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We’ve Arrived!

Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Observation is one of my favorite pastimes!  Camp Howard is rich with opportunities for observation!  The arrival of campers to Camp Howard is filled with emotion. The kids get off the bus, some with giant smiles, others with a bit of trepidation!  The fear does not last long however, as the first thing that happens is the staff introduce themselves to the campers and tell them about what their job is at camp.  Next, the campers are grouped by gender and age and then called by name to their cabin group.  Soon they are in a small group learning about the individuals they will be spending their week with at the camp.  Soon, it is all smiles!#sistersblog #cyocamphoward

 

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I Went to Camp Howard Today….Here’s the Scoop…

Sr. Krista von Borstel 2 Comments

This was a PERFECT day to go to Camp Howard.  There was actually dust on the road!  A sure sign of spring!  Karen, Bill, Candi, Leila and I meet almost weekly to work on our camp improvements for next year.  We are reviewing all of the procedures and we have topics we surfaced during camp last year to discuss In the off season.  Some of those topics include”

  • Keeping the Summer Staff Safe
  • Improving our Emergency Procedures
  • Make sure kids things are packed up properly before they return to Portland
  • and several other topics.

We worked from 10:00 until noon then stopped for lunch.  After lunch, before we started the afternoon session, we went on a field trip to check out the progress on projects.   I can tell you the kids will be jumping for joy with some of the improvements!

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Kids Jumping for Joy!

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Eagle Scout Project – New Overnight Location with fire pit, logs and sleeping area!

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Candi Trapp, Bill Fogarty, Leila Blakely, Karen von Borstel

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Mt. Hood between the trees at Camp Howard!

IMG_6528Fircrest Unit overlooking the Bull Run Reservoir