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<strong>NEWS</strong> & <strong>NOTES</strong><br />

For <strong>Camp</strong>ers, Parents, and Alumni • Holiday 2010 • Vol. 22, No. 2<br />

Inside this issue: Pg. 3: New Arrivals Pg. 4: Community Report Pg. 6: GAC Philosophy<br />

New Zipline Soars to the Top!<br />

A new activity for 2010, the zipline quickly became<br />

a camper favorite. Courageous campers of all ages<br />

grabbed helmets and harnesses, climbed the ladder, and<br />

stepped off Platform 9¾ for the 200-ft ride through the<br />

trees. Screams of delight were heard throughout camp<br />

as participants flew through the forest. Some campers<br />

even chose to ride the zipline blindfolded for an extra<br />

thrill! Rocks & Ropes activities are always among the<br />

most popular, and the zipline proved to be a strong addition<br />

to the program. Look for more opportunities to<br />

try the zipline in 2011!<br />

Experience GAC as a Family!<br />

Why should kids get to have all the fun? Make <strong>Gold</strong><br />

<strong>Arrow</strong> <strong>Camp</strong> your destination for a family getaway<br />

at Family <strong>Camp</strong> 2011. This fun-filled weekend will<br />

give families the chance to participate in activities,<br />

eat meals on our open-air dining porch, and sing<br />

songs around the campfire together. Don’t miss<br />

this great opportunity for a unique experience with<br />

your family at camp. For more information, visit<br />

our website at:<br />

www.goldarrowcamp.com/family<br />

Attention <strong>Camp</strong>ers: Share your<br />

Opinions on the GAC website!<br />

Have you thought of a new theme for the dance or the banquet? Would you<br />

like to suggest new food for the menu next summer? Do you have suggestions<br />

for new activities at camp? Your ideas are important to us! Go to the GAC<br />

website at www.goldarrowcamp.com to participate in discussions on the message<br />

board in the “<strong>Camp</strong>ers” area. Post a message, and we’ll send you a GAC<br />

mini water bottle! Also, don’t forget to check out the GAC website regularly<br />

for new web polls. Make your votes count!<br />

www.goldarrowcamp.com<br />

Family <strong>Camp</strong><br />

2011<br />

August 26-29<br />

Don’t miss<br />

the fun!


