NEWS & NOTES - Gold Arrow Camp
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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.