New Jersey Renaissance Faire- Next Two Weekends @ Liberty Lake!

The 2011 Camp Season is right around the corner, and we're also hosting the New Jersey Renaissance Faire! Get ready as King Arthur and his Knights of the Roundtable assemble at at Liberty Lake (known at the Faire as the "Shire of Crossford") June 4-5 and 11-12 (plus a "school day" on June 10), from 11am to 6pm each day. This amazing festival features a wide variety of entertainment, food, and activities like jousting, sword fighting, glass blowing, falconry and boat rides -- as well as over 50 eclectic vendors selling a variety of crafts, trinkets, weaponry, period clothing and more! 

Admission is $20 for adults; $12 for children, 6-12; free for children 5 and under. Discount tickets available online through the website. We are also offering a $2 per ticket discount to ALL CURRENTLY ENROLLED LIBERTY LAKE FAMILIES AND CURRENTLY HIRED STAFF!

At Liberty Lake, we continually strive to be the premier recreational facility for families in Central/Southern New Jersey. We hope that you and yours can join us for Renaissance Faire-you really don't want to miss it!

Liberty Lake...Bringing the community together...One event at a time!

Community Health Day at Liberty Lake

Community Health Day, taking place on May 21st from 11 am to 4 pm at Liberty Lake is going to be amazing and action-packed! Check out the list of activities and events for the day:

• Children ID Cards-Made for FREE by the Sheriffs Department
• "Love the Skin Your In" Dove Campaign, sponsored by the Girl Scouts, featuring Arts and Crafts-Body glitter, decorating picture frame, plus best ability worksheets.
• Yoga information and raffle provided by Yoga Bean Studios
• Selling kitchen tools and free demos on how to make quick, healthy meals from The Pampered Chef
• Foster care information-Family Services of Burlington County
• Women's fitness and weight management-Curves
• Selling smoothies- Smoothie King
• Indoor Environmental Products, Prescription Drug, Dental, and other health benefit savings plans- BRW Enterprises
• Fitness Dvd's and Shakeology samples- Beachbody (she will be doing P90X and Insanity demos at her table)
• Chiropractic information, cards, and free consultations- Puccio Chiropractic
• Health and wellness program- Fitness Integrated Therapy
• Latin based fitness dance, T-shirts and fitness apparel- Zumba Fitness
• Free consults and Family fun activities for active learning- Family Strength Associates
• Discount sunless tanning usually $45, knocked all the way down to $20-Sun Kissed Sensations
• Free Zumba and Yoga classes
• Free kid activities such as a kickball game, obstacle course challenge and Hula Hoop-off.
• Free Financial Consultations-Northwest Mutual
• Free Prescription discount cards-Tri-HOPE
• Blood pressure and health diagnostics-St. Francis Hospital
• Purchase first aid kits for home, car, office, or sports field-all proceeds go to Liberty Lake Foundation for Youth
  
• Hip Hop Health- Performance by well known Rap group that advocates healthy lifestyles. Click here to check them out.
• For a small fee (all proceeds go to LL Foundation)- Rock Climbing Wall, Laser Tag, 18-Hole Mini Golf, Boating
• Food and drink- same thing, all proceeds go to the LL Foundation
  

SEE YOU AT COMMUNITY HEALTH DAY!!

Facebook Integrates CampMinder for You!

CampMinder + Facebook = CampInTouch! Thanks to CampMinder, our wonderful online camp management system, it is now possible to sign into your CampMinder account directly through Facebook! At Liberty Lake, we are all about maximizing connectivity as much as we can, and now it is even easier! You can get easy access to this new, nifty feature by clicking on the CampInTouch link on our Fan Page, it’s the 4th link in the left column, beneath the Camp Logo.

Stay more InTouch, with CampInTouch! All Camp Families should update their information, submit their children's Health History, and enter your Camper’s top 10 elective preferences (coming shortly) before June 1st!

Camp Games For A Cause!

We'd love for current and former Liberty Lakers and friends ages 17 or older to join our team for "Camp Games for a Cause!" Camp Games for a Cause will bring together hundreds of camp alumni and friends on May 21st, 2011 at Columbia University in New York City. The event is being hosted by the American Camp Association, New York and New Jersey. ACA NY/NJ is a private, not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of summer camp experiences for children and is one of the largest networks of camp professionals in the country.

Camp Games for a Cause participants will compete in a day full of traditional 'camp color war' events that range from wacky relays, basketball shoot-outs and tug-o-war to team cheer,dance offs and so much more! Proceeds from Camp Games for a Cause will provide low income children with positive summer camp experiences through scholarships, trainings and program support.

Here's the schedule for the day:
Registration: 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Opening Ceremonies: 11:00 am - 11:25 am
GAMES: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Lunch/Pep Rally: 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Mega Relay/Closing Ceremonies: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

**Team Captain Chris Jorge will be coordinating transportation into the city for all participants**

To sign up for the event:

(1) Go to www.campgamesforacause.org
(2) Under the visitors section click "Participant Registration"
(3) Agree to the Waiver/Agreement
(4) Click "Join a Team"
(5) Select "Liberty Lake Day Camp"
(6) Complete the registration form

If you have any questions about Camp Games for a Cause, contact Program Director Brandi Carnivale, brandi@libertylakedaycamp.com.

If we all do a little, we can make a BIG difference!

9th & 10th Grade Leadership Program: What's New for 2011?

Believe it or not, the start of Camp is less than 2 months away! All hands are on deck in the LLDC office and on the grounds, getting ready for our 10th Anniversary Summer--which promises to be spectacular! We’re making several improvements to our 9th grade LIT Program and 10th grade CIT Program to make the summer of 2011 better than ever for our teens! Here's a list of some of these new and nifty changes-

• The 9th and 10th graders are now it’s own Division-known as the “Leadership Division.”

• The Leadership Division is going to have three Division Leaders-myself (JBZ), Erin Walton, and Terri Southerland-a newcomer whose experience as a teacher and running Boy Scout Camps will be a valuable addition to the program!

• The new area for trainings, arrival and dismissal is the Vista! We're moving on up! (Although the Leadership Lagoon will be missed.....)

• Staggered internship period schedule -Giving CITs & LITs more of an opportunity to assist at electives and interact with the children!

• More “CIT Only Time” -- For the first time ever, our CITs will meet together for arrival and eat lunch as a group! We recognize that teens need time to "chill" and we're giving it to them!
  

• Weekly Awards --Every week we will announce 1 male and 1 female “LIT of The Week," as well as 1 male and 1 female “CIT of The Week.” Of course, winners will receive something nifty for their efforts!

• CITs will have an extra training period! One dedicated to leadership and camp counseling skills and the other focused on community service and challenge games! More tools for their leadership toolboxes!

• The CIT Trip this summer will be a SLEEP OVER at a Camp in the Poconos! It's sure to be an action-packed and fun-filled adventure!

• A new and improved training program that will be more interactive and hands-on than last summer's. Program participants will grow as individuals and leaders....and have fun doing it!

• More opportunities for community service in support of our newly formed Liberty Lake Foundation and assisting with our ongoing efforts to prevent the warehouse project from being finalized.
  

Feel free to send us any suggestions that you may have for the summer by commenting on this blog article or e-mailing us, leaders@libertylakedaycamp.com.

The Countdown to the Summer is ON! I better start looking for my whistle.....