I hope this letter finds you well, and that you are excited for your child to arrive at Indian Brook this Sunday for what is sure to be a memorable summer for your children. We have just come through two weeks of training with our staff, and I am happy to say that we have an incredibly wonderful team, with many diversified talents to offer your children.
You may drop your child at Indian Brook between 1-4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Reeve Basom and myself will be at the entrance of the camp to meet you, let you know which cabin your child will be for the summer, and introduce her to her counselors. I have attached pictures of each lodge group, so your children can see who their counselors will be. For new parents, First Lodge is 9-10 year olds, Big Lodge is 11-12 year olds, and Senior Lodge is the 13-14 year olds. The cabin counselors have spent a considerable amount of time reading through camper applications, reviewing them with their lodge heads, and getting to know your child before she arrives.
If your child is coming on the New York City Charter Bus, please send her with a bagged lunch as it is a long trip. Please feel free to bring a musical instrument, but please no ipods, lap tops, cell phones or valuables. If a counselor finds any of these items after you have left, they will be taken from your child and kept in the office until she leaves camp. Remember to mark your children’s clothes with their first and last name, this includes underwear and socks. There is a laundry service that picks up clothing each week. All of the clothes are put into two bags, there is a great possibility that children will have the same style of LL Bean shorts in a cabin, and if each item is identified there will be no confusion.
Once you place your child’s luggage into her assigned cabin, you and your child then proceed to the nurse to check in. The next step is to proceed to the waterfront where every child goes through a swim test to evaluate what level she can swim at. At 3:00 p.m. there will be a parent orientation.
Please note that Indian Brook has been under construction this past two weeks, having a new septic system put in. The job is complete, and they are seeding the lawn today.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you Sunday.
Best,
Nicole Sutherland-Maiden
