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Thank you to all who joined us for one of our 45th Anniversary Celebrations in 2010. Each one was a special time of reconnecting and reminiscing. If you missed out this year, there's still an opportunity to join us at camp. Friends and Family Camp is a time when everyone is invited to come to camp. It's a great opportunity for family vacation, family reunion, or a reunion with camp friends!

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Read here for memories posted by camp alumni. If you have a memory of your own you’d like to share, send an email to .

Fond Memories

by Lynn (Matyjewicz) Adams, 1976

I am a Camp alum from around 76. My family used to live in Newburgh, NY. I loved camp!!! and have many fond memories. Whenever I am in a stand of pine trees, the smell reminds me of camp. I loved archery, canoeing and swimming. When I got to college, I was shocked that some people didn't know how to row a boat.

I now have a family of my own and we live in Atlanta, GA. This is the eve of my daughters' first week at camp. They are 7 and 10, they are going to a YMCA camp in the north Georgia mountains. We are all terribly excited.

When I was at camp, I would buy a sweet tart every day at the camp store, something my Mother would never allow. Today we went to a Mexican restaurant for lunch and we bought 3, it was great to share them with my girls.

I went to college at Albany State and there was a girl also on the racquetball team who remembered me from camp. We hadn't kept in touch, so I was very shocked.

I am pleased to know that you are still in business. Our family looked at your photos and it looked just the same as I remembered it.

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Big Influence

by Susan Friedenburg (De Clemente) ('83-'90)

I remember the first time I came to camp around 1983 ( I was a Lavalier---that's what we were called back then). I knew I would love it from the moment I stepped off the bus. I had never been anywhere without my parents. Coming from Queens, NY, Camp felt like a different world. But not for long...

I continued to attend Camp through the summer of 1990. I made an innumerable amount of friends during my stays, although I am not currently in touch with anyone from camp. The lessons I took home with me are priceless treasures I will keep with me. I learned about God's love and faithfulness, the need to follow Christ completely, and that the Lord will always be with us. How could you not feel the Lord's presence in the middle of his creation?

My thoughts have drifted back to Camp over the years. I think of long lines at the Tuck Shop for frozen snickers, singing songs at mealtimes in the dining hall, skits in the rec hall on the last night of camp, grooming horses and mucking stalls at 7 in the morning (always a pleasure to be up before the bugle)---the list could go on and on. So many women influenced my life during my brief 8 years at camp---Kif, who gave me the love for sign language that encouraged my to get my Master's degree in Special Education for the Deaf; BEAN, who helped teach me how to sail (and capsize) plus all the help with the ropes course; Wally, the camp director who I think is a permanent fixture of the camp; Chro, who taught me that the way I swim is more important than how fast I swim...the list could go on.

Now that I am married and have 2 children (one of whom is a girl) I am looking forward to the days when my Emily is old enough to attend Camp. I am now looking forward to attending the 40th anniversary weekend in August and I hope to see many of my old camp mates there! Top

Camp in the Poconos

by Beth (Wentz) Freed ('75-'80)

I don't know what sparked me to search for Camp in the Poconos, but I was very surprised when I found this site!

If memory serves me, I think I attended from '75 to '80. To this day, I remember many of the songs as if I was sitting in the mess hall yesterday, singing them! I took horsemanship, archery, riflery. Counselor names I can recall were Dove, Peanut, Robbie, Whistler, Oscar, Sandy. Hated the showers, cleaning the cabins, 'quiet time'.

I LOVED hiking to the waterfalls, and up the Pocono MTN, early morning quiet-Bible study, riding the horses, cleaning the stalls, swimming, campfires. I made some great friends, but of course, we've lost touch over the yrs. Maria Hoober, Faith DeJong, Lisa Whitman - there were Liz Becky, Claire...so many faces and so few names!

Some of us had turbulent yrs in-between the summers, but Camp was a firm foundation that helped to ground us and remind us that the Lord is all-forgiving.

So many young lives were touched in those yrs, and from what I've just read, the Lord continues to do His work in these settings!

Mother/Daughter mid-week session 2004

by Lori Taylor, (2004)

This was the first year my daughter and I attended the mother/daughter sessions. For my daughter it was quite a new camping experience. See, our church camp is an old resort building and they sleep in dorm rooms with all the luxuries of indoor facilities. I grew with the Camp life and it was what I got to know and love. My daughter was scared at first but she was fine the next day and the whole trip home we sang camp songs and we even taught my son and his friends some of the games we played. She still tells her friends about what she did and how much fun she had. I was a camper at Camp for 6 years. I wanted to share the whole experience with her. I am glad they have something like this for mothers and daughters. Top

Very Fond Memories - '85-'86

by Mary Lou Donovan, (2003)

I attended Camp in the summers of '85 and '86. My first year I was very homesick but luckily I had my two best friends from home with me. My favorite memory is singing in the dining hall. To this day I still find my self singing "roll me over the ocean" or "Fried Ham." Now I am going to be a mom soon and I hope that Camp will be around when my children grow up.

