Fun first day of camp!

3rd and 4th grade camp has begin!!!

Yet another fun camp has begun at YAA. When everyone arrived, we started off with a few games to get to know people's names. Everyone was excited to start running around and enjoy the sunny day. Along with learning everyone's name, each cabin created their own name.
The two guys cabins are "The Green Rubber Duckies" and "Cabin Hulk."
The two girl cabins are "The Pink Panda Peace Peps" and "The Fantastic Pink Squad."

After running around for awhile and having fun, we gathered at the fire pit to hear from Seth, the Assisstant Director, about some of the rules of camp. Seth also shared about a couple of awards. The Ridge Runner award is for anyone who does the morning hike every day of camp. The Grimmer award is for the cabin who has the cleanest cabin each day, and the Soaring Camper award is given to the camper(s) who shows a servant heart and models Jesus throughout the week. The Soaring Camper award is voted on by all the campers and staff. I'm excited to see who gets each one.

After having a delicious meal, we played another game. This time, we split up everyone, including counselors, into three teams for alittle competition. These teams will last throughout the whole week and a winner will be announced at the end. The three teams are called "The Squirrels," "The Jumping Jackalopes," and "The Killer Whales." Make sure to ask your kids about their team cheers. They are a creative group.

I am David Denny, the Program Director at YAA, and I am very excited to get things started on this summer's blog. Throughout the week, I will select a different staff member to talk about their day at camp at the end of everyday. I hope you enjoy the updates just as much as we enjoyed living them out thoughout this week. Thanks for reading. Look forward to seeing you all on Friday.