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SUMMER CAMP is off to a Great Start! |
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We are completing our first full month of camp and marveling how, with a lot of preparation and a few tweaks, we have reached this point and that camp is “CAMP,” once again. It seemed unlikely just a few months ago but, the confidence of our families to make this happen fortified us with the stamina and faith to push forward knowing that this was a critical moment in our collective re-emergence from the previous 15 months of isolation.
We thank our parents of Session B, Session C, and Leadership campers who have reaped the benefits of their children at camp and supported our 14-day isolation policy prior to arrival. We also want to thank our families in our upcoming session who are currently in isolation or will be in the coming weeks. I can tell you from looking out my office window at camp to the children grouping in their cohorts for evening round-up (our call to dinner) that it is well worth the effort.
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Our goal throughout this summer has been to run A SAFE and FUN camp. We have accomplished this with a number of accommodations to this point. This did not come without sacrifices and the difficult decisions of canceling some of our sessions and disappointing a number of our families. Sessions canceled included our 1st session of the summer running from July 4-10, our final session running from Aug 29-Sept 1 and all of our tripping sessions. We strive for the “best summer ever,” for each of our campers and look forward to delivering on those sessions missed out on in 2022.
The weather has been great for the most part, allowing us to take full advantage of camp activities from the climbing wall to our boating activities down at the waterfront. Although, we no longer use our dining hall as our main point of contact to come together, campers still come together at round-up and during evening programs. Outdoor dining has created new opportunities for campers to strengthen their bonds within cohorts.
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The camp spirit endures as campers and staff embrace their greater freedom of movement, independence, and exploration. It has truly been a rewarding experience, a light at the end of the tunnel and hope for things to come.
We look forward to our 2nd month with our August Leadership Campers, Session D, Session E and Challenge & Adventure. We wish you and your family a great summer and smooth trip down the road back to normalcy.
Adam Strasberg (Wham) – Summer Camp Director
Emma Robert (Geller) – Assistant Director
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The Century Club Challenge is ... well... challenging |
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If you like a challenge and want to become a member of an exclusive club, then you should consider participating in
The Challenge is a way in which you can commemorate the 100th year of Camp Kawartha and become part of our Century Club!
Your 100th birthday does not come along every day, and we are asking people to celebrate with us by engaging in 100 activities through the month of August. Your goal is complete 100 acts from our exciting list of options.
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To register and receive your official 100 Acts form to log your activities, please contact Susan at sramey@campkawartha.ca – once you log your activities and submit your form and photo, your name will be entered into our Century Club Draw.
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There are prizes to be won thanks to the generosity of Lynn Woodcroft of ROYAL LePAGE FRANK Real Estate who is our prize sponsor!!
Grand Prize - $100.00 plus a 100th Anniversary CK hoodie
First Runner Up Prize - $50.00 plus a 100th Anniversary CK ball cap
Second Runner Up Prize - $25.00 plus a 100th Anniversary CK embroidered badge!
All participants will have their name engraved on our Camp Kawartha Century Club plaque which will be mounted in our Hall of Honour and hang there for the next 100 years!
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A Rice Lake Skiff is added to our Fleet |
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Area resident, Chris Wells, recently donated his 12’ Rice Lake Skiff. This beauty was built by Chris in 2013.
“I am so excited to add this to our watercraft fleet!” said our Waterfront Director, Isobel (Camp Name - Surto). “The campers will love trying this out. Rowing is very different and just as challenging as paddling!”
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The boss gave it a try and demonstrated some ability. “It’s lovely to row. It is well balanced and cuts through the waves easily.”
Thank you, Chris for your generosity. We know the campers and staff will love naming the skiff and racing it around the Lake!
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Another Glimpse of Our Early History |
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The Evening Examiner, Peterborough Monday, July 10, 1922 |
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BOYS HAVE GREAT TIME AT “Y” CAMP
Camp Rotary at Clear Lake is the Scene of Summer Sport for City Boys.
Members of the Mentors’ Club paid a visit to the Y.M.C.A. boys’ camp at Camp Rotary on Clear Lake Friday evening and were both impressed and delighted with the results observed. Fifty-four boys, ranging in age from twelve to nearly twenty, are enjoying the hospitality of the camp and having the time of their lives.
On arriving at Kawartha Lake the party paddled across in a big war canoe with some of the boys from the camp who had been sent over for the mail. The camp was found to be strangely deserted, and inquiry from one of the few boys in sight elicited the fact that “the ‘fellers' are up playin' ball." The camp boasts a fairly good baseball diamond and a league, consisting of four teams playing for a large shield.
After the ball game a cry from the wharf of “I’ve got a fish!” carried the crowd in that direction and brought a number of other embryo Isaac Walton’s to the fore to try their luck and pit their wits against the finny tribes.
Image: PCMA – VR3132-12
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After a hearty supper a monstrous camp fire was lighted, around which the boys gathered to sing songs, both ancient and modern, and to tell stories, both possible and impossible. The singing was brought to a sudden close when it was discovered that one of the older boys “had got all fussed up and combed his hair." He was rudely seized, fully garbed and in all his “fussed up" condition and given a bath in the lake. This ended the evening’s festivities, and shortly after lights out was sounded, marking the end of another happy day for the boys.
The Mentors’ Club will take over the camp from the twelfth to the twenty-fourth of this month and will be the hosts to another bunch of boys from the city.
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Not sure who Isaac Walton was?…neither were we! We had to look him up!! He was an English writer and the author of The Complete Angler. Aha…the connection. We still offer fishing as an activity but, our promise is catch, admire (quickly), release.
And the Mentors’ Club… Archivist, Jon Oldham at the Peterborough Museum and Archives told us it was a group who, you guessed it, mentored boys. It was affiliated with the YMCA in the 1920s.
If you have a story or photo you would like to share, please reach out to Susan (sramey@campkawartha.ca) and help us build our archive!
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Grilled Zucchini with Tahini and Miso |
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The Kitchen is more than just a place that does the cooking – it is the heart of the Camp! Chef Carter (Camp Name – Gnome) and his team are fueling the bodies, minds, and souls of hundreds of campers. Their experience here is as much wrapped up in the nutritious meals they eat as the adventures they have!
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This little critter is slowly making its way into southern Ontario, Quebec, and BC…likely because of climate change.
They are about the size of a cat and are easily identified because of that whitish face and salt and pepper body. They can grab things with their tails but, it is only the young ones who are lightweight enough to hang upside down!
The females have one to two litters per year – the gestation period is about 11 to 13 days! When the babies are born, they are about the size of a dime, have no fur, and are blind.
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Important Notice for Summer Camp 2021 |
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There will be no in-person shopping on arrival & departure days this summer.
You can place orders for care packages to be given to your child while at camp, or have your order shipped directly to your home.
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Camp Kawartha is an accredited, award-winning, not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to the promotion of the highest standard of programming, with a particular focus on outdoor environmental awareness, outdoor and environmental education and stewardship. Registered Charity # 12453 9214 RR0001
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