Camp Juliette Low Alum Association

Snow at Camp!!

2011-01-12T21:34:00.000-05:00

Sorry it's been a while since we last updated! Check out this amazing photo of the front gates, taken by alum Peggy Carter and her husband, immediate past Chairman of the Board Tommy Carter. How amazing is that? This was on the 3rd day of the "Snowpocalypse."

Website Overhaul!

2010-12-30T21:47:00.001-05:00

It's been a long time coming, but CJL has stepped it up and done a major overhaul on our website! Take a few minutes and check it out, then pass it along to friends, family, and others who might be interested in sending girls to camp!

CJL History Tour!

2010-09-23T20:32:00.002-04:00

The Annual CJL Open House & History Tour is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 16th from 10am to 3pm!

If you would like to volunteer to help out email cjlalum@gmail.com. If you would like to just come up for a visit on the mountain, that's great too!

Never need an excuse to visit CJL!

Make sure CJL has your updated contact info!

2010-09-02T21:07:00.003-04:00

Over the course of this year, some CJL Alum volunteers are going to try and clean up the alum database, and we want to make sure you all are a part of it, and that we have the correct information!

Please send your name, e-mail address, and current address to cjlalum@gmail.com!

We'll only use this information to contact you about camp. You can also check out the alum blog (which will hopefully be updated more often than in the past!) below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Follow CJL on Twitter!!

2010-09-02T20:56:00.002-04:00

Want to make sure you are up-to-date on all CJL events! Follow the CJL Alumnae Association on Twitter!!

Just search for cjlalums in Twitter. We'll be Tweeting news about events, fund raising opportunities, and much, much more so spread the word.

Also, make sure you join the official Facebook group. Search for Camp Juliette Low Alumnae Association and join. This is another way to stay in the know.

Parent-Daughter Weekend 2010 A Hit!

2010-05-07T15:22:00.003-04:00

Parent-Daughter Weekend 2010 was a huge success! Thanks to the alumna and staff who came to help out for the weekend, and to all the parents and prospective campers for giving us a reason to play at camp for a weekend before summer officially starts! We had a full house, with 19 tables in the dining hall, and even got to go play in the (very cold!) swimming hole on Saturday afternoon!

We hope all who came enjoyed the weekend, and that we'll get many new campers this summer from the weekend.

In other news, we still need a nurse for a week during the summer, someone to work in the trading post for a week, horseback assistants, and a ropes course director! If anyone knows of any ladies who might be interested in these positions, please have them contact the office at info@cjl.org.

Camp Fair This Weekend!

2010-03-18T16:05:00.003-04:00

Good afternoon, all!

There's a camp fair this weekend at Perimeter Mall in Atlanta, GA. The fair is on Saturday, March 20th from 11am until 4pm. Representatives from CJL will be there promoting Camp and trying to recruit new campers. Feel free to stop by the mall and say hi--we'd love to see you! Bring your friends who have camper-aged daughters and help get the word out about Camp!

Hope to see y'all soon!

Parent-Daughter Weekend!

2010-03-16T12:20:00.002-04:00

CJL's annual Parent-Daughter Weekend is coming up in just a few short weeks! This year's event will be held the weekend of April 30 - May 2. Girls age five and up are welcome to attend with a parent--or both parents if you're bringing two girls.

During the weekend, you'll get a chance to sleep in a tent, eat great camp food, meet some of the summer staff, and check out some of our fun activities like archery, crafts, canoeing, campfires, and the climbing wall! If the weather cooperates, we'll even check out the swimming hole on Saturday afternoon! This is a great weekend to get comfortable with Camp and see if it's the right place for your little camper.

The cost is $75 per person, and more information as well as application forms can be found on the CJL website here: http://www.cjl.org/parent-daughter.html.

We hope to see you there!

Snow at Camp!

2010-03-02T14:35:00.006-05:00

Brian, our caretaker, sent out an e-mail with some photos from Camp today. We got about 4 inches of snow!!

The beautiful ironwork gates.

The camp sign covered in a layer of snow.

Isn't it strange to see snow covering ground where you're used to seeing grass and bright green leaves??

