League Pioneer Update

League Pioneers, our primitive camping program down the road, has been quite busy the past couple of days. They've hiked all over the National Park, went paddle-boating and fishing at Cunningham Falls State Park, and even went to a Hagerstown Suns baseball game last night!

Everyone lined up for fishing down at the lake.


Matt and Shelly relax while Norbert and Justin pedal the boat.

The League Pioneers show off the hiking sticks they made yesterday.

Nicholas, Ronald, Mason, and Bill enjoy some time on the lake.


The Hagerstown mascot wishes Justin a very Happy Birthday!

Whoa...We're Halfway There!

It's been another exciting day so far with great food and awesome program activities. It's hard to believe that today marks the halfway point in Session 2!

For breakfast today we ate French toast and bacon. For lunch was taco salad and churros!!!

Programs today are:

Arts & Crafts - Doorhangers

Nature - Natural Orchestra

Pool - Backyard Cleanup

Sports & Games - Horseshoes

Performing Arts - Silent Acting

Horses - Steer Roping

The weather was a bit on the cool side this morning but the sun is out now and it has definitely warmed up. Rest hour is almost over, so it will be back to business very shortly! :)

Jess and Rasneet take a ride on Patches.

Matthew, Tyler, and Katie head to the showers after the pool.

Garrett plays the sticks in today's Natural Orchestra.

Mekhi smiles big under the water.

Jordy and Joe hang out in the rec hall before lunch.

TACKY TUESDAY!!

Today was TACKY TUESDAY!!! There were some pretty crazy outfits walking around CGT today!

The menu today was:

Breakfast - Sausage, Eggs, & Hashbrowns

Lunch - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Tomato Soup, & Fritos

Dinner - Lasagna, Garlic Bread, & Caesar Salad with Ice Cream Sandwiches for Dessert

The programs for today were:

Arts & Crafts - Puzzles

Nature - Grass Heads

Pool - Musical Statues

Sports & Games - Kickball

Performing Arts - Campfire Skits

Horses - Steer Roping

The program award winners for today were:

Arts & Crafts - Kevin Todd & Dimitri Mitropoulos

Nature - Cat Pillot-Olive & Rabah Cherifi

Pool - Raquel Eisenstein & Arvin Luna

Sports & Games - Nicky Falat & Michael Sartori

Performing Arts - Tucker White & Laura Hoffman

Horses - Stephanie Sheaffer & Steve Phillips

Tonight's Evening Program was a CAMPFIRE!!! Skits, songs, and even a few ghost stories were in the lineup! :)

Ginger, John, and Evan smile for a quick photo by the campfire.

Molly & Jess share some free time after lunch.

The boys of C3 lead everyone in a rousing rendition of The Bubblegum Song at the campfire.




Tash and Raquel dance along to a campfire song.



Jake wears the Twister game as part of his Tacky Tuesday outfit.

Today the League Pioneers had a busy day of hiking, cooking, swimming, and even took a trip to a Hagerstown Suns baseball game tonight. Be on the lookout for some pictures tomorrow!

Just Another Day in Paradise

Today was absolute bliss up on the mountain!!! We had a delicious dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, peas & carrots, and stuffing with chocolate chip cookies for dessert.

Today's program award winners were:

Arts & Crafts - Amanda Whitt & Danielle Shanahan

Nature - Cole Fowler & Garrett Young

Sports & Games - Lauren Best & Steven Pearson

Performing Arts - Jake Almond & Matt Sussman

Horses - Anthony Dumont & Renee Knox

Pool - William Gardner & Jimmy Carlton

Big Congratulations are also in order for D Unit, which won the Golden Plunger for having the cleanest latrine in camp today!

William shows off his pool program award and his walking sticks he made in nature program.

May and Julianna smile for a photo before dinner.

Tonight's evening program was an ABC scavenger hunt. Cabin groups searched far and wide to find items at camp that began with EVERY letter of the alphabet!

