Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, October has been a great month for us back in our “regional offices,” which really just consists of Leslie and I in Tucson and JAKE REUTER back in Chicago. Time seems to fly by here and sometimes it feels like just yesterday we were all together in our … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, Fall is officially upon us. In Tucson that means we’re subject to a periodic “cold front” when the temperatures will dip down into the 80s. As warm as that is, it is still a welcome relief when it happens….day after day in the high 90s is a little … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, Welcome to the “off-season.” It’s hard to believe we’re there already! This is our monthly newsletter, which we will post towards the beginning of each month. We use this to keep in touch with you, keep you apprised of things going on with camp and the upcoming summer, … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, The frozen tundra has thawed! Spring sprang a few weeks ago, and while it was sluggish in it’s arrival, it has finally arrived. We write to you from a sunny, beautiful day in northern Wisconsin. And folks, it just doesn’t get any better than that. This is such … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, “Well my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…” Actually only half of that is true. I AM ready to go, but my bags are nowhere near packed. Soon, though. Very soon. I’m going to leave Tucson on May 8th, and roll into the camp in the beautiful … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, Raise your hand if it feels like spring where you live. It’s official as far as the calendar goes, but we know some of you are still working your way through some wintery weather. Camp is the same way…there was a nice little tease of a warm up … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, March is a very welcome arrival! Not only will the baseball season open this month (spring training is already underway!), but finally our travel schedule will start to slow down. It has been a whirlwind winter, that’s for sure. Some of it has been mostly fun & games, … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, We bet there’s plenty of you out there who wish it was summer already. Sure, we know you campers and staff feel that way all the time (and so do we). Joining us in this continuous day-dream and wish would be all of the parents out there living … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, staff, Alums & Friends, Happy 2014!! We hope you all enjoy great health and happiness in the coming year. It will go by fast, of course, and before we know it, we’ll be writing you the 2015 January edition. Do you make new year resolutions? Some people do, some people don’t. Sometimes … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, We hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving last month. Ours was nice with lots of family and friends in town for a visit. For many of you, it’s well into winter by now. We know the snow has been flying at camp for several weeks, the lake … Read more