In Her Own Words: Dana Oman, Mother

This testimonial is written by Dana Oman, mother of Camp Spring Creek camper Caroline. My daughter Caroline is having a great school year back at St. Paul.  She has not required any outside tutoring or accommodations in class! We are so excited and believe much of her success can be attributed to her time spent at Camp Spring Creek. She was prepared academically, but so much of her success is due to her confidence. Camp Spring Creek is not only excellent at helping kids that struggle with reading, but they build their confidence and teach them strategies to help them advocate for themselves. Caroline loves it there. In fact, she wants to go back again for a third summer!

Our family was also blessed last summer with getting to host three Camp Spring Creek counselors in our home when camp was over. I was blown away by their character and the love of children that these three young men had. Susie and Steve are excellent at choosing the individuals to work with these campers. They make camp so much fun and the small camp size really helps them all feel like a family.

I hope you will pass my recommendation on to anyone you know who has a child that struggles in reading. Camp Spring Creek can change their lives. I feel that strongly about it. It certainly has changed ours.

In His Own Words: Marco, Camper

This testimonial was originally published in the Camp Spring Creek newsletter. To view or download any newsletters for free, click here. Hello, my name is Marco.

I was in the Senior Boys Cabin, and I was the oldest camper at camp this year. I'm writing to give you a camper's perspective.

First of all, I want to say straight up that as a third year camper, I still enjoyed camp a lot, so much that I will return for my fourth summer in 2013. As you might know, a lot of things happen at camp--we were non-stop! This means there wasn't much time to rest.

We enjoyed Wilson's Creek with the waterfalls. Each time we went it was a completely different experience because there was a totally different group of campers. The hike was always a bit of a pain...but it's a "fun" pain! We talk on the hike, and it's always a good time. It's truly amazing how many different subjects you can talk about in a 30-minute hike!

On Thursdays we had skit nights, which was always pretty funny!! For the final skit night people danced and sang and improvised humorous things about the campers and staff. For comic relief, Olson, Armand, Donagh, and I did the "Cinnamon Challenge." It wasn't very pleasant, but nevertheless, it was fun, and I was told it was hilarious to watch.

I really enjoyed my time at one of the camper's homes, where on a few occasions we went to Lake James to go waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, kayaking, paddle boarding, and swimming. That was so nice of them to open their home to all of us at camp.

Another favorite at camp were our weekly campfires (hmm...s'mores) and camping out in tents around the fire...late nights for sure...

I hope you enjoyed hearing about the activities from a veteran camper, who plans to return for my 4th summer next year. Who will be joining me?