An Atmosphere of Acceptance - '84-'90

by Veronica Martin, (2003)

Hello! I'm writing to add my two cents to the camp memories page. A lot of the names are very very fuzzy, but the impact Camp had on my life was indelible.

I do remember Chro who taught me to swim a little better. I remember watching her rake the lake shore so it would be nice and slime-free for everyone. I remember a counselor named Kingfisher (Kif) my first year of camp when I was in Raccoon cabin. I loved that first week of camp so much I actually CRIED when I had to leave!

The next year I had BEAN (Bald Eagles Are Nice), who read us amazing bed time stories and played tooth fairy when one of my loose teeth fell out at camp. I remember her putting a dollar under my pillow in the middle of the night when she thought I was asleep. Such kindness I can never forget... I have innumerable memories like that. And some memories that were so magical, I wonder if they even happened. Like the times Danielle Braaten and I shut off our flashlights after the camp fire and RAN through complete darkness back to our tents. I still don't know how we didn't twist an ankle, but that was EXHILARATING!

What I've gained from camp is a personal strength that I think is rare. There is an atmosphere of acceptance at camp that encourages girls to push their physical and mental boundaries. I owe a lot my confidence as a woman today to the women I encountered during my years at camp. I wish I could remember all of your names... Top

Special Moments

by Jen Kelly (Langer)

Hi, my name is Jen Kelly (formerly Jen Langer). I attended Camp from 1982–1987 and had some of the best times of my life there. I was introduced to Camp by my friend Jen Fern who is still one of my closest friends today. I can't even pinpoint the most special moment of my time at CC because they all were. I met so many great people and did so many things I'd never done before. My favorite activity was sailing (thanks to KIF) and every time I go sailing, I think of her, yes, even 15 years later. There were some very special counselors there who made a big difference in my life--Cro, and Fitch. They helped me to get closer to God and realize my potential. I didn't complete leadership training which is something I often regret. I always wanted to make a difference in another girl's life like those women did for me. Now that I've got my own daughter (she's only 2) I hope that one day she can attend CC and experience everything I did and more . Thanks for so many great memories.

The Scariest Moment

by Joy LaFortune (Hoopingarner), 2002

I was a camper at at Camp from the years 1984–1989 I believe. I always got so nervous to my stomach each summer as we turned onto the dirt road. The scariest moment at camp was the first day after lunch we had to take our swim test and then the canoe tip. That was gross. But the rest of the week was a blast. I always hated going home every year. But I have many wonderful memories. I hope to be able to send my future kids to Camp some day.

I Was Relentless - I Really Wanted to Go

by Robin Schiltkamp (Martorelli), 2002

I really haven't really thought about my camp memories for a long time but then it was time to send my 9 year old son to camp and all the wonderful memories of Camp came flooding back. I went to Camp from 1973 to 1975 and loved it. I made great friends and learned so much fun stuff. My parents weren't to keen on letting me go away at first. Every year the representative would show up at our church and show us the slides and give us the pamphlets and I was dying to go because it looked like so much fun. Finally, my parents said yes one year, I think I bugged them so much they wanted to shut me up because I was relentless--I really wanted to go. When I arrived, it was everything I thought it would be. I had the best time of my life. I loved the horseback riding in sleeping in tents the best and yes, the beautiful lake. I am now blessed with a wonderful husband and two beautiful children and will be sending them both to camp to create their own special memories of camp life. Top

Friends are Saved

by Kristin Murdock, 2002

I love camp so much! I learn more just being a week than I do all year in Sunday school. I love how everyone becomes friends so quickly and how so many every year accept Christ as their Savior. This year I had the awesome experience of seeing 2 of my best camp friends become saved. (I was so happy I ended up in tears) I can't wait till I'm old enough to be a CILT. This was the best summer I ever had and I'm already looking forward to summer camp 2003 :)

Canoeing with Dr. Davignon

by Joy (Whitey) White, 2002

Can you believe that it is almost 40 years since we purchased the property for Camp? Hi! This is Joy White ("Whitey") and I remember that year. I was 19 years old and it was my first year as a staff member. I came for one summer only and yet 39 years later I find myself still coming back. June Stump asked me to go with her (my last week of camp) on a day off to see this new property they were hoping to purchase. We went and she spent a few hours with Dr. Davignon and he invited me to canoe on the lake. I spent two great hours canoeing around the lake. Then June said, "Let's walk around and find a good place for a swimming beach and one for canoeing." We roped off the area (the locations we still use today). What a thrill to look back on that experience. To remember years working in these two activity areas and how God has, and continues to use them as part of the ministry. This is a "memory" which I have, just one of many.

