Introducing: the 2011 Cabin Leaders & Program Assistants!

With our first camp arriving in mere hours, it’s time to introduce you to the 2011 Cabin Leaders as well as the Program Assistants that will be helping us out this summer. We asked them the following four questions so that you are able to know them a little better:

1) What is your camp name and why?
2) What do you do outside of camp?
3) Favourite Camp Douglas moment?
4) What is your tip for any future Camp Douglas leader?

Read further to find out their answers and see what Camp Douglas has in store for your children this summer!

1.) My camp name is Rosie because of my middle name– Rosemary.

2.)  Outside of camp I am a student at UFV, working toward my Bachelor of Arts in English. I’m currently heading into my second year. Other than school, I play softball, read and craft!

3.) I have too many favourite Camp D moments, but one that stands out from last summer is playing WALO with the youth campers in the evening (which included soaking oneself in the dunking pond) then getting into warm clothes for a fun and loud campfire to end the night.

4.) If I could give some advice for future cabin leaders at Camp Douglas it would be this: come prepared for any theme or weather, a clean cabin is a happy cabin, have extra games in mind that don’t require any equipment, and it’s never too much trouble to make sure your campers have the best week of their year.

1) What is your camp name and why? Trogdor.

2) What do you do outside of camp? Go to school and play hockey.

3) Favourite Camp Douglas moment? “The public execution of Fire-Man” circa 2002

4) What is your tip for any future Camp Douglas leader? Sleep lots.

2) I’m an art student by day and a truffle hunter by night. I mean… uhhhhh…

3) One of my most cherished memories was when I got to dress up as a unicorn for a game of “Hollywood Squares”. The next day I had a passionate following of campers convinced they could make me admit my transformation. To any campers that attended junior in 2008 who may be reading this, I have no idea what you are talking about. I can’t magically sprout a blue and red horn from my forehead whenever I want-that’s just silly!

1)  My camp name is Rafiki.  One of my LIT leaders used to call me Monkey so when it came time to pick a camp name I decided to name myself after a Disney monkey.  In the end though I went with the baboon from The Lion King.

2)  Outside of camp I go to school, volunteer as a First Responder and sing as much as I can.

3)  One of my favourite Camp Douglas memories is dressing up as Archie at senior co-ed when everybody dressed up as a character from all the weekly themes from the summer.

4)  I would say have fun with it!  Time at Camp Douglas is super valuable!

1) Puka. I choose the name Puka (as in a puka shell) because I like the beach and shells.

2) Outside of camp I go to school at UFV studying Biology and Geography as well as attending the Haney Presbyterian Church and leading a girls youth group.

3) My favourite Camp Douglas moment would be all the times that we would sit out on the beach at night just star-gazing and listening to the ocean waves.

4) God has given us this beautiful creation to share with one another and to share with all of the campers. Take time to enjoy it and appreciate it.

1) My camp name is Glucose. I’m diabetic, so it fits.

2) Outside of camp I’m involved in youth ministry @ Christian Life Assembly. For the last 2 years I have been doing an internship program through CLA, taking Bible courses, growing in character, and serving at weekly youth and young adult services. I also coach lacrosse and love playing guitar.

3) There are so many, but one that sticks out was attempting to run around the forest, dressed as Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, in a 2 person onesie with Tumbles.

4) Serving at camp is exactly that, serving. Come to camp prepared to serve the campers 100%, it’s all about them. You’ll have tons of fun along the way.