CAMP PEOPLE<br />

Staff profile Love Connection<br />

Emily “Cappy” Henderson will<br />

be joining us at GAC 2011 for her<br />

second summer. As a Group Counselor,<br />

Cappy radiates positivity and<br />

kindness. She faces each day with<br />

joy and optimism, and her smile is<br />

contagious.<br />

A junior at Ole Miss, Cappy is<br />

studying English and Journalism.<br />

She hopes to find a career that allows<br />

her to continue working with<br />

children.<br />

In her free time, Cappy likes to go geocaching with her<br />

friends, using GPS devices to look up coordinates to track<br />

down hidden prizes. Cappy and her friends have been working<br />

on a multi-staged extreme geocache for nearly 3 months!<br />

Born and raised in Mississippi, Cappy is looking forward to<br />

coming back to camp because it provides the opportunity for<br />

her to meet people from all over the world. She is excited to<br />

bond with new groups of campers and share in their experiences.<br />

We’re excited to have Cappy back at camp for GAC<br />

2011!<br />

Aleksander Berg:<br />

an all-star GAC monther<br />

Aleksander Berg is looking forward<br />

to being wrapped in his<br />

5 year blanket in 2011. He attends<br />

GAC each summer with<br />

his younger brother, Lukas. Both<br />

boys prefer coming to camp for a<br />

month to maximize the fun. The<br />

Berg family hosts a GAC chat<br />

each year to help promote the<br />

GAC experience to new families.<br />

Aleksander returns to camp each<br />

year for a Sierra summer because of the people and the activities.<br />

His favorite memory from last summer was jetskiing<br />

with his counselor, Tweeder. Aleksander’s favorite activity is<br />

Sailing, and his favorite food at camp is GAC McMuffins for<br />

breakfast. When asked how it feels to be getting his 5 year<br />

blanket, Aleksander said, “It is an honor to have had the opportunity<br />

to go to camp for 5 years.” We look forward to helping<br />

Aleksander celebrate his fifth summer at GAC in 2011!<br />

www.goldarrowcamp.com 2<br />

10-year GAC staff veteran, Hope “Fiji” Mirano, married Mike<br />

“Guam” Chen (honorary GAC nickname) in a beautiful wedding<br />

last summer. GACers from around the U.S. and the world gathered<br />

for the amazing celebration. Two of Fiji’s bridesmaids were<br />

friends she met at camp: Rachel “Pikachu” Cameron from New<br />

Zealand and Amanda “Reesi” Dean from Indiana. Longtime<br />

GAC staffer, Alexander “AZ” Cobon, traveled all the way from<br />

Australia and did a reading at the wedding. Also in attendance<br />

were Zippy, Special K, Sunshine, Leif Johnson, Sushi, Chelster,<br />

Snuggles, Bridger, and Glitter. Congratulations to the Chens!<br />

John “Bon Bon” Sobeski (GAC Staff 2000-06) was married to<br />

Alissa Vega on October 23 in Palatine, IL. The best man, who<br />

Bon Bon met at GAC, was David “Wingnut” Bradt (GAC Staff<br />

2000-02). Bon Bon and Alissa are now busy moving into their<br />

recently purchased house. Congratulations to the happy couple!<br />

On September 25, 2010, Sandra Lopez (former GAC camper<br />

and CIT) married Roberto Cerda in Santa Ana, California.<br />

GACers in attendance included Ana “Yo-Yo” Lopez<br />

(former camper and staff), Erik “Brownie” Lopez (former<br />

staff), Sunshine, Monkey, Sandra, Roberto, Bety Garcia (11<br />

year staff member), Maria Garcia (3 year staff member), and<br />

Sixto Garcia.


Remembering<br />

Grandpa Jim<br />

The GAC family lost a great<br />

friend in August with the<br />

passing of “Grandpa Jim”<br />

Lewis. A frequent visitor<br />

to camp in the 90s and early<br />

2000s, Grandpa Jim delighted<br />

campers with his masterful<br />

storytelling. TQOE, a<br />

staff member for 17 years,<br />

was originally brought to<br />

camp by Grandpa Jim and<br />

continues the storytelling tradition today.<br />

More than one hundred friends and family members gathered<br />

to celebrate Jim’s life in September. This Christmasthemed<br />

memorial was a tribute to the love he shared with<br />

the people in his life. The tables were decorated to look<br />

like Christmas presents in honor of Jim’s likeness to Santa.<br />

Grandpa Jim will always be remembered at GAC, where audio<br />

of him telling stories can still be heard in the camp vans. We’re<br />

thankful for the time he shared with us at GAC. If you would<br />

like to donate to the Jim Lewis Scholarship Fund to assist libraries<br />

and schools with funding artist enrichment programs,<br />

visit www.dreamshapers.org. Jim’s <strong>Camp</strong>fire Stories CD will<br />

be offered in rememberance for donations of $25 or more.<br />

Gac runners report<br />

The 33rd annual Manhattan Beach 10K Run was held on October<br />

2, 2010. GAC Runners were well represented, with staff, campers,<br />

and camper families participating in the race. Attendees included:<br />

Sunshine, Glitter, Chilli, Bean, Chelster, Zippy, Debby<br />

Winning, Gretchen Monke, Ryan Daues, Stevie Goodrich, Jackson<br />

Kopitz, Derek Russell, Kevin Russell, Spencer Thompson,<br />

and Caroline Wreszin. Congratulations to everyone who ran and<br />

stopped by our booth to say hello. If you would like to receive a<br />

free GAC Runners shirt, go to the Runners page in the <strong>Camp</strong>ers<br />

