Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Camp Herrlich Reunion, -23 days

Greetings:

I received word from Bob Gentile that there will be campers still at the camp until 6pm on Friday, August 29. The staff will be having a party off site once the campers leave. There will be about 20-25 current staff remaining Friday night with some possibly staying as long as Sunday. We will have the use of the camp once the campers are gone. If you plan to arrive on Friday, please arrange your schedule to arrive at 6pm or later. Breakfast on Saturday will be the first meal available at the camp. I foresee no problems sharing the camp with some of the present staff. As a matter of fact, I'm looking forward to the opportunity to meet some of them.

Area Motels

In New York: Heidi's; Route 22, Brewster, 845-279-8011
Henry Van; Solon Road, Brewster, 845-279-3428
Bellaire Motor Inn; Route 22, Brewster, 845-279-3350
Smalley Inn; Main Street, Carmel, 845-225-9874
In Connecticutt: Hilton; I-84, Exit 2, Danbury, 203-205-2000
Sheraton; I-84, Exit 2, Danbury, 203-794-0600
Marriott; I-84, Exit 4, Danbury, 203-797-1256

Most of these motels have websites and offer lower rates online. I've given you a number of options so, you can select the establishment that best fits your tastes and budget.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could give me some idea of when you might be at the reunion. It would help immensely with planning the numbers for the meals.

How about some more memories?
Do you remember....
** Carving soap figures
** "Cricket"
** Richard Howell's stories
** Endless card games
** Nap time
** Washing windshields at the Mahopac Drive-In
** Watching the first moon landing
** Singing on 42nd Street
** "Dimples"
** "you FOOTLOCKER"
** Playing basketball against Lake Carmel
** The wild collies
** The nativity scene in the goat pen
** water lillies
** Marsha and Jeanne baking brownies
** Ping pong
** Being refused drinks on Main Street in Brewster
** Gerry wiggling his ears
** Larry Bramble waking up
** The luau band
** "People"
** Staff pajama parties
** Palisades Park
** The party at the Girl Scout camp

Just over three more weeks and we're on our way back to camp, I can't wait!

Peace, Love,

Big Jim

1 comment:

Norma Jean Levett said...

This may seem like a rather strange memory of camp but here I go. It was the last session of camp and it was getting a little chilly in the mornings. One of the boys in the youngest group had bedwetting issues. The counselor, and I can't remember which one, relayed the story to us at breakfast that day. The boy had just gotten up from his warm bed, which he had wet, and was steaming.
One of the other boys stared in awe and said "Oh, Sweat!" and the others just stood still and speechless. Funny the things you remember.....
See y'all soon.

Norma Jean (Olsen) Levett