INSIDE THIS EDITION• 2014 Summer Collage

• Lake Greeley Camp Fun Facts

• Birthdays

• Camper Questionnaires

• Calendar of Events

We had an incredible summer! It’s been over a month since we have gone back to our school routine, back to days filled with homework, soccer practice, and music lessons. So, now is a good time to remind ourselves of just how ter-rific our summer was. Ask yourself, “What did you do on your summer vacation?” If you attended Lake Greeley Camp you could write a book answering that question. Let’s see, I was caught on the trapeze, went on a trail ride, attended play practice at the amphitheater, and was launched off the blob at the lake, and that was just my first day at camp!

Even though it feels as if camp has just ended, here in Pennsylvania, the seasons have certainly changed. Summer has ended and Autumn has arrived. Lake Greeley Camp is hardly recognizeable. The leaves have changed colors, the camp is still. The sounds that now fill the camp are work crews renovating, improving, and preparing the camp for next sum-mer. Now that’s a thought that should make everyone smile.

Mark your calendar, this year’s Winter Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2015. More information about the Reunion will be in the next issue of The Spirit.

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Do You Remember...No one will dispute that each day at camp was packed with exciting events and activities. It is, however, difficult to re-member them all. Nevertheless, we have highlighted below some of the events we shared this past summer.Learning how to salsa with Nick…”Everyday at Lake Gree-ley Camp is a parade, every meal a banquet, another day in paradise”…watching future NY Yankees at the Railriders baseball games…Backwards Day - when else can you wear your clothes backwards all day and eat pizza for break-fast…scuba clinics…swimming, biking, and running - the LGC triathlon…arena-style soccer in the hockey rink…late night pizza parties…getting an extra 30 minutes of sleep - enjoying a super late day the day after the Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom…the Hunger Games themed Olympic Breakout had all of us guessing what was going to happen next…getting launched off of the blob...countless somer-

SUMMER 2015It feels a little early to be writing about the summer of 2015, especially when the memories of the activities and events from this past summer are so fresh and vivid. There is a desire to linger, catch our breath, and enjoy what we just completed, to relive the moments that made the summer so amazing. But now is not the time to reminisce, after all, summer is nearly 260 days away!2015 will undoubtedly be a year filled with scientific dis-coveries, epic sporting events, and historic milestones. Regardless of how significant these events may be, there will be no date of greater importance than Saturday, June 27th, because that is the day Lake Greeley Camp opens its gates for the summer.We have made several changes to our 2015 camp sched-ule that are worth pointing out. The first change you will notice is that our summer has gotten longer. Our 2015 camp season is 56 days, a true 8-week season. For those of us who love summer camp, this is outstanding news! In addition to a longer season, each camp session will begin on a weekend, the First Half session is 29 days, the Second Half session is 27, and the two Visiting Days have been scheduled between the end and beginning of our 13/14-day sessions. The dates of the Visiting Days are Saturday, July 11th (First Half) and Saturday, August 8th (Second Half). As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and so Lake Greeley Camp’s season will regettably come to a close on Friday, August 21st.Now that the 2015 schedule has been made public, you can begin counting down the days until June 27th! Al-though, I probably wouldn’t start packing just yet.

THE SPIRITLake Greeley Camp

Winter Office: P.O. Box 219, Moscow, Pennsylvania 18444 (570) 842-3739

October, 2014

Happy Halloween

SUMMER 2014

QUESTIONNAIRESWe value your opinion!Included in the mailing of this newsletter is the 2014 Camper Questionnaire. Please take a few minutes to look over the form and complete it.At first glance, the questionnaire may appear to be a diffi-cult task to complete, perhaps even worse than homework. It isn’t. In fact, once you begin it should take no more than a few minutes to complete, and please understand that your participation is extremely important.When you complete a camper questionnaire, you provide Lake Greeley Camp with information that is truly invalu-able. Your answers to the questions on the form, in ad-dition to your comments and opinions will assist us with improving the camp, its facilities, and the activities we offer. Once you have completed the questionnaire, please fax it to 570-842-0410, or mail it to our winter office in Moscow, Pennsylvania.Campers, please remind your parents to complete their questionnaire also. If it has been misplaced, no prob-lem, we will mail another copy to them, email or call us and let us know.

