Week 8 - August 17 - 21, 2009

Volume 20

MAXIMUM GIGGLES
Off to Governors Comedy Club for some lunch & laughs! ZACH T. wiggled his fingers over some ripped paper & coins were everywhere! CARLY ate a tissue paper sandwich & help make a dove appear! SK MARISSA was a dazzling magician’s assistant that couldn’t use a scissor, and SK LASAGNA showed us his telepathic abilities including how he could make a pretty good chef! MICHAEL was able to mysteriously guess the card he picked! BUTTERMAN, TARA, DARIAN, JEREMY, MOOKIE & JAKE P. all played the hysterical improv question game! George G. George was silly calling out for SK ANGELA & kept calling Counselor RICH GUIDO! Everyone had a yummy lunch & a great time on this toasty summer day!

MAX @ WATER TAXI BEACH
Today was a scorcher & EITAN, KYLE G., & ANDIE beat the heat overlooking the beautiful NYC skyline! We took off our shoes & let the sand run between our toes! MICHAEL P., JAKE P. & JAKE S. All played lacrosse toss! JEREMY, WESLEY, BUTTERMAN, AJ, SAM & NOAH, MIKE P. TOM & KYLE R. played some volleyball in the sand pit while JAKE W., KYLE G. & Head Counselor JOE enjoyed time under the shade of the palm trees! ZAC S. took some photos “holding” the Empire State &
Chrysler Buildings. DANIEL, JESSE, SK’s LATOYA & DRIBBLES played a game of “Baloney” on deck while taking in the great breeze off the water

 

while JACKIE, DARIAN, ANDIE, ARIE, EVA, DANIELLE, MAX, TARA, JOHN, EMILY, JEREMY, SK’s KAMI & HALLI, Counselors GELI & KRISTY all had endless games of “Spit”! It seems like the competition is really fierce!!! Whoa! SK KAMI, Counselor VINNY & Head Counselor RIA enjoyed the award-winning burgers! They were dee-lish! We topped off the day with our Maximum Spelling Bee. JEREMY, SAM, MATT, JESSE, MICHAEL P. & Sk’s HALLI, LATOYA were among the many contenders with words like: lieutenant, reservoir, apostrophe & more. Congratulations to SK AUSTIN for winning with the word… pinnacle! Enjoy your bag of beach games on Friday!

MAX hits the CREEK!
What a better way to beat this week’s heat! WESLEY, JOHN, JACOB S., MAX, HAYDEN, EITAN, TARA, EMILY, SK’s MARISSA & HALLI & Counselors KAT & RIA braved the rough Colorado River Weee! ARIE, SAM, MOOKIE, DANIEL SK DRIBBLES & Counselor VINNY hit the Cannonball Run! Counselor GELI didn’t quite make it across the Tarzan Swing, but we hear that SK ANGELA, ZAC S. MICHAEL B., BUTTERMAN, JAKE W. & JEREMY were the last few to make it onto the Colorado River before closing it down for the day! EITAN, AJ, JACKIE & DARIAN, KYLE R. TOM all rode the Alpine Pipeline with Counselor KRISTY! BUTTERMAN was wondering where JEREMY’s tube was?!? SAVANNAH & SAM had some counting issues when deciding to jump off the cliff . Oh well. MAX decided the water is too wet in his park. NOAH & JACOB went into the rock pool diagonally! Congratulations to DANIELLE for conquering her fears & zooming down H2OhNoooooo! AJ convinced the

guards to let him on the kiddie slide & JACOB M. enjoyed a day on the slides & squirting the Dippin Dots Dude!

ESPN ZONE
We spent a day in Times Square in the middle of all the action! ARIE, JESSE, WESLEY, & SK LASAGNA saw Sponge Bob, while ASHLEY & CARLY played with Thomas & friends at Toys R Us. JAKE & MIKE P, SAM, DANIELLE & ZACH T. were amazed by the Myachi dude! ZAC S., MATT., JAKE W. KYLE G. & SK ANGELA all saw the contortionist EITAN even asked him questions. Ewww. At ESPN Zone, EMILY kicked major butt winning 13 rounds of air hockey! ANDIE, LONI & SK’s LATOYA, ANGELA & LASAGNA had a blast on Rapid River! JACOB M. was a one-man cheerleader for MOOKIE, EMILY, ARIE & WESLEY! DANIELLE & DANIEL went for target practice on the shoot out! SK DRIBBLES, AUSTIN & SAM had a blast galloping on the horse derby. JAKE P. was on the golf range, MICHAEL & Counselor Rich hit the soccer field, JESSE played hockey, SAVANNAH was bowling & MATT, SK’s HALLI & AUSTIN shot some hoops. MAX & Counselor KRISTY attempted to play ping-pong while Head Counselor RIA watched SK MARISSA’s & Counselor KRISTY’s cupcakes!

