Camp Hickory Hill Bunk Notes

Red Eye Letter at Camp Hickory Hill

2010-07-21T13:33:00.000-07:00

Red Eye is a man, myth and legend of Camp Hickory Hill. He has the camp always closest to his heart and has no higher purpose than to care for all aspects of the camp and it's occupants. He can sometimes be cranky and is certainly set in his ways. Red eye is only kept company by the wild life of these hallowed hills and his pack of coon dogs. No one has ever seen Red Eye or his coon dogs, but they see, hear and know everything here at Camp Hickory Hill. No one can contact him, the only contact we receive are the letters he writes to us and delivers by depositing them in the trash. He even writes his correspondence ON the pieces of trash. We find them by chance and the campers always get a big kick out of his letters. We received one of Red Eye's famous letters after lunch today after noticing a crumpled up paper bag at lunchtime. I will do my best to post his letter for the first time ever here on the camp blog. Do keep in mind he has lived at camp all his life so he is not up with the times and definitely could use a class in punctuation and grammar, but please bear with me as we write history and for the first time post one of his letters in a manner consistent with our times.

"Hay Chilrin,

Was out wakin my coon dogs the last few days..... I c u started that camp a urine [I think Red Eye is trying to say that 'camp you are in']. I don't know if I like it. The camp a urine was b-e-aufull til u got here, now my ditches r overfullin and me camp is a washerin away down the holler [We've been getting a lot of heavy dew out at camp]. By thee ways, who's that bald sweeatin man who's steelin my trash [Tim, our program director has a shaved head and takes out our trash at night]! My coon dogs r huungree. By the ways we don't a wantin NEmore Trevor's or Donald Douglas's [These are two fictional missing or misbehaving campers campers that we have told campers in the past]. Stop alls that hootin and a hollerin like a bunch a woundt cyotes! Cabin levin's gonna brake! Those boys gonna destroy that camp a urine [Cabin eleven is noisy at night]. Too much noise at my bath house. What's this stretchy wet stuff splodin all over thee place? Stop throwin'em they make my coon dogs hack [The boys were throwing around water balloons during shower time]. Those girls dresst all weerd were too noisy two. Even used my poopy wipes 4 invites! Gross! Thoos boys and gurls keep on keepin my coon dogs up [Cabin 2 had a "wacky tacky party" and their invites were leaves that they decorated in Arts & Crafts]. Ain't gettin' no sleep in that ther camp a urine. I thot lites owt was at 10. That new camp director lady needs to send kids to bed at sundown. Her belly's a growin! She ok!? [Camp Director is pregnant] I'll be camp director (see next piece o trash).....(Next piece o trash) if ya needin help er sumthin. Telll that sweet cook me 'n' the coon dogs r needin some bufflo sticks and biscuits and jelly. I gots a headache with alls thees goins ons. That Pebbles boy asks way to many questshons. and whys that Patty gurl in that dress on the boys side!? I saw that popular Hulk in cabin 8 [one of the younger campers consistently acts like the Incredible Hulk]! Don't let hulk smash here in the camp a urine. Please stop smashin my snails gurlz, my coon dogs like'em whole [One of the younger girl campers was smashing play doh snails in here cabin]. I thot I was thee only one that wore underpants on me head, u gurls lookin' funny [This was a part of the wacky tacky party]....

I see'n some goins ons betwiin [This is a prime time to embarass and control any flirting between campers or staff.]

Jessika M and Drake

Connar and Donavan

Jessika D and Justin

Camp Director Lady and Baldie

Thanks for that mac and cheese.

til later,

Red Eye"

Red Eye is definitely a colorfully interesting guy.

As always, thanks for stopping by,

-David

First Full Day of Camp 2010

2010-07-19T20:34:00.001-07:00

Today at Camp Hickory Hill was a hot humid day, but that didn't stop us from having fun! After our great 5-star breakfast we sang songs and then had a diabetic trivia hour. The kids had a great time and were hootin' and hollerin'.

