthias Najean, Jil-lian Ortenzi, Baptiste Palasi, Teresa Perez Aliende, Laura Rodriguez, Samuel Ronis, Alejandra Salas Genero, Julia Seeber, Trenton Strause, Ellerie Tauber, Adam Turner, Ava Vitale, Zoe Zaroff, Flora Babicz, Fabia Fuster Jordana, Regina Gyore, Adam Hook, Ashley Moore, Szandra Szkala, and Laura Turnbull.

Birthdays are to celebrated, so get out there and make the most of it!

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Dates to Remember 10/12/2019 - Open House (camp tours) 11/18/2019 - Fall Enrollment application deadline 10/26/2019 - Open House (camp tours) 1/12/2020 - Winter Reunion 6/27/2020 - Camp opens 7/11/2020 - First Half Visiting Day 7/24/2020 - First Half ends 7/25/2020 - Second Half begins 8/8/2020 - Second Half Visiting Day 8/20/2020 - Last day of camp

Warrior...gaga...Gustavo running around flagpole before giv-ing his morning sports report...Olympic breakout...Rat Race, hands down my favorite evening activity...LLLuuccckkkyyyy LLLoootttooooo...sailing the catamaran on the lake...having a birthday at camp and hearing the birthday song played just for you...supporting your favorite professional sports team by wearing their jersey during Fanatical Fan Day...building a raft at the lake with Ben and the Adventure staff and actu-ally floating it on the lake...spending the day as your favor-ite staff member during Camper/Counselor Day...”Everyday at Lake Greeley Camp is a parade, every meal a banquet, another day in paradise”…learning how to fly on the trapeze with Neill and the Circus Arts staff...laundry day, the best day at camp...being first in line at canteen...Floral Shirt Fridays...the king and queen of the Prom and Banquet, Tomas Gon-zalez and Sophie Bleiwas...losing the handclap competition at campfire and jumping in the pool the following morning wearing your pajamas...Crazy Hat Day...SCUBA clinics...”Did you know...”, the facts of the day read by Matt, Jr. at eve-ning flagpole...getting to choose your activities every day...enjoying fish and chips during British Lunch...finally receiving your 5-year jacket...movie night...rest hour...playing the floor is lava at Gymnastics...winning cabin clean-up and enjoying Brother Bruno’s pizza with your cabin mates...patiently wait-ing at flagpole for your parents on Visiting Day...the Greeley Open golf tournament...dodgeball...taking the horses for a swim in the lake with Jake and the Equestrian staff...Sci-Fi Day...splashing water and waving a water noodle all the while laughing, it must be water aerobics...congratulations to the captains, Aidan Ferderer and Lucy Ramsey, coaches and campers of Brazil, winners of the Lake Greeley Camp’s 32nd Olympics...pool parties...trying your luck at roulette during Las Vegas Night...tie dyeing at Arts & Crafts...two amazing drama productions, “Mary Poppins” and “Annie”, performed flawlessly by a cast of enormously talented campers and staff.

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Email us pictures of your halloween costumes to info@lakegreeley.com. Put Halloween in the subject line and we’ll get them in the next newsletter.

