Often times we hear from prospective families who learned about Camp Canadensis because they have family members that have already attended camp, and that got me thinking…
I was lucky enough to grow up at an overnight camp with my sister and some of my cousins, and by going to camp together, we became more than family…we became camp friends. We knew the same color war songs, laughed at the same camp jokes, and yes…sometimes we even shared some of our contraband candy that had been sneaked in a letter from home. Instead of my parents only getting three phone calls home, they would strategically plan our phone calls so that they were hearing from me or my sister almost every week! (My phone calls were never that great because whenever I’d pick up the phone I immediately had to use the bathroom, but that’s a story for another time…)
For relatives that live miles apart, attending the same sleepaway camp is also a way to bring families together. Visiting Day in July can turn into a family reunion picnic on our beautiful Lake Lenape! Moms, Dads, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents and younger siblings all in attendance. In 2009, I had one of the best weekends of my life when I threw a family reunion at camp, after the summer had ended. I’m lucky that my extended family is fun bunch of people, and they were all excited for the opportunity to eat camp food, make s’mores, play sports and tie-dye!
Below is a photo of me with some of my female cousins at the Family Reunion campfire…
Just in case any of them read this and don’t like the photo, I thought I’d include this next photo too because they are all beautiful women who grew up loving their overnight camp experience…
These next few photos were taken during Visiting Day at camp in 2010, and are just some of the many wonderful familes we have at Camp Canadensis.