section of the website for details. Come run with us in 2011!<br />

3<br />

New arrivals<br />

Hayden Richard Butcher was born on September 30, 2010, to<br />

Abbey “Wild Violet” (GAC Staff 1999-2002) and Kevin “Taddy”<br />

Butcher (GAC Staff 1999-2001). The couple met at camp<br />

and were married in 2005.<br />

Hunter Davidson was born on October 14, 2010, to former<br />

GAC staffer Jen “Lily” Betsayad Davidson (2000-03) and her<br />

husband, Kurt Davidson. He joins his big sister Kailey (20 mo)<br />

as a future GAC camper.<br />

Former GAC staffer (1998-2001), Catherine “Ivy” Hawke,<br />

has three future campers in her family now: Hayden (3), Vivienne<br />

(5 mo), and Cole (2). We can’t wait to see all the little<br />

Hawkes at GAC in a few summers.


COMMUNITY<br />

the inbox<br />

Annabella Hillyer has been riding her favorite horse Lollipop<br />

and playing soccer with her team “The Dynamite” in<br />

Pacific Palisades, CA. She can’t wait to get back to Shaver<br />

Lake to work on her wakeboarding!<br />

I loved camp it was sooo fun don’t know what to do without<br />

it. I mean it has only been a couple months, but I still<br />

really miss you guys. Hope to see you next year.<br />

Reaves Forrest<br />

GAC is AWESOME!!!!! My favorite thing is everything<br />

except going home. GAC ROCKS!!!!!!!<br />

Eva Shuster-Arechiga<br />

<strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong> <strong>Camp</strong> travels the world. Here is a photo of<br />

Ryan Daues wearing his <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong> <strong>Camp</strong> sweatshirt at<br />

Ashford Castle in Ireland, August 2010.<br />

My favorite memory of camp is when I met my first counselor<br />

Pan he was also the first counselor that would tell me<br />

what bus and cabin i was in.<br />

Cady Latt<br />

Happy holidays to all, too bad GAC is not in the winter<br />

also. We moved to Shaver Lake and I am going to school at<br />

Pine Ridge and loving it. From 500 7th graders to 12!!!!!!!<br />

Cody Evert<br />

Hi everyone. Have a great Thanksgiving and Christmas.<br />

See you in 2011. I love pie!<br />

Melanie, Cabin 1<br />

My favorite part of camp was going to Shaver Island and<br />

water skiing all day.<br />

Julia Blatz<br />

www.goldarrowcamp.com 4<br />

After another wonderful summer experience, veteran GAC<br />

campers Alejandra Olvera (9) and Arturo Olvera (11) are<br />

back home this Fall at the American School in Mexico<br />

City. Alejandra is enjoying 4th grade, loves tennis and<br />

kick boxing, and is learning to play the piano. Arturo is<br />

excelling in 5th grade and, building on his GAC mountain<br />

biking experience, has been biking on the weekends with<br />

his father. He’s also learning to play the guitar. Both siblings<br />

love surfing and water skiing in Acapulco, and future<br />

GAC camper, little sister Daniela (3) went water skiing<br />

with the family for the first time just recently. Mom<br />

and Papá are always amazed at how much the kids grow<br />

and mature at camp, returning more confident, more responsible<br />

and more independent. GAC is a great learning<br />

and growing experience for all kids, but gives something<br />

special to international kids like ours. Even though we<br />

come from different cultures, languages and countries, our<br />

children learn that we share the same values. And GAC<br />

reinforces our values, helping our kids to learn and grow.<br />

Alejandra & Arturo Olvera<br />

My favorite memory was archery. I got a bullseye! It<br />

was really awesome!!<br />

Keaton Salvi<br />

My favorite activity was jet skiing because I went up and<br />

down and felt the wind in my face.<br />

Kyle Salvi<br />

One of my favorite GAC memories?<br />

Appreciation <strong>Camp</strong> Fire<br />

2008 when I had the honor to<br />

do an interpretive dance to “The<br />

Rose” by Bette Midler with the<br />

world famous dancer, Papaya.<br />

Wadda Wadda! Shiloh


REPORT<br />

Aside from all the fun<br />

activities that GAC<br />

has to offer, one of<br />

my favorite events<br />

at GAC is the carnival!<br />

It is a good time<br />

to bond with people in<br />

your cabin or another<br />

cabin. There are various<br />

fun games to play, where you can win tickets that<br />

may be used to get popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones,<br />

