Friday Night Services

Well, there was a hint of fall in the air as we woke up this morning.  Temperatures were in the high forties and the sky was crystal clear.  Our day started with a great buffet breakfast and we then went into our Saturday morning Services and hike followed by Tikkuna  Mattata activities.  This afternoon our all-camp was Israel Day presented by our Micah in Israel Campers.  The campers went around by bunk to learn and experience different things about Israel.  Everyone really seemed to have great time and learned a lot.  After our cook out dinner everyone headed up to the second to last camp fire for the summer.  Tomorrow is our tenth anniversary celebration and it promises to be a lot of fun as welcome back members of our Camp Micah family.

Friday

On your mark . . . get set . . . go!

With the Micah in Israel participants at camp, camp seems really full and busy.  Today several campers went on a hike to Burnt Meadow Mt and Micah also hosted a co-ed Swim Meet for a few other camps in the area.  We had a blast at the swim meet.  Our Shabbat dinner was delicious.  Of course it started with our homemade challah and soup followed by chicken, green beans  and rice pilaf.  For dessert after services we had apple popovers.   During our Erev Shabbat services on Friday evening, several of our travelers shared highlights from their trip with the Micah community.  

G14 Mighty and Messy

What an exciting day!  We welcomed 22 of our Micah in Israel campers back to their Bridgton home as they completed their long journey from Poland to Israel.  They have already shared some great stories and we look forward to hearing much more over the weekend.  We had a big surprise after lunch today as the G14 girls sprung Messy “Monday “ (even though it’s Tie-Dye Thursday) on the entire camp.  Instead of our usual clinic time, the entire camp got down and dirty in several messy activities including Human Sundaes (made out of Bubble Bath) and a G14 pudding eating contest.  This our CITs were in charge of most of the evening activities.  During the summer the CITs learned to plan, execute and then evaluate an evening activity for their unit at camp.  For example the Critters had a pool party and the Prowler Girls had water balloon dodgeball.  You can be sure it was an exciting evening at camp.

Color War Fake Break

Today was a favorite at Camp Micah, it was Counselor Switch Day.  Counselors from each of the areas switched clothes and acted as the other bunks counselor.  They would eat meals with them and lead them in some ridiculous cheers.  Everyone had a lot of fun and needless to say there were some very creative outfits worn.  The other surprise of the day happened at flag lowering.  The upper summits pulled a great fake break for Color War.  It was obvious that they put a lot of planning into this fake on their recent trip.  A lot of the camp was fooled and really thought Color War was breaking.  It’s great to see how creative our camp is and the amount of spirit they can show.  This leads us to ask the inevitable question, when is color war actually going to break?  I’m not sure when but we will surely let you know when it does!

Trip Day

Today was the first trip day of second session and everyone seemed to have a really great time.  The Critters went to the Saco Bounce Zone, a bounce house and indoor water park.  The Prowlers went to a candy factory where they got to see how candy is made and everyone left with a goody bag.  The Timbers went roller skating and from what I heard we have some really talented skaters at camp.  In the afternoon the entire camp (minus the Summits) met at the movie theater in Portland to see Despicable Me.  Tonight’s evening activity is the dance.

Monday

Tonight was a very special  “around the world” dinner.  This year’s theme was “The World Cup” and we celebrated soccer around the world with delicious tidbits and treats from all over the world.  Our evening activity was also soccer themed – campers had the choice of four different kinds of soccer games –   human foosball on the hockey court, crab soccer and world cup soccer on the soccer field and giant ball soccer was played on the ultimate field.  It was a great night but we can’t wait for the Summits to get back from their trip as camp is just a bit too quiet without them!

Sunday

Saving a Goal

Believe it or not, second session of summer 2010 is almost a week old. Our Summit campers left this morning on their respective three day trips. G-14 and B-15 arrived safely in Acadia National Park where they have an amazing and action packed adventure planned which includes a sunrise hike up Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the North Atlantic seaboard and the first place in America to see the rising sun.  Our Lower Summits have arrived at Moxie Outdoor Adventures for their three day rafting trip on the Kennebec River.  It was also another amazing day here at camp.  The day started with an under-11 boys’ soccer game versus JCC Maccabi Camp Kingswood.  Even though they did not win, our guys fought really hard and had a lot of fun.  The rest of the day was spent doing activities and trying to guess when Color War is going to break!