Then in the morning the weather got confused and the temperature dropped we thought it might rain, but then we were reminded that it actaully never rains at Camp Hickory Hill. Something about the way the land is and the way the hills work with the Hickory trees. It might be a meteorological marvel or an old scientific secret, but we were worried were about to have some heavy dew so we played board games and had Arts & Crafts time. Wow these kids are talented and even though we could play outside they made the best of it and had a great time! Once we realized it wasn't going to rain the kids began to play ping pong and swing on the swing set eagerly awaiting the next activity and planning the best way to compete in the upcoming CHH scavenger hunt!

After lunch every cabin attended to their daily chore, or cabin duty as we call it here at CHH. Then we trekked up the hill to the multi purpose court and played basketball, and water games with water balloons. It was great!

After a great dinner of meatballs and rice we all got ready for the scavenger hunt. I was informed by cabin ten that their method was to win with their charm and good looks! Right?!?! Well I advised they might want to have a back up plan just in case. At 7pm the scavenger hunt began and after running all over the camp grounds as a cabin with their counselors collecting certain items around camp the first team returned after only 22 minutes! With all of the items! Nevermind the fact that Sean the counselor used to play collegiate soccer in Alabama, I guess his scavenger hunt training paid off! Great job Cabin 11! All cabins completed the hunt ahead of time, and everyone was extremely motivated to start theircabin competition on a good foot. Great job guys!

What a day! But wait were not done yet? We had our first camp fire! It took a little bit to get the fire going but we got it goin and sang songs like we were ready for more. Worn out and fullfilled with a fun filled day we headed back for showers and lights out. Another great day in the books and tonight we will sleep well.

Thanks for stopping by,
David

July 18, 2010

2010-07-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

First day at Camp Hickory Hill complete and a tremendous success. The kids are winding down in their cabins after a full day of fun and laughter. After check-in all 37 campers met with their counselors and cabin mates to go over the camp rules and get to know each other. Then Tim the Program Director led a camp tour so everyone could see the great camp grounds. Later all the kids played our annual game of dodgeball which was a blast, a little hot, but everyone had fun. New faces and old coming together and getting into their "Camp Groove" gearing up for the 2010 session!

Thanks for stopping by,
-David

First Annual Family Camp.

2009-10-01T15:26:00.000-07:00

Camp Hickory Hill was proud to host our first Family Camp on September 11, 12, and 13th. We hosted five families, and had some familiar faces out to camp along with some new ones. The family camp allowed some of our veteran campers to show their parents around those hills of Hickory, as well as introduce new parents to camp.

Thanks to the help of staff members Eric Ladd, Sydney Lock, Kelsey Payne, Kyle Rood, Derek Marlowe, and Rowena LaFavor, the weekend was a great success. Campers and parents alike had a chance to sit in on lectures presented by Danita Rife, Dr. Gardner, and Jennifer Polniak during the morning, and then had a blast on our challenge course and rappelling wall in the afternoon.

It was great to have Bibbles Thomas out with big brother, and Ms. Ashlan with her constant Kool-aid mustache. Thanks very much to all of our campers and parents, and we hope to see you back during our summer camp in June!

Plans are in the works for CHH to run more family camps in the future, be watching our website and blog for more info!

-Tipper

Session 3 Day 5!!!

2009-06-25T17:38:00.000-07:00

ARRRRGH!!! Today is Thursday here at CHH!!! WOO! Anyways, we started off the activities today with some repelling!!!! It was super cool and everyone at least tried it!

Then we had some arts and crafty time making awesome bracelets! Dustin made so many of them! After lunch we had the PIRATE C.I.T CARNIVAL! It was super fun! With sugar-free snow cones, ping pong toss, bocci, softball toss, water assassins, and tattoos! The campers received about 20 dabloons and they could win more and get awesome stuff at the prize store!!!

Tonight's activity is BLACK BEARD'S MUD PIT!!!!!!!!!!!

Session 3 Day 4!!!

2009-06-24T14:43:00.000-07:00

Arrgh!! Here on day 4, we started off with the flying squirrel!!! Every camper helped out with pulling and got to fly! They all loved it so much and were wanting to go for a second time.

