So, today was the last day of NAD YLC ’08!
Throughout the day, the campers packed up all of their belongings and filled out surveys as their opinions and ideas are valued by NAD YLC for improvements in the years to come. The campers also cleaned up all of the facilities on the campground including their cabins, restrooms, Leadership Hall, and the Daily Drum building.
Many campers were involved in various committees to finish up the Camp Project, a new wooden “workshop table” structure designed to hold equipment and materials for workshop presentations and the Banquet Night Committee members worked together to decorate the Leadership Hall for “YLC Fever!” themed banquet.
Banquet Night was a huge YLC FEVERingly success as the campers and staff members enjoyed yummy chicken and cheese enchiladas along with refried beans and Mexican rice. After a nice plate of dinner, the Awards Ceremony begun with some performances follwed with award winners for the following awards:
Mr. & Miss Congeniality Award
Datrell Scott and Rachella Shephard
All Around Camper Award
Rachella Shephard
Most Improved Camper Award
Kristina Akina
Most Emerging Leader Award
Victoria Rainey
Best Cabin Award
Campers of Cabin A!
Kristin Akina, Michelle Giterman, Janna DiBiase, Jackie Mamorsky, Kellie Martin