Wally Ann

by Tam (Stretch) Cristman, 2002

I don't remember which summer this happened. It was in the early 90's and it was my second year as counselor for the groom aids. Hoopoe, I think Spree was also involved, a couple of other counselors and myself. We adapted the song "Barbara Ann" by the Beach Boys to "Wally Ann". I wish I could remember all the words that we came up with. I was the "bass" who started singing it and then the others would join in. It became the most requested after meal time song of the summer! There are so many other memories I could add of my campers and staff... That was the one that stuck out in my mind the most. Top

Trust in the Lord

by Riley Luver, 2002

I'll always remember the day a fellow camper left our cabin door open and chipmunk got in! We went screaming and running around until we remembered what we learned earlier in Bible Ex. Trust in the LORD. Always So, we went back inside and sat on our bunks. The chipmunk scurried out of the cabin and into the woods. We all learned a very important lesson that day; God teaches us his lessons in mysterious and wonderful ways. Trust in the LORD!

Learning Mime

by Beth Sandbeck AKA: Liz Sandbeck, 2002

Thinking back to summer and when I decided to do mime. I got into the class and thought what am I doing here? A week went by and the Friday Night Song Fest/ Camp Fire came around and caterpillars were forming a big cocoon and just waiting to pop out and become butterflies. I was so scared but I new that I was doing something that might help others understand God better. I did the mime performance. I was soo proud of my self for conquering my fears and I was also proud that I helped maybe let one person understand God better. I also made some really cool new friends and the next week I did mime again and this week I felt like a pro. . . but still the feeling of getting up there for the 1st time came back to me and I felt the joy of knowing sum 1 might learn something from this... it was sooooo exciting! what I'm getting at here is that doing an activity that could not only help you understand God better but it might help others too. Going to Camp is great and having all this fun and meeting all these new people is great but the real reason to go to camp if for God - to learn you should live your life to the fullest for him. Using songs and not being able to speak to get the emotion of the song out and the message of God to people is a great way to understand him more. . . .

That is what camp is all about — learning new thing about God in new ways! Top

Fond Memories

by Annie Attina, 2002

I remember my days in the Adirondacks with such a fondness that it is hard to describe. I remember my tent-mates and I trying desperately to get our counselor chosen to run around the dining hall to the song "One Elephant went out to play...". It was so much fun. I also remember spending all of my Tuck Shop money in the first two days of camp my first year! I was frugal in the next years! I attended from 1984–1989, and my memories are still so strong. I loved the singing around the campfires, the brown sugar on the oatmeal, our production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ( a play that I teach now, being a high school English teacher) in the multi-purpose "activity" building, Capture the Flag, and most of all...the wonderful friendships that were forged in canoes in the middle of the lake, in the washroom late at night, and across from each other at tetherball. I am so appreciative! I hope that one day, if I have daughters, that they will be able attend Camp and have the experience that I had! Thanks!

My Second Home

by Teri Lynn, 2002

I first heard about Camp at church. We went on a mother daughter weekend when I was five and then again when I was six. I had an awesome time - everyone was so kind. I went to camp alone with no friends when I was seven. It was great. I felt like I knew everyone after the first day. Now I am almost thirteen and going into the Challenger division. I know a good deal of the staff as more than just past counselors, I know them as good friends. Now I go to camp at least two full weeks a summer and I always have a great time. Camp is a wonderful place to meet new people and grow closer to God. I hope to see more of you there every year. (May I recommend Wally's Island?)

Friends

by Marcottes, 2001

I was a camper at Camp. I remember last year was my 3rd year and this time none of my friends went. I thought I could not make any new friends because at home I was shy but every one was so friendly - even the staff. When my mom came my friends and I cried cause we became so close. Top

Great Camp!

by Kimmi Andron, 2001

I have been going to camp since 1999. It's a great camp and I've met a lot of new people there. I highly recommend it to all my friends who think they know a lot about God but don't. My friend might even come with me this year! I can't wait to go back!

Great Food!

by Jenny (Craig) Nicholson, 2001

I went to Camp in the early 1980's with my best friend, Dina Bernarducci. I have so many fond memories of camp, but no one else seems to have remembered the food!! The food was so great--the oatmeal with heaps of brown sugar, the tomato soup w/grilled cheese sandwiches, the peach cobbler, and of course the pudding with little chocolate chips in it! When I tell people today about how good the food at my camp was they don't believe me.

I also have a funny memory of camp--I took sailing one year and attempted to take the final test during a rainstorm with gusting winds. My partner (I think her name was Moe) and I kept capsizing and ended up almost over by the dam. Every time we got the sunfish righted again, we would capsize. We later found out, to our embarrassment, that most of the campers were watching us from the beach. We never got our certificate.

I'm so glad I found your website--my sister, Debbie, and I always reminisce about our great times at Camp. It's nice to know girls are still enjoying it as much as we did.

