Camp Testimonials 2013: The Staff

Hands down, the staff and counselors make camp what it is every summer. That’s why our Board of Directors and Camp Director work tirelessly to build the best camp staff for your children each and every summer. Our staff comes from all over the world – from just over the river to countries like England, South Africa, Australia, and Czech Republic.

We get it – if you’ve never been to our camp before, how do you know our staff will take the utmost care of your children for the week? What separates our staff from the rest? To help rest those concerns, here’s what our parents and campers said about our staff from 2013:

1. Everyone is very sympathetic to all the campers needs and needs of their families. They areextremely knowledgeable and my kids have loved going here.
2. These are amazing people that do a fabulous thing for our kids. My son walked away with self-confidence that he had such a hard time building before this. This was year 2 and we will be back next year.
3. We had a great time with all of the counselors from all over the world.
4. The people are wonderful and recognize my kids every year. Definitely great long lasting memories.
5. Camp is great. She never wants to leave. The campers, CIT’s and counselors are so amazing and the experience is beyond awesome.
6. My children love the camp so for that I am grateful. They love the staff and counselors so it’s all good.
7. Amazing staff. Very supportive and attentive.
8. Very pleasant and sincere day camp counselors!!! We love them!!

Wrap Up: Camp 2013: Week 8

KNIGHTS AND LADIES

With our final week of the summer upon us, we celebrated week 8 with the theme of Knights and Ladies! The week began with camper and staff members being divided into 4 different kingdoms; Earth Kingdom, Fire Kingdom, Water Kingdom, and Air Kingdom!

Due to the weather, we were unable to do our usual Tuesday night cook out. However, we didn’t let that slow us down. Instead, we had a pageant for each of the kingdoms to participate in. Two CIT’s from each group were chosen and transformed into the prince and princess of their Kingdom through the help of their loyal subject. The show then began with a runway walk and strut where the judges evaluated based on costume and creativity! We continued with a talent portion for each of the Royals to present, followed by a kingdom wide song or chant. The final portion of the pageant was the congeniality portion of the show where each contestant was asked a question about changing the world. The answers had the audience laughing and cheering for their favorite kingdom! The pageant was a huge hit and the entire camp enjoyed the entertainment and all together hilariousness of the night!

The celebration continued with our usual Wednesday night All Camp. This week, the activities included a sandcastle contest, the hilarious and entertaining game of “Kings and Castles”, as well as sword fighting! The big hit of the night had to be the “Kings and Castles” game which is similar to Simon-Says. The game had the kids and staff laughing hysterically and everyone appeared to be having a great time. The activities of the night were perfectly suited for the theme of Knights and Ladies and it seemed to be a big hit!

For our final night here at camp for summer 2013, we went out with a bang! The dance was extra exciting and everyone seemed to be having a great time! There was dancing and singing and the campers and staff were more than happy to pose for pictures and rightfully so as they looked like superstars!

For an exciting finally to our week, we had a watermelon eating and watermelon thigh crushing contest! It was a huge hit and it had everyone practically falling over with laughter! The watermelon thigh crushing contest was so entertaining as each of the counselors struggled to crush their watermelon. The faces made were priceless! As for the watermelon eating contest, there was one involving counselors and another involving CIT’s and campers. Again, everyone was laughing and cheering on the participants!

This week has been a fun and excitement filled week that has created memories that will last a lifetime! We are really sad to see this summer come to an end but at the same time we are so happy to look back and can’t help but to smile at all of these memories made. The friendships that we have created and the little jokes and stories will forever be in our hearts. This summer has truly been amazing and were are already looking forward to summer 2014!

Wrap Up: Camp 2013: Week 7

MCC POP / ROCK

Week 7 was an entertainment filled week with the theme of MCC Pop/Rock. With this them we decided to take the opportunity to showcase the many talents of the impressive group of individuals we have here at camp. The campers and staff were very excited about this and took every occasion to show off their many talents through various activities during the week! The events of the week allowed for us to see a side of the campers and staff that we haven’t yet seen. From ballroom dancing to Glee core and even Drama core, the kids had plenty of ways to express their creativity and talents.

For Monday night electives, the kids were able to choose from several activities which included ballroom dancing as well as basketball and gaga. Everyone had a really great time and several people even gained a new found skill in ballroom dancing. They also learned how to Tango and even how to do the Salsa. For the rest of the campers and staff, they enjoyed the traditional activities and had a great time playing laid back games for the evening.

Wednesday was a talent filled night with MCC very own talent show. In the beginning of the week the kids were told about the talent show so that they had plenty of time to prepareand practice for the big show! There were well over a dozen skits and performances with camper and staff participation alike! There were performances that included everything from beat-boxing to dance routines, all the way to water-chugging and rubix cubes! There was even a very special performance from our Glee core campers and staff! In all, there were many amazing talents and everyone enjoyed the entertainment of our very own MCC stars!

The dance is always great closer to the excitement of the week. As usual, everyone took the opportunity to spend quality time with their new found friends and they all spent the evening dancing and singing to all their favorite songs. We are always sad to see the week come to an end, however we hope that the memories and friendships made will last for a lifetime. Once again, we can confidently say that we had another successful week here a camp! We hope to see everyone back here at camp for more fun and excitement!