Staff Spotlight: Kailey!

What was your favorite part about being a counselor last summer?
My favorite part about being a counselor last year was watching how much each camper changed by the end of the week through making new friends and learning new things! It really shows that a week at Colman can make a huge difference in each camper’s life!

Why are you coming back this summer?
I am coming back this summer because camp is one of the best experiences I have ever had! So why not do it again! I absolutely loved being able to grow in a new environment and be able to just be myself around so many others who want to do the same!

What are you looking forward to the most about this summer?
Seeing all of the returning staff members again and meeting all the new staff! I cannot wait to share everything Camp Colman has to offer with the newbies :-)

What is your favorite camp game/activity? Camp Song?
My favorite camp activities are DORK DANCES! I love rocking out in my geek chic and as for my favorite song, definitely the Alligator Song! ALLLLLLLLLLIGGAAAAAATORRRRRRRR!

What is your favorite food?
GOOP! This Camp Colman tradition is definitely my favorite food! It is the one thing I cannot live without when I am away from Colman and the one food I look forward to the most!!

Why should campers come back this summer?
Campers should come back this summer if they like playing new games, laughing a lot and if they enjoy having tons of fun! I can promise that this summer will have all of those things so all campers should come back!

Calling All Males

We are still looking for male counselors for the summer of 2012!! If you are interested in working with kids in an overnight, residential camp setting, please contact me!! You can reach me through e-mail at ahogl@seattleymca.org or by phone at 206.382.5009.

Less than 6 weeks until summer campers arrive!

Explore 30!

This summer at Camp Colman we are beginning a new program called Explore 30! This is an amazing program which gives campers an opportunity to read for 30 minutes per day to help prevent summer learning loss. When we aren't busy with traditional activities at camp, we will have rest time to read in addition to reading time before bed.

If you are already registered for camp, remember to bring a good book! If you haven't signed up yet, do so today and join us at Colman.

Check out Explore 30 HERE!

The 100-Days Countdown!

We are well on our way to our summer centennial celebrations in Fauntleroy and at Camp Colman this July.

Sponsor a day of The Countdown for a $100 contribution to the new Alumni Endowment Fund for Camp Colman facilities. We know that an endowment is a key way to ensure the financial stability of our wonderful camp well into the next 100 years. Email Magill to join the countdown and sponsor a day!

Here are the first dedications. Subsequent dedications will continue to be posted every week or so. Each day you will find the dedication on the YMCA Camp Colman Facebook page, and they will all be printed together this summer in a simple format.

• Today’s day sponsors are Steve, Sarah and Anya Lewis. In classic closing campfire style, they dedicate today to “Satsuma, Counselors and the Giant Swing.”
• The Trigg Family, Jamie, Beth, Ben, and Bobby, dedicate today to: Those Colman staff and Campers who have helped build our foundation over the years.
• Steve, Becky, Kayleigh & Mackenna Cameron dedicate today to: The Colman/Pierce Family, Board Members, Directors, Staff, Leaders and anyone who made a difference in a Colman Camper’s life.
• Anne Jozaitis-Hole dedicates today to: The priceless lessons learned and the lifelong friendships developed at Camp Colman.
• Jim & Peg Murray dedicate today to the volunteers who served on the Fauntleroy Center board and provided instrumental leadership to Camp Colman
• Tom, Suzy, Andy, and Oliver Dirks dedicate today to our grandparents, parents, and children that have made Camp Colman what it is today.
• Today's honorary dedication is to the Honor Campers of the original Camp Colman at Horsehead Bay. The honor camper was voted on by the other campers and staff and received a canoe paddle as part of their recognition.
• Susan and Magill Dickerson-Lange dedicate today to Nat Lange & this generation of campers.
• Andrea Escame-Hedger dedicates today to life-long friendships and priceless memories (dead skunk, the black lagoon, spitting around the world, the ivy forest, the watermelon race, tell me why led by George Nichols)
• Dwight Consulting is today’s day sponsor! And what a fun day to sponsor, the 4th of May. “May the fourth be with you!”
• Connor (5) and Carson (4 today) Murray, future campers, dedicate today to the A, B, C’s of Camp Colman: A=Adventure & “awesome rope swing,” B=Blackberries “so yummy,” C=Campfires “s’more please”. They can’t wait for their camping adventure to begin in a few years… Submitted by their mom Vanessa Murray.
• From Jim Code, Merilee Robar-Code and Bob Code to our parents Bill and Betty Code who continue to be an inspiration for us.

Vote for Colman!

Help Camp Colman get new lifejackets this summer by voting for us! Go to the link below and submit your vote.  We can all vote once a day from now through May 15th!

http://www.boatus.com/foundation/teensafloat/vote.asp

A Success!

Spring Women's Wellness, 2012 was a great success! We enjoyed some sunshine on Saturday and had an amazing assortment of activities from stand up paddle board yoga and creating our very own garden lanterns to enjoying relaxing sessions of acupuncture and massage.

Our fall session of Women's Wellness is September 28-30.  Sign up now to guarantee your spot for a peaceful, active, and beautiful weekend at Camp Colman! Call 206.382.5009 to register.

Campfire in Seattle!

This Sunday, April 22nd we are hosting a campfire in Seattle! Join us at Magnuson Park from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. We are joining forces with Camp Orkila and the University YMCA to put on a traditional campfire with games, hotdogs, and marshmallow roasting!

Interested in coming? Please go to www.campcolman.org for more information and to RSVP!

Calling All Male Counselors!

Camp Colman is currently hiring for the summer of 2012! We are still in need of great male counselors to be strong, positive role models for our campers! Please contact me, Alicia Hogl if you are interested in applying, or simply apply at www.colmanstaff.blogspot.com.

Thanks so much!

Easter Brunch Celebration

Join us at Camp Colman this Saturday at 10:00 am for a continental brunch and Easter egg hunt! For more information or to RSVP, please call Camp Colman at 253-884-3844!