Next we did tye-dye! We had so many colors and the shirts should turn out super awesome!! We did shirts and bandanas!

Then we had the fire department out again and showed all the kids really cool stuff and they were soaked!!

Double soaking I should say with the kids going spelunking! Thats right they get to go into our very own cave that is 6 miles deep but they won't be going that far in.

Triple play! Our evening activity is all camp swim!!! They are ready to get wet again and have more fun! Finally we end our evening with the Sphyre of Prometheus, fire spinners!

Session 3 Day 3!!!

2009-06-23T17:21:00.000-07:00

Yo ho yo ho a diabetic's life for ME! Day 3 out here and we started off this morning with archery with Morgan! It was awesome the campers did so well with shooting the bows!

Then as the campers were eating their snack we had the BAT LADY! She taught them so much about the endangered bats that are in our very own cave!

Later this afternoon the campers got to rock climb! They were so good at it even blind folded! One almost made it to the top on the expert side!

After that we cooled off with some kayaking!! So much fun and I believe Cabin 9 won the race! Finally we wrap up today with PEG LEG KICKBALL and a super story teller at campfire!

Session 3 Day 2!

2009-06-22T17:35:00.001-07:00

Ahoy! Well its day two here at good-old CHH and it was the campers' first day of class were they learned about nutrition!

For the first activity today we did low challenge course stuff with Sam and Rachel! Landing on lava turtles, trying to stay on the life boat, crossing a water fall and so much more!

Then we had swimming after snack it was so cool and refreshing! After lunch the kids had fun up at the basketball court with hillbilly golf, knock out and other fun games.

At 4 o'clock they got to hang out in the pool for the SECOND TIME! Every camper was so excited about that and tonight is SHAVING CREAM WAR!!!!

Session 3 FIRST DAY!!!

2009-06-22T17:35:00.000-07:00

Avast me mateys it is the first of third session here at Camp Hickory Hill and boy are we excited! Boy is right though for the first time ever there are no girl campers here only six 8-10 year-old boys. That doesn't stop CHH from having fun though!

We had an awesome first day we made name tags, played some ping pong, had a swim test and after dinner played a super cool game of dodge ball!

We then had snack and had camp fire were the awesome C.I.Ts sang camp songs and told the story of Doc James.

Session 2 Last Day

2009-06-20T18:48:00.000-07:00

Today was the last day for the 2nd sessioners. They had gotten their stuff packed up the night before. All was normal up until after breakfast when parents started to arrive to gather their children. Congratulations to campers of the year Hannah and Ethan. See each and everyone of you next year!

Session 2 DAY 6!!!!

2009-06-20T18:28:00.000-07:00

Today was the last full day here at Camp Hickory Hill but it surely was the busiest day out here. First we had an exciting C.I.T SAFARI!! Each cabin was given a list of all of the animals they had to find. The C.I.Ts and the C.I.T Director dress up as the animals and hide about the camp.

After that we had cabin competitions with water balloon tosses and trying to catch the water balloons! It was so fun and cooling.

Then we had skit prep and skit performances! Afterwards we did the cabin awards and then dance prep. The dance was super fun!

Later on we finished up the night with they last campfire and see you next years.

Session 2 Day 5!!

2009-06-18T17:43:00.000-07:00

Today was a wonderful sunny day here at CHH! We started off by having the zip line and the multipurpose court! Some campers confronted their fears of the zip line and had so much fun!!

After snack we had a cool and refreshing swim period. Everyone was out in the water, splashing, giggling and attacking C.I.Ts (councilors in training).

Then we had cool firefighters come out and let the campers play games with the hoses. Every body was soaked!

Later on after snack we had a kenpo sensei come out and teach a beginners class for the campers. All of them really got into it and were excited sensei stayed for dinner!

Finally the evening activity was MUD PIT!!!!!!!! Everyone is dirty and icky and look like creatures from a swamp! Shower time!!

Session 2 DAY 4!!!

2009-06-18T17:29:00.000-07:00

Today at camp was amazing! We got to do some flying squirrel and some football! Some campers have never done the flying squirrel before and they loved it so much!!