Do You Remember continued from page 3Poppy, our Performing Arts Director, and her Theater staff did an amazing job. Everyone, from those who performed on stage to those who worked behind the scenes deserves a Tony for their performances...Boy Band Dinner...jumping on the water trampoline and then getting bounced off of the blob...photography with Freddie...intercamp games...letters home for dinner...winning the movie trivia challenge and as a result enjoying a tasty root beer float party...water skiing, wakeboarding, and tubing on Lake Wallenpaupack with Mag-gie...solving all the puzzles on Puzzle Day...rafting trips on the Delaware River...Daniel Roman and Rachel Dames, Coun-selors of the Year...crate stacking at Adventure...Crazy Hat Day...being named camper of the week and running through a tunnel of outstretched arms to receive your Super Camper t-shirt...lighting the eternal flame and officially opening the Camp Olympics: Colin Coope, Lucas Giraldo, Nicole Berrito, Noah Ruth, Colby Zino, Sophie Bleiwas, Raul Salas Genero, Penny Celtnieks, Natalie Kolleeny, and Noelle Valdinato...the Circus Performance, a night filled with amazing trapeze and aerial silk acrobatics that entertained the entire camp...Game Show Night...countless somersaults, forward and backwards, on the bungee trampoline…Twins/Triplets Day…the burning of the “G”...Mustache for Dinner - you know permanent mark-er doesn’t wash off...a day filled with potions, quidditch, and spells - Harry Potter Day was awesome...riding all the roller-coasters at Dorney Park and then deciding whether Talon, Steel Force, Hydra, Possessed, ThunderHawk, or the Wild Mouse was the best...rowing out to Blueberry Island with your cabin and enjoying a picnic lunch...camp bank with Rose...jumping on the moonbouce, reaching out for the buzzer on the bungee run, racing through the obstacle course, or getting knocked over at the wrecking ball, the inflatables at the fourth of July picnic were a blast...Tube Sock Day...walking into a foggy Dining Hall during Twilight Zone Dinner...beach volley-ball...passing the deep water test and receiving a wristband...outdoor barbecue dinners with Duane and Stacey...standing at the main entrance to camp shouting at the top of your lungs welcoming arriving campers to camp...the tug-of-war compe-tition during the Olympics...looking for gold coins during Gold Rush...chipwiches...bravely completing the Chief Lohikan trail with your cabin...martial arts with guest instructor, Derek...late night pizza parties...being thrown-in jail during the Camp Car-nival...Capture the Flag under the light on the upper football field...paintball...Greeley Idol - who knew we had so many tal-ented campers...learning what nichy, nichy means...dropping into the halfpipe for the first time with encouragement from John and the skate park staff...lacrosse with Adam...getting a bullseye at archery...listening to the handclap competition instructions given by Erica and remembering that you don’t say, “Miss!”...climbing the tower up at Adventure and getting to ride the zipline...creating a work of art on the wheel at Pot-tery...dressing your counselor as your favorite super hero for Super Hero Lunch...signing up to raise or lower the flag...making new friends.Listing all the fun and crazy things we did confirms something we already knew, we had a great summer!

10th Year AwardCampers and staff members who have attended Lake Greeley Camp for five years are given the much-celebrated 5-year jacket. This jacket is a gift that recognizes their loy-alty and love for the camp. There, however, has been no further recognition for those campers and staff members who continue their Lake Greeley Camp experience beyond five years, until now.

We are excited to announce that we have expanded our loyalty recognition program to include a gift for our 10th year campers and staff members. So the burning question is, what’s the gift? Deciding has proven to be a challenge. Campers have suggested a new car, concert tickets, and even a ride in the camp’s jet (LGC does not own a jet). While these suggestions were enlightening, we came up with a more practical idea, a soft and cozy blanket that will provide years of warmth and comfort.

As with the 5-year jacket, the 10-year blanket cannot be purchased. It is only available to those camper and staff members who achieve these milestones.

Fun Facts - Summer 2019Readers of “The Spirit” already know just how much we enjoy sharing fun facts. Over the years we have compiled lists about holidays, the different seasons of the year, and others. Finally, we have assembled a list of fun facts about our favorite topic, Lake Greeley Camp.

• 115,000 gallons of water are needed to fill the inground swimming pool.

• 78 garbage cans are distributed throughout the camp-grounds.

• Campers and staff consumed over 2,500 pounds of chicken nuggets. Tacos, however, is the most favorite lunch entree.

• 224 Super Camper t-shirts were handed out.• 75,000 paintballs were used.• #1 once again, Lake Activities is the most popular daily

activity among campers.• No question about it, laundry day was the best day at

camp. We produced over 14,500 pounds of laundry.• We celebrated 41 birthdays at camp.• 21,000 beads were used at Arts & Crafts. Over 700

articles of clothing were tie dyed.• 576 golf pencils and 6,200 activity rosters were used by

campers when selecting their activities.

Can you think of any fun facts about your summer at Lake Greeley Camp? If so, share them with us. Email your fun facts to info@lakegreeley.com. Put Fun Facts in the sub-ject line.