First Day At Camp
You're excited. You're scared. Your stomach has butterflies and your head is
swamped with questions. Will I make a friend? What cabin will I be in? Who will be my
counselors? When do I get to pick my activities? When do we eat?!? Wow! You sound just
like the rest of our Foley campers! Did you know that kids come to Foley in a variety of
ways? Many of our campers fly. The majority rides our special busses. Some arrive by car.
And a few even come by boat!
Here's what happens if you fly to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport:
- Our counselors will meet you at your arrival gate. You'll have a chance to call
home to let your family know of your safe arrival and then it's off to get your
luggage and load up the bus. As soon as all the campers have arrived, you're on your
way to camp!
Here's what happens if you are riding
the bus to camp:
- Everybody meets at Our Lady of Grace Church in Edina, MN. Boarding begins at 10:00 a.m.
and by 10:30 a.m. the bus is on it's way to Foley!
What do you do on the bus ride to camp?
- Meet some of the counselors and campers.
- Start making new friends.
- Begin learning and singing some of the favorite camp songs.
- Eat a yummy bag-type lunch.
- Play games.
- Have FUN!
What happens when you get to camp?
- All campers arrive to a chorus of cheers and welcome from staff.
- Meet your cabin counselors who will take you to your cabin and help you find your
assigned bunk.
- Meet your cabin mates! Start getting to know them!
- Start unpacking and begin to settle in.
What happens after that? Along with your
cabin counselor and cabin mates, you will
- Take the Foley Safety and Endurance Swim Check. This check lets us know what type of
swimmer you are. For the check, you'll jump in the water with your lifejacket on and
then swim 25 yards. We need to make sure your lifejacket fits you right! After that
you'll jump back into the water without your lifejacket and tread water for 5
minutes. After a rest, campers swim 50 yards using the front crawl or breaststroke.
- Sign up and create an activity schedule for the next 3 days
- Play games
- Dinner is at 6:00p.m.
What happens after we eat?
- Everyone is off with their cabin groups to learn more about each other, play games, and
finish settling in.
- After that it's the Opening Campfire! It is a fun time as our counselors entertain
you with funny skits and tricks and goofy songs.
- Our younger cabins have lights out at 9:30 p.m. and our older cabins are soon to follow
at 10:15 p.m.
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