Ryan and Dan high-five after finishing the ABC scavenger hunt.

Busy Day So Far...

We've had a great but busy day so far! We enjoyed a delicious lunch of chicken nuggets, macaroni & cheese, and peaches. Congratulations are in order for A2 and C1 who won the cleanest cabin awards today!

Danielle accepts the Silver Bucket on behalf of A2.

Travel Camp loaded up and headed to Virginia Beach shortly after lunch today. They'll be back on July 4th.

The travel group gets comfy on the bus.


Day Camp is enjoying the afternoon sun at the pool. Programs will get started again at 3.

Bobby and Maura enjoy the cool water on this hot day.


Anna and Melissa duck under the water for a quick photo in the deep end.

And So It Begins...

Another session at CGT is off to a great start! We are having beautiful weather and tons of fun today!!! We started off with a spaghetti dinner and a Survivor-themed dance last night. This morning we had pancakes and bacon for breakfast. Here's what's going on in today's program areas:

Arts & Crafts - Bracelets

Nature - Walking Sticks

Pool - Water Basketball

Sports & Games - Croquet

Performing Arts - Charades

Julian and Jennie hang out on the Greentop to welcome arriving campers.

Anthony and Ronan beat-box for the camera.

Mason adds some wood to the fire at League Pioneers.

Amy and Steven share a dance in the rec hall.

Laura and Joe take it all the way to the floor at the Survivor Dance.

Technical Difficulties...

Greetings again everyone....we apologize for the lack of blogging yesterday. We have satellite internet up here on the mountain and yesterday we had a new satellite installed. Of course, the installation took longer than expected and we were without internet for the majority of the day.

Monday's program award winners were:

Arts & Crafts - Christopher Johnston & Regina Jackson

Nature - Perry Gardner & Ben Halper

Pool - Austin Gellar & Irene Williams

Sports & Games - Stephanie Ravert & Carly Saturn

Performing Arts - Justin Johnson & Alex Willis

Horses - Romalis Jasmine & Conner Davis

Monday's evening program was a Superhero scavenger hunt that sent everyone running around camp trying to save the day!

Nick, Josh, Courtney, and Natalie show off their Superhero costumes for Superhero Day.

Tuesday's programs were:

Arts & Crafts - Self Portraits

Nature - Nature Charades

Pool - Ring Toss

Sports & Games - Basketball

Performing Arts - Dancing with the Counselors

Horses - Pony Rides

Yesterday afternoon was the Rotary Day Carnival, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Baltimore. Everything from snocones and cotton candy to a moonbounce and dunk tank was set up on the Greentop for endless fun!

Amber plays the football toss at the Rotary Day Carnival.


Yesterday the cleanest cabins were B2 and C2 and the cleanest bathroom was C Unit!Julianne accepts the Silver Bucket for B2.

Conner and Phil accept the Golden Plunger on behalf of C Unit.


The program award winners for Tuesday were:
Arts & Crafts - Joy Meenan & Ben Potosky
Nature - Bryan Barry & Rashad Jasmine
Pool - Julia Ewers & Robb Doub
Sports & Games - Jeremy Freeze & Corbett McNamara
Performing Arts - Jamie Dickey & Ben Snyder
Horses - Naomi LaViest & Kathryn Huang

Last night we had our very own Greentop IDOL!!! We had no idea what a talented bunch we had up here this week. We had singers, actors, dancers, comedians, and more!
Julia and Tash sing "Mamma Mia" at Greentop Idol.Emma, Lexi, Danielle, Jono, Anna, and Bryan perform a line dance at Greentop Idol.

Today's programs are:
Arts & Crafts - Memory Books
Nature - Pet Rocks
Pool - Dino Pick-Up
Sports & Games - Dodgeball
Performing Arts - Vocal Exercises



For breakfast today we had bacon, eggs, and biscuits and for lunch we are having turkey & cheese sandwiches, chips, and peaches.