Double H Ranch News

Archive for May, 2011


Hello from the Double H Operations Department!

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

We have had an amazing Spring here at Double H and have welcomed so many families and campers over the past two months. For those of you who have joined us for our Spring Family Programming we thank you for making our spring season so successful. Spring sneaks up on us at Double H, we are just finishing up our winter season and our minds are already thinking about summer; however, we have four family weekends to plan, organize, and facilitate.

Here are some fun camp stats for Spring Family Programming 2011!

35 volunteers helped our families make memories to last a life-time.
36 families participated in our 4 weekend programs.
65 individual participants came to a family weekend.
4 campfires were held.
22 meals were served.
12 bags of marshmallows were roasted.
8 games of kickball were played.
And a total of 215 people joined us for a Double H Spring Family Weekend!

Thank you so much to all who assisted with these weekends, it wouldn’t be possible without a strong Double H year-round team and such amazing volunteer support!

Moving right along, summer is almost here!! As many of you have seen on the countdown clock, we are quickly approaching the busiest season at Double H. We have less than two weeks until our leadership and program team arrives!

Last week I walked into to my camp house here on site to check things out and I was greeted with remnants of last summer. My nametag was sitting on my dresser, there was an Alumni Session schedule tacked to my wall and a pair of flip flops were sitting on the floor- it was like I had never left and yet so much has happened in this past year. While brushing some of the cobwebs out of the way I began to think of how this summer will challenge us, inspire us and motivate us to keep doing the work we do. The excitement for Summer 2011 is in the air and we are all ready to make magic happen!

Written by: Kate Walsh, Camp Program Director

 


With Just 52 Days Left Till Summer 2011 – Sponsor a Camper Today!

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

An impressive number of TrailBlazers have chosen the path of sponsoring a child this Summer at the Double H Ranch.

Barbara Biondi, Biondi Rigging, Queensbury, notes that she and her husband, Jay, were first introduced to the Double H by Ed Pompa and the Pompa Bros. family. “The Pompa’s are good people,” says Barbara. “We respect the family for putting their hearts and souls into the mission of the Double H Ranch, and sponsoring a Summer camper is one way we can show our support.” The Biondi’s have earned their Double H Courage bracelets!

Employees from the Town of Brunswick have jump-started us on our way to meeting The Challenge by personally taking up a collection and sponsoring a child for two days at camp, in honor of the retirement of one of their fellow employees after 30 years of service. “I am healthy, and I’ve been lucky and don’t need anything more in my life,” notes the retiree. “I love kids, and when asked what I would like, I said to sponsor a child for camp.”

Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories. Become a TrailBlazer today by Sponsoring a Summer Camper – earn your own Courage Bracelet and make dreams come true one child at a time!

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