BDC'13 eWAVES: NAMASTE!

BREWSTER DAY CAMP Newsletter August 19, 2013 THE END Vol. 28 Issue 18

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BDC logged a very robust off campus travel itinerary. Special thanks to the wonderful leadership of Off Campus Trips Director, Morgan Chase. Take a look at where BDC campers went this summer...

Flax Pond, Brewster

Cliff Pond, Brewster

Crystal Lake, Orleans

Morris Island, Chatham

Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Hyannis

Fort Hill, Eastham

Charles Moore Arena, Orleans

The Frog Pond, Brewster

Pah Wah Point Conservation Land, South Orleans

Ernden Fine Art Gallery, Provincetown

Baker's Pond, Orleans

Breakwater Beach, Brewster

Rock Harbor, Orleans

Nauset Beach, Orleans

Crosby Beach, Brewster

Orleans Bowling Alley, Orleans

Brewster Baptist Church, Brewster

Cape Cod Rail Trail

Nickerson State Park, Brewster

Orleans Elementary School, Orleans

Cape Cod Sea Camps, Brewster

Drummer Boy Park, West Brewster

Little Cliff Pond, Brewster

Wychmere Harbor Beach Club, Harwich Port

Natural History Museum, Brewster

Red Barn Mini Golf Course, Eastham

Skaket Beach, Orleans

Snow's Public Library, Orleans

Orleans Fire Station, Orleans

Camp Wingate Kirkland, Yarmouth

Red Maple Trail, Eastham

Dennis Yacht Club, Dennis

Flax Pond Nature Trail, Brewster

Pleasant Bay, South Orleans

Coast Guard Beach, Eastham

...for a record breaking, grand total of 35 locations!

NAMASTE to our Founder: Marcia Pioppi Galazzi, for 32 to seasons full of Courage, Hope, Good Spirit & Peace!

Hold on to what is good,

even if it is a handful of earth.

Hold on to what you believe, even if it is a tree that stands by itself.

Hold on to what you must do, even if it is a long way from here.

Hold on to Life, even if it is easier letting go.

Hold on to my hand, even when I have gone away from you.

~ Pueblo Prayer

Archery is packed up and put away for the off season....

And this is what WOW looks like now....

Hello BDC Family and Friends,

When I return to my post-camp life, I practice yoga on a regular basis. Like many who enjoy yoga, at the end of each session, I place my hands together at my heart and say, NAMASTE.

This gesture, NAMASTE, represents the belief that there is a divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart chakra. The gesture is an acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another. Nama means 'bow,' as means 'I' and te means 'you.' Therefore, NAMASTE literally means "bow me you" or "I bow to you."

And you helped make BDC' 13 the record breaking season that it was: We had more campers than ever before, we went on more trips, we sent sailors to compete for the first time at away regattas, we shared more joy than could possibly be measured on any scale, and the list goes on...

Together, we created magic at camp!

With hands pressed together at my heart, I say to all who had any connection to BDC '13: NAMASTE - as well, of course, as heaps of....

CHGS+P!

Milisa 'misa' Galazzi, Director

Brewster Day Camp

PS: Please take a moment to complete our Brewster Day Camp 2013 Season Survey. The link can be found here. Thanks!

PPS: See you virtually on October 1st with our first installment of our once a month Off Season edition of eWaves!

Walk tall as the trees;

Live strong as the mountains;

Keep the warmth of summer in your heart;

And the Great Spirit will always be with you.

~ Navajo Proverb

Even the big kids (BDC STAFF) were sad at the close of the BDC '13 Council Fire on Friday night.....(see bottom photo for another image)

In the post camp morning sunshine, the shadow of the camp director is waving goodbye to you near the last embers of the Council Fire.....

Thanks to the fabulous work of the entire Camp Clean Up Crew on Saturday, all of BDC '13 is put away. The Sunfish are now stored for the winter......

...and so are the canoes!

The tents are down and Sailors Hill is empty...it's so quiet here at BDC!

GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS...

CLICK HERE FOR THE BDC '13 SURVEY

Wishing you and your family...

Courage, Hope, Good Spirit & Peace!