Sunday, August 1, 2010

Camp Leadership Festival!!!, August 1-6, 2010

Thursday, Aug 5, Renaissance Festival

What would a Renaissance Festival be without a King and Queen. Head counselors Mike and Katie were the King and Queen for the day at RMV. The RMV King and Queen set the tone for the day in preparation for the Midnight Masquerade Prom.


The activity areas were very busy. Campers wanted to catch their last fish, ride the horse one more time, fly through the air on the Zipline, and paint their mask for the prom. Vespers followed lunch in the Traquility Garden. Many Campers expressed their thanks to counselors and fellow Campers for making their week a memorable experience.

Preparation for the prom was the focus for the remainder of the afternoon. There were tuxedos to be squeezed into and prom dresses to be fluffed. Appetizers started at 5:00 followed by a white table cloth dinner that included a choice of steak, salmon or chicken. Great pie for desert with chocolate favors. The dance started at 7:00 in Genessee that was decorated like an Italian garden and villa. The Prom King, John, and Queen Terry were crowned to the cheers of the entire camp. Music was provided by a DJ with a great light show and photos were taken by a professional photographer. Campers, RMV counselors and staff thank the many donors who made prom possible this year.


This is the last Blog entry for 2010 Camp Leadership. We hope that your Camper returns home with memorable experiences and new friends. Please share this Blog and the pictures with your Camper. You can download load pictures for your Camper of their favorite moment or friend. Thank you for sharing your Camper with us and we look forward to their camp week in 2011.

For additional pictures of today's activities click HERE.

























Wednesday, Aug 4, Woodstock Festival

At breakfast, Head Counselors Mike and Katie, our flower children, introduced the hippy generation associated with Woodstock. They protested the killing animals for food and the destruction of trees to make our paper cereal bowls and napkins.

The activity areas were very busy. The Zipline was running all morning and the horses got more then enough exercise. Tennis was the sport activity of the morning and the fish were biting at the pond. Prom prepartions continued as the Campers made masks at Arts and Crafts for the Midnight Masquerade Prom. Music was heard coming from the stage all morning including the thumping of the paint drums.

Following the rest period the Campers were able to recieve professional training in wheelchair dancing. A wheelchair dance instructor was in Genessee Hall giving dance instruction to the Campers. One of our Campers has been taking lessons from this instructor for quite awhile so they gave a very beautiful demonstruction of wheelchair dance techniques. All the Campers was given the opportunity to practice these techniques.

Wednesday is Pizza night followed by a movie.

Today we have a Camper contribution to the Blog.

Maddie's Blog

Aug. 4 2010

Today Lucia and I went ziplining and played tennis. My friend, Hannah taught wheelchair dancing to get us ready for prom. My prom date’s name is Louis. He is so sweet. I made a mask in Arts and Crafts.

Aug 3 2010

Today Lucia and I played wheelchair baseball and basketball. I liked baseball the best. Beth and Lucia helped me pedal a hand bike. That was fun.

Aug. 2 2010


Today Lucia helped me swim but I didn’t swim for long. I made Lucia a necklace and a painting in Arts and Crafts.

Aug. 1 2010
It is my fifth year at Easter Seals Camp. Can’t wait to have fun.


For additional pictures of today's activities click HERE.




















Tuesday, Aug 3, Taste of RMV

Today had a special treat, the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) came to RMV. Eight members of PVA demonstrated and worked with the Campers on wheelchair activities including cycling, fishing, tennis, wiffle ball, and basketball. The Campers had a great time and learned how to develop some of their sport skills and learn new skills.

The activity areas were busy all day until the final activity session when the rains came. Chef Dave's evening meal was followed by the Taste of RMV Desserts. RMV staff represent many countries and each was challenged to prepare a dessert representative of their county. The countries represented included Bulgaria, Russia, Germany, Mexico, Wales, England and USA. The Campers enjoyed the delicious treats and got to experience a little culture of each country.

For additional pictures of today's activities click HERE.





















Monday, Aug 2 Greek Festival

Every day at RMV starts with raising our Nations flag. The attire for the day seemed to be Greek togas, consistent with today's theme, Greek Festival. It started to rain after lunch and continued through lights out.

The Campers quickly adapted to the camp schedule and were ready to get started in the activity areas right after breakfast. Morning activities included fishing, swimming, arts and crafts, music and drama and horseback riding.

The afternoon was hampered by rain but the the amazing creativity of the counselors kept the campers very busy. The arts and craft room was filled with campers all afternoon and in the shelter of the docks they enjoyed fishing.

Prom preparations began, the guys were fitted for their tuxedos and the girls who need gowns had an opportunity to choose theirs from the large selection provided here at camp.


After dinner, head counselors Katie and Mike in their Greek togas had a Greek grape (marshmallow) eating contest.

For additional pictures of today's activities click HERE.



















Sunday, Aug 1

Welcome to Camp Leadership Week Blog at Rocky Mountain Village (RMV). This Blog will keep you up to date on the daily activities at RMV for the week of August 1-6. A Blog will be posted each night sharing the day’s activities. A few pictures will be posted on the Blog page and a link will be included for other pictures. Please share the Blog address with your family and friends. We would appreciate your comments and suggestion.

