CAMP JABBERWOCKY IS BACK! After several summers of limited “live” programming because of COVID, we had a nearly normal return to Camp activities in 2022. It was a summer of fun, friendships, beach-going, drumming, arts and crafts, dancing, goats, llamas, sailing, fishing, boating, ice cream, Sharks baseball, music, writing, bi-planes, archery, talent shows, picnics, cook-outs, and joy for our 140 campers, including 17 new campers! A small, early outbreak forced some last-minute re-shuffling (even vaccinated, our campers are uniquely vulnerable to COVID), but we were happy to welcome campers old and new. Our Jabberwebby virtual programs also continued for those who could not attend in person.
Because we were able to winterize more cabins during the pandemic, Family Camp was also back. We brought together 65 people in 19 families over two weekends in late August and September. Our waiting lists are long (664 for summer camp and 256 for Family Camp), so we were excited to be able to invite five new families this year.
Of the 150 volunteers who helped keep everyone safe and to make Camp magical, there were many new and aspiring health care professionals, including graduate students in nursing, speech, and language from Northeastern University, as well as our usual complement of new and returning high school and college students, under the guidance of Caitlin Lamb (granddaughter of founder Helen “Hellcat” Lamb) and Avis Olsen, our stellar camp program directors.