Parent-Daughter Weekend 2010 A Hit!

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 Fairs this weekend!

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!

Summer's almost here!

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!

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!