Hi Friends, Family, and Slipperites,
In case you miss some of the fun of a Slipper summer (and how can't you?), I have uploaded a few videos of GSC staff members having fun in the Dining Hall. First up is Uncle Goldy giving a tour of his new house, which he created entirely from things on or around the administrative table during the final dinner.
Cribs, Featuring Uncle Goldy
Second is Uncle Aaron, more commonly known as "Pop Pop," demonstrating the dance he made famous this summer: The Pop Pop Shuffle.
The Pop Pop Shuffle
GSC Trivia
Of course we know the building as "the Dining Hall," but do you know its official name? If you know for whom is the Dining Hall named you can submit your answers here, through the comments section, or to brandonrubenstein@gmail.com
Until next time, be sure to send me your news and other items you'd like to share with the Slipper family!
-Uncle Brando
Friday, August 24, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
The First Encampment Slideshow
Hi Friends, Family, and Slipperites,
The summer of 2007 has ended, but our love for camp has not. It was a great summer, and if you are anything like me you want to bask in the memories and friendships that were created and strengthened during first and/or second encampment.
As promised, I have returned to a faster internet connection and was able to upload the slide show from 1st encampment to YouTube. Unfortunately, the video was too long so I had to split it up into two different parts. Click the respective link below for Part 1 or Part 2. Second encampment's slide show -- as well as Olympic songs, feather speeches, and other summer highlights, will be uploaded periodically as well!
Part 1
Part 2
Don't forget to send me your news, ideas, and camp-related art so that it can be shared with our camp family on this website. Be sure to check this camp blog throughout the log winter, as news, updates, and new videos will be posted on a regular basis!
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
The summer of 2007 has ended, but our love for camp has not. It was a great summer, and if you are anything like me you want to bask in the memories and friendships that were created and strengthened during first and/or second encampment.
As promised, I have returned to a faster internet connection and was able to upload the slide show from 1st encampment to YouTube. Unfortunately, the video was too long so I had to split it up into two different parts. Click the respective link below for Part 1 or Part 2. Second encampment's slide show -- as well as Olympic songs, feather speeches, and other summer highlights, will be uploaded periodically as well!
Part 1
Part 2
Don't forget to send me your news, ideas, and camp-related art so that it can be shared with our camp family on this website. Be sure to check this camp blog throughout the log winter, as news, updates, and new videos will be posted on a regular basis!
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
Monday, July 30, 2007
Night at the Races and Honor Bunk
Hi Friends, Family, and Slipperites,
We've had an exciting few days here at GSC, and the weather has been activity-friendly despite high humidity and the threat of rain.
On Saturday, GSC was home to an amazing program called Camplified as several artists visited and put on the best concert we've ever had here! To read a newspaper article from The Pocono Record about last summer's Camplified program at GSC, click here. Our guests this summer were Alexa Wilkinson, an amazing acoustic artist, Notar, and Young & Divine.
Alexa started things off in a grand fashion, sharing her coffee house rock and even calling Sabrina K.G. from Bunk G to the stage to perform a song with her (Sabrina and the Radio/DJ elective have been singing karaoke to her CD all summer). You can check out Alexa's music at her website.
Next up was Young & Divine, a rock band from Albany, who won over many fans here at GSC. They were able to keep everyone bouncing and singing along throughout their set, and even tossed some guitar picks into the crowd. You can check out their music at their website.
The final performed was Notar, a jazz/hip hop artist from New York. He sampled some popular songs, introduced some new ones, and in the end had almost everyone on the stage dancing to his beats. In the end, it all added up to the greatest Camplified we have ever had here at GSC! You can see pictures of the event, taken by Aunt Alisa and her campers from electives, on our photo site. Kudos to Alex P., Ethan M., Harry, and the rest of the Helmet Heads who debuted their new dance, the D-Mac!
In other news, we presented our Honor Bunks on Saturday morning. Honor Bunk is the weekly reward to the cleanest bunk in each village. Inspectors for each village judge the 'competition' and also present the award. Here are the winners (and inspectors):
Vogelson: Bunk 5 (Aunt Megan M.)
Kadden: Bunk 7 (Aunt Lauren E.)
Council Boys: Bunk 15 (Aunt Stefy M.)
Strauss: Bunk D (Uncle Devan S.)
Friends: Bunk L (Uncle Zack B.)
Council Girls: Bunk O (Uncle DJ)
Congratulations to all of our Honor Bunks, and hopefully all is well with our readers!
Uncle Brando
We've had an exciting few days here at GSC, and the weather has been activity-friendly despite high humidity and the threat of rain.
On Saturday, GSC was home to an amazing program called Camplified as several artists visited and put on the best concert we've ever had here! To read a newspaper article from The Pocono Record about last summer's Camplified program at GSC, click here. Our guests this summer were Alexa Wilkinson, an amazing acoustic artist, Notar, and Young & Divine.