After snack we all gathered at the pool so the kids could learn how to kayak! They loved that too since it was so hot out today. After a tasty lunch they got to go either swimming or repelling. All the kids had great fun at both activities! Either cooling of in the pool or repelling off a cool cliff by a nifty cave!

We also had cross fit guys come out and they showed us some great work out stuff like squats! After dinner it started to rain and we made the evening activity movie night featuring the Goonies!!! DUHN DUHN DUHN!!!!!

Session 2 DAY 3!!!!

2009-06-16T18:00:00.000-07:00

Well today it also started to rain but it cleared up by 1st activity and we got to play some softball!!!! It was a very close game with Team Snossage beating Team Bacon!

After an awesome snack we had a very special guest! The bat lady! She taught us so much about bats and plants and other animals in our very own cave here!! She was really cool and we got to see bat skeletons!

Then we had a super lunch of mac n` cheese and then we got to rock climb which was so awesome!!!!! Everyone tried the hard side but no one could make it to the top though. We then had snack and got to play some fun activities in the upper playing felid like volleyball!

Later we had dinner and played a super game of capture the flag!

SESSION 2 DAY 2!!

2009-06-15T18:15:00.000-07:00

So today started off very very rainy. Since we couldnt do much outside we made cabin pirate flags! They were awesome and piratey and colorful and awesome!!! With Cabin 1 dominating that compition!

After morning snack, some campers did archery and some did low challenge course! During low challenge we had to swing to safety from the lava bears! Grr! We also had our ship sink and we all stood on this tiny life boat and we made it safely! Then we all made it through the spider web with the exception of Zandra and myself.

Then we all played up in the upper playing feild after lunch! With bochi ball, basketball, frisbe, and so much more!

Then after dinner we had the fantastic shaving cream war!!!!!! Which you can check out right here!!

FIRST DAY SESSION 2!!!

2009-06-14T21:47:00.000-07:00

Arrrg! Avast maties it's the first of 2nd session here at Camp Hickory Hill and everyone is a buzz! After check in everyone gets their amazing snack then to take swim test. I must say these kids must be pirates because every camper passed with flying colors YO HO!

After swiming and working up an appitite all of the kids come test and get there shots! Followed by a delisious dinner! Some singing was involved after dinner and you could hear them on the other side of camp! Afterwards we played a trilling game of dodge ball! The campers even won in a camper vs staff game!

Then we took a break and had snack and went off to campfire. Here the rockin pirate c.i.t.s of 2009 lead us is some super fantastic songs!

Session 1: Day 3

2009-06-09T19:49:00.000-07:00

Today started off great with a warming breakfast and an educational class. For one of the awesome activities today, campers got to do archery! They learn how to string their bow, how to line up their shot and how to shoot properly and safely. Some campers were doing this for the very first time as well as going repeling. Everyone had a blast!

Unfortunetly it had rained here at camp so to make up for the cancled activities the cabins made pirate flags arrgg! Then they played the exciting game of MAFIA until dinner.

To go with our pirate theme for the all camp activity we watched the action-packed and hilarious movie of Pirates of the Carribean! A perfect end for a stormy day.

Camp Blogger/Photographer

Liz McCollum

Session 1: Day 2 of Awesome!

2009-06-08T19:37:00.000-07:00

DAY TWO

With day two upon us the campers begin their day with a fabulous breakfast and LOUD singing of old camp songs. That lead into signing up for activities for 4th activity period and a very educational class about diabetes and complications.

Today's activities began with an all camp softball game! Team 1 vs Team Awesomeness. Quite the battle today with Team 1 in the lead for the first 3 innings and then Team Awesomeness taking the lead getting three more runs but Team 1 dominated in the last inning scoring 3 more runs making the final score 6-5.

After morning snack we had an all camp swim test where each camper would swim from the shallow end to the deep end and then tread water for a few minutes. Each camper passed their tests and rejoiced with an all camp swim, then headed down for blood checks, shots and lunch.

After lunch we were lucky enough to have the S.W.A.T. Team from the Columbia Police department come out and give us a demonstration of how the weaponry they use works. Then letting everyone, who had a signed waver, shoot the guns.