A special farewell to Jake Winters, Hayden Quigley and all our bus drivers! Keep in touch & See you next year! A special Happy Birthday to John & Sidekick Latoya!

Can we rewind all this fun?

Can’t wait till next week’s

“Oh me oh my OHIO week”!

 

 

WEEK EIGHT- “GRAND FINALE WEEK”

Campers will call home at designated times. (Meal times.) We usually return to our hotel around 10:30pm. Remember while away there is constant contact with our office -- If you need to reach us, please call the camp office.


OUR ITINERARY IS AS FOLLOWS: (Maximum Emergency # is 516-790-0041)

AUG 17: Wear your camp shirt, shorts/pants, socks & SNEAKERS & MAX SWEATSHIRT.. Bring your 1st day’s money, a movie (PG-13), snacks for the week & lunch today. All other meals are included this week.
This journey starts on a motorboat through limestone caverns at PENN’S CAVE. Brrr! The caves are 49
degrees! Sneakers are mandatory today. Next stop is PLYLER’S Buffet for dinner. We’ll hit the road &
continue onto Ohio. We’ll unpack & rest for the continued excitement that lies ahead! Hotel check-in.

Hotel: HOLIDAY INN WESTLAKE (Monday - Wednesday Nights)

1100 Crocker Rd. Westlake, OH Tel 440-871-6000 Fax 440-835-1768

AUG 18: Rise & shine, buffet breakfast & today it’s CEDAR POINT! Voted America’s best amusement park eleven years in a row! This park is AMAZING with 17 roller coasters including Millenium Force & Top Thrill Dragster towering over 400 feet! But wait, there’s plenty more... Racing Derby, Cedar Point Railroad, Cadillac Cars, Maxair, top notch entertainment & live shows! We’ll lay out & gaze into the midnight sky as we watch the Hot
Summer Nights Firewater show! A waterfront boardwalk, a picnic lunch & dinner in the park. WHOA!

AUG 19: Wake up sleepy heads for DAY 2 at CEDAR POINT! This park is so big we need two days to cover it!
Lunch in the park, more rides!!!! Off to a yummy dinner at GOLDEN CORRAL where there’s something for
everyone and all you can eat! After dinner it’s Cleveland;s one and only, ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
where we can see memoriabilia of our favorites in music history! Oh Yeah!

AUG 20: Wake up for breakfast & hotel check-out. Suit up for SOAK CITY! The park is located along Cedar Point’s waterfront & campers can cool down in style! Grab a tube for a relaxing trip down Main Stream, or cruise down Renegade River for exciting canyons & waterfalls. Ride in darkness on Erie Falls, fly in Zoom Flume, or splash yourself silly in Adventure Cove. Enjoy it all while coasters soar up above. Lunch in the park, then we head east. Dinner buffet stop on the way back through PA & Hotel check-in.

Hotel: FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES Bedford (Thursday Night)

4436 Route 220 Bedford, PA 15522 Tel 814-623-3444 Fax 814-623-0663

AUG 21: Wake up for a hearty breakfast & hotel check-out. We’re celebrating our grande finale today! Load the luggage & buses for a photo at the crazy looking HAINES HOUSE shaped like a shoe! After that off to our grand finale luncheon complete with T-shirt signing and Kleenex for the tears. We’ll have Thanksgiving in August at HERSHEY FARM & BAKERY as we pass the kettle fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, freshly baked rolls & more! After lunch we’ll celebrate the summer and reminisce, tell stories, share laughs, photos and camp gifts! Our last stop is the Bakery shop where we’ll shop for whoopie pies, hearth baked bread & sweets for home!
Depart for home.
Campers will call when approaching coach bus stops. Sign out campers for dismissal.

THANKS FOR AN AMAZING SUMMER! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!