prizes and much more! You can also get your face, arms,<br />

and legs painted on, which I always look forward to!<br />

Katherine Gisel<br />

I was happy to be with horses and to do a lot of horse-back<br />

riding. I was proud to take care about these nice animals<br />

by cleaning and brushing them. The most impressive event<br />

was the Halloween Dance. I liked it because cool, fancy<br />

costumes we made, and there was energetic dancing and<br />

modern music (it reminded me rock which I’m fan of).<br />

That was awesome! I want to come back to GAC again<br />

and get my 3 year banner.<br />

Oleg Kozinets (Russia)<br />

Garrett and Ashley Reilly<br />

are already looking forward<br />

to Session 3 at GAC in 2011.<br />

They are both busy with<br />

school and sports. Garrett<br />

is playing both soccer and<br />

tackle football this Fall. His<br />

football team, the St. Agnes<br />

STAGS, is undefeated and<br />

un-scored upon this season.<br />

The STAG soccer team made<br />

it to the second round playoffs<br />

this year. Ashley continues to enjoy playing for the West<br />

Chester United Travel soccer team. However, it hasn’t<br />

kept her from climbing trees, rocks and hills as she remembers<br />

her great rock climbing experience at GAC. This Fall,<br />

Garrett and Ashley visited the University of Notre Dame<br />

and thought of Manny Vezie and his days there. Both Garrett<br />

and Ashley look forward to earning their 3 year banners<br />

this summer. They hope to see many familiar faces<br />

at GAC.<br />

Josephine “Joy” Williams returns July 2011 to <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong>,<br />

and liked horseriding and Jet Skis.<br />

5<br />

Be Creative!<br />

We know that everybody loves Poetry Corner and all the<br />

songs during Appreciation <strong>Camp</strong>fire, so we are calling on all<br />

budding poets and singers to start writing. We are looking<br />

for you to rewrite the lyrics to a popular song so it becomes<br />

a song about GAC and for some beautiful poetry to rival that<br />

of GAC Poetry Corner founder, Shiloh. Email or mail us your<br />

poems and songs. We will be placing a selection of the best<br />

submissions on our website. Winners will receive a small prize!<br />

Share GAC with Friends<br />

Host a GAC Chat!<br />

Parents, do you want to invite friends to your home to learn<br />

about GAC? People who have never been to camp usually<br />

are nervous, so meeting a camp representative and getting their<br />

questions answered helps make them more comfortable with the<br />

idea. If you’d like more information about hosting a GAC Chat,<br />

go to: www.goldarrowcamp.com/hostinfo<br />

Refer a Friend: Tell Friends about <strong>Camp</strong> and Win Prizes!<br />

Simply click on the “Refer a Friend” link in either the Parent<br />

or <strong>Camp</strong>er section of our website, and fill in your friend’s contact<br />

information. We’ll send them a camp brochure and a letter<br />

letting them know that you asked us to send them information<br />

about GAC.<br />

If your friend ends up enrolling in camp, your camper will win<br />

fun prizes at the first morning assembly of their session:<br />

1st Friend: $20 Gift Certificate for the <strong>Camp</strong> Store<br />

2nd Friend: GAC Beach Towel<br />

3rd Friend: GAC Headlamp<br />

4th Friend: Soda Party in Sunspot with your cabin<br />

The family who refers the most new campers to GAC 2011 will<br />

win a FREE two-week camp session in 2012! Referrals will be<br />

attributed to the family each new camper identifies upon enrolling.<br />

Last year’s Refer a Friend overall winner was Ben Bookstaver,<br />

who referred six friends to GAC! According to his mom,<br />

Lisa Hernand, “Ben loved being silly with his friends and counselors.<br />

He says it was the best two weeks of his life! Ben came<br />

home with a newfound sense of confidence and self-reliance,<br />

and an ability to find joy in the simple things (and things that<br />

don’t involve screens). He and the six friends he referred came<br />

back from camp bursting with stories. They had a tight bond<br />

from many years of knowing one another before camp, but the<br />

two weeks spent together at camp is what really cemented their<br />

relationships. It was a magical time for Ben and his friends!”<br />

Who will be this year’s Refer a Friend grand prize winner? Start<br />

sharing GAC with your friends, and it could be you!