Camp Fairs this weekend!

2010-02-16T16:46:00.002-05:00

This weekend, Saturday February 20th and Sunday February 21st CJL will be represented at two different camp fairs! If you're in the Birmingham area, come on out and see Nancy Brim, Peggy Holbrook, and Shailey Kile in Birmingham on the 20th. Or, if you're in the Atlanta area, come by Town Center mall in Kennesaw on Sunday the 21st from 1pm to 4pm and say hi to Allison Laney and Julie Saunders!

It's Camp Fair Season!

2010-01-24T19:13:00.004-05:00

Hi, CJL alumnae! As spring approaches, so does camp fair season. This past Saturday Atlanta Parent Magazine held their first of three annual camp fairs. Recruiter Allison Laney was there, along with alumns Florrie (Corley) Johnson, Anne (Switzer) Money, Caroline Morgan, and Amanda Dean and our fancy new recruiting banner. A big thanks to you for helping out, ladies!

There are two more Atlanta-area camp fairs this season. The first is Sunday, February 21st at Town Centre Mall from 1pm to 4pm, and the second is Saturday, March 20th at Perimeter Mall from 11am to 4pm. If you would like more information or to volunteer, please contact Allison Laney at cjl.recruiter@gmail.com. Nancy Brim, Peggy (Kelley) Holbrook, and Shailey (Keener) Kile will be attending a camp fair in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday, February 2oth. Feel free to stop by and say hi to us at any of these fairs!

Photos from Parent-Daughter 2009

2009-05-31T09:23:00.005-04:00

Hello, all! As we gear up to have Reunion 2009 and start the summer, I thought I would put up a few photos from this year's Parent Daughter Weekend. It's always a lot of fun to share the excitement of Camp with new (and some returning) folks!

Staff members Fran Exley and Jamie Moon help teach archery.

It rained in the afternoon, so we had an impromptu auction with good and bad prizes! The girls were very excited about this activity.

As always, food is very important at Camp! Dot came up to provide us with delicious meals, aided by alums such as Carolyn Frost.

Co-director Kappy Kelly enjoys serving food at a meal.

Alum Florrie Johnson and her daughter Alice planned a fun 70's-themed party for Saturday night, including a disco in the Lodge and Twister in Bidwell!

Thanks to everyone who made Parent-Daughter 2009 a success!!

Summer's almost here!

2009-05-07T11:51:00.005-04:00

Hello, all!

Last weekend was CJL's annual Parent-Daughter weekend, and though it rained the entire time, it seemed that everyone enjoyed themselves. We offered classes at the lake, arts and crafts, archery, and the climbing wall, had an auction in the afternoon in lieu of going to the swimming hole, and had an excellent 70's themed party in the evening planned by Florrie Johnson! It was a lot of fun, and even the parents got involved at the station where the game Twister was played.

Reunion is coming up soon--this year it is June 5 - 7, the weekend before Camp officially opens for the summer. More information about CJL's Reunion weekend can be found at http://www.cjl.org/reunion.html. This year's Reunion is being headed up by sisters Cassandra (Rogers) Beall and Amy (Rogers) Deuley, and they have some fun activities planned! We'd love to see you there!

We are still looking for a few staff members for this summer. If you know anyone who fits the bill for these positions, please contact cjl.recruiter@gmail.com or info@cjl.org, or have them do so ASAP!

*A nurse the first week of 4th session (July 5 - July 11)
*Pool director 3rd - 5th sessions (June 28 - August 2; at least 20 years of age, lifeguard certified, WSI certified preferred)
*Kitchen assistant (all summer)
*Project Adventure/Ropes Course Director (all summer; at least 20 years of age, belay and ropes course certified, ropes course experience)

Thanks to all who made Parent-Daughter a success, and we hope to see each and every one of you alumna at Reunion this year!

Spread the Word about CJL!

2009-03-02T15:34:00.004-05:00

Spring is (mostly) in the air these days, which means it's getting closer to time for camp! We still have a few staff positions that need to be filled. Perhaps you know of someone who would be good for the job, or maybe you have a climbing gym, outdoor club, university, etc. in your town that might let you put up a flier advertising CJL's job openings.

