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Hello from Shibley. This is Billy and Danny M. reporting to you from Jr. Camp. We have been working hard the past few months on a big project.  We have completely leveled the old Junior Camp corner behind the bunks by the ravine.  We are completing a new retaining wall that is over 200ft long. We will back fill and grow grass with a fully automated irrigation system. The end result is more field space and creative play areas designed specifically for our Junior Campers.

You might be asking yourself, “where did the car wash go?”. No worries! We have moved it to a new location behind the 3 pools. We spent time clearing the area leveling the ground and pouring a new 20ft x 50ft concrete pad. As we type, the car wash is getting completely updated with some new features and will be ready for camp 2020.  It’s going to be so “cool” and get a lot more use than it has in the past!

Mario and Danny C. have been hard at work and we are all really look forward to seeing everyone soon and showing you in person the updates we have made for summer 2020.​ Be well and safe!

UPCOMING SHIBLEY ZOOM SCHEDULE:

• • • • • Sun. 4/19 – Story Time – 10am
          • Let’s have a morning pajama party!
        • Sun. 4/26 – Pets & Stuffed Animals
          • • • • w/special guest appearances by                                     Daisy, Franklin & Friends
        • Sun. 5/3 – Family Scavenger Hunt
        • Sun. 5/10 – Dance & Fitness Encore

We will send links and update times as we approach each ZOOM

We look forward to seeing you online!

 

If you or your children are like me, at this time of year you count on a baseball game to entertain you virtually every night. I miss Sunday afternoons at the ballpark or at home sitting by the tv and cheering on the Mets. Many of our campers are missing out on their own baseball season as well, which we know is very disappointing. It used to upset me when ONE game was rained out so I can only imagine how these children feel right now.

So…let’s get out our baseball jerseys and hats (I don’t think we need to put cleats on) because…

This Sunday at 1pm we are going to host a ZOOM for campers and staff that want to talk baseball. Members of the Shibley staff and I look forward to sharing some baseball cards and other memorabilia that we have collected over the years and talking about what we love about the game. We want to hear from our campers and parents as well! Please reply and let me know if you will join us.

We will send a link to all 2020 campers and staff on Sunday morning. 

Although certain aspects of our lives have been put on hold for the time being, it seems I’m busier than ever! Check out my list of what’s been keeping me occupied, I’m sure you’ve been doing some of the same things. See how much we have in common!

• Playing outside
• Going for long walks
• Listening to music
• Watching movies
• Riding my bike
• Doing work and having video conference calls
• Cooking and baking
• Singing songs
• Cleaning and organizing my closets
• Playing board games
• Talking and laughing with friends and family
• Facetiming with family and friends-Doing puzzles
• Reading
• Playing inside with Noah (toys are the best, just ask Heath – have you seen his office?)

I can’t wait to hear about how you have been keeping busy! I know it’s not easy but we’ll get through this together!

Stay safe, healthy and positive!

Hello from our remote Shibley workspaces! We hope this email finds you well and continuing to make the best of our current situation. Last week we posted tips to help transform all the parents into teachers. How is that going?

This week we have been posting video messages from staff to campers on our FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM pages. You can watch the Facebook videos even if you don’t have an account.

Randi posted about her experience working from home on the SHIBLOG. She had a great setup and we bet that your creative children have designed some cool workspaces or set themselves up next to you as you work from home.  Please send us some pictures and we will post them next week. We would also enjoy seeing any cool forts or hideouts that your children have built out of pillows and such. Let’s keep each other entertained and share fun ideas!

First and foremost, we hope this email finds you and your family safe, healthy and with all of the resources you need in this unique and unprecedented time in our lives. Please know that your Shibley family is here for you in any way that we can be. We are monitoring the situation and carefully reviewing information we receive from the CDC, our local Health Department and the American Camp Association.

We want you to know that we fully anticipate opening camp in 101 days, and we continue to operate as such. After weeks of isolation and little socialization, camp will be even more important than ever for our children. We continue to hire outstanding staff and make great improvements to our facility as we prepare for the best summer yet!

We are all in this together! Please note:

• We have adjusted the final payment date from April 15 to May 15. We will not run any automatic credit card payments before May 15. If you wish to continue with monthly payments as planned, please let us know.
• We are posting daily teaching tips and sending plenty of positive vibes via:
  • SHIBLOG
  • INSTAGRAM
  • FACEBOOK
• We have canceled all events through April and postponed our family outing to Citi Field.

We have always done right by our wonderful camp families and will continue to do so in accordance with our GREEN Values. We are working remotely but available as usual by phone (516) 621-8777 or email. We will continue to update you as the news evolves.  We look forward to seeing everyone soon…summer will come!

Shibley Shibley!