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// June 2015
JUN
09
2015

You are my sunshine

My llama friends returned today! The Nature classes have been hanging out with them all day. They even raced them on the Landsports Field! Having visited with some of my animal friends, I was feeling quite social, so I stopped in to see the horses at the Barn. I saw many proud
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JUN
08
2015

Going once, going twice… sold!

I awoke to an oddly familiar smell; I followed my nose down to the Waterfall Field to find it filled with llamas! Mark, the Llama Man, had brought my friends to visit all of the Nature classes today. The campers learned all about caring for the llamas and marched them all over
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JUN
07
2015

God, who touches earth with beauty…

The girls donned their white uniforms for Sunday today. In Chapel, guest speaker John Brantley encouraged the girls to learn to love themselves so that they can love others more deeply. It was a beautiful message for our beautiful camp. In the afternoon, I heard laughter and
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JUN
06
2015

Nothing could be finer…

This morning I awoke to the sound of the bell and the chatter of campers. Everyone was very excited for the first day of activities! I stopped by the Weaving Hut to see girls preparing their looms; some were even sanding stools and chairs that they will be working on this
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JUN
05
2015

Opening Day!

First day of camp! First day of camp! I woke up so very excited to see all the campers arriving through the gates. Everyone was running around picking out their bunks and meeting new friends. The weather proved to be perfect for the swim evaluation; the lake felt quite refreshing
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JUN
04
2015

Welcome Back Home

Our 2015 Staff Orientation has come to a close. We can’t wait to open the gates for our first campers to arrive tomorrow morning! While you wait for those camp gates to open up, enjoy this video our staff created during their week at Orientation. We think you’ll
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JUN
03
2015

And ye who would serve the King…

The counselors received their cabin assignments this morning! It was a very exciting day spent moving into cabins and preparing everything for Opening Day. The posters and name tags are all looking quite beautiful! We also had several emergency drills—JP jumped into the lake
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JUN
02
2015

Game day!

Today was a blast! Instead of sitting in a lecture all day, staff played games to learn and review everything you need to know about being a counselor at Merrie Woode! Our first game of the day was Jeopardy, where counselors answered questions on everything from camp rules
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JUN
01
2015

Let’s go bowling on bowling green…

Today was an incredibly productive first day of Orientation! The day was filled with reviews on van driving, first aid protocols, and the new Unplugged and Fully Connected policy. Counselors spent the afternoon with one of my favorite guest speakers (and excellent teller of Jack
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