Loving Every Minute

by Liz Sandbeck, 2001

Every single time I'm about to go to camp I get so nervous and then I don't want to go. Then I remember all the things I will get to do the new friends I will make and all the things I can learn about God. You never know what will happen at camp - you just have to be optimistic and love every minute. Don't get me wrong - I do get homesick - but everyone is so nice it goes away right away. Top

Being a CILT

by Melissa Lisbona, 2000

Ever since I was a Pathfinder staying in Spruce, I have wanted to be a CILT. I would always look up to them, not just because I was shorter than them, I thought that they were the coolest people in the world. As I got older, I got to know most of them very well, and I wanted to be a CILT even more. My first year as an Explorer, I was really good friends with all the CILTs. They were like sisters to me and still are to this day. Being around them and seeing what they were doing for the younger campers and even the older ones (they taught me a lot without even trying). I wanted to do that too. I wanted to be able to touch people in the way that they did. I was scared of starting CILT 1, but there they (who are now counselors) were right there encouraging me, and telling me that I could do it and that everything would be OK. And it may sound dumb, but the little things like hug and a smile can help you get through a tough day. They were there with their smiles and their hugs whenever you needed them. With the second part of CILT coming up, I know that they will be there for me, for whatever I need. When I was a Pathfinder I never thought that there would be that much involved with being a CILT. Now that I know, I'm so glad that I'm doing it. Know it's just not for me to be like them, but it's a wonderful opportunity for me to grow closer to God. I want to thank those CILTs and others, who helped me see what being a CILT is about. It's not just being looked up to, but it's about getting to know God better and working for him not yourself. I'm so glad that God put it in my heart to be a camp counselors.

Friends

by Marcottes, 2001

I have been a camper as well as a counselor at Camp. This past year I was doing the staff thing for the first time, and I got to experience what it is like to be in the camp ministry. Every part of camp is challenging and God uses this ministry in the lives of so many. I began coming to camp when I was 6yrs. old. Now working with the staff that taught me as a camper is such an awesome privilege. God has and will continue to teach me through camp and it is my pleasure to be a part of an amazing ministry that touches girls for God at every moment. Just remember y'all:

"Friends are friends forever if the Lord's the Lord of them. And a friend will not say never, 'cause the welcome will not end. And though it's hard to let you go, in the Fathers hand we know, that a lifetimes not too long to live as friends." Top

A Camp Girl

by Peggy (McCausland) Frank, 1965

The Camp I wetn to was an old 4-H camp. I think it was '64 or '65. I remember that the lake was an over grown mud hole. I think my counselor was Chipper. It could have been the club 25 year. There was a covered wagon there that they were taking around to the different camps. Somewhere I do have the pictures. The pictures of the girls on them I don't think can be of Camp Cherith. They have on two piece bathing suits. I know we were not allowed to. If that's all you had you had to wear a tie shirt. I think my girls who there in the early 90's also could only wear one piece suits.

My girls names are Pamela Christina Frank. Pam when to camp from 90 - 93, and Chris only when in 93. They would go the first week camp opened with a group from Windsor Ave Bible Church in Oceanside, NY. We moved to Florida for a few years so that's why they didn't go back. Now we live in Maine. Chris who is 15 still talks about wanting to go back. Her cousins Alex Kathleen Gauker still go. They are from NJ.

I know I loved the week I spent at Camp. I remember the hike we took up a mountain to a ranger station. The camp fires. The tuck shop. Also not being old enough to ride the horses.

Forever a Camp Girl - Peggy Frank

New Friends

by Megan Siegel, 2000

This year at camp was soooo cool. I met new friends from different states. Whether you are sleeping in cabins or tents, you always meet new friends. I met new friends from my activities. I can't wait to come back next year. I will hope to take sailing again. Can't wait. Camp rules!!!!!!!!!

CILT

by Rachel Hubbard, 2000

Wow! This was another awesome summer at Camp. This year I took part in the CILT (Camper In Leadership Training) program. Since I was a Voyager (who knows how long ago) Mel and I have planned on becoming CILTs. Why-- at the time, it was the COOLEST thing you could do, but now, I realize that it's more than that-- don't get me wrong, CILT rocked! But there was more to it than just that. I learned a lot (a TON to be more precise). I learned why kids sometimes act the way they do, how to make them feel accepted and comfortable, and how I can help them. I learned that being a good leader requires being a servant, being a CHRISTian is being a "little Christ". Though some of the things that I learned in CILT were simply ideas that have been 're-hashed' through my mind over and over again, they actually sunk in this time. When I applied for CILT this year, my reasoning had changed. I wanted to be a CILT because I knew it would bring me closer to God-- something that I know every Christian desires-- a better relationship with God. CILT gave me that. I learned invaluable lessons from staff members and campers. I learned to avoid distractions and to keep my focus on what it should be on-- God.

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Big Impact

by Elizabeth Sandbeck, 2000

When I was at camp in the summer of 2000 I met a bunch of people my own age and Explorers. When I met those Explorers they made a big impact on me. Those Explorers were Mary Ward, Rachel Hubbard, Melissa Lisbona and Jenny Johnson. They taught me to be happy even though you miss your parents. They helped me through hard times like when I hurt my finger playing tetherball Mary was right there with me. And also after church when a couple of tears were shed Melissa was there to make sure I was OK and on Friday when it was our last campfire Rachel and Jenny were there to hug me because over the week I had had a great time and I was sad to leave.

