“The values present at Farm and Wilderness are extremely grounding. After each summer at camp, I always came out feeling morally refreshed and inspired to further change in the world outside of camp even in small ways like starting a garden in my backyard or teaching all my friends to make peach pit rings. Tradition at Farm & Wilderness is something extremely important to me and I believe the values of self reliance, community, and self-respect first instilled in me at camp are a big part of who I am today. All the silly “girl power” songs I was singing as a twelve year old have helped me to combat the daily pressure in my nineteen year old life. I am truly passionate about keeping those traditions alive and working to keep Farm & Wilderness the haven that it was for me and my family going back three generations. There are always new traditions to be learned as well and I am eager to return to camp to learn all about them and allow the community present on Woodward Reservoir to teach me once more. I would make a good leader because I am passionate about what is to be learned from the day-to-day tasks at camp, what campers may see as simply chopping wood or peeling potatoes, I now know is actually helping those around you and participating for the good of the community. I would do my best to motivate campers to participate in as many activities as possible.”