PARENT PAGE<br />

Gac Philosophy Manny Vezie Fund<br />

Happiness at GAC and Beyond<br />

By Audrey “Sunshine” Monke<br />

“Anyone who says that Disneyland is the happiest place on<br />

Earth must never have been to <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong> <strong>Camp</strong>.”<br />

- 2010 <strong>Camp</strong>er<br />

Have you ever noticed that some people are happier than<br />

others? Did you know that, even if you’re not one of those<br />

naturally upbeat people, you can make yourself happier?<br />

One thing people like about GAC is how happy they feel<br />

when they are at camp. Some campers and staff even describe<br />

GAC as their “happiest place on Earth.” While<br />

we love being a place that makes people happy, we<br />

also hope that campers will continue to use the “happiness<br />

habits” we practice at GAC after they get home.<br />

Happiness Habits for <strong>Camp</strong> and Home<br />

Gratitude<br />

Feeling and expressing thanks for the good things in our lives<br />

is a great way to feel happy. Why not add a topic of “something<br />

I’m thankful for” to your family’s dinner conversation?<br />

Optimism<br />

“I can” has always been our phrase of choice when<br />

approaching challenging activities at GAC. By having a<br />

positive outlook, even when we’re nervous, we increase<br />

our odds of success. Another important aspect of optimism<br />

is learning from our failures and mistakes. Saying<br />

positive things, both in our heads and aloud, helps<br />

us be happier. Next time you’re facing a difficult situation,<br />

like a hard test, be sure to say nice things to yourself!<br />

Acts of Kindness<br />

Helping, sharing, giving, and saying kind things to others<br />

makes people happier. Our GAC “Spirit Eggs” represent<br />

specific things that campers do that show a giving spirit.<br />

What can you do at home to keep your “GAC Spirit” alive?<br />

Why not leave a nice note for your parents, brother, or sister?<br />

Or maybe you can do a chore that you aren’t asked to<br />

do? You will feel happier when you make others happy!<br />

We hope the happiness habits practiced at camp will become<br />

lifelong habits for our campers, and we look forward to another<br />

happy summer in 2011!<br />

Visit Sunshine’s blog at sunshineparenting.blogspot.com for<br />

more articles about camp, friendship, and happiness!<br />

www.goldarrowcamp.com 6<br />

The Manny Vezie Fund, named after <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong><br />

<strong>Camp</strong>’s founder, was created to provide two-week camp experiences<br />

for deserving children. Our <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong> <strong>Camp</strong><br />