My Favorite Things

by Elizabeth Glover, 2000

Hi - my name is Elizabeth Glover and this was my first time at Camp and I had the best time! I am 8 years old and going into 3rd grade. My 2 favorite things at camp were shopping at the Tuck shop and swimming. I can't wait til next year to go again.

Come to the Waters

by Patty (Wayne) Bair, 1975–1986

My most memorable camp experience was asking Jesus into my heart while singing "Come to the Water" in our tent during devotions. That summer I left Camp a new creation. As a camper, I'll never forget the canoeing trips with Dunlin and the great backpacking trips. As a counselor I'll always remember the fun in the Dining Hall, silly pranks, but mostly those experiences when a camper shared their decision to ask Jesus into their heart. I have many wonderful camp experiences.

Singing in the Dining Hall

by Trish Sauntry, 1992–1996

I have so many camp memories it's hard to sift through them all and pick out my favorites.

I was a camper at Camp from 1992–1996. I met so many friends through my camp experience and one of them still remains my best friend to this day!

I have to say one of my favorite times at camp was at the Dining Hall. When everyone is there, the Camp feeling really gets brought out. There is a connection between everyone in the room, the love for Christ. It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Singing camp songs while we all chow down was one of the fondest memories of my childhood. I will never forget, to this day, the time I stuffed a whole roll in my mouth and then said to my friend Emily...... "BUTTER!!" The whole table died of laughter!

I don't know what it is about camp that makes you feel like nothing bad could ever happen. I miss that feeling I got whenever I woke up to the loud, but comforting bugle in the morning, I miss the counselors, I miss the fireside sing-a-longs, I miss the tents, I even miss the bugs, but most of all I miss the peace and the love I had for life when I was at camp.

Thanks God - U gave me the best time of my life

By Megan Maiello, June 2000

I have been going to camp 4 years. I love it. You can do so much and learn about God at the same time! Going to camp has also allowed me to make new friends. In the past years I have met so many new friends that I keep in touch with I just have to say a big THANKS because my life has become much more fun because of Camp Cherith. All the activities are great. The lake is the coolest thing. I love Kayaking.

I tell all my friends to come and I have even led 2 people to Knowing the Lord. Spiritually, Camp has helped me sooooo much. I have grown closer to the Lord and have been a better person too.

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Best Time of My Life

by Kristen Ezzo

I've been going to camp for 7 years and the first year was kinda scary at first, but I got so comfortable I didn't ever want to leave. I keep getting to a far distance from God and camp helps a lot. I met my best friends ANGELICA COUSOULIS and MARY WARD there and when camp is not going on they keep me in touch with him. I've met the best soul mates there.

Camp has let me let go of materialistic life wants and connect with what really counts, nature and God. I have many inside jokes with SVENARFABRICIO!!!!!!

Camp suggestions: DON'T PICK LEAVES OR PLANTS!!! Don't play Why and Because! Don't Run, no flippies!!!! Don't bring friends from home u wont have as much fun. Make a lot of new friends. Don't ask about a cess pool at camp. lol Mary and Gel.

Being a kitchen aid is awesome especially w/ PHRED. We are GODS ANGELS Mission 316.

I love camp and will never stop going I am an Explorer and I will be a CILT trainer with Mary and Gel. GO TO CAMP.

Being a KA is GREAT!

by Mary Ward - September 1999

I came to camp 6 weeks and I have a lot of memories I'd like to share.

Camp this summer was an awesome experience for me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I learned so much from so many different people. Jo taught me that no matter what there is always someone there to talk to and help you through tough times and she also taught me that whatever God does, big or small, he deserves to be thanked. Emily taught me that you have to get past mistakes and go on. And on a fun basis, Kristen and Angelica and Melissa taught me that KAing is a BLAST! So did all the other KAs! Kyla taught me that you can't worry about what people think and to just be yourself. I also learned that even if you don't like someone, try to get past what you don't like and try to see the good. One of the best memories I have isn't a specific memory, it's simply that camp is an awesome place to be if you love the Lord and you want to have the time of your life (and if you don't mind being away from guys)!

Being a camper is fun because no matter what, there is always something to do. You are NEVER bored. On the other hand, working in the kitchen is more fun then people think. I mean, besides setting, serving, and cleaning, you get to do fun things such as have water fights, scream "Potsink Closing!", run around with your hands in the form of a gun and have scraper fights while listening to Mission 3:16, and best of all, you get to watch Cara the cook cut raw meat! Nothing better! If you are like me and have been going to camp for as long as you can remember and have done everything there is to do as a camper, take my advice and work as a KA (or a GA- I heard that's fun too). Hey, you get free camp, lots of free time, and you get to have FUN!

I've been going to camp for 8 years now and about 10 years on the camporee weekends. I remember my first year being a camper. I was 7. My parents wanted to drive me up to camp. I refused. I wanted to take the bus. I wanted to meet people! I was very outgoing (as I still am). I met lots of people. I had a blast. It was that year that I said "I want to be a counselor" Well, now here I am, in 10th grade, and extremely excited to be starting CILT 1 next year!

