In the springtime you will receive a card with the name and address of another camper who is coming to camp. She is your daughter’s buddy, a fun and helpful tradition everyone loves! Be creative! Encourage your camper to share her wonderful personality with this other camper. She might want to send a picture, she will certainly want to write a letter and tell something about herself, she might want to exchange e-mail addresses. She might want to make a nice care package, full of useful camp things… It can be really exciting to meet your buddy face to face after a long springtime of such communications! Many nice friendships have been made this way.
A Few Helpful Suggestions
Please Do
- Make certain your daughter writes her buddy immediately.
- Be creative!
- Be patient… some campers are slow to write.
- Request your camper’s buddy be in her cabin if that is important to you.
- Call or email the office if your buddy does not write. We will try to fix it for you.
Please Don’t
- Procrastinate.
- Ignore the buddy… sometimes our girls need to be reminded to write.
- Simply email (we deliberately do not give email addresses or phone numbers); try to get your camper used to writing a letter.
- Assume we will put your daughter’s buddy in her cabin… sometimes we do, but this is not guaranteed.
The buddy system is a wonderful way to make a new friend; however, it is very disappointing if your buddy doesn't write to you. So be very responsible and write to your buddy the minute you get her name.
Letters from home are still the best!