families generously donated $9,291 in 2010. Thank you<br />

for your kind support. To make a donation or get more information<br />

about the campership recipients, please go to the<br />

Caldwell Foundation website at www.caldwellfoundation.<br />

org. Thank you to the following families for their donations:<br />

Acks<br />

Adams<br />

Adler<br />

Aguero<br />

Agus<br />

Avella<br />

Alexander<br />

Amato<br />

Ambler<br />

Amon<br />

Anderson<br />

Andry<br />

Apregan<br />

Areias<br />

Arnold<br />

Arrangoiz<br />

Artemiev<br />

Ayyad<br />

Baker<br />

Ballew<br />

Balo<br />

Baroglio<br />

Barry<br />

Beaudoin<br />

Becker<br />

Bennett<br />

Berg<br />

Bissell<br />

Bitar Hank<br />

Blackburn<br />

Blatz<br />

Blau<br />

Bleakley<br />

Boghosian<br />

Borja<br />

Boyd<br />

Brennan<br />

Bronstein<br />

Burdge<br />

Byrne<br />

Cameron<br />

<strong>Camp</strong>ana<br />

Carr<br />

Carranza<br />

Carter<br />

Cin<br />

Civale<br />

Clary<br />

Clayton<br />

Clifford<br />

Coad<br />

Cohee<br />

Cohen<br />

Connaughton<br />

Conway<br />

Corbell<br />

Coury<br />

Coxe<br />

Cuneo<br />

Cunningham<br />

Czyz<br />

Dal Pozzo<br />

Dean<br />

Denison<br />

Desfassiaux<br />

Diller<br />

Ding<br />

Dinkelspiel<br />

Doherty<br />

Duncan<br />

Edwards<br />

Eggert<br />

Emcke<br />

Erdman<br />

Evert<br />

Feigenbaum<br />

Feinberg<br />

Feiwell<br />

Fenton<br />

Figel<br />

Foster<br />

Frolichman<br />

Gaghan<br />

Galinson<br />

Garelick<br />

Gehl<br />

Geiger<br />

Geist<br />

Gervais<br />

Gillespie<br />

Gillies<br />

Gillmore<br />

Glaessner<br />

Gleason<br />

<strong>Gold</strong>ston<br />

Goodnight<br />

Grimmett<br />

Groux<br />

Gutierrez<br />

Guerreiro<br />

Hardin<br />

Harvey<br />

Heartfield<br />

Hebert<br />

Herman<br />

Hill<br />

Hillyer<br />

Hood<br />

Hubbard<br />

Iaffaldano<br />

Jeske<br />

Johnson<br />

Johnson<br />

Josey<br />

Kalili<br />

Kamphefner<br />

Kelly<br />

Kelly<br />

Kessler<br />

Keymeulen<br />

Kiaie<br />

Kingsland<br />

Kirkpatrick<br />

Knott<br />

Kopeikin<br />

Kramer<br />

Kripalani<br />

Kroger<br />

Lambert<br />

Lange<br />

LaRoche<br />

Lazarus<br />

Lewis<br />

Liberman<br />

Little<br />

Lo Coco<br />

Loguercio<br />

Lynch<br />

Macdonald<br />

Magee<br />

Malone<br />

Marchosky<br />

Marcus<br />

Martin<br />

McCline<br />

McCloskey<br />

McIntyre<br />

McNamara<br />

McNulty<br />

Meek<br />

Meyer<br />

Michaelis<br />

Miller<br />

Miller<br />

Minato<br />

Mindlin<br />

Misha<br />

Montiel<br />

Moore<br />

Moran<br />

Morgan<br />

Morrissey<br />

Mozilo<br />

Mueller<br />

Murphy<br />

Nelson<br />

Nieva<br />

Nutter<br />

Nyandoro<br />

O’Brien<br />

Oelsner<br />

Paris<br />

Pedersen<br />

Peets<br />

Plum<br />

Pollard<br />

Popeil<br />

Poulos<br />

Pratty<br />

Price<br />

Rank<br />

Redlbacher<br />

Reed<br />

Ribisi<br />

Riley<br />

Riveroll<br />

Rizco<br />

Rondash<br />

Rosen<br />

Rosenfeld<br />

Ross<br />

Ross<br />

Royer<br />

Rubin<br />

Rubin<br />

Rubinek<br />

Russell<br />

Sage<br />

Scanlan<br />

Schlossberg<br />

Schonefeld<br />

Schwartz<br />

Schwartz<br />

Scibelli<br />

Scott<br />

Sears<br />

Selzer<br />

Sherlock<br />

Shuken<br />

Siegel<br />

Silverman<br />

Silvino<br />

Sloves<br />

Smillie<br />

Smith<br />

Sonnenblick<br />

Spound<br />

Stellwagen<br />

Stewart<br />

Stosic<br />

Streiber<br />

Sukay<br />

Swift<br />

Swortwood<br />

Terrazas<br />

Tessaro<br />

Thompson<br />

Tobin<br />

Tomei<br />

Tsuchida<br />

Valeriano<br />

Vonseggern<br />

Wagner<br />

Wald<br />

Walter<br />

Warmington<br />

Watanabe<br />

Wecker<br />

Weisman<br />

Weiss<br />

Wendorf<br />

Westreich<br />

Wexler<br />

Whiting<br />

Wiebe<br />

Wilson<br />

Woodling<br />

Woodson<br />

Woolf<br />

Wreszin<br />

Ziegler


OTHER <strong>NEWS</strong><br />

PhotojouRnalism<br />

Each summer, campers can choose Photojournalism as their activity<br />

