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Eagles Nest Camp Blog
by Paige Lester-Niles, Camp Director
It’s that time of year when we load up the Eagle’s Nest van and head out across the Southeast to reunite with old camp friends and to meet soon to be new camp friends. As I type this post, Liz is actually down in sunny Miami giving a slide show in the home of a long time camper and camp staff member whose own children have been attending camp for about 10 years! She’ll be down in Florida for a few more days before heading back to North Carolina, slowing down to pick me up and continuing north to Washington, DC for a few more days of camp parties. But the fun doesn’t end there! We’ll also be heading back to Atlanta, Georgia and have several parties set up in North Carolina. And we’re VERY EXCITED about a...click the title above to read the complete post.
By Liz Synder, Assistant Director
With winter upon us, you may be growing weary of the bare trees, cold temperatures, and short days. It’s true that finding the beauty in this chilly season may require a bit more searching than its counterparts with their bright flowers, long days, and magnificent leaves. Perhaps it’s the Wohelo in me, but winter has always held strong as one of my favorite seasons. The challenge of discovering its mysterious beauty intrigues me, and the silence and solitude which accompany that search renew my spirit. I took a walk around campus this morning..
by Paige Lester-Niles, Camp Director
One of the most common comments I hear from people about camp is that Eagle’s Nest is a place where campers feel like they can be who they really are. They don’t feel like they need to put on an act and they aren’t afraid of meeting new people and making friends. They know that in our camp community they will be accepted, respected, and ultimately loved. That’s a wonderful feeling! As great as it is for us to be our true selves, we find...click the title above to read the complete post.
by Caroline Toy, Assistant Camp Director
The new year is almost here! As we say hello to 2012, we’re also looking further down the road because it’s less than six months till camp begins. Are you excited? We definitely are. Here are some awesome things to look forward to at camp this coming summer...
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By Liz Synder, Assistant Director
The holidays are upon us, and some of you (myself included) may be scrambling for last minute gifts. Summer 2011 at Eagle's Nest was the best yet, and we took thousands of pictures capturing the fun, friendship, and adventure. They’re all on our Flickr page, organized by session. Check them out! There's no better way to remind yourself and your special camper of the fun they had than by ordering prints or making a photo book of their Eagle's Nest experience! Prints and photo books make great gifts for campers, parents, grandparents, and Eagle's Nest friends. If you’re in a hurry, you can order prints online and pick them up at a local Walgreens in less than an hour! Click the title above for complete instructions.
Over the past several months we have been busy working on creating new Eagle’s Nest view books for Camp and Hante Adventures, and this week they went to print! We’re so excited to share these beautiful pieces. We think that they do a great job of capturing the history and experience of Eagle’s Nest. Check them out on our website and share them with your friends...click the title above to read the full post and find links to the new view books.
by Noni Waite-Kucera, Executive Director
This past summer Rachel Stein(camper, JC) and I co wrote this poem one verse at a time via e-mail. Rachel was the driving force in initiating this submission to the Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest. I think it is a true testament to the connection to community and the natural world that camp inspires in young people. Thank you Rachel for spreading your wonderful outlook on camp with us all! Click the title to read the winning poem.
by Zanne Garland, Eagle's Nester
I was a camper and counselor at Eagle’s Nest for 16 years from 1990 until 2006. I started giving to Eagle’s Nest in my first year as a counselor in 2000 because I could see and knew from experience how great it was for kids to be at camp...click the title above to read the complete post.
by Caroline Toy, Assistant Director
This year, we’re bringing back a classic opportunity for campers to explore and learn about a new environment: the Sea Islands Added Adventure! For many years, Eagle’s Nest offered Sea Islands, which included a week-long trip to Ossabaw Island in Georgia. Now, after a hiatus, Sea Islands is back—and better than ever! In two weeks during Session I, combine two wonderful experiences: camp, and the beach as you’ve never seen it before. Have you ever ...click the title above to read more.
by Paige Lester-Niles, Camp Director
I spent a little time today looking at the registration lists for the summer of 2012. In additional to all of the technology that we use to register campers, we also have great big hand written lists for each session (we actually call it “The Big List”). The Big List is divided for girls on one side and boys on the other. In August, when she created the lists for 2012, our registrar Melissa carefully wrote the numbers 1 – 70 on each side. Over the course of the last three months she has been just as careful about writing in the name of each camper as he or she registered. It’s fun for each of us to look at the lists from time to time as it begins to fill up, and to see the names of campers that we’ve know for years and years, and those that we’ll get to know this coming summer. We get excited to see that our table daughter will be back, or that the star of the musical may be gracing the stage once again. I guess...click the title above to read the complete blog post.
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