After an adrinalin rush from shooting, campers go get their snack and head to 4th activity which was either a game of volleyball or doing the flying squirrel! Then having dinner and ending with a fierce scavenger hunt where Cabin 3 won by just a hair.

Camp Blogger/Photographer

Liz McCollum

Session 1: FIRST DAY!!!!

2009-06-07T19:49:00.000-07:00

FIRST DAY

"Camp Hickory Hill is the place to be" as the first camper arrives and has a touching reunion with one of her old friends from years past. After chatting it up with old counslors, the campers go through the various steps of the check-in process. In the Arts and Crafts building the camper starts by talking to our camp director; making sure all of the paper work is in order, signing extra forms, taking keys if a camper drove themself. Then they move on down the line where they recieve their lock and lock combination for the BLOOD SHED.

Then they stop to talk to the medical director about their insulin regeamen and/or other medication. Once the campers have finished the check-in they head down to the NEEDLE SHACK for head lice and foot inspection and just an all around check up. Then they go bring their stuff to their cabin and mingle with fellow campers.

For new and old campers to get to know one another they go up to the challenge course for team building exercises until blood check for dinner. They play name games and must swing across a boiling pit of lava that is 8 billion degrees and land safely on the other side.

Then the day winds down with blood checks, shots, then a wonderful meal of turkey, mashpotatos, green beans and whole wheat rolls. Soon to be hyped up again by a rousing game of dodge ball with teams 1 and 4 being our top players!

Soon returning for a nighttime snack then having our voices echoing through the woods with our spirited singing of our most cherished camp songs at campfire. Throats sore and cheeks ear to ear, campers and staff wind down with bed time shots, showers and an inviting bed to rest up for the week ahead.

Camp Blogger/Photographer

Liz McCollum

Camp Hickory Hill 2009

2009-01-14T12:27:00.000-08:00

Dear campers, staff members, alums, and friends of camp hickory hill,

I hope you all had a wonderful new year and are looking forward to 2009 as much as we are here at CHH! There have been a lot of developments at camp, I’m sure many of you have noticed that we are opening up a third week of camp this year in June. We are very excited about extending the duration of camp and are excited about our new age group breakups. We are also working on getting the dam at the lake fixed, so if everything works out like we hope it will, the lake will be in much better shape come June!

That being said, we will still offer a top notch diabetic education, with an emphasis on self care, and an amazing range of activities that includes our zip line, flying squirrel, rappelling, and rock climbing. Not to mention our great evening activities such as the always popular shaving cream fight and mud pit.

So we are very much looking forward to 2009, but we do need your help!!! As everyone knows, the current economic recession is impacting all businesses, and this extends to not-for-profits as well. But we all can do a small part to pitch in and help out at camp. What does this mean for you? Staff members, we need as many great counselors as we can get this year. Tell your friends! Campers, get those applications in, and tell your friends with diabetes to join you at camp this year! With the added week, we want to bring in as many new campers as possible. Friends and Alums, please continue to check this site for volunteer opportunities, or call with your thoughts on avenues we might pursue.

-Tipper

The Last Day of Camp

2008-06-30T08:25:00.001-07:00

Hello Parents, Family, Friends, and Campers,

The last day of camp was one of the best days of the session. The campers participated in many different cabin challenge activities. These activities included; CIT safari, cabin skits, water relays, water balloon launch, bachii ball, and many more. The campers had a great time and end the end it was Eric's Cabin who won the most points in the cabin challenged! Good Job boys! Toward the end of the day the campers attended the award ceremony. Where each cabin handed out their individual camper awards, which are always funny to listen to.

When the sun started to set, the campers and staff headed down to the campfire for our last campfire service of the session and the year. At the campfire, our director Tipper announced the Camper of the Award recipients. Congratulations to Mckenzie and Michael T, who received the camper of the year for 2008!!! The campers said their last goodbyes and hugged the many friends who they will miss. It was sad to see everyone leave, and most of the campers have already started to count the days to next summer's session.