during Free Time. Here are a few samples of stories campers<br />

wrote last summer.<br />

6th year at GAC by Gal <strong>Gold</strong>stein, Cabin 29<br />

For my 6th year at GAC It has been one<br />

of the best years, from the counselors to<br />

the activities. My last year as a camper<br />

has been the most fun I have ever had.<br />

My cabin mates are just amazing and<br />

fun to be with. The best activity I’ve had<br />

has been canoeing. It was just too much<br />

fun making Kanga and Sherpa capsize<br />

after my boat had capsized. Then everyone<br />

was capsizing and having a great<br />

time. Shaver was fun with me and Dallyn trying back flips on<br />

the wake boards and throwing the craziest trick possible on the<br />

wake board. Getting to have Sherpa and Sensei as my counselors<br />

has just been the best, especially since I got to hang out with all<br />

the CIT’s that I knew as campers/cabin mates. I’m going to miss<br />

being a camper and hope that next year I can come back as a<br />

CIT and enjoy another year at <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong> <strong>Camp</strong>. I hope that all<br />

the counselors I know come back and enjoy next year with me.<br />

Sailing by Meredith Hunter, Cabin 11<br />

One of the great activities at <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong><br />

<strong>Camp</strong> is sailing. It’s really fun because<br />

you get to have the wind in your face and<br />

water around you. In sailing turning is<br />

tacking. You push the tiller towards the<br />

sail.The tiller is the long wooded stick<br />

that’s attached to the rudder.The rudder is<br />

a flat wooden thing that is in the water.<br />

A boom is the thing attached to the sail<br />

but it’s under it. When I was sailing we<br />

met a sailor sailing up the lake. She didn’t know what to do, so<br />

she tacked in front of me. She said, “Hey girl, watch that boom!<br />

Watch that boom! Watch that boom! Hey girl, watch that boom!<br />

Watch that boom! Watch that boom! Now, duck!”<br />

Life at G.A.C!!! by Contesssa Popeil, Cabin 1<br />

Life at camp is pretty simple... if you<br />

are a “bear” (age 6-9) you wake up<br />

at around 7:00am and get to go to<br />

sleep at 9:00pm sharp. If you are a<br />

“tiger”(ages 10-12). you wake up at<br />

around 7:15am and the lights are out<br />

at 9:30pm. Also, if you are a “lion”<br />

(ages 13-14) you would have to<br />

wake up between the times of 7:00<br />

to the times of 7:45. Lions get to stay<br />

up the latest(at 10:00 p.m.) at camp.<br />

7<br />

Your day will start by having a delicious breakfast, then you will<br />

either have two short activities or one long activity. At 12:00p.m.<br />

we have a yummy lunch. After lunch, you have REST HOUR!!!<br />

At rest hour you can take scheduled showers or just relax. Finally,<br />

you have your last two or one long activity. After that, you are<br />

free to go back to your cabin and do your own thing for about 15<br />

min. then you will head over to your freetime activity that you<br />

will sign up at breakfast or lunchtime. Later after freetime, you<br />

will go to your campfire, which happens to be a couple feet away<br />

from your cabin. You will eat roasted marshmallows or popcorn.<br />

That is basically a day at <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong>. I would recommend <strong>Gold</strong><br />

<strong>Arrow</strong> to any child (ages 6-14). In conclusion, G.A.C is great!<br />

Ask the Chipmunk<br />

Dear Chipmunk,<br />

I am in Session 1 this year, and I am kind of worried because last<br />

year was my first time at GAC and I went with my best friend<br />

(her 3rd year), and she helped as a sort of guide. This year, she<br />

isn’t going and I am kind of worried that it might be a bit lonely<br />

at camp seeing as she won’t be there and all my friends from<br />

last year are in Session 2. I am sort of good at making friends<br />

but I am not sure I will be able to this year so I am worried.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Worried about Returning<br />

