Jordan, a former camper and staff member, just graduated from basic training this week.  His family wanted to share with us, his Island Lake family, a picture of Airman Basic Cui.  He will get to use some of the leadership skills he learned at camp very soon in his new job.  Today he is leaving basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and is heading to Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas to begin firefighter training.  Happy Holidays from the Cui family!

(Please wish Jordan the best of luck with his exciting upcoming training.  Happy holidays to the entire Cui family, as well! -Island Lake)

We are very proud to announce our new affiliation with Acting Technique New York which will bring it’s Broadway & Beyond program to Island Lake after camp ends this summer.

ATNY’s BROADWAY & BEYOND is a 6-Day Sleep Away Young Performers Camp that prepares young actors, ages 7 – 17, to perform in a final NYC Youth Agent Showcase in NYC! We’ll have the top TV/Film, Commercial & Broadway Agents to view all our amazingly talented actors.
At B&B, we combine Musical Theater, Acting for the Camera, Improvisation, Movement and NYC Audition Technique with the most popular camp electives.  Kids & teens will get to enjoy amazing camp ELECTIVES such as horseback, Waterfront, Sports, Arts & Crafts, Magic, Nighttime Canteen with music and fun!   Each Day, Campers will take 2-Core Performance Workshops in preparation for the final day with a Broadway Performer or top ATNY Coach.  In addition, each camper will get to choose which amazing camp elective they’d like to take, so you can experience many fun electives during the week!
Age and gender appropriate cabins provided, as well as cleaning staff and counselors.  A nurse will be on staff for any and all concerns.  We will contact all registrants ahead of time for specific medical information and case by case concerns and needs.

Nicole Budoff sang with the band, Halfway to Sanity, at her middle school rock charity concert on Friday night. It was a very exciting, awesome evening!!! They packed the house and raised a lot of money for a local charity, Ordinary Wishes. Her parents are very proud of their Rock Star, as are we!  Enjoy this video link!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAPsey5oJKo&feature=em-share_video_user

Our Island Lake Camp Reunion this past Saturday at Sportime USA was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!   Thanks to our campers, their parents, and our staff, as all of you made this day special for everyone involved.  Our kids had a fantastic few hours with their camp friends running around playing games, going on rides, and plain ol’ hanging out with one another, catching up on the past few months.  The screams of joy as friends embraced one another was as heartwarming as ever.  There is nothing like the friendships that are created at ILC.

We’d also like to thank everyone who donated canned goods for charity.  Your generosity is overwhelming and we thank you for your assistance in doing a good deed for others.

Keep an eye out for our reunion photos which will be posted on our website and on our ILC app real soon.  We’re going to attempt to post some pictures on our Official Island Lake Camp Facebook Page, as well.

Thank you, again, to all who made Saturday’s reunion so very special for everyone involved. Now the countdown to summer 2014 officially kicks into gear,..214 days!

Happy holidays to all and until we all reunite at camp once again, ILC U THERE!

We have a new awesome, amazing, fantastic prize for the 1st camper to correctly answers our trivia questions,..ILC iPhone cases!!! We can’t wait to send them out to our special trivia winners. The cases fit the iPhone 4 & 5, so keep checking our FB page & website blog for our trivia questions. You can be the lucky recipient of your very own Island Lake iPhone case.

TRIVIA: NAME THE COLOR WAR TEAMS FROM THE PAST 5 SUMMERS! If you can name the winner of each Color War then you’re even more awesome! 1st camper (sorry staff & parents but this one is for campers only) to answer this trivia question correctly will receive our new fab ILC iPhone case in the mail.  Just go to our “Official Island Lake Camp” Facebook page to post your answer.

Trivia winner will be announced on our Facebook page and here on our website blog on Friday. Good luck!

The following is a fantastic video created by one of our former campers who grew up with us at Island Lake.  This video is well worth your next 3 minutes.  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCfddvjplY&sns=em

Great article, especially for first time Island Lake Camp parents.  Check out the following link to read, “Why I Send My Kids to Camp.”

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/raising_happiness/post/comfortable_with_discomfort

Vivien Flokas & Talene Basil enjoyed their Halloween as Big Bird & Cookie Monster.  You girls look great!

Jason Podell dressed up as a murder victim & Emma Podell dressed up as a 50’s gal.  We hope you two had a wonderful Halloween!

We hope you all had a fantastic, safe Halloween. Check out our Island Laker in costume. We’d love to post more! Please send them to us at info@islandlake.com or wendy@islandlake.com.

Superhero Getuhun Arnold to the rescue! Can he see all of his trick-or-treat candy behind that mask?