Alexa started things off in a grand fashion, sharing her coffee house rock and even calling Sabrina K.G. from Bunk G to the stage to perform a song with her (Sabrina and the Radio/DJ elective have been singing karaoke to her CD all summer). You can check out Alexa's music at her website.
Next up was Young & Divine, a rock band from Albany, who won over many fans here at GSC. They were able to keep everyone bouncing and singing along throughout their set, and even tossed some guitar picks into the crowd. You can check out their music at their website.
The final performed was Notar, a jazz/hip hop artist from New York. He sampled some popular songs, introduced some new ones, and in the end had almost everyone on the stage dancing to his beats. In the end, it all added up to the greatest Camplified we have ever had here at GSC! You can see pictures of the event, taken by Aunt Alisa and her campers from electives, on our photo site. Kudos to Alex P., Ethan M., Harry, and the rest of the Helmet Heads who debuted their new dance, the D-Mac!
In other news, we presented our Honor Bunks on Saturday morning. Honor Bunk is the weekly reward to the cleanest bunk in each village. Inspectors for each village judge the 'competition' and also present the award. Here are the winners (and inspectors):
Vogelson: Bunk 5 (Aunt Megan M.)
Kadden: Bunk 7 (Aunt Lauren E.)
Council Boys: Bunk 15 (Aunt Stefy M.)
Strauss: Bunk D (Uncle Devan S.)
Friends: Bunk L (Uncle Zack B.)
Council Girls: Bunk O (Uncle DJ)
Congratulations to all of our Honor Bunks, and hopefully all is well with our readers!
Uncle Brando
Friday, July 27, 2007
Slipper Book of Records
Hi Friends, Family, and Slipperites,
Last night's evening activity was a lot of fun, and many longstanding Slipper records were broken. The record book is online with new records highlighted in blue, so click here to see if your mark still stands!
Today, during lunch, we will have our next Asherman Cup Challenge. The premise is that GSC is launching its own airline, so we need an ad company to create a logo, slogan, commercial, jingle, brochure, etc. Each village is its own ad company, and we are eagerly looking forward to what each village produces! Details will be shared tomorrow.
Tonight's evening activity is our first dance, and tomorrow night is Camplified!
Until next time,
Uncle Brando
Last night's evening activity was a lot of fun, and many longstanding Slipper records were broken. The record book is online with new records highlighted in blue, so click here to see if your mark still stands!
Today, during lunch, we will have our next Asherman Cup Challenge. The premise is that GSC is launching its own airline, so we need an ad company to create a logo, slogan, commercial, jingle, brochure, etc. Each village is its own ad company, and we are eagerly looking forward to what each village produces! Details will be shared tomorrow.
Tonight's evening activity is our first dance, and tomorrow night is Camplified!
Until next time,
Uncle Brando
Thursday, July 26, 2007
A few beautiful days, and a GSC online store!
Hello Friends, Family, and Slipperiter,
The weather from the first day has been the exception and not the rule, as we've had nothing but sunshine ever since. Our first two days of activities were a lot of fun, with Bunk B learning Street Hockey (or is it "Huggey"), followed by a game in which Bunk B defeated Uncles Aaron, Tommy, B-rad, and myself by a score of 2-1. The game was a lot of fun and high fives and hugs were exchanged by all afterwards.
Also, Cindy W. and Jamie P. of Bunk N scored several holes-in-one at Mini-Golf, and Chane J. (Bunk F) won a game of Knock-Out, defeating several counselors and campers in the process. Aunt Alisa and the campers who have photography have done a pretty good job documenting our activities in process, so be sure to check them out by clicking here.
Our evening activities have been fun; Tuesday night was our co-village campfires, so our campers and counselors made new friends while learning some camp songs (such as Puff the Magic Dragon), hearing campfire stories, and, of course, eating s'mores. Wednesday night was our Leagues Tug of War, where the campers pulled for their respective teams. The themes for each village are:
Strauss: Greek letters (Pi, Sigma, Omicron, and Alpha)
Friends: Safari (Hippos, Gazelles, Giraffes, and Tigers)
Council Girls: Cheesesteaks (Pat's, Geno's, Subway, and Gooey Louie's)
Vogelson: Transformers (Megatron, ?, ?, ?)
Kadden: Cereal Mascots (Tony the Tiger, Silly Rabbits, Count Chocula, and Cap'n Crunch)
Council Boys: Dead Presidents (Andrew Jackson, ?, ?, ?)
