Oh the joys of Uptown Park...

So I just wanted to share with all of my lovely staff members what occurred last night. As my roommate and I were returning from a trip to Coldstone, we met quite a few campers. Did you know that I miss campers? So much?? Having Cynthia run up and attack me for ice cream and meeting new campers just cause I was wearing my Pleasant Vineyard shirt, both priceless. For all of you staff out there, here is the best part: I saw none other than Jake, Joe, and Scotty! :) Big smiles for that one. I just thought I should share, and those boys are great and just about made my summer. That's all! I hope this finds everyone well!

miss camp yet?

Events updated as of 8/29/05
I hope all of you are surviving the culture shock back into everyday life. I have a few tidbits of information that you might be interested in knowing...

STAFF LOST AND FOUND: The cubby shelves in the staff lounge are presently holding an array of what appears to be staff lost and found from the Qhut, bathroom lockers, and abandoned cubbies and mailboxes. This collection includes some staff t-shirts, hats, sweet looking hoodies, books and water bottles, among other things. If you are missing something, let me know so I can keep an eye out or put your name on it, becuase once it goes into the lost and found box, who knows where it'll end up!

FALL DATES AND EVENTS:
As I've already emailed to 2005 staff, there are several dates this fall for which we’ll be looking for activity help out at camp:

Sat. Aug. 27- Tower and Challenge; 2-5pm
Sat. Sept. 3 (Labor Day Wkend) - Zip and Tower; 1-5pm
*NEW* Sat. Sept. 10- SLAM Jam, 5-9:30pm for volunteers (6-9pm for Jr. Highers), at Eaton YMCA
Sat. Sept. 17- Zip and Tower; afternoon (also Zip/Tower training 9-12, PVM workday 10-4)
Sat. Sept. 24- Zip, Tower, and Challenge- afternoon (also Challenge Course training 9-12)
Wed. Sept. 28- Zip, Tower, Orbitron, Challenge; afternoon and evening (CHCA 6th grade)
Thurs. Sept. 29- Zip, Tower, Orbitron, Challenge; afternoon and evening (CHCA 6th grade)
Sat. Oct. 1- Zip and Tower; time TBA
Fri-Sat Oct. 14-15- STAFF REUNION!!
Sun. Oct. 16- PVM Open House- open to all
Sat. Oct. 29- Zip and Tower; time TBA
*NEW* Sat. Nov. 19- SLAM Jam, 5-9:30pm for volunteers (6-9pm for Jr. Highers), at Eaton YMCA (also PVM workday, 10-4)
*NEW* Sat. Dec. 10- SLAM Jam, 5-9:30pm for volunteers (6-9pm for Jr. Highers), at Eaton YMCA

Facilitator Training: If you or a friend would like to be certified facilitators on our climbing tower, zipline, or challenge course, attend the trainings on September 17 and 24 (see dates above).

SLAM Jams- We are always looking for volunteers who want to spend time with our local middle schoolers. This is a great service project for a group or a way to get community service hours. They are Saturdays from 5-9:30pm (includes set-up/tear-down) at the Eaton YMCA (15 minutes north of camp). Dates for this fall are Sept. 10, Nov. 19, and Dec. 10.

STAFF REUNION!! Past staff from all years are welcome to join us for a staff reunion on October 14-15. And stick around for the PVM Open House on Sunday the 16th. More details to come, but mark your calendars now!

Please call (937.452.3347) or email (amber@pvmcamp.com) Amber if you're interested in any of these events!

So, staff, campers, who ever is listening in, what has happened to you since you left PVM?