Alford Lake Camp

HURRAH!!!!! ALC has just been able to create 3 spots for boys completing 8th or 9th grade on our Mexico Trip (July 3 – August 11) AND 2 spots on our co-ed hiking trip, AMT XXXIV (June 24th – August 11th) ! Do you have a son or friend that you know would like to have an exciting, challening summer experience?? Then let them know to contact us at   ASAP – these spaces go fast!!

Well, ALCers, we have been writing blogs now since December and we are realizing that many of you are quite quiet through this process.  We have heard that people love the website and the blog, but many of you have not responded by entering a comment.  We would LOVE to hear from you. 

How about this – what topics would you like to see covered; what memories do you have to share that would “make someone’s day”; knowing that the word ‘spiritual’ has been used in many ALCers writing in their review of their summers at ALC, what might that mean to you; AND what do you think people who have not been connected to camp might need or like to know that sets ALC aside from other experiences? 

WE CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!!!!

Guest Blog by Sharon Hughes Kern (’75-’81)

Sue McMullan and Betsy Brayley are ‘thawing out’ in Key West Florida with a few old Alford Lake friends from decades gone by. -  IRENE WYCKOFF (’71-’86), GANO TSCHUDY HAINE ’61, ’70-’73, ’76,’77, ’79, ’85) JANE HADDEN GEISSE, (’66-’79, 2007) and me.  Jane and Sharon met the others at the airport in costumes and Sue, Betsy, Irene and Gano walked off the plane with fake teeth. We surprised each other while providing entertainment for the other people in the terminal.  Thanks to the Miss Be Witched Contest, the Dress Your Counselors and the Counselor Shows, we have no inhibitions and stage fright.
Whether we are at the beach (minus the Beach Day “hotdogs and brownies, potato chips too”), walking, eating, sitting on the bed together giggling late at night, there is always an ALC memory that comes to our minds and sends us into hysterics.  Many years and other memories have come and gone but it seems that the ALC memories are the bond that holds us together.  Isn’t it amazing when you don’t see friends for years or decades, but the moment you see each other, it’s like you have seen each other every day.

Please send us your crazy photo and story of reunions with your ALC friends.

How many of you have reunited with ALC friends recently?  How about letting us know about your connections so that we can post your news on this blog?

We thought it would be really fun for all of you to meet some of the people that work hard all year long to make camp an awesome summer experience for us all.

We bet that all of you at some time or another have spoken to Donna on the phone or by email. She manages all of the calls, the paperwork, and she is a genius with those mailings you get!

Donna has three grown children, Danielle, Nathan and Johnny.  Danielle is in the process of transferring careers from social work to the medical field. Nate & Johnny are theater majors at the University of Southern Maine.  She and her husband Tony, and their miniature schnauzer Bofus live in Cape Elizabeth. She loves to spend her free time with her family and especially taking long walks with Bofus and Tony. Donna’s passion for interior decorating is always at work here in the office – she makes us look so good here!

In her own words: "My family is my greatest achievement and my children have made me very proud. They are what defines me. My wonderful husband keeps me grounded. I love working in the winter office at Alford Lake Camp.  I especially enjoy working & talking with camper parents from all over the world, helping them coordinate travel for their campers, answering their questions or just being there to listen and offer support."

Next time you talk with her, ask her how her Bofus is!!!!