Dear Worried,<br />

Thanks for your email! I love hearing from<br />

campers! I know it seems scary going to<br />

camp without your friend, but lots of campers<br />

come to GAC and don’t know anyone.<br />

Even some of our first-year<br />

campers are coming this year<br />

and don’t know anyone else<br />

at camp. Being a second year<br />

camper, you’ll be able to help new kids get<br />

used to camp. Your counselors will help you<br />

get to know the other kids in your cabin and<br />

make sure you are making friends. I think, even<br />

when you meet people from other places besides your home<br />

town, you’ll have stuff to talk about. You can talk about sports,<br />

hobbies, music, camp activities, funny stories, riddles, and lots<br />

of other things. Your counselors will help you think up topics if<br />

you’re having trouble. So, don’t worry, because I know you’ll<br />

have a lot of fun at GAC this year. For most kids, they have even<br />

MORE fun their second year, because they know what to expect<br />

and know a lot of the staff already. Be sure to let your counselor<br />

or another adult at camp (like Sunshine or Monkey) know<br />

if you are having any worries or need any help with anything.<br />

See you at GAC!<br />

Happy <strong>Camp</strong>ing,<br />

Chipmunk<br />

Have a question for the Chipmunk? Email him at chipmunk@goldarrowcamp.com.


www.goldarrowcamp.com<br />

Administrative Office:<br />

644 Pollasky Ave., Ste. 100<br />

Clovis, CA 93612<br />

Telephone: 800-554-2267<br />

Where’s GAC this winter?<br />

December 1 Menlo Park GAC Chat<br />

January 11 Los Angeles GAC Chat<br />

January 12 Pacific Palisades GAC Chat<br />

January 18 Pasadena GAC Chat<br />

January 19 Manhattan Beach GAC Chat<br />

January 24 San Francisco GAC Chat<br />

January 25 Danville GAC Chat<br />

January 26 Palos Verdes GAC Chat<br />

February 2 Newport Coast GAC Chat<br />

February 5 Westridge <strong>Camp</strong> Fair (Pasadena)<br />

February 10 Rancho Santa Fe GAC Chat<br />

March 5 Meadows <strong>Camp</strong> Fair (Las Vegas)<br />

March 6 Las Vegas GAC Chat<br />

March 26 Meadows <strong>Camp</strong> Fair (Manhattan Beach)<br />

March 26 Great Race of Agoura Hills<br />

April 17 Kids 4 Kids 5K in Los Angeles<br />

Check our website regularly, as more events are still being added!<br />

Like <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Arrow</strong> <strong>Camp</strong> on Facebook for more<br />

GAC news, pictures, and videos! Monkey recently<br />

posted a camp video from the 1970s!<br />

AllieKat.Avalon.Banana.Bean.Blondie.Bones.Buttercup.<br />

Cappy.Cheerio.Chessie.Chilli.Cleo.Crackers.Croakie.Delta.<br />

Dr. Shrinker.Etc.Fish.Flo.Frosty.Gecko.Glitter.Happiness.<br />

Hat-Trick.Hill.Holiday.Hoops.Honey.IV.Jester.Jobie.Justice.<br />

Kanga.Ketchup.Kit-Kat.Koda.Kowalski.LaLa.Libra.Lilo.<br />

2011 Returning Counselors<br />

Manta.Megumi.<br />

Mimi.Mufasa.Nala.Ninja.Nomie.Oops.<br />

Oz.Pearl.Peppa.Photon.Pixel.Plum.Possum.Pow.Pretzel.Rafiki.<br />

Rocket.Sandy.Sconnie.Sensei.Silent.Silver.Simba.Snacks.Sota.<br />

Spongebob.Squid.Star.Stitch.Stretch.Sully.Summer.Sunny.<br />

Tank.Tinker.Tweeder.Whoopsy.Willow.Yoda.Yorkie.Zazu.

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