saults, forward and backwards, on the bungee trampo-line…Bingomania…horseback trail rides…participating in the weekly challenge at adventure, receiving a fish brace-let, and becoming Paul’s best friend forever…yoga…early morning fishing trips…Twins/Triplets Day…rafting down the Delaware River…nichey nichey…the burning of the “G”...Mustache for Dinner - you know permanent marker doesn’t wash off...perfecting a knee hang maneuver at trapeze with Billy and Rachel and the circus arts staff…”Good morning sports fans…” - Eric’s daily sports report kept us up to date on everything happening with the NY Jets…3-on-3 basket-ball tournaments…waterskiing, wakeboarding, or tubing on Lake Wallenpaupack with Greg and the water sports staff…Michelle announcing the importance of a clean cabin...a day filled with potions, quidditch, and spells - Harry Potter Day was awesome...letters home for dinner...riding all the roller-coasters at Dorney Park and then deciding whether Talon, Steel Force, Hydra, Possessed, Stinger, ThunderHawk, or the Wild Mouse was the best...rowing out to Blueberry Is-land with your cabin and enjoying a picnic lunch...canteen...xtreme dodgeball...the amusements on the 4th of July - the obstacle course, wrecking ball, giant slide, moon bounce, and dunk tank were fantastic...congratulations to Russia, winners of Lake Greeley Camp’s 27th Olympiad...pool par-ties...creating a spooktacular costume at arts n’ crafts to wear at the Halloween Social...performing at campfire...walking in to the Dining Hall and being greeted by James on the mi-crophone, “Good morning campers and counselors...enjoy

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Happy Birthday.. .If you were born in September and October, then we’re celebrating your birthday!Solal Benichou, Sibylle Brebant, Alessandra Capriotti, Xandros Capus, Daniel Cardone, Justice Chiappetta, Dan-ielle Cohen, Gino Colucci, Samantha Cosares, Madeleine Cunningham, Juliette Debray, Aidan Delgass, Ursula Diaz Granados, Adelaida Dominguez, William Dos Santos, Tan-ner Ellis, Kylie Engleman, Nicholas Esquilin, Xavier Esquilin, Caroline Franco, Pippin Friden, Theodore Galazommatis, Jeronimo Gonzalez, Valeria Gonzalez, Morgan Griffin, Connor Heffernan, Sean Hogan, Clement Josso, Kend-all Kalustyan, Jake Kelly, Natasha Kelsey, Jeremy Kesten, Kaela Kilfoil, Maxwell Lubin-Loncke, Nicole Manning, Cole McEwan, Kate McEwan, Isidro Montoya, Lucia Montoya, Rohan Motheram, Sofia Munoz, Daniel Park, Lucas Parks, Ralfs Pundurs, Jake Rasmussen, Jacob Reynolds, Jasmine Robertson, Faith Roll, Adriana Santiago, Katarina Siafakas, Kunal Thadani, Lillian Tucker, Maya Valenzano, Samantha Warner, Derrick Weisburd, Elizabeth Wendel, Emily Wil-son, Michaela Haborakova, Emma Keft, Adedoyin Okan-lawon, Rachel Roblin, Eric Savino, Peter Somogyi, Justyna Szlachta, Samantha Anderer, Serge Azor, Ellie Bain, Luca Black, Sophie Bleiwas, Bianca Sky Bonfanti, Ryan Brubeck, Shyyane Coley, Samantha Coope, Laine DeNatale, Anto-nia Dominguez, Clark Edwards, Mason Epstein, Katherine Fanelli, Jonathan Golden, Samuel Gutsche, Ryan Heffern-an, Haley Kostic, Sophia Lukavsky, Grace McNey, Frederick Passarella, Thomas Roll, Kylie Roslin, Sage Rouas, Zachary Schmidt, Cassie Schunk, Ellie Story, Max Stoughton, Ana-bell Studebaker, Ellie Trainor, Andres Velasquez, Lily Wolp-ert, Alexander Zimet, Elinor Cooper, Ashley Kirk, Michelle Lee, Nikoletta Matyi, Alys O’Reilly, and Harry Roe

Have an awesome birthday!

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Back to School HumorQ. What is a math teacher’s favorite dessert?A. Pi!

