Poetry

So this summer while we out on the WOLP hike I wrote some poetry. Here it is!

Overnight backpack trip
Amazing, inspiring, life changing
eye opening and reassuring
Awesome staff
Great friends both old and new
Camp
the feeling of belonging and
of being loved
Truthful, real, honest
The most magical place on Earth
Gotta have love for it
forever gonna bask in it
Never going to let the good times
and memories fade
Amazing, wonderful place-
where I belong



WOLP director,
leader,
and friend!
Always there to
lend a helping
hand.
Inspiring others
everyday.
Can make you
smile and laugh.
Always there to listen,
love
and support.
Fearless WOLP
leader.
There for you
when you call.
Amazing Papa Jo
best director of them
all!


Star light, star bright laying here looking up
at the sky during the WOLP hike
Never thought I'd see this day,
I am thankful that I have
Dirt, bugs and poppin' a squat-most definitely amazing
being here in this spot
Love these people, they are
family
Love this place, it's the only one for
me
My life has been changed
my whole world molded
This is past, this is my future
have to have strength because life's an
adventure
Always supported and never
let down
From directors to counselors to cabinmates-
these people let me know I'm great
There to laugh with you and cry with you too-
these people at camp are just like glue
Their words and love help
hold me together
They help to improve my life-
make it better
Love each person I meet here
forever and always
Their spirit, love and best
qualities
This place is where I to be-
it is the most important place in the world
to me
<3

Summer Camp 2009

Best summer of my life!! Wow I had such a great time. I had awesome counselors and had a ton of fun on the WOLP hike. The best part though was for sure the dance. Poker Face is all I'm gonna say. I met amazing people. I can't even find words. So THANK YOU, will have to do! I love you all!

Summer Camp 2009

Wow! I had such an amazing time at camp this summer. I seriously don't even know if I can put into words how awesome it was. I met some really great people and have made some friends for life. I loved being in WOLP and being in the oldest girls cabin! Cabin 14 rocks! :) Anyways, it was such an amazing experience to take on a leadership role and get to impact the younger cabins. The staff at the session was amazing as always and I am so thankful for all the volunteers who continue to come back as well as those who are new. Camp is such a magical place and you help make it happen. With that being said to all my old and new camper friends, I'm glad that I know each and every one of you. You have all changed my life in some way or another. Pretty much anything camp has changed my life.

I only have one winter and one summer session left so I'm gonna live it up. It truly is the place that I love with all my heart.

I can't wait for Beach Day and the Christmas Party. I also can't wait to get started on my senior project hours which involve camp.

Camp+Me=:)
Camp is Life! :)

Wow

So many years have gone by since I first started doing camp yet the feeling of excitement never seems to waiver. The closer it gets to being time to go the more excited I get. Maybe it's because I'm going to be in WOLP or maybe it's because I realize that I don't know if I'm going to have time to go next summer. So I'm fully intending to live each summer camp moment up this year...because it could be my last! Scary!!

My Camp History

From the time I was 3 I've been going to Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times. It is camp for children with or who have had cancer, their siblings and families. It truly is a magical place. The staff and fellow campers have become like a family to me. I know that whenever I'm at camp I'm going to have a good time. I am now 16 going on 17...camp has been a major part of my life for 14 years now. I have seen many changes occur in the years I have been going, both good and bad. I have also seen what a difference it can truly make in some lives. The staff is amazing. The love and support they provide is like nothing you could ever imagine. The other campers, because each of us is so unique, always have a kind word to say and a special story to share. I know that without camp in my life I would be a very different person than who I am today. This blog is going to be my way to say thanks and give back to a place that truly is and will forever be a part of me. Photos in order: Hollywood and I Family Camp, Serena and I Winter Camp 2006, and Amy, Me and Jamey(Tadpole) Summer 2008