Before I get into the “office” fun, Phil and I had the opportunity to go out to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area for a couple days to take care of camp business. While we were out there, we got to have dinner with Abby Postma. Abby has been our Videographer for the past 3 summers and also our Intern last year. It was so great to catch up with her and hear what she’s been up to since camp ended. We are praying she’ll be able to return again this summer!
Despite what some of you may think, we have a lot of work to do throughout the year to get ready for the summer. Most of the time we are very busy, but we do take advantage of the amusing things here in the office. Each day, we have at least two dogs in the office, Boone (Phil Berry’s dog) and OJ (Sharon’s dog). Some days, we have an extra visitor, Ezra (Chris Maslin’s dog). We had a few extra sunglasses lying around and wondered what they would like with them on.
Thanks to all of you for commenting this past month, your opinions in our Hat Poll was so helpful. This month we want to give a special shout out to Catherine Brown for all of her comments and encouragement! Catherine will be recieving her Free Store of choice: Cheerwine and Sour Punch Straws, this week.
Catherine will be moving up the hill to join the great Chickasaw Village this upcoming summer. Her favorite skill was Crafts, and her favorite staffer was Lizzy Peterson who is returning another summer to lead our Chippewa girls. We hope you enjoy your Free Store Catherine! Remember everytime you comment your name gets entered into that month’s Free Store Drawing, so keep the comments coming- we love hearing from you!
Here are the 4 secrets that I used on my travels to find the best staff around to work at Camp!
1. Drive a lot, as in 2,200 miles in 13 days across 4 states, to search for the coolest guys you can find.
2. Visit some awesome college campuses, feed a lot of people and tell them about camp!
3. Hang out with awesome staff who have worked with us before and feed them as well, they like food.
4. Praise God for Camp and how he blesses us year to year with the best staff in the country!
Those are just a few things that I learned as I traveled from Ridgecrest all the way to Orlando and back on my trip to recruit staff for the summer of 2010 and see some old staff along the way! You all need to be real excited about this summer, other than the fact of getting back for Sock War, Campfire, Council Ring, and Skills, but, also, because your staff is going to be AWESOME! I guarantee it. I can’t let you guys down when it comes to staff!
Be looking on the blog in the coming weeks for a list of the staff that are returning! I know you will be excited. I will leave you with some pictures from my trip!
Our construction crews are steadily moving forward and making some major progress on the cabin renovations. The Cherokee cabins all have new walls and ceilings that look absolutely amazing. Having two toilets and two showers in every cabin sure will make things easier then back in the days when the whole Choctaw Village had to share one Bath House. The crews have also started to install the showers into the Chippewa and Chickasaw cabins; changes are happening so quickly! Check out some of the shots of the improvements as well as the saved names section in Cherokee 4.
Hope you’re getting as excited about camp as we are, and remember to comment and let us know what you think!
This past week I was able to travel throughout Mississippi and Alabama in order to recruit some amazing college students to serve on staff for the upcoming summer. I made stops at Auburn University, Mississippi College, Mississippi State, Samford University, and the University of North Alabama. Not only did I get to meet some really great people who were interested in camp, but I was also able to reunite and visit with some of our staff from previous summers. While at Samford we decided to celebrate the time together by enjoying 2 of Crestridge’s favorite pastimes: eating ice cream and singing camp songs while standing on chairs. Lauren Lunceford, Leanna Cannafax, Brooke Crutchfield, Laura Edwards, Keaghan Glassmyer, Jenn Debrecht, and Taylor Pierce show their Crestridge pride as they sing Kitty Kitty Kitty for all of you.
Join in the fun at home by sharing your favorite camp song with your friends and family in true Crestridge fashion!
Hey all you Crestridgers, we need your help! Every summer we try and come up with some awesome t-shirts, sweatpants, jackets, waterbottles, and other items that you can purchase at the Camp Store. We love seeing you girls show camp spirit all year round! Well, this year we want your input. We are trying to choose a hat for this upcoming summer and have narrowed the field down to 3 choices.
Option 1- This hat is a more of a street-savvy style that you all can most definitely rock (please know that the UCLA will be replaced with Crestridge):
Option 2- A fun neon version of the Trucker Hat:
Option 3: A basic and simple, yet totally awesome hat:
Let us know which one you like the best. Also, if you have an idea of something you would like to see in Crestridge Store- tell us! We can’t wait to hear what you think!
It’s Seth, I have been on the road for the past week in the Commonwealth State (that’s Virginia, come on). I was able to go to Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, and Liberty University to recruit some staff for this summer. We only want the best staff, so we travel all over to find them! I may have even seen one of your counselors. On my trip I got to see: Eli White, Ken Brown, Jason Browning, and Sam Pineda. They told me to tell all of you hello through the Blog! Next week I leave to go on an 11 day trip to Florida, I hope it is sunny and warm down there. I want to get away from all this cold and snow! I will let you guys know where I am going so if I am near you, leave a comment and maybe I’ll see you around!
Seth’s Next Adventure:
2/9: Clemson, SC
2/10: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2/11: UWF, Pensacola, FL
2/12: Back to Tallahassee for the night
2/14: Good News Church, St. Augustine, FL
2/16: Orlando, FL
2/17: UF, Gainesville, FL
2/18: Jacksonville, FL
2/19: Charlotte, NC
We have a new Winner!! Kayla Jamison has been a faithful follower of our blog and her enthusiasm has paid off because she is our January Winner! Kayla will soon be munching on her Snickers bar and washing it down with a refreshing Sprite. This past summer Kayla was able to be apart of the Chickasaw Village, and her favorite activity was Messy Games! We can’t wait to see Kayla and everyone else back at camp this summer, and remember if you would like to receive a yummy Free Store in the Mail you have to comment, comment, and comment some more!
We choose a winner each month, so be sure to comment all throughout this month and maybe you could be the February Winner. If chosen, we’ll get your order and send to you a Care Package filled with your choice of goodies!
Congrats to Van Lucas! He is our January winner of a Free Canteen delivered to his door, straight from the Ridgecrest Canteen. Van, go ahead and tell me your order. I’ll make the hike to the canteen, through the snow, to pick up a drink and candy of your choice.
You too could win a Free Canteen! Simply make a comment on any blog post to enter. You can make as many comments as you like. Good luck and see you this summer!
Once again Jack Frost himself has covered our lovely camp with white snow. This time we received about 6 inches of the white fluffy stuff and are truly enjoying it to the fullest. Here are some pictures of your home away from home covered in snow:
Also, even through the cold winter days our construction crews are moving along with enthusiasm. All of the Cheyenne and Choctaw cabins have their siding up, and the Cherokee cabins are getting their new inside walls. Cherokee 25 seems like a completely new building with a higher ceiling and open floor plans- these changes are so exciting! Here are a few pictures to show the updated construction with more to come soon.
Check in soon for more updates and remember to comment for your chance of winning a Free Store!