We hope that this message has helped you stay connected with your camper while he or she was at Camp Hickory Hill. We have all more than enjoyed having the campers at camp and we are truly blessed to of had the chance to get to know them and help them grow into wonderful individuals.

Thank you and See you next year,
Amber- Camp Hickory Hill Staff

Above: My car ... yes,thank you to all you helped ! It was funny, but realy hard to clean.

Above: Why are the boy campers hair pink?? Humm.... I have no idea.

Above: McKenzie and Michael - received the Camper of the Year Award !!!

Above: Cabin Challenge - Skits

Above: Cabin Challenge - Water relays

Above: Cabin Challenge- Water Balloon Launch

Below: CIT Safari

TGI Friday

2008-06-28T07:12:00.000-07:00

Hello Parents, Family and Friends,

Friday is finally here! And you know what that means…. the Dance is today! All of the campers have been preparing for the dance and have been waiting for its arrival. This morning the campers have been enjoying the sunshine and doing several different activities. After their daily lesson, some of the campers went fishing at the pond where almost every one of them got their fishing pole tangled some way or another. But after fixing those problems, the campers were able to catch some fish and get some good practice in. In the afternoon some campers went down to the zip line, where the Mike and Nick helped the campers conquer the high ropes course. Way to Go to the campers who did!

Today the Balance and Stretch award went to Michael P, who has been doing a great job at filling out his daily planner, asking for help, participating in activities, being a good role model, and helping other campers. Way to Go Michael!

After dinner, it was time for the 80’s style dance. The campers were dressed to impress in their very stylish clothes that is stylish in the 80’s. With the dining hall decked out with balloons and streamers, we listen to a variety of songs from the eights and got our boogie on. The campers spent the rest of the night dancing and having fun. By the time the dance was over the campers were very tired and ready for bed.

Goodnight from Camp Hickory Hill,
Amber- CHH Staff

Crazy Thursday

2008-06-26T19:07:00.000-07:00

Hello Parents, Family, and Friends of Camp Hickory Hill,

Once again, the day started out dark and rainy. But, but by second activity the rain cleared and the campers were able to go ahead with their scheduled activities. For the first half of the day the campers either played soccer or did archery out on the lower playing field. After the lunch the campers participated in the C.I.T. carnival, in which the campers were given tokens to play games and buy prizes. There was an assortment of activities including; snow cones, face painting, human ring toss, tug of war, and many more.

After dinner the campers had a very special activity with Larry G. Brown who came to tell stories and play music. All of the campers enjoyed listening to his very interesting and entertaining stories, and were even begging him for more after he was done. Before bed the rain canceled out our camp fire, and the campers finished watching the original Parent Trap movie.
The Balance and Stretch Star Award for today was handed over to MaKenzie! Congratulations MaKenzie, for doing a excellent job filling out the daily planner and for stretching to set new goals for yourself.

Another day at Camp Hickory Hill is done and has almost passed. The campers are asleep in their cabins with the stars shining brightly above them. Tomorrow is the dance, so check back to see pictures of your little camper grooving to some 80’s music.

From the Hills of Hickory, Thank You and Goodnight,

Amber – Camp Hickory Hill Staff

Wacky Wednesday

2008-06-25T18:51:00.000-07:00

Greetings from the Hills of Hickory,

Hot, Hot, Hot! It was hot and humid at Camp Hickory Hill today, but that didn’t stop us from having a blast. This morning the camper’s participated in the good old game of kick Ball. It was a good game, even though it started to rain, we kept playing! In addition, this morning we had a special visit from the Boone County Volunteer Fire Department, who brought out their fire truck and gear. The campers got a demonstration of their fire fighting suits and got to try out the front seat of the fire truck!

After a nutritious and educational lunch, the campers went swimming and did the “high flying” zip line with their cabin mates. They also got to listen to a speech from a special camp hickory hill camper alumni, who is now a professional motorcycle drag racer for Harley Davidson. They campers got to see his racing motorcycle and listen to its engine roar.

After all that fun, you would think that they day would be over. But you would be wrong! Because this afternoon our evening activity was an all camp shaving cream fight! Yes that’s right, each camper got a can of shaving cream and all madness broke out on the lower playing field. Our hair still smells like shaving cream but it was a great time!