We are still looking for:

*a Lake director
*a Pool director for part of the summer
*a Ropes Course director
*various unit staff positions
*Kitchen positions

If you would like to get a copy of the staff job openings flier e-mailed to you to print out and put up, please e-mail Allison Laney at cjl.recruiter@gmail.com!

We also need to spread the word to potential campers and their parents. What can you, as a CJL alumna, do to help? Quite a few things, actually!

Among other things, you can:

*Host a DVD viewing party at your home, church, or work
*Talk to parents at your child's school
*See if your child's school would allow you to put brochures out
*Help sponsor a friend's daughter if you do not have camper-age girls
*Bring someone to Parent-Daughter Weekend
*Tell stories about all your fantastic memories of camp!

If you need brochures or DVDs or other materials to help get the word out, you can contact Peggy at the winter office or Allison Laney at the e-mail address listed above.

Don't forget that we have a few camp fairs coming up, as well! Stop by and say hi, or send friends with daughters to come see us!

Upcoming CJL camp fairs!

2009-02-02T21:16:00.000-05:00

It's 2009 and time to think about this year's camping season.

Please spread the word about Camp Juliette Low to your friends and family. Visit www.cjl.org for a camper application.

We are currently hiring staff - we are always looking for nurses and trading post folks - these are two positions alums are great in! Contact the winter office for openings and download a staff application from the website. You even get to go home with a staff gift not to mention new CJL memories.

We will be at a variety of camp fairs in the next few months:
Mall of Georgia February 8
Birmingham February 21
Town Center Mall February 22
Perimeter Mall March 21
Chattanooga Expo March 28

Come by and see us!

Want to work this summer at CJL?

2009-02-02T17:20:00.005-05:00

We are currently hiring staff - we are always looking for nurses and trading post folks - these are two positions alums are great in! Contact the winter office for openings and download a staff application from the website. You get to go home with a staff gift, a layout of the super Walmart imprinted on your brain, and new CJL memories.

Please spread the word about Camp Juliette Low to your friends and family. Visit www.cjl.org for a camper application.

Fall Work Weekend 2008 a Success!

2008-10-13T16:06:00.003-04:00

Greetings, all!

First, Camp has found an official recruiter--Allison Laney! Thanks to all who helped spread the word of the position. Allison is very excited about being CJL's recruiter, and would love any ideas y'all might have, or to know if anyone would be interested in volunteering to help with some small things like putting up fliers at your work, school, child's school, etc. You can reach her at allison dot laney at cjl dot org. Any and all ideas are welcome!

Fall Work Weekend was a bright success. It was a cold few mornings on the mountains, but Dot's cooking with the help of a few of our Board Members kept us all going. The three major projects that got done were: putting a new tin roof on top of the Sherwood Unit Kitchen (and raising it--so that counselors and tall campers won't whack their heads on the beams!), raising the Glen cook shed roof (also so people won't whack their heads on it), and stuffing/addressing/sealing all of the fall mailings.

The Glen cook shed had not been worked on except to be raised once since its original debut in the 80's, and was a little the worse for wear, so it just got taken down and almost completely rebuilt.

Other things accomplished during Work Weekend included putting up plastic in the dining hall windows, fixing the wiring in the staff house, putting in new toe-kicks in all the tents where needed, nailing down loose nails in the tent floors, and attempting to fix the second shower in Four Winds--the one that sprays cold water from the handle while you shower. All in all, it was a fun and productive weekend!

Remember that CJL History Tours will be put on this Saturday, October 18th, if you or anyone you know is interested! We have had a lot of visitors for the past History Tours, and it's a fun time to come learn a little more about the history of our wonderful Juliette Low.

Recruiter Position at CJL

2008-08-04T21:07:00.003-04:00

Please read the job description below about the recruiter position open at CJL!

Recruiter Position Description

Camp Juliette Low, Inc.

