What a Summer!

It was a terrific summer! It really was, and it may have been the quickest summer on record. Without even being sentimental, it truly seems like just yesterday we finalizing the 2009 staff training, getting all of our supplies and transforming Chapman Elementary School into YMCA Camp Quinnipiac.

The humidity has finally broken and cool weather is on its way, which can only me a couple of things; camp has come to and, school will be starting soon and plans for the 2010 camp season will soon be underway!

The YMCA Camp Quinnipiac staff and I would like to thank all of the campers who made this summer everything that it was; fun, exciting, memorable and simply great! We would like to thank the Cheshire Herald for all of their promotions of YMCA Camp Quinnipiac, especially the Jokes of the Week and the Camper's Choice Awards. That was a new and different aspect of YMCA Camp Quinnipiac and hopefully one that we can continue into the future. The Jokes of the Week were a definite hit with all of the campers, I just wish that I could have won at least once. I guess that I will have to work on my jokes for next year! We would also like to thank Chartwell's for donating all of the food to YMCA Camp Quinnipiac for our great family nights. I think that this year's family nights were fantastic and really exemplified what camp is for all of the families that attended, and those that got to sing the bear song! Lastly the staff and I would like to thank Chapman Elementary School for allowing us to "run-a-muck" of the school and use every square inch that we could to make it a great summer for everyone that attended YMCA Camp Quinnipiac.

Now that summer is officially over we have a request for all of our YMCA Camp Quinnipiac parents. Included in our blog page, under the favorite links section, is a link to our 2009 YMCA Camp Quinnipiac Camper Survey. Please take a few minutes and fill out the survey as best you possibly can. We use the information gathered in the survey to make YMCA Camp Quinnipiac better for future generations of campers.

If you have any Lost and Found items that you and your camper were not able to re-collect by the end of the summer please be sure to contact the Cheshire Community YMCA. The Lost and Found items will be kept for about a week, until the first full week of September, will then be donated to Good Will.

If you have any questions about this summer of camp, future summers of camp, the YMCA Camp Quinnipiac 2009 Camper Survey or Lost and Found items please be sure to contact the Cheshire Community YMCA.

Again, thanks for a great summer. Please enjoy the school year and hopefully it will fly by faster than this summer did and we can all enjoy another summer of great fun at YMCA Camp Quinnipiac!

Thanks for a great summer,
Coach Mike & the YMCA Camp Quinnipiac staff

This is the end, my friends!

It is hard to believe, but we really did it! We made it through another summer of great fun and great memories! All summer long we have been battling the weather with tons of fun and great activities which are all coming to an end.
This summer has been one of our best and the magic of number 13 could really be felt everyday. The weather looks like it will perfect this week, and what a fitting ending it shall be.
This session is our Green Week session and should be a lot of fun for everyone. This past session we had a great Family Night filled with funny, silly and all around great skits and songs, yes we even heard the famous “Bear Hunt Song!” I would like to thank Chartwells who donated all of the great food for the evening and all of the staff in LIME GREEN who volunteered their time to cook for all of the families. If you have any lost and found please claim it by Tuesday of Session 9 or it will be donated to good will.
Please make sure that you visit our blog page and check out the end of summer greatness along with the year end evaluation.
Please also remember that there will be no camp on Thursday, August 27th and Friday, August 29th. On Wednesday, August 26th all of YMCA Camp Quinnipiac will be leaving at 9:15am for the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. Campers will not need a lunch that day, but will need lunches that do not need to be refrigerated on Monday and Tuesday!

Let the WACKY WEIRD-NESS begin!

The weather is warming up and it is really starting to feel like summer. Now that the year is drawing to an end all of those rainy days seem like a distant memory of days of days long ago. Those days were definitely fun, but the days left will still be packed with great memories, fun adventures and wacky-weird encounters! I can not wait to get the great session 8 started!
I would also like to tell everyone that on Wednesday, August 19 YMCA Camp Quinnipiac will host its second Family Night of the summer. Our first family night was a great success and we are looking to duplicate and surpass the fun of that evening! Family Night is open to anyone that has been at YMCA Camp Quinnipiac this summer and will start at 6pm. There will be cook-out food for all that attend. All family night goers will be able to see songs and skits from their campers starting around 7pm and finishing up at 8pm. It should be a great time for all who attend.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask me. My office will be the portable trailer just in front of Chapman School. Kelly and I will be more than happy to answer any questions that you might have! My number at YMCA Camp Quinnipiac is (203) 271-1982. If you have any questions please see either Kelly or myself in the office.

Color Games!

Yes it is that time already. Usually Color Games is saved for the end of the summer, but this year we just couldn't wait! It is here early and all of us at camp are just brusting with excitment. This session is going to be great! Not too many times am I able to say that before the session even starts, but I truly believe that this is going to be one of the greatest sessions ever. The staff have gone completely mad and changed up the entire schedule for this session! Every afternoon during the Color Games session the entire camp will be participating some great activities for all to enjoy. I can’t wait to get it going.


I also just heard about a great family activity happening on Friday, August 21st at Cheshire Park. The Cheshire Community YMCA will be hosting a Rock Concert and is welcoming all to join them Please make sure that you pick up one of the flyers about this great event in the trailer. It should be a rockin’ time!



Please make sure to mark your calendars for our last Family Night of the year. During session 8 all families are invited to join us at YMCA Camp Quinnipiac for a fun evening including a cook-out, camp fun and great entertainment.



This week should be a ton of fun. The best to way to have even more fun is to make sure that you have everything that you camp to camp with. If you haven't done so already please make sure that you take some time and check out our lost and found, it is getting pretty full and the end of camp is getting pretty close.



If you have any questions please feel free to ask me. My office will be the portable trailer just in front of Chapman School. Kelly and I will be more than happy to answer any questions that you might have! My number at YMCA Camp Quinnipiac is (203) 271-1982. If you have any questions please see either Kelly or myself in the office.



~Coach Mike