What a fantastic day we had today. The sun was shining and all the activities were busy with happy campers. It was just one of those great camp days that standouts as spectacular.

It was our 70th Birthday Party and we played old school party games like they did way back then, including hot potato, pin the tail on the donkey and twister. There was a beautiful birthday cake and hundreds of Chenny color cupcakes for everyone at the party. As we sang Happy Birthday to this place we all love, we had the staff who has been here for 10 years plus stand in honor of our past. Then we asked the juniors to stand to represent our future… then together as one, the whole camp stood to represent the present. What a gift to have our summer family, standing together honoring the 70th birthday of this amazing place we call our summer home.

Happy Birthday Chen-A-Wanda !! We’ve never looked better.

It was a fabulous Friday at Camp Chen-A-Wanda and the campus was gearing up for the evening’s big show, Girls Sing. All the divisions were putting the finishing touches on a week’s worth of hard work and preparation. Our girls were buzzing around camp dressed as aliens, characters from fairy tales, cheerleaders, and much more!

Each division spent countless hours writing songs and preparing dances that fit the theme they decided on. The themes were:

• Juniors: Jai Ho
• Middies: Motown
• Inters: Intertwined
• Collegiates: Ever After
• Seniors: High School Musical 3 – Senior Year
• Supers: Supernovas
• GCs: In It To Win It
• CITs/Waitresses: Circus

Although all of our girls did a fabulous job, at the end of the night there could only be two winners. After much suspense, it was our Juniors and CIT/Waitresses that took the prize. They will be treated to an Italian food party here at C-A-W. Everyone did an amazing job and it will be the boys’ turn next week to show their stuff!

It was a great day full of activities and fun. Girls campus was in heavy duty practice mode for tomorrow night’s Girls Sing. All the divisions are working hard on their performances. This tradition runs deep at Chen-A-Wanda and everyone is looking forward to the big show.

As the day fell into dusk, it was all about Powder Puff! The flag football game was on between our GC girls & our CITs/Waitresses. The GCs dressed in black and the CITs/Waitresses were all in white. The competition was fierce and the stakes were high. Which of the divisions would hold the title as our 1st official Powder Puff Champions? The GC boys and CIT/Waiters got into the action as they cheered, danced, twirled and provided our halftime entertainment. Wait till you see the video. You have to see it to believe it.

After four quarters, it was official. THE GC’S WON IT ALL in a 21-7 Victory. Congratulations to all our tough football playing girls and our extremely spirited cheer boys!!!

Another fantastic day at CAW.

The entire camp crowded into the Rec Hall for the Big Chenny Idol finale. Zach Grossman, Carly Wills and Elliana Sutton performed 2 songs each. Their first performance was a song of their choice and each sang I’ll Be There by Michael Jackson for their second.

Each performance was fantastic and the crowd sang along, chanted and cheered. Then it was time for the results… each camper voted for their favorite and as the crowd waited, we tallied the votes.

Travis “Seacrest” brought all three finalists out to center stage and made the announcement: “Elliana Sutton is our Chenny Idol”. It was a close race to the finish. All three did an amazing job and we are so proud of each one of them.

As the winner of Chenny Idol, Elliana will be treated like a star, she will have a limo waiting to take her and her entourage (bunk) to a restaurant for a night of fun and great food. She will also have her name on a Chenny Star of Fame, which will be permanently displayed outside our School of Rock.

We loaded the buses and headed to Dorney Park for a day of roller coasters and water slides. The weather was questionable but we kept the faith and were on our way. The hint of potential rain kept everyone else out of the park so it seemed as if we had it all to ourselves. The campers had a great day at the park.

The campers will enjoy late wake up tomorrow. They played all day and are looking forward to the extra sleep.

Another amazing day spent with our Chen-A-Wanda family.

We are all anxiously awaiting tomorrow’s final Chenny Idol Show and who will be crowned our Chenny Idol!

Just one of those fabulous camp days… lots of sun, lots of playing, lots of memories being made.

The Show off Show came back to CHEN-A-WANDA and it was hilarious. The campers laughed and winced as they watched this funny guy contortionist, twist himself into a pretzel (literally) and then actually fit his whole body thru a toilet seat. You have to see it to believe it. It was awesome and disturbing all at the same time.

Dorney Park tomorrow……Can’t wait!

After a fantastic day spent with family and friends on Visiting Day, we had late wake up and a full day of activities and games. Everyone just got right back into the swing of things.

The weather was beautiful today and center camp was busy with Girls Sing practice. But the talk around camp was, “who will be in the Chenny Idol finals?” With all the Idol chatter buzzing around camp…it was time to announce the finalists. After lunch, everyone was called to the Rec Hall and the announcement was made. Your Top 3 Chenny Idol Finalists are:

• Carly Wills
• Ellianna Sutton
• Zach Grossman

They will be singing their final songs on Wednesday evening in hopes to be crowned our 1st Chenny Idol.

Our evening ended with an outdoor, under the stars movie. All the campers brought their blankets, sleeping bags, pillows and creek chairs and enjoyed watching an oldie but goodie, BIG!!!

We wonder what tomorrow will bring…

Friends and Families,

We cannot express how much we enjoyed today. Watching you spend the day with your kids, after being away from them for 3 weeks, is unbelievably joyful for us. We love spending the summer with your children and we hope it shows. All of our lives are richer from this experience and today was no exception, it was exceptional. You all made today memorable and a day that we will never forget. The hugs, the kisses, the tears goodbye all symbolize this special place we call our summer home.

We sincerely hope you had a spectacular day, because we did. All of your campers are happy and content in their bunks… ready for another amazing day at Camp CHEN-A-WANDA.

-Jon & Elissa

We all spent the morning gearing up for Visiting Day. The bunks look great and the campus looks beautiful. The campers are so excited to see their families and share the day with them.

Tonight was our big production, High School Musical 2. We are so proud of our amazing cast. they did a phenominal job tonight. It was the best production Chen-A-Wanda has seen in years. Kudos to our Theater Director Melissa. Great job!!

It has a been a wonderful 3 weeks. Many new friendships have been formed, memories have been made and the adventure has taken us all on an exciting journey. We cant wait until tomorrow.

See you in a few 🙂

We are looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow. There will be a list of activities and programs that will be distributed upon your arrival. We also be serving a BBQ lunch for your enjoyment.

See you in the morning!