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We all wish we could purchase meaningful gifts for our        loved ones that they will use and appreciate, while receiving a good value. Well now you can!  Buy a gift certificate for one week at Camp Wyandot to give to your child, grandchild, other relative or special friend. If you buy before December 20, you will receive one week of camp at last year’s early discount price of $365 plus a $10 gift certificate to the camp store. You will also receive a certificate and a special Camp Fire gift to put under the Christmas tree. In total, you receive more than $400 of value for just $365!  To order or find out more, contact Lisa at lisa@centralohiocampfire.org or call 614-481-8772.

The 7th Annual Camp Fire Luncheon was held October 15, 2011. We celebrated our day and overnight camps and Camp Fire groups and clubs. Our long history was recalled by current and past Camp Fire members. Extensive displays of memorabilia and a silent auction were enjoyed by all. We raised $16,000 to continue to bring Camp Wyandot and all of our programs to children today. Please join us for the 8th Annual Luncheon November 10, 2012, at Villa Milano Party House, Westerville.

If you could not attend and want Camp Fire to grow and thrive, please click here to make a donation.

We thank the luncheon committee: Juleah Buttermore, Margie Dooley, Linda Flynn, Lisa Graham, Sue Lavitchka, Cindy Lytle, Susan Manecke, Sally McAlister, Judy Peterson, and Nikki Spretnak.

And all of our table hosts: Sally Dellinger, Linda Flynn, Lisa Graham, Betty Heffernan, Alice Hohl, Bette Jenks, Sue Lavitchka, Cindy Lytle, Sally McAlister, Val Mitrione, Laura Sanders, Nikki Spretnak, Lina Taylor, Nancy Wardwell, and Kathy Wilkes

We all wish we could purchase meaningful gifts for our loved ones that they will use and appreciate, while receiving a good value. Well now you can!

Buy a gift certificate for one week at Camp Wyandot to give to your child, grandchild, other relative or special friend. If you buy before December 20, you will receive one week of camp at last year’s early discount price of $365 plus a $10 gift certificate to the camp store. You will also receive a certificate and a special Camp Fire gift to put under the Christmas tree. In total, you receive more than $400 of value for just $365!

To order or find out more, contact Lisa at lisa@centralohiocampfire.org or call 614-481-8772.

Many of you may not be aware that Camp Wyandot is available to rent when our council is not using it. There are many weekends during the school year that are available and many weeks during the summer that are open. Go down with your family or bring a whole group! We even have a few buildings that are winterized for cold weather camping. We can offer meals and programs for large groups so pass the word on to your Church and Civic organizations. Our prices are very reasonable so give us a call at 614-481-8227 to reserve your spot in the beautiful Hocking Hills.

Our club program is still going strong with almost 200 youth members. I am excited to train 5 new club leaders this fall and help them get their groups up and running. We will have 2 new Little Stars (preschool) Clubs and 3 new Starflight (K-2 grade) Clubs. We have many exciting things planned for this school year including working on the National Art Competition and having those projects entered into the County and State Fairs. The Medium this year is fibers. In September or first Little Stars club, The Starry Sky Club led by Alice Hohl, held a fly-up ceremony. They are now Starflight. Here is a video of their fly-up ceremony:

Our first homeschool club led by Ingrid Biery has grown and split off into two levels. Christine Davidson will be leading the Starflight level and Ingrid is leading the Adventure Level. Their club names are the Creative Kids, Elephants and the Red Dinosaurs. They enjoy letting the kids pick their own projects and earn many awards on the Trail to Creativity.

On Saturday, October 8th, there was a special celebration held at Camp Wyandot for a very important member of the Camp Fire family. Chuck Woodrum, the current caretaker at Wyandot, has given 44 years of his life to serving our council, first at Camp Otonwe and now in his current position. Over 50 people showed up for the celebration which consisted of great food, games, crafts, a campfire, a gift presentation, and reminiscing about all Chuck has done in our lives!
I would like to thank everyone who came down to show their deep appreciation to this man for all he has done!!! Chuck is one of the most generous people many of us has ever known, always willing to help others in any situation, from his basic duties around the camp to flipping pancakes when we were running late in the kitchen. Chuck is an amazing man and we are so lucky to have had him in our council and in our lives!!!

If so, apply to be our Executive Director.  Even if you don’t know apply!  But please hurry, the deadline is Monday September 26.

Executive Director posting

Only 3 weeks left to reserve your spot for the luncheon. Come and join us, you will surely see someone you know.

Deadline to register is October 5.

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When: Saturday, October 15, 2011

Where: Aladdin Shrine Center

3850 Stelzer Rd., Columbus, 43219

Cost? You decide. There is no price set for the luncheon. If after the program about Camp Fire you wish to help us grow and thrive, great. Its up to you.

Highlights:

Lunch beginning at Noon

Social hour before and after the lunch

Silent auction

Displays of memorabilia

Sign up at our website or get a group together of friends from you group or our camps and reserve a table.

If you cannot attend, please consider making a donation.

“Remember the times you’ve had here. Remember when you’re away.”

Sing the song!

Remember (click to hear the song)

October 22-23

This is a fun family or Camp Fire club event. Come and join us for activities, trick-or-treating and the not-so-scary haunted house. There will also be a cabin decorating contest and Halloween costume contest. NOTE: If you are not attending with your child they must come with another responsible adult, there will not be counselors in the cabins to look over your children.

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