Another great and truly pleasurable Visiting Day has come and gone. Thank you, everyone! Inevitably, some of your goodbyes were a little wet. That always happens. But something else that always happens is: camp begins again. For one day, the action stops for families to be reunited for a fun afternoon. Then, goodbyes (for a few more weeks) are said, parents and grandparents drive away, and activities start again. In fact, since Visiting Day we’ve enjoyed a show, Upper Camp took on two evenings of amazing challenges, many of our girls competed in the Camp Starlight Dance Competition, several Wayne County games have been played, and—oh yeah, as part of the daily regular camp program, campers have been enjoying 
tennis, baseball, softball, boating, swimming, cooking, soccer, basketball, flag football, circus, magic, sports broadcasting, digital photography, fitness, dance, fishing, outdoor adventure, gymnastics, creative writing, arts & crafts, ceramics, woodworking, and the list seems nearly endless these days…In other words, what we’re trying to tell you is, don’t worry that the children are still crying. They’re fine. In fact, they’re better than fine because once the dust from Visiting Day settles, campers begin to focus what’s still ahead during the next few weeks—and for good reason. Some of the best parts of camp happen over the next few weeks.
The Senior and All Camp shows, MTV Night, divisional trips, the Anniversary Party, Carnival, Olympics, Banquet, and did we mention Olympics? Oh, how about just one more time: Olympics. We have to mention a few times because the buzz starts early and the anticipation grows for several weeks before the big break. In fact, one of the saddest aspects of the last few weeks of camp is that they pass every bit as quickly—sometimes it seems even more so—as the first few weeks leading up to Visiting Day, and we know that all too soon, we’ll all be saying goodbye for another ten months. But…
Let’s not jump too far ahead ourselves. For now, parents, we hope the Visiting Day
dust has settled for you as well, and that you’re as focused on having a few more great weeks of summer as we are. That you enjoy the photos, blogs, and Facebook posts. And that you get the pleasure of enjoying lots of great camp stories in just a few weeks.
Thanks once again for a great Visiting Day 2013!
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