After the leagues tugs, we had a staff tournament (which included the Male and Female Upper Staff as well). The top four villages, which earned points for the Asherman Cup, were:
1. Kadden (def. Male Upper Staff)
2. Council Boys (def. Female Upper Staff)
3. Friends (def. Council Girls)
4. Strauss (def. Vogelson)
Tonight's evening activity is the Slipper Book of Records, in which campers compete to break the marks set anytime from first encampment 2007 to as early as 2001! A copy of the records is available by clicking here, and I will post the new record book in the next few days.
Finally, GSC's online store (operated by Golden Slipper Club & Charities) has finally arrived. It has apparel and products with the Club, Camp and Center for Seniors logos. A portion of the proceeds go to Slipper for our charitable endeavors. To start shopping, click here!
Until next time,
Uncle Brando
The weather from the first day has been the exception and not the rule, as we've had nothing but sunshine ever since. Our first two days of activities were a lot of fun, with Bunk B learning Street Hockey (or is it "Huggey"), followed by a game in which Bunk B defeated Uncles Aaron, Tommy, B-rad, and myself by a score of 2-1. The game was a lot of fun and high fives and hugs were exchanged by all afterwards.
Also, Cindy W. and Jamie P. of Bunk N scored several holes-in-one at Mini-Golf, and Chane J. (Bunk F) won a game of Knock-Out, defeating several counselors and campers in the process. Aunt Alisa and the campers who have photography have done a pretty good job documenting our activities in process, so be sure to check them out by clicking here.
Our evening activities have been fun; Tuesday night was our co-village campfires, so our campers and counselors made new friends while learning some camp songs (such as Puff the Magic Dragon), hearing campfire stories, and, of course, eating s'mores. Wednesday night was our Leagues Tug of War, where the campers pulled for their respective teams. The themes for each village are:
Strauss: Greek letters (Pi, Sigma, Omicron, and Alpha)
Friends: Safari (Hippos, Gazelles, Giraffes, and Tigers)
Council Girls: Cheesesteaks (Pat's, Geno's, Subway, and Gooey Louie's)
Vogelson: Transformers (Megatron, ?, ?, ?)
Kadden: Cereal Mascots (Tony the Tiger, Silly Rabbits, Count Chocula, and Cap'n Crunch)
Council Boys: Dead Presidents (Andrew Jackson, ?, ?, ?)
After the leagues tugs, we had a staff tournament (which included the Male and Female Upper Staff as well). The top four villages, which earned points for the Asherman Cup, were:
1. Kadden (def. Male Upper Staff)
2. Council Boys (def. Female Upper Staff)
3. Friends (def. Council Girls)
4. Strauss (def. Vogelson)
Tonight's evening activity is the Slipper Book of Records, in which campers compete to break the marks set anytime from first encampment 2007 to as early as 2001! A copy of the records is available by clicking here, and I will post the new record book in the next few days.
Finally, GSC's online store (operated by Golden Slipper Club & Charities) has finally arrived. It has apparel and products with the Club, Camp and Center for Seniors logos. A portion of the proceeds go to Slipper for our charitable endeavors. To start shopping, click here!
Until next time,
Uncle Brando
Monday, July 23, 2007
2nd Encampment Has Begun!
Hi Family, Friends, and Slipperites,
First, I would like to extend a warm welcome to our first encampment campers who are now joining our fun from their homes across the Delaware Valley! Be sure to check the blog often and send your suggestions and ideas via the comments section of this blog.
We are now two days into 2nd encampment, and the energy and spirit here at GSC is unbelievable! Our first dinner was filled with plenty of cheering, singing, and dancing, and it was a perfect lead-in to our Welcome Show. Many of our favorite, traditional skits were presented, such as Eggs (featuring a cameo from Uncle Zak during the Dinosaur version), Lemmee, and Amelia at the Bikeshed Running with Scissors, and new skits were also introduced, including a sequel to the Backstreet Boys skit, "Call On Me," and Kadden's Musical Chairs. All in all, it was a very memorable Welcome Show that presented the goodhearted, family feel that we cherish here at Slipper.
Unfortunately our first day of camp was filled with rain -- which means a day full of Rainy Day Activities. Rainy Days are my responsibility, which explains why this is the first chance I have had to update the blog. I appreciate your patience in waiting for an entry, and would like to remind all of our readers that my priority is to contribute to the campers' experiences at GSC; the blog is something that I update during my free time, outside of my responsibilities as Program Director.
Today's Rainy Day Activities were Human Dutch Auction (morning), a collection of races and contests (like funniest joke, most push-ups in 1 minute, etc.), which featured a Sesame Street Theme. In the end, the Elmos (Bunks 1, 5, 9, 13, D, H, L, and Waitresses) edged out the Cookie Monsters, Oscar the Grouches, and Snuffalupaguses for the victory.
