merit badges

They don't have words on them yet, but picture it. What should the "most repetitive camper" one look like?

can't wait til summer

Merit Badges

We were talking about fundraising, what sorts of things that West coast and East coast people could make- and that we could sell online. One of our fantastic solutions was to make merit badges!!! Here are a few of our excellent ideas:
I wore a thong
Skinny dipping achievement
I did my homework
Peeing outdoors
Built a shelter from leaves/found objects
I won at silent football
I didn't lose at silent football
I lost at silent football, but took it like a champ
I survived gluten-free pancakes
Flag Patrol
I held a secret meeting
One match camp fire award
Swimming buddy
Orienteering
I hiked Mount Everest
Clean up crew
Advanced first aid
Official tent erector
Chore chart champ
Dinner duty specialist
Third degree canoe ace
Most Decorated Camper (collect them all!!!)

oh yeah

If I haven't mentioned it, my plan for the hot months is "camp all summer long." Hence all the ideas for different camps under the umbrella of the mighty Camp Ears.

An Opportunity

I got a suggestion from an Olympia family that there be a little sister day camp with one overnight as well as a little sister overnight camp, for the kids who are not ready for a week of camping. I'm down for planning it and getting there; are there Olympia teens who would be interested in counseloring it? It would probably look like a week in July, M-F, with lots of songs, games and camp stuff and a Thursday overnight. You'd get to have a lot of fun, plus counselor training, and since being a counselor is a job you'd also get paid. Interested parties, drop me a line! xoxoxoxo

Dudes

There's been talk of having a boys' camp, like a brother camp to Camp Ears. I think this is a great idea; if it were at the same time we could have activities together. We'd just need a dude who could run the boys' camp, someone with camp experience, patient and likeable and a good teacher. Maybe he could even play guitar. So, is that something we should work on for next year (2009)? Would we be setting that up for younger boys, the same age as Little Sister Camp girls, or Camp Ears age, or both? Where would we have it? What would it look like? How big would it be?

idea

Hey amigas, check this out. I've been hearing from a lot of people my age, "I wish I could go to your camp." So, new idea: let's have a camp for adults (like people 20+) - run by you guys! Tellmewhatchathink.

Hostelling International

I just found out that one of my all-time favorite organizations, Hostelling International, offers free memberships to nonprofit groups (so awesome). So guess who now has a membership? That's right, US.
Q: But what are we going to do with that?
A: That's for me to know and you to find out! Woohoohoo!

the old days

The pirates in their youth! Do you guys remember taking this one?