I'll see everyone next year and I miss you all!!!!!!!!! Top

Special Times Learning New Things

by Emily Ulery

I've been coming to camp for five years now, and each summer I learn something new. Camp holds a million special memories.

One of my fondest memories from this past summer was our tent devotions down by the sailing beach with our counselor, Marc. My sister Zuli had joined us, and we began to sing as we watched the shooting stars. We sang song after song in praise to God, and I felt so incredibly close to God. Our voices were all so different, but together it was so beautiful!

I loved the fun we had while working, too. While scrubbing pots and pans at potsink, we'd merrily sing aloud. Sometimes we got into waterfights! Sometimes the people on Daisy would race the people on potsink. Meals were a blur of activity, but even with just a few of us, we got it done. Other campers could recognize us as KAs because of our hats or bandana. Even when we took them off outside the kitchen, people could still pick us out by our bandana hair!

One of the things I like best about camp is that sometimes you can face challenges physically. I did the challenge ropes course for the first time in 8th grade. Halfway through the week, I lost my glasses. I was really scared, about falling and running into things. But I learned so much about trust: it takes a lot of trust to climb way high up on the ropes course when you can't see! I learned to trust God more, too.

I also love the spiritual emphasis at camp. As an Explorer, I have a favorite spot for morning watch down by the water. It is such a beautiful sight, and every morning I thanked God for the view. Bible Explorations were always new and unique. Different activities brought different lessons to life. In one of my first Bible Ex's, my counselor Osprey used construction paper and a squirt gun to emphasize the importance of wearing our spiritual armor. Another time, we made cookies. Each individual ingredient didn't taste like much on it's own, but all together it was yummy! The Sunday evening services were always alive, and the messages compelling. Every night after tent devotions, I would lie awake and think, "Wow, I learned something new!"

Sometimes a message wouldn't even be needed--a testimony of action made impacts, too. I remember I came home one summer and said, "Mom, there's this awesome lady at camp named Mot Mot, and she's ALWAYS smiling!" Some years I went with the wrong attitude, and I was later impressed by how much patience and forgiveness the staff had.

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My Sweet Man

by Sue "Mot-Mot" Salma, about her father, who passed away in the fall of '98.

He told me to never give up or quit dreaming. Maybe that's why I'm the dreamer I am today. He always helped and never hindered me in any way. I knew that I could use his strong arms if and when I needed to! I always knew my Sweet Man loved me, as I saw it in his eyes. That special look of LOVE that was easy to recognize...

When I first started to go to Camp. I was soo tired of walking all the time. When I told Dad how much I loved camp, but all the walking was tough, he came up with the idea of getting me a golf cart. My first golf cart which a neighbor let me use was great for a while but it was just too old. Even so I did use it for about two years.. Then last year Dad heard of a place called Bruedan's in Chester NY. Dad bought me one of their vehicles. I had no idea how my Mom and I would be able to take it up to camp, I only knew I wanted to use it!! After all my Sweet Man found it for his "KID."

My Dad always called me his "babe" or "kid"... My Mom called Bruedan's told them our problem. They came to my house, picked up the cart, and delivered it to camp.. God's AWESOME!!

I was in the CIT program!

by - 1965–1972

Dear Folks,
I used to be a Camp Camper at your camp up in Maine! I attended summers from 1965–1972! I was even in the CIT program worked in both the kitchen stables!
My info is...
MAIDEN NAME: Pamela Ripley
MARRIED NAME: Mr. Mrs. Mozafar Pamela Karimeddini
I'd love to hear from anyone who remembers me from years ago! I came from Massachusetts. Please add me to your email list!
Thanks.

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Expanding the Dining Hall

by Nadine "Perri" Jascor - 1998

I was up at camp for the starting of the Dining Hall Expansion. It is so awesome how people work together to get a project started and done. Ron Braaten is so good and guiding people of all different skill levels. I went up to camp on Thursday night. When I got there only Dianne Liddy and Debbie Nickols were there. On Friday morning Fred Fenske came in. Fred was taking out the old windows and Dianne and I were helping. Ron Braaten arrived Friday evening. Also on Friday evening Leslie, Doug and Justin Treut came, Doris, Dave, Crystal and Joshua Mannix. On Saturday morning Keith Robinson, Stan and Dave Fagerlund came along with Al Dougherty in and out. Saturday morning was a very fun day because we got to knock down a lot of the old, I love the destruction part of it (I only ended up hitting my finger with hammer twice).

On Monday morning the came with the iron? beams. These two beams were 37 1/4 feet long and weighed 1200 pounds. At this time the only people around were, Ron Braaten, Dianne Liddy, Debbie Nickols, Doris, David Mannix, and David Fagerlund and we had to get two of these beams off of a truck. Ha Ha Ha. Well, with team work we did it. I had the job of aiming the two ton jack under the end that would hit the deck first. I did it. I think I had the easy job.

When I left on Monday morning the front side had the floor and the walls up with the windows and doors framed out. The back side had the floor and one wall up. Stan is almost done with the handicap ramp and new door.