The weather was chilly and wet in the afternoon, so we enjoyed Slipper Cinema and our first movie was "Invincible." Last encampment's theme was Ben Stiller movies; the theme for this encampment will remain a mystery until our next Slipper Cinema. Will it be Philly movies, Mark Wahlberg movies, Sports movies, Greg Kinnear movies, or some other theme? Only time will tell!
Tonight's evening activity was Battle of the Sexes 2007. The boys' side, led by their captains Uncles Munch, NeNe, Joey, Zak, Cheese, and Jon, wore blue and white. The girls' side, led by their captains Aunts Ilana S., Hannah, Jen, Lauren E., Emily, and Stefy, wore black and pink. After events such as Basketball Shooting Stars, Hula Hoop Pass, Name that Tune, Math Blasters, Water Guzzle Race, Clothespin Relay Race, and Poetry, the final score was announced: The Girls' side edged out the Boys' Side by a score of 5-4! Congrats to the Girls' Side of Camp!
Well, that's all for today. The weather forecast for tomorrow is sunny and low 80's, so we should be able to enjoy our regularly-scheduled outdoor activities! See ya soon, and don't forget to check out our pictures from 2nd encampment!
Until next time,
Uncle Brando
MENU
Sunday lunch - Chicken Nuggets
Sunday dinner - Spaghetti & Meatballs
Monday breakfast - Waffles
Monday lunch - Pizza
Monday dinner - Chicken Stir Fry
First, I would like to extend a warm welcome to our first encampment campers who are now joining our fun from their homes across the Delaware Valley! Be sure to check the blog often and send your suggestions and ideas via the comments section of this blog.
We are now two days into 2nd encampment, and the energy and spirit here at GSC is unbelievable! Our first dinner was filled with plenty of cheering, singing, and dancing, and it was a perfect lead-in to our Welcome Show. Many of our favorite, traditional skits were presented, such as Eggs (featuring a cameo from Uncle Zak during the Dinosaur version), Lemmee, and Amelia at the Bikeshed Running with Scissors, and new skits were also introduced, including a sequel to the Backstreet Boys skit, "Call On Me," and Kadden's Musical Chairs. All in all, it was a very memorable Welcome Show that presented the goodhearted, family feel that we cherish here at Slipper.
Unfortunately our first day of camp was filled with rain -- which means a day full of Rainy Day Activities. Rainy Days are my responsibility, which explains why this is the first chance I have had to update the blog. I appreciate your patience in waiting for an entry, and would like to remind all of our readers that my priority is to contribute to the campers' experiences at GSC; the blog is something that I update during my free time, outside of my responsibilities as Program Director.
Today's Rainy Day Activities were Human Dutch Auction (morning), a collection of races and contests (like funniest joke, most push-ups in 1 minute, etc.), which featured a Sesame Street Theme. In the end, the Elmos (Bunks 1, 5, 9, 13, D, H, L, and Waitresses) edged out the Cookie Monsters, Oscar the Grouches, and Snuffalupaguses for the victory.
The weather was chilly and wet in the afternoon, so we enjoyed Slipper Cinema and our first movie was "Invincible." Last encampment's theme was Ben Stiller movies; the theme for this encampment will remain a mystery until our next Slipper Cinema. Will it be Philly movies, Mark Wahlberg movies, Sports movies, Greg Kinnear movies, or some other theme? Only time will tell!
Tonight's evening activity was Battle of the Sexes 2007. The boys' side, led by their captains Uncles Munch, NeNe, Joey, Zak, Cheese, and Jon, wore blue and white. The girls' side, led by their captains Aunts Ilana S., Hannah, Jen, Lauren E., Emily, and Stefy, wore black and pink. After events such as Basketball Shooting Stars, Hula Hoop Pass, Name that Tune, Math Blasters, Water Guzzle Race, Clothespin Relay Race, and Poetry, the final score was announced: The Girls' side edged out the Boys' Side by a score of 5-4! Congrats to the Girls' Side of Camp!
Well, that's all for today. The weather forecast for tomorrow is sunny and low 80's, so we should be able to enjoy our regularly-scheduled outdoor activities! See ya soon, and don't forget to check out our pictures from 2nd encampment!
Until next time,
Uncle Brando
MENU
Sunday lunch - Chicken Nuggets
Sunday dinner - Spaghetti & Meatballs
Monday breakfast - Waffles
Monday lunch - Pizza
Monday dinner - Chicken Stir Fry
Sunday, July 15, 2007
By the way...
To help you when you browse our Olympic pictures, here are the team colors:
Pirates = Red
Sea Monsters = Blue
Explorers = White
Mermaids = Green
There was only a costume competition, which was won by Team 3 Mermaids.
Pirates = Red
Sea Monsters = Blue
Explorers = White
Mermaids = Green
There was only a costume competition, which was won by Team 3 Mermaids.
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