
Campers of the Week – Friendliness 2016



“Get ready campers, the race is on…to Main Lawn!”

This year our Peakers took us to the races with their Breakout 2016. Team competition roared off from the starting line with some great dancing and a little help from Dr. Marty’s beautiful 1962 Corvette. The Peakers divided up the camp into their hand-picked Blue and White teams. The girls went off to their team meetings, and already showed some fantastic team spirit and sportsmanship. Stay tuned for this Sunday’s Scavenger Hunt!


Every year, seemingly by magic, all these friends, old and new, come back together and set off to camp. So quickly the girls make new friends, see smiling faces and learn about all the great times in store for them. We are so excited for the summer ahead of us. The great Peak of 2016 will lead us, and already have so many terrific ideas. Four Peakers have been nominated for Team Captains and Lieutenants to be elected by their fellow campers soon.
This afternoon there were lots of hugs, settling into bunks and tours for our new campers, followed by a delicious fried chicken dinner and a show by the counselors featuring all the great activities. Now all arriving campers have made it here safely and are tucked in their bunks for the night.
Please know we will be sharing lots of photos with our camp family this summer, which you can find when you log in on our website.


In addition to owning and operating Point O’Pines Camp for Girls and Jimbo’s Club at the Point, we have owned and operated Suzie Q’s Restaurant. Our vision for Suzie Q’s has been to provide year-round employment to local residents and offer delicious, reasonably priced meals to the community in a beautiful, Adirondack-style building that reflects the stunning landscape of the North Country.
Over the past thirty-two years, we have been fortunate to have worked with hundreds of wonderful children. We know that solid educational opportunities, feeling healthy and safe, and experiencing community support are essential foundations for positive development. We have seen firsthand how dedicated mentors such as teachers, camp staff, coaches, and many others can greatly enrich the lives of children and promote future success. We are also acutely aware that for many communities and families, economic hardship is a substantial barrier to prosperity.
In our own Adirondack community, budget restraints limit the extra services that are provided to help engage students in education and prepare them for a lifetime of success. Dedicated and talented teachers in our local school work to provide the best opportunities for their students, but the resources available to them are increasingly limited. There are children and families in our community who are hungry and living in poverty. When basic needs are unmet, it becomes increasingly difficult for children to have positive educational experiences.
We feel incredibly fortunate to have resources that we can dedicate to help ameliorate the impact of economic challenges on our community. We are very pleased to announce that we have donated the Suzie Q’s building and land to the Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area, and have provided initial financial support for programming. Using this gift, the Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area is launching an innovative Adirondack outreach center. The vision for this center is that it will provide the foundation for community partnerships focused on enriching the lives of children and families in our Adirondack home. We believe this project will become a model for other similar ventures that can be established to address unmet needs throughout the Adirondack region. The Y intends to fund the ongoing costs of operation through grants and the generosity of local residents and businesses.
This summer, the center will collaborate with the North Warren School District to expand its “No More Learning Gap” summer program to our area. Beginning July 5th, about 30 rising 1st and 2nd graders will begin a six-week learning and enrichment program that will improve reading skills so students are better equipped for success in the upcoming school year. Additional programs will be launched during the school year to address pressing needs throughout our community. The overarching goal for these programs will be to guide local youth down a path to success by helping them discover and achieve their educational and vocational aspirations.
We will continue to work closely with the Y to support their mission of promoting community involvement. Our lives have been greatly enhanced through our involvement in service to important causes in our community. This summer, we will provide opportunities for our older Point O’Pines campers to enrich their own lives by participating in an optional service project with the Y where they can mentor young children in the “No More Learning Gap” program.
We are delighted to be part of such an important development in our Adirondack community. We are certain that this initiative will provide an essential platform that will help children in the North Country realize their full potential.

This weekend camp came right back to life when members of the great Peak of 2016 paid a visit to Brant Lake. In addition to a crazy Winter Wacked-up Relay, a Scavenger Hunt and a few slippery steps out on a lake that was frozen hard and clear, our next Peak gathered to plan special events and great surprises for the younger campers. We can’t wait until camp starts! It is going to be an amazing summer!
Some great photos of the weekend are posted in an album when you log in on our website.