Q. Why was the music teacher unable to open her class room?A. Because her keys were on the piano.

Q. Why was the broom late for school?A. He over swept.

Q. Why can’t you do a math test in the jungle?A. There are too many cheetahs!

Calendar of Events 10/18/2014-Campsitetours 11/2/2014-Campsitetours 11/15/2014-ApplicationDeadline 1/24/2015-WinterReunion 5/2/2015-OpenHouse 6/27/2015-Campopens 7/11/2015-FirstHalfVisitingDay 7/25/2015-FirstHalfends 7/26/2015-SecondHalfbegins 8/8/2015-SecondHalfVisitingDay 8/21/2015-Lastdayofcamp

your delicious french toast breakfast”...gaga...two amazing drama productions, Beauty and the Beast and High School Musical, performed by a talented cast of campers...Adam’s paintball activity announcements...flying down the zipline at adventure...the fireworks display at the begin the 2nd half of the summer...being the staff member of your choice on Camper/Counselor Day...lucky lotto...wearing your favorite college sweatshirt or t-shirt on College Day...making a per-fectly tie dyed t-shirt with Emma...chanting “Yes, Yes, Yes” at flagpole...standing at the top of the driveway cheering the arrival of new campers...the trapeze shows...Atlantic City Night - roulette, poker, black jack, dice, the big wheels, and horse races - one game was more exciting than the other...Polka Dog Lunch - the best meal ever...participating in inter-camp games...learning how to properly take care of a horse with Jessica and the horseback riding staff...silent lunch during Olympics...dressing your counselor for Super Hero Lunch...winning Movie Trivia Dinner and receiving your prize, a root beer float party...trying all the booths during the Camp Carnival...the Sammie Hawkins Chase...woodwork-ing with Catherine...the Roman Toga Social...sailing the catamaran on Greeley Lake...Hunger Games dodgeball...senior staff jumping into the pool after losing the handclap competition at campfire...winning cabin inspection and re-ceiving a Brother Bruno’s pizza party...Insanity with Molly...waiting patiently at flagpole for your parents on Visiting Day...”up, down, out” - water aerobics with Sam, Zach, and Stu...climbing, sliding, or just hanging on the rock n’ slide...performing on the stage of the ampitheater during Greeley Idol...photography with Andy...the Rat Race - an evening activity filled with challenges, running, and laughing...flash-back to the 70’s - Tube Sock Day...Daniel Roman and Mac-kenzie Thomas crowned king and queen of the Prom and Banquet...the Lake Greeley Open Golf Tournament and the awarding of the prestigious green jacket...delicious fish and chips - British Lunch...Celebrity Look-a-Like Day...DJ Joe Kirby at the Prom...the excitement of receiving a care pack-age from home...building a raft with Paul, pushing it out onto the lake, and having it actually float...choosing your activi-ties each morning in the gymnasium...Gold Rush...dropping into the halfpipe for the first time with the cheers from Alistair and the skate park staff...running through the tunnel of out-streched arms to pick up your camper of the week t-shirt...unicycling...congratulations to the counselors of the year, Erica Bent and Nicolas Linares...Crazy Hat Day...watching the candles (representing each cabin’s wish) floating on the lake during the Closing Ceremonies...looking for counselors during the Counselor Hunt...Karaoke Dinner...discovering who the villian is during Camp Scene Investigations...moun-tain biking...jumping into the conga line during the playing of the Happy Birthday song...martial arts with Derek...BBQ din-ners at the picnic area...cheerleading...aerial silks...making new friends...wishing the summer would never end.We ran out of space! There were just too many exciting mo-ments from this past summer to mention. One thing is for sure, there was never a dull moment.

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LGC FUN FACTSAs avid readers of The Spirit, you already know just how much we enjoy our fun facts. In previous issues of the newsletter, we have compiled lists about holidays, the different seasons of the year, and more. Well, 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.

• During the summer, there are 93 garbage cans distrib-uted throughout the campgrounds.

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

• 2,304 wedding rings were given out during the running of the Sammie Hawkins Chase evening activity.

• 964 care packages were delivered to camper and staff during the summer.

• Once again, Lake Activities is the most popular daily activity among campers.

• This summer we produced 14,500 pounds of laundry.

• We celebrated 41 birthdays at camp.

• 21,000 beads were used at Arts n’ 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.

Do you have any fun facts about your summer at Lake Greeley Camp? If so, please share them with us. Email your fun facts to info@lakegreeley.com. Please put LGC fun facts in the subject line.