It is awesome to see at the right time how God sends the right people. God used everyone's expertise in the right area at the right time.

Summer of 1998

by Susan "Sparrow" Swift - 1998

I was a volunteer at Camp during Week 1 of the 1998 season. My 13 year old daughter Amanda was in the Challengers Division. I was impressed by the love of the Counselors for the girls in their cabins. I floated for two counselors during that week and I was blessed by these young women.

This is my first time in a camp setting in over 25 years so I didn't know what to expect. I assisted in two Pottery classes and a Nature Lab for the younger girls. Again, I was so impressed with the Teachers and how they accepted each one of the girls. The Lord also taught me that I could be useful in ways that I didn't think I could be.

I especially want to thank Bean, Ember, and my new, dear friend Fish (Sarah Woodward) for their encouragement and support.

I have fallen in love with Camp and I thank God for His hand in the lives of so many lives. I thank God for Wally, Tigger and Fido for the sacrifices they have made in their own lives to see that Camp is run to glorify our Lord. Top

The First year of Camp

by Arlene (Williams) Duncan - 1966–1967

I've just discovered this site, and it brings back such happy memories! I was a camper first in the Poconos, and then in the Adirondacks in its first and second seasons. Although I can't identify anyone specific in the pictures posted (wish they were bigger!), the chapel photos were instantly recognizable.

What I remember is...How nice and new everything looked compared to the older Pocono camp...The beauty of the outdoor chapel - being under those tall trees felt like being in a cathedral...learning the right way to ride a horse and shoot an arrow...pride at learning to swamp a canoe without giving myself a concussion, and then getting back in...how good the cool lake water felt...the scent of the trees...making friends...short sheeting the counselor's (and each other's) beds...campfires...singing "How Great Thou Art" under a pitch dark sky filled with a thousand stars...earning badges...bible study and fellowship...experiencing being away from home alone for the first time...scavenger hunts...thinking that weeks somehow flew by faster at camp...I can say that even after all these years, recalling Cherith still makes me smile.

Camp was a wonderful experience for me, and I am so glad to see it still going strong. Driving me to camp in the early days is what brought my family into the Corinth area for the first time. My father loved it so much that he found a seasonal campsite in the area and has spent every summer there, including this one, for the last 30 years.

Thanks so much for the memories.

Trail Ride with the Counselors

by Susan "Chickie" (Jansen) Auten - 1977–1983
The best memory I have from camp is when Robbie allowed me to take a little mare (Snowie) out on a trail ride with other counselors (never been done before). We had a great time and boy could that mare run!

The friends I made there were so precious to me. Although time and distance have separated us, I know that, if not here on earth, we will be tearfully reunited with the Lord someday. May it be soon! Top

Water Fight in the Kitchen

by Robin "Spree" (Haggerty) Gould - 1983–1991

It was the first summer I can remember we had two men working in the kitchen. I don't remember their real names but the younger of the two was called "Finch". I was a KA at the time, so I must of still been in high school. Our KA counselor was "Ren" (Her real name was Tami, she was from Fresno, California). Anyway, it was near the end of the week, Thursday, I believe, and we, the KAs, and Ren planned to put Finch in the pot sink, a very popular thing to do as a KA then. We had it set to go, first we'd use the surprise-him-with-the-spritzers then a few of us would pick him up and dump him in the pot sink. All was going well. It was quite a struggle. Even though we were soaking wet, we couldn't pick him up. The struggle went on and to my surprise, I was picked up instead and brought over to the pot sink and dumped in. Talk about shocked! They must have had it planned from the start. All in all, it was a fun afternoon despite the fact that we had to clean up afterwards.

I'm sure in time I'll remember more stories, but for now I hope you all will enjoy this.

Hot Breakf-ASH-t, Anyone?

by Robin "Spree" (Haggerty) Gould - 1983–1991

It was the summer before I started CILT II, I had signed up to on the Wilderness trip, as a camper. I don't remember all those that went but I do remember Donna Matteson (who by the way is married now and has a baby boy). She went and our two guides were Ginger Jones ("Whirly") and Mr. Wood. It was an exciting trip I must say, all the hiking and canoeing, but the few things I remember were this: It was the morning after our first day on the river. Mr. Wood was cooking oatmeal for breakfast. Donna and I were helping. Mr. Wood has done some strange things but this topped it, while cooking our breakfast, he stirred the coals in the fire with the spoon he was using to stir the oatmeal, and then proceeded to stir the oatmeal with the same spoon. I don't remember any of us eating it for breakfast.

Another thing that happened the same morning was this: Whirly was making a drink for us and she put it in the river to get cold. Mr. Wood, I guess unaware of what Whirly was doing, took it out of the river. Well we spent most of the morning watching those two going back and forth with the drink, Whirly putting it in the river and Mr. Wood taking it out. What a hilarious sight it was.