The Balance and Stretch Star Award for today was given to Michael! He has been doing a good job at filling out his daily planner and being a good role model in all of the areas of Balance and Stretch. Congratulations to Michael!

Goodnight from the Hills of Camp Hickory,
Amber – Camp Hickory Hill Staff

Rainy Tuesday

2008-06-24T17:07:00.001-07:00

Greetings to all,
Today at Camp Hickory Hill was wet and humid! After breakfast the campers participated in an educational speech about counting carbs, lead by one of our wonderful nutritionist. In addition, Dorian received the Balance and Stretch Star Award for showing outstanding effort to fill out his daily planner and achieve the goals of the program. Congratulations Dorian!

This morning the rain came down pretty hard and canceled our morning activities. Instead of the planned activities, the campers enjoyed playing games and watching a movie in the dining hall. After lunch the rain cleared and the sun came out! While the sun was out the campers got to go swimming and rappelling down the rock cliff. Unfortunately the rain started again in late afternoon, and canceled our kickball game and camp fire. Although the rain canceled most of our activities the camper’s spirits were high and seemed to still have fun.

Camp Hickory Hill staff and campers would like to send their best and hope you are doing well. We hope that you are enjoying the pictures and blogs that we are posting.

Thank You,
Amber - Camp Hickory Hill Staff

Manic Monday

2008-06-23T20:52:00.000-07:00

Hello Parents, Family, and Friends,

It was a warm day at Camp Hickory Hill, but that didn’t stop the campers from having fun and being active! Today’s camp schedule was filled with many educational and fun activities. This morning we had a special arts and crafts activity with Boone Electrical Co-op who visited and helped the campers make lamps out of spare parts. Throughout the day the campers split into their cabin groups and participated in archery, swimming, flying squirrel, and yoga.

And… I would have to say that the highlight of the day would have to be the all camp mud pit! The campers, CIT’s, and staff participated in one on one gladiator style mud pit fights. The queen of the mud pit, hands down, was McKenzie who got up on the log and fell into the mud pit more than any other camper. You go girl! The campers were very dirty by the end, but don’t worry, we made them take showers and they are now at least partially clean!

Once again night as fallen on Camp Hickory Hill and the stars are shining brightly in the sky. The campers have taken their meds, said their goodnights, and are now fast asleep in their cozy cabins. The sun will come up soon and another fun filled day at Camp Hickory Hill will begin.

Thank you and Goodnight,

Amber – Camp Hickory Hill Staff

First Day Of Camp !

2008-06-22T20:32:00.000-07:00

Dear Family and Friends,

As you all know today was the first day of camp. We hope you all made it home ok and are now enjoying your new age amenities, such as air conditioning. Judging by tonight's activities and spirit, we are off to a great week ! After check in, the campers split into their cabin groups and participated in a tour of the camp, low rope challenge courses, and the swimming test. In addition, the campers gathered around the picnic tables to listed to the medical staff's talk about procedures and safety.
After dinner it was time for an Camp Hickory Hill tradition, all camp dodge ball ! It was hot, it was sweaty, and the campers and staff gave it there all. As the sun set, the campers gathered at the camp fire to sing campfire songs and enjoy each other's company.
The campers are now sleeping and resting up for a fun filled day at Camp Hickory Hill tomorrow.

Sincerely,
Amber - Camp Hickory Hill Staff

Camp Hickory Hill - Session Two

2008-06-19T16:12:00.000-07:00

Hello Parents, Friends, and Family Members,

Each day on this website you will be able to read a daily blog, about what your camper has been doing. In addition you will find information on special awards or activities that occur ed during the day. You will also be able to see pictures of the days activities and perhaps you will see your camper in action!

We know that your child will have be having a great time at Camp Hickory Hill, but we also know that you will probably be missing them A LOT ! We hope that this new addition to our program will allow you to stay more connected with your child and that it will ease the separation process while they are here at Camp Hickory Hill.

Please feel free to contact us at anytime, if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you !

Amber Van Gorp