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Thursday, March 14, 2013

A little bit of everything here at Camp Wa Wa Segowea!


March is said to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb.  So as we're in the middle of the month, where does that leave us?  Half lion and half lamb?  That sounds about right as there's still snow on the ground, and the signs of spring are greatly anticipated.  Before we know it, the ice will be off Harmon Pond.  Buds will be on the trees, and the sound of children having fun will soon be upon us.   It's been a very active late winter/early spring for all involved with camp.  You could even say we're all busy as beavers!


Just like the beavers are hustling, building their home from the ground up, we are busy in developing what we believe is the best summer camp out there!    Smith Park and our partner, the Northwest CT Y,  are diligently strengthening every aspect of Camp Segowea.  The agreement between the two parties states "we will continue to collaborate on ensuring a successful and meaningful camp experience for generations to come".   We can't tell you how excited we both are to continue to offer this wonderful magical place to children, especially in our 100th Anniversary year!   

So what's happening now?  A lot!  First and foremost, registration for the summer is open! You can register online right now at  http://www.nwcty.org/wawa/wawa.htm  You can register for both Resident Camp and Day Camp on the site.  You can also contact the Camp Registrar,  Felice Axelrod at 860-489-3133 Ext 500 or wawa@nwcty.org if you have questions.    

2nd on our list of happenings is the Segowea 65!  It's in the 5th year now, having grown every year and raising over $2500 for camp.  It's the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament and it's almost time to make your picks.  You'll be able to make your picks starting Sunday night, March 17th (when all the teams are finalized).  But make sure your picks are in by noon Thursday March 21st!    Everything is done online, so visit the Friends of Segowea site for all the info- http://www.friendsofsegowea.org/?p=325

Next up is our first Open House and Family Fun Day on Sunday April 14th from 12 Noon to 3:00 pm.  Camp Director Joshua Scott will be there.  There'll be tours of the facilities and you can take part in fun games and activities!  

Coming in May we'll have the 4th Annual Wa Wa Wally Waddle (May 12th) and in August, our 100th Anniversary Celebration- "A Century of Community" Reunion (Aug 3-4th), but we'll be telling you more about those in the next few posts.  

We want to thank those that came out on March 2nd to the Smith Park Annual Meeting.  At the meeting, we heard Chairman of Smith Park of New York, John Fisher give some opening remarks.  Treasurer Linda MacIsaac gave the finance report, Secretary Darlene Ward gave the governance report, and Vice President Mike Bruns gave the marketing report.  We then heard from Northwest Connecticut YMCA CEO Greg Brisco who introduced Jay Cohen, the Director of the YMCA Winsted Branch and new Camp Wa Wa Segowea Director Joshua Scott.  Greg, Jay and Josh all were very happy to be there and chatted with all who came. 
You could feel the excitement in the air as everyone was discussing camp!

Here's some pictures from that event.







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