Staff Blogs

A special shout out to the swimming activity counselors and staff members for hyping up fifth period to beat the previous record by 50+ campers for the largest class Camp Sweeney has held! They continue to keep coming up with so many innovative ways to get the kids energized and interactive with all of the class periods and it takes a lot of effort and planning, but everyone as a whole has made the last six weeks of swimming as F-U-N as can possible! Great job, guys!

Shout out to Noel Jossy for being so supportive and kind with his little brother, William. Noel has remained so patient throughout the session and continues to find ways to pour love into William and help him succeed at camp. Keep it up, Noel!

Shout out to Brett Lobsinger for keeping MTD up to date with camper photos all summer. With Brett’s hard work, the staff has been able to more effectively address our camper’s needs to make sure they have the best session at camp possible. Thanks Brett!

Andrew did a fantastic job running snack attack yesterday! He brought the energy with both the music and his hype DJ skills on the mic and it got the campers pumped before their classes. It may not have been Friday, but you could definitely feel that electric Friday energy with DJ Spitts running the show!

Shoutout to the entire waterpark crew for having the comeback of a lifetime. After dealing with a big ol' AFR during 4th period, the gang stepped up to the plate moments later and had a great time in waterpark with 5th period having 70 campers. Everyone was in the water and having an absolute blast.

Ethan's hard work and dedication to Video Production really showed when their video aired for the Talent Show! he spent the past few night editing and cleaning up the footage in order to have it prepared for the talent show. Keep up the great work, Ethan!

Kevin Toole has had the plague but has been keeping his head held high and slamming the Emergen-C to stay strong and make the most of the 18 days for the kids.

Eliana has been such an amazing big sister to her sister group, and those she has adopted along the way. She consistently goes above and beyond to brighten their days, whether it be by writing a letter for mail call or staying up for a late tuck in chat. She is incredible!

Daniel has been such a supportive friend and coworker to all of his fellow staff members this week. He is always looking for ways to try to help others and relieve some of our stresses, even when he is busy with his own things. We are so appreciative of his continuous kindness and support, we could not do our jobs without him!

Sara Bennett and Mckenna Johnson were alone in Dillard this morning and were still the first cabin to lunch today. They have been so impressive weathering the storm with staff out and continue to persevere no matter what circumstance is thrown at them.

Molly Moran and Sierra Wood did a tremendous job cleaning essentially the whole F-U-N closet by themselves. It saved cabins a lot of stress not having to spare coverage and they did it very efficiently as well.

A special shout-out to Maggie Watson in Bonner Cabin. She’s been leaving it all out on the field working tirelessly and battling illness to keep herself in the program to make it happen for her Bonner, Challenge Course, and Rock Climbing campers. She’s also been a great help to Leadership during staff shortages by being proactive and taking initiative during medical protocols to keep the Bonner Babes safe and having F~U~N!

John Dennen has been doing an incredible job leading swimming and really keeping the energy up in his classes throughout the day. He has done great adapting to the needs of the class and enhancing it to where the kids are having a blast! Great job, John!