Camp registration got to a great start and the rain did not dampen the bright sunny smiles and cheers of delight as returning campers and counselors reunited and first time campers made new friends. Thank you for sharing your camper with RMV. All the counselors and staff look forward to this week as a special opportunity to provide your camper with a great fun filled and learning experience.

Tonight was introduction night. Head Counselors Katie and Mike were the MCs for the evening, leading introductions and spirited repeat songs. Each cabin introduced themselves to their fellow campers.

The theme this week is "Festival". Each day will have a theme associated with festivals, so tomorrow we start with a Greek Festival. What better way to start a week of festivals then a short dance after introductions.

This is Prom Week a highlight of the week will be a formal prom on Thursday night. Many events this week will involve preparation for prom.

For additional pictures of today's activities click HERE.




Sunday, July 25, 2010

Camp Freedom July 25-30, 2010

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Sunday Registration Day

Welcome Associate Campers to the Camp Freedom Week Blog at Rocky Mountain Village (RMV). This Blog will keep you up to date on the daily activities at RMV for the week of July 25 – July 30. Associate Campers are family and friends of campers who will share in the RMV activities and fun via this Blog. We look forward to sharing the weeks activities with you so please visit the Blog daily and we would appreciate your comments, suggestions and requests for the Blog.

Campers arrived with bright sunny smiles and cheers of delight as returning campers and counselors reunited and first time campers made new friends. Thank you Associate Campers for sharing your camper with RMV. All the counselors and staff look forward to this week as a special opportunity to provide your camper with a great fun filled and learning experience.

This week's theme is Summer Blockbuster. Watch for your favorite Hollywood stars and characters. Tonight was introduction night. Each cabin created a small skit to introduce the campers from their cabin.

For additional pictures of today's activities click HERE.
































Monday Sci-Fi Day

Every day at RMV starts with the raising of our Nations Flag. Head counselors Katie and Mike announced that all Campers should be on the look out for space aliens who have threatened to invade RMV. The weather today was perfect with sunshine from sunrise to sunset.

All the activity areas were busy. Arts and Crafts hummed all day and music was heard coming from the Music and Drama area. Several Campers flew through the air on the Zip Line. Click HERE to experience the Zip Line from the Campers perspective. The fish in the pond didn't have a chance as over thirty fish were caught today. Some Camper went on a hay ride in the afternoon.

The space aliens arrived at dinner, fortunately they came in peace and friendship. After dinner there was a Science Fair. Each cabin was assigned a scientific experiment. The Campers created, volcanoes, tornadoes, quicksand, lava lamps and were able to get a water balloon into a water bottle.

For additional pictures of today's activities click HERE.



























Tuesday Western Day


Chief Black Feather (Mike) and Cowgirl Katie announce today's activities that followed the Western theme of the day. Western Day's highlight was a rodeo show by the Colorado Westernaires, an all girls preceision horsemanship demonstration team of girls from Jefferson County. The Team brought 60 horse to the RMV horse arena and gave the campers and many guest a wonderful show. The campers were able to get up close to the horses after the show. The Team joined us for lunch.

Following lunch the RMV Western Fair include activities such as face painting, watermelon seed spitting, donut on a string eating, can bowling, fruit making out of recycled material and other activities to challenge the campers.

The evening event was a Drum Circle. To experience the Drum Circle click HERE.

For additional pictures of today's activities click HERE.

























Wednesday, Horror Day

The day started and ended with rain but in between it was a day full of activities. It was another bad day for the fish in the pond but a great day for the Campers in the pool. A couple of monsters paid a visit to RMV and there was a costume contests at the afternoon snack. Tie-die t-shirts was the craft of the day.

Ponderosa Cabin was converted to a haunted house for the evening activities. Monsters and scary hollywood characters came out as the sun set.

For additional pictures of today's activities and videos of the pool, arts and crafts and indoor games click HERE.





















Thursday,Musicals Day

Another fun and exciting day at RMV. Today is the last full day of Freedom Week and all the Campers wanted to do everything just one more time. Campers finished their art projects, caught just one more fish, enjoyed the freedom of flying down the Zip Line, pounded a beat on the drums at Music and Drama, visited the horses down at the stables, and spent some quality time with new friends.

Rain moved the Campers indoors for the movie "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" Several characters came alive, played by camp counselors.

The day ended with Vespers and the very important dance. After a very busy week the Camper's energy reached it's highest tempo at the dance.

This is our last Blog entry for Freebom week. Please share the Blog entries and the pictures with your Campers when they return home. Thanks for sharing your Camper with us and we look forward to seeing them next year.

For additional pictures of today's activities and videos of the pool, arts and crafts and indoor games click HERE.





Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Hemo: Tuesday, July 20





The day started out very overcast but energy was still running high. We continued with great camp activities such as arts and crafts, music and drama, horses, swimming, fishing, and the climbing wall and zipline. Frontier cabin had a blast swimming and Rainbow cabin went down the zipline twice, had good patience, and went to horses and paintball. At our hemo training sessions we learned lots of cool things about the body and had fun playing games with our peers. Hoorah to Thomas for doing infusions for Chris and Sean! In the evening we had an all-camp activity with lots of team building and leadership games. Throughout the week we are giving out peace flags to campers who reflect certain qualities; yesterday we worked on hope and today we thought about patience.
See more photos at http://s683.photobucket.com/albums/vv193/theduke1204/Hemophilia/.