We had a wonderful opening week at Elmwood! Returning campers and staff were excited to see each other, and new campers and staff were instantly welcomed into our community. There is no feeling quite like seeing the first bus roll in on opening day. The magic of Elmwood is seen by how everybody treats each other and how each person feels safe and loved in our inclusive summer home.
Yesterday was our first all camp meeting of 2019. Of course, we started with the singing of Bim Boppa Loopa Loppa! The campers were excited to see Jess and Beau, our veteran Birthday Bunch members. Three new members were needed, so how else would one select new members…we had a Birthday Bunch boot camp! Berk, Colleen, Jessica C., Jessica M., Kayla, Matt C., Matt T., Morgan and Vinny challenged each other in competitions such as blowing bubbles, pin the tail on the donkey, singing happy birthday in cat language, and creating birthday art. Our winners were Kayla, Jessica C., and Matt C.! Welcome to The Bunch!
Exciting clubs this week included Fruity Art, Nail Art at Woodworking, Ooey Gooey Science Fun, Cooking Around the World in Five Plates, Pirate Adventures, Ancient Egyptian Adventures, World Cup Soccer, Terrific Tennis, Flexible Fun at Yoga and Gymnastics, Magical Creature Creations, Archery 101, Robin Hood Club of Bandits, and Movie Musical Madness.
Our favorite week one tradition is Name Your Group Day! Where else besides Elmwood does each group get to come up with a name for their summer family? Our 2019 Group Names are:
SS3 – Dancing Ducks
MD4A – Funky Monkeys
MD4B – Bubbly Bunnies
SS4A – Dancing Dolphins
SS4B – Friendly Pumpkin Monsters
SS4C – Rainbow Tigers
BKA – Giant Leopard Wild Cats
BKB – The Friendly Pigeons
BKC – The Sun Cougars
GKA – Unicorn Ice Creams
GKB – The Elmwood Unicorn Sprinkles
GKC – Panda Puppies Dolphins
B1A – Super Fireball Bros
B1B – Bumble Bees
B1C – The Great Blue Red-Eyed Lizard Snakes
B1D – Golden Panthers
G1A – Rainbow Cute Bunnies
G1B – Sassy Rainbow Butterflies
G1C – Rainbow Sparkle Bunnies
B2A – Glowing Pika-Pikachu
B2B – Super Robot Pokémon
B2C – Cool Marine Dudes
B2D – Elmwood Bolts
B2E – Pokémon Team
G2A – Rainbow Unicorn Narwhals
G2B – Pretty Pandas
G2C – Rainbow Rockin’ Gummy Bears
G2D – Rainbow Glitter Unicorns
B3A – Electric Bacon
B3B – New York Ninjas
B3C – Mercury’s Gucci Gladiators
G3A – Marshmallow Diamond Dragons
G3B – The Glitter Girls
G3C – The Panda Puppy Princesses
B4A – Gucci Panda Gang
B4B – Glossy Gucci Pandas
G4A – Cute Hawaiian Turtles
G4B – The Great Green Flying Pancakes
Seniors – Senior Citizens