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Camp is now open and the Youth program is in full swing. SLOW DOWN when you enter the gates to Camp. Be alert to your surroundings and the presence of children and NO PARKING at your cottages. The Curfew is also in full effect, refer to your Rules and Regulations book or the Turner Website (illinoisturners.org) for those curfew times.
CAMP COMMITTEE - This Saturday, we will be celebrating the 110th birthday for Illinois Turner Camp (Founder's Day). Come join us on Saturday morning (10 am) at the front gate for a parade thru Camp. March with Family, Friends and Neighbors as we head up to the A-Field for a show by our Camp Program kids. The swim meet and an outside Barbecue that evening at the Raths will follow. Finishing off the night at the Raths will be the Live Band -Rebel Soul. Check your calendars, this bulletin and the Remind app for specific times and locations. Happy Founder's Day, one and all. Camp Committee
Kitchen - Sunday August 4th Pork Tenderloin dinner is cancelled. Instead, the kitchen and Raths will be open at 5:00 for pizza, grill and a special sandwich by Jenny and the family.
BAR - Greetings Fellow Turners! Welcome to Summer 2024 at the Rath's Bar! This summer we are excited to offer a few new varieties of beverages for your drinking pleasure! Pacifico Beer, Modelo Beer, and Carbliss vodka beverages are all now available.
We are also excited to offer some entertainment for the summer. See below for the list of entertainment:
Saturday, 7/27 Founder's Day with Rebel Soul
Saturday, 8/3 Live Trivia @ 7pm
Saturday, 8/10 DJ Sandy
Saturday, 8/31 DJ Sandy
A few notes, please note that tips are only allowed in cash moving forward, the bartenders can no longer accept coupons as tips. Also please remember that we should not be drinking and driving around camp. If you plan to partake in a few cold ones, make sure you are being safe and walking back to your cottage. Driving through camp while intoxicated puts everyone at risk - including yourself. Thank you for your attention! Bartenders will be ID'ing as per our usual procedures, please be sure to bring your ID to the Rath’s.
YOUTH - Program this week was a thrilling and fantastic week. Sport of the week consisted of Football! All kids learned how to properly run routes and learn new techniques with their foot work! On Friday, we had our annual Staff vs. Campers football game. STAFF WON!! We also had a camper that had the chance to become a Counselor for the day! Campers of the week were Amelia Wilson, Weston Becker, Quinn Sandine, and Aydan Moore.
Week 5 at the pool went great! We did lots of testing to move people up in swim groups since last week was Watershow week. Watershow was amazing! The kids showed off their swimming skills wonderfully. Thank you to anyone who chipped in any amount of help to allow the show to run so smoothly. We are particularly impressed with the campers’ efforts towards 25-Mile-Swim this summer! Many campers have a mile or more now. Keep up the great swimming! Swimmers of the Week were Brynn Raymaker, Otto Jacobs, Zoe Graham, and Nathan Moore. The Royal Court of 2024 consisted of Aydan Moore, Kylee Maddox, Daniel Buckley, Delaney Flowers, JD Hamontree, and Nora Oatey! Congratulations!
PENNY SOCIAL – Thank you to all who donated and who attended the Penny Social this year. As always, a great turn out and we made $1778 which will be given to the pool for maintenance. Thank you, Chris, Barb and The Penny Social Team
LADIES AUXILARY CARD PARTY - Thanks to everyone that gave such wonderful support to the Ladies Auxiliary Card Party last Saturday evening. Card party funds are used to keep up the maintenance of the building. So, thanks again. Ann
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