Friday Night Songfest and Sharing

by "Lory"

I think some of the nicest memories that I have of camp are the Friday night evening songfests and sharing sessions. Everyone gets with their cabin group and shares something special about the past week. Then the fire is lit and the lights turned out. Every one sits and tells about how they have come to know Jesus as their Savior or what they have learned or some other special event that took place. I would always sit with my friend Sarah (Crista) and we would almost always end up crying. Not because we were sad, but we were so happy that we made so many great friends, and had the time of our lives. To this day, I still love to go to the Friday night "sharefest" and listen to what the Lord is doing in the lives of our girls. I still sniffle, too. Top

Fondest Memories

by Charlene Forgione

My name is Charlene Forgione. When i was a camper it was Charlene Walcsak. I attended camp for the first time when i was 9 years old at Pocono camp. I went there a few years. The last year i was eligible for camp was the first year the Adirondack camp was opened. I went for 2 weeks, one as a camper and one as a kitchen aide. In the early 70's i came up on two occassions as a relief counsellor for a week. Some of my fondest memories as a child were my times spent at Camp. In fact, i still have (and use) the sleeping bag my parents gave me on my first time to camp in 1959...i guess it might be considered an antique. Also, i have maintained contact and friendship with one of my first cabinmates from 1959. Much has changed over the years, but I had an opportunity to visit camp this past weekend, and it was GREAT! It was like I had never left. Whenever I smell pine trees, my thoughts go back to my camping days. I would work on badges while at camp and also enrolled in Archery, Air Riflery and Canoeing. I hope to be able to visit the camp again and perhaps participate in a work weekend. Thanks for reading my email and you can use any or all of it in the camp memories section of the website. Thanks! A grateful camper! :)

The Place Where I Became a Christian

by Christine Dahlgren

I attended camp from the summer of 1970 through 1974, and it was the place where I became a Christian. I have many very special memories of my time at Camp, and hope one day to be able to visit.

I still see the woman that was my counselor periodically, as we live in the same area. Her bird name was Teal (Charlotte Murdock {Duryea}). I remember that Wally was the lifeguard back then, and one day I forgot to remove my buddy tag from the board. The next day I spent sitting on the beach, and never forgot it again. I learned canoeing, sailing and archery. The thing that was the best was that I made some very special friends. Going home was always so sad, yet I was able to keep in touch with the girls I met. You see, camp was the first time in my life that I had any friends. Growing up had been very rough in my home, and camp was such a blessing to me. I can't imagine where I'd be today if I had never gone to camp.

Barb Zimmerman (Ducky) was the director during the first summer I was there, and Lenore Hurley (Sandy) was the director for the next two years.

The last summer I was there I ended up spending a few days in the hospital. A bunch of us were on the volleyball court horsing around. One of the girls "flipped" me and I wanted to show some of the others what she had done. I was almost 6 feet tall, so it was a major feat. The second time she did it, I didn't land right. In to the back of the station wagon I went, and we were off to the hospital. I think we hit every bump possible on the way out to the main road. We found out that I had broken a rib and cracked a bone in my cheek. It was so sad for me to have to be in the hospital then, as some of the girls I knew ended up going home during my stay. My roommate was a little old lady and we laughed together a lot. After a few days I was able to return to camp for the balance of the time.

To this day, I still dream about Camp. I can see the places that I walked in my memories, although I doubt that many of them are the same as they were back then. My hopes and prayers are that next summer I will be able to return as a volunteer. Spending time at the place where I first found peace and happiness would mean so much to me. I am so glad that camp is still there sharing the message of our Lord and Savior with young girls. It made all the difference in my life. I pray for the staff and campers; trusting for the blessings of God for each of them. God's peace to all of you.

Every Meal in the Dining Hall

by Cyndee Weber, 1968-1975
One of my fondest memories of Camp Cherith was every meal in the Dining Hall..Laughter, singing, 'announcements, announcements announcement!' – I can STILL sing that song!!!!!
Some of my other favorites:
   Junior Birdsman!
   Going on a Lion hunt!
   The Weaver
   Keep the message going that God is Alive
   He’s everything to me
   Runnin’

And..who could forget the Elephant song??? I used to LOVE watching the counselors grab their favorite friend and walk around the dining hall with their buddy hunched over, one arm between their legs, holding hands with the next 'elephant' . . .still makes me smile!

The camaraderie, love, sisterhood and kinship has NEVER been duplicated in my life; I so long for those innocent days of old.

Those were some of my most happiest times. Blessings to everyone who made that experience happen!
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Excitement

by Leslie

After turning 50 this year I reflected back on my life and one place that keeps coming to mind is Camp Cedarbrook or better know back in the day as Camp Cherith. I remember the summers my Mom and Grandfather drove me to camp , the excitement I felt as we drove North was beyond words. To this day I still get that feeling when I hit the camp road. God has been great to this precious place where so many of us made the choice to follow Christ. The name has changed but the faithful people who continue to devote their lives to this camp amaze me as God continues to do everyday. My prayer for this summer is for this camp to be covered in God's peace and protection and for every camper will come to know the Lord . Amen

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Missionaries

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Devotionals

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