Title: Camp Recruiter
Supervised by: Chair of Board of Trustees
Purpose of Position: Responsible for increasing camper enrollment and recruitment of staff positions as needed.
Education: Minimum qualifications include: High school diploma; College graduate, preferred

Qualifications:
- Minimum 25 years of age, preferred
- Recruiting or sales experience
- Car access and valid driver’s license
- Cell Phone
- An enthusiasm for and appreciation of the out-of-doors
- Ability to relate to girls ages 7-17 and their parents
- Home computer/internet access
- Background check required

Expectations:
- 1st year goal – 15% increase in camper week sessions
- Goals to be reviewed annually
- Flexible hours
- Participation in camp functions: Work weekends, Parent/Daughter recruiting weekend, Closing day of each session, Staff winter party
- Board Meeting attendance by invitation
- Assist with hiring of summer staff
- Represent CJL in a professional manner- being always neat and well groomed.
- Utilize EZ-camp database for camper and alumnae tracking and communication

- Weekly Activities report:
• Contacts made positive/negative
• Weekly expense report – prior approval for any purchase causing a total weekly expenditure of over $250.
• General summary of weekly activities
• Schedule of activities for upcoming week

- Other duties as assigned

Base Salary: $15,000 + commission

Please send resume to mkwm@bellsouth.net

CJL Reunion 2008

2008-07-07T21:19:00.002-04:00

CJL Reunion was a great weekend! A fabulous time was had by all due to Joanne Bryan's planning of several fun activities including an All Camp Day competition throughout the weekend and County Fair evening program.

If you have any pictures that you'd like to share, please send them to cjlalum@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Alum Adopt a Counselor Program!

2008-05-27T20:56:00.003-04:00

I'm happy to announce an Alum Adopt a Counselor Program! This is an easier yet fun way to ensure that staff morale remains high at CJL this summer. Please check out the guidelines below and email Shailey Kile - skkile@charter.net - if you would like to participate!

--Alums that sign-up will be paired with a counselor for the summer

--pairings will begin with first year counselors and move up from there. If there are only enough for first year counselors then the program will stop there.

--The minimum for the summer expected from an alum is the following:
-2 letters
-1 care package including a magazine and $5 Walmart gift card (has to be Walmart as that's all there is!)

--Pairings will be assigned prior to Reunion weekend as alums that attend reunion are encouraged to make an effort to meet their counselor.

CJL reunion - June 6-8!

2008-05-26T14:58:00.002-04:00

Joanne Bryan is hosting CJL reunion the weekend of June 6-8! Please make plans now to attend.

The theme this summer will be "All Camp Day." Friday night will start friendly competition with new, abridged versions of your favorite ACD activities. The ACD theme will continue on Saturday morning, while you rotate between all the usual classes, with events like canoeing, archery, wood chopping, and string burning... you'll even have the chance to make a perfect piece of toast over the fire! Saturday night will be a kid-friendly "County Fair," with the evening ending with singing and baby boats (on the soft rocks-- give it a chance-- it's beautiful-- you'll like it!).

Activities will be appropriate for kids AND fun for you and your friends/spouses/partners.

REUNION THIS SUMMER IS THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 6th-8th. Hope to see you all there! Go to the web site to sign up!

Staffing Update - please help!

2008-05-19T10:46:00.003-04:00

We are two weeks away from pre-camp and still need the following staff:

Unit Counselor: 2 or 3 for 1st and 2nd sessions
Nurse: 4th session
Cooks: 2 all summer (we believe we have one at least to fill these positions, but no signed contract yet).
Pool Director: all summer (must be 21)
Horseback Director: all summer (must be 21)

Please put your ear to the ground and see if you know anyone who would like to come work at camp for the summer. An application can be downloaded from the CJL site .

Parent Daughter 2008

2008-05-12T06:57:00.002-04:00

Thanks to the alums that helped out at Parent Daughter! Everyone had a great time!

Jill Letts, Sarah Kody, Sara Beth Hitt with her future camper Mayne, and Katie Woods in the Lodge.

Casssandra Rogers, Gay Rice, Joye Inglis and helpers following Scouts Own.

CJL History Tour - May 10!

2008-05-04T14:50:00.002-04:00

CJL is opening its doors for history tours!

The walking history tours are on Saturday, May 10, from 10AM to 4PM.

Your tour guides will be alumnae of the camp, who will tell you stories about camp life in the “early days” and of their own fond memories.

If you have a day free and feel like a drive, please come on up! If you'd like to volunteer please email cjlalum@gmail.com.

UPDATED - summer 2008 staffing needs

2008-04-15T13:36:00.002-04:00

The following staff is needed for the upcoming summer (all must have completed high school).

Please put your feelers out and see if you can work some magic. Potential staff just need to download a (new) staff application from and e-mail, fax, mail it to the winter office. In addition, they need to download three reference forms and a background check form - all at the same site.

Thanks so much for your help!

Unit Staff (out of 13 each time except 5th)

7 - 1st session

7 - 2nd session

1 - 3rd session

2 - 4th session

4 - 5th session

Program/Support Staff

Horseback assistant - all summer

Pool Director (must be 21 and a lifeguard) - all summer

Ropes course (have a counselor, but she cannot do this job and CIT Mom all by herself) - at least 1st through 4th session

Program Director - all summer

Nurse 3rd session (have a lead, nothing in writing yet)

Nurse 4th session

Cook all summer

Dates are:

Precamp: June 2 - 7

1st: June 8-14

2nd: June 16-28

3rd: June 30-July 6

4th: July 7-19

5th: July 21 - Aug. 2

Spring Work Weekend!!

2008-04-01T21:15:00.002-04:00

It’s TIME!!!

The CJL Spring Work Weekend is scheduled for April 18, 19, & 20.

This is our weekend to open camp in preparation for the annual Parent-Daughter Weekend, which will be two weeks later. Our main task will be to clean and prepare Camp for the big event and do lots of small repair jobs. The Parent-Daughter Weekend has proven to be extremely successful in our recruiting efforts and for spreading the good word about CJL. It is vital that we have lots of help making Camp look as good as possible. If you know friends, relatives, or other Alums that would like to join up for the fun, fellowship, and fabulous food (oh yes, and a little hard work), please invite them and include them on your registration form. We would really appreciate the extra help and would especially appreciate a commitment to work both Saturday and Sunday.

Many folks arrive on Friday night after supper (Dot’s first meal will be Saturday morning breakfast). Work begins Saturday morning right after breakfast. Remember to bring warm clothing and warm sleeping gear as it can be chilly at night on the mountain. Don’t forget your rain gear!! As always it’s helpful to bring work gloves and whatever tools you think might be handy such as rakes, shovels, clippers, hammers, etc. Especially handy are gas-powered blowers.

Please email Carolyn Wood Frost at cfrost214@bellsouth.net to make a reservation by Tuesday, April 15th. Please be specific about the number of people in your party and meals to be eaten. It is very important to give Dot an accurate meal count, as she will have to purchase all the food for our weekend. We want to have adequate food without being wasteful.

Thank you for your help and support on past work weekends and I hope to see each of you in April.

Staff needed for upcoming summer!

2008-04-01T10:25:00.002-04:00

Unit Staff (out of 13 each time except 5th)

8 - 1st session

7 - 2nd session

2 - 3rd session

3 - 4th session

5 - 5th session

Program/Support Staff

Horseback assistant - all summer

Pool Director (must be 21 and a lifeguard) - all summer

Ropes course (have a counselor, but she cannot do this job and CIT Mom all by herself) - at least 1st through 4th session

Program Director - all summer

Nurse 3rd session (have a lead, nothing in writing yet)

Nurse 4th session

Cook all summer

Trading Post 3rd session

Trading Post 5th session (first week)

Dates are:

Precamp: June 2 - 7

1st: June 8-14

2nd: June 16-28

3rd: June 30-July 6

4th: July 7-19

5th: July 21 - Aug. 2

new CJL Alum Assoc blog

2008-02-27T22:00:00.000-05:00

Check out the new CJL Alum Association Blog!!

We're pleased to announce that there is a renewed alum association dedicated to bringing together all Camp Juliette Low alums. Check back frequently for announcements about gatherings, work weekends at CJL, and fund raising opportunities.

Additionally, if you would like to join the CJL mailing list, update your address on the mailing list, or just see what's going on at camp - shoot an email to cjlalum@gmail.com.