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Contents:
> The
Year in Numbers
> Program
Highlights
> Holiday
Wish List
> 2009
in Pictures
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While
Santa's elves are busy making toys, Camp Rosenthal staff is busy
developing recruitment flyers and posters, distributing applications,
scheduling camp fairs, recruiting staff and repairing facilities. In
short we’re preparing for the 2010 season. But as busy as we are, this
is a great time to reflect on the year that was 2009.
We
could not begin a reflection without THANKING ALL OF YOU! Without you,
Camp would not happen. Whether you are a Board Member, a Donor, a CYC
Employee, Counselor, or any other of the many people who help make camp
happen each year, you are an integral part of the CYC Camp Rosenthal
Family and contribute greatly to the success of our camp community. We
extend a special “shout out” to our volunteers including the CYC
Board and Staff, CYC Northern board, CYC Junior Board, Michigan Civitan
and Sacred Heart School who
provided over 1400
hours of service this year!
Thank you to all! |
1,029 in
2009:
The
Year in Numbers »
CYC-Camp
Rosenthal served 1,029
youth during the Spring,
Summer and Fall of 2009. 705 of our campers came during the
summer season, the remaining 324 included Chicago and Michigan
Children. Our youth
attended over
260 schools and came from a variety of backgrounds and
neighborhoods throughout Chicago and Michigan.
We
are proud to report that 45%
of our campers who attended in 2008 just couldn't get enough
last year and
had to come back for more! We
continue
to receive funding from the American Camp Association
Illinois Section Title XX
Program, the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, the
Chicago
Housing Authority, Midwest Summer Opportunities Provide an Edge
(SCOPE),
and the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Property
Committee Member Gerry O'Carroll, Chicago Youth Centers Director of
Facilities and Risk Mangement Gary Bergling, and CYC Chief Executive
Officer Harry Wells Finish the Installation of the Flag Pole
Counselors
Ahmed Akande (rear) and
Deville Hamilton (hands up) Keeping Campers
on the Right Path
Teen
Camper Goes for a Ride |
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Program
Highlights »
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| Counselor
Akeya Channell with Campers Richard Howard and Ciara Visto-Perez at the
Climate Summit in Washington, DC. |
One of our
most significant highlights of the summer was maintaining accreditation
and membership status in the American Camp Association through the year
2012. This accomplishment sets us apart in the industry and
demonstrates a high level of program management, quality and
operations. Staff is to be commended for working toward achieving this
goal.
Our
waterfront development programs continue to be a highlight of our
camping programs including swimming, boating and fishing. Campers not
only enjoy these areas but take tremendous pride in helping to maintain
them. With our new boat
house that was built in 2008, we now have the
boating supplies and equipment to operate with a high level of safety.
Our
environmental education program continues
to take shape
through stronger project offerings,
the improved staff training and
ability
to recruit skilled staff with a strong interest in the environment.
This summer we observed that children were more interested and engaged
in
the program and more observant and protective
of both wildlife and
plant life. We were invited by
the American Camp Association to
participate in Camp 2 Grow, an environmental education and
leadership program sponsored by the Lilly Foundation. Chosen from among
35 camps nationally, this program provides leadership knowledge
targeted to middle school and teenagers. As a result of this
partnership two
of our teens were invited to participate in the Climate
Control Summit Symposium in Washington, DC, sponsored by the National
Parks Association.
Our biking
program definitely received a revival
with the addition of 30 restored
bikes donated
by the Working
Bike Cooperative and it
was exciting to see the children so involved in the program. It was
also noticeable that the children cared a great deal about maintaining
the bikes
and adhering to the rules associated with them.
Both
children and staff often seem to enjoy our evening programs the most
when we are all together as one big family. It is then that everyone
seems
more relaxed; a good day is coming to closure, we are all together at
the campfire, or at play in the field, or eating our last snack in the
dining hall listening to music and dancing as kids report their
favorite magical memory of the day.
Family Camp
is reported to be simply the best
as it brings families together in
ways that they
may have never experienced. The extended networking of
the family is strengthened as
families spend quality time together
engaging
in fun and recreation against the backdrop of
the great
outdoors. Because families are
together this allows members to spend
quality
time learning from one another, sharing in the
joys of
parenting, play and celebrating the spirit
of family unity. |
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2009 in
Pictures Cont. »
Sacred
Heart Students Enjoy Sailing on Land
A Camper
Pays Tribute to the Late Great Michael Jackson in the Camper Talent Show
Family
Camper and Chicago Youth Centers Employee Bertha Lara of Fellowship
House Working on the Impressive Sand Sculptures Created by Family
Members at Family Camp |
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More 2009
in Pictures »
Lake
Michigan College Upward Bound Students Enjoying a Fall Retreat
Campers
Run From Arts & Crafts to Creative Writing During the 2009
Camp-Wide Olympics
Family
Campers Work Together to
Build Sand
Sculptures |
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Thank
you! Have a Great Holiday and a Very Happy New Year From:
Judith
Stanton - Luther Stanton
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Mary Kaye Dempsey -
Darwin Walden - John W. Lee, III - Ryan Yepsen
And the Rest of the CYC-Camp Rosenthal Family! |
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