November 30, 2010

125TH ANNIVERSARY OF YMCA CAMPING

In October nearly 500 YMCA Camp Staff and Volunteers gathered in Colorado to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of YMCA Camping. The following video was produced for the event. Camp Orkila is well represented in photos, songs and words. Check out the credits at the end and pay close attention to the final song. How many Camp Orkila photos do you recognize?

November 25, 2010

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

From all of us at YMCA Camp Orkila to all of you... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Note: This marvelous snowman appeared at Camp today. He loves kayaking (see the paddle!) and he always keeps his activities safe (see the helmet!). Over these past few days Camp has become a winter wonderland!

November 20, 2010

LET IT SNOW

We have a great snow storm at Camp last night. 2-3 inches of snow everywhere. Wish you were all here to share in the excitement.







November 16, 2010

Orkila Can Act!

Orkilans Excel Onstage

Orkila Alumni Eli Zavatsky and Andrew Guy performed a bit of Shakespeare over the last two weeks, as they helped Garfield High School put on a modern rendition of "As You Like It."

A huge kudos to these gentlemen and a big thank you to Garfield High School for an excellent show. For their next showing check out http://garfieldstage.org/.

Eli was an Orkila Summer Intern this past summer where he practised his theatrics and antics for his role as Touchstone the clown. Andrew excelled as Charles, the wrestler, and was a Counselor in Training this past summer.

If you know of Orkilans who are active in the community, who would like to share their excellence, please e-mail djarashow@seattleymca.org with the story.

November 9, 2010

CHALLENGE TOWER CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The new challenge tower is almost finished. Zipline testing began today. Check out the video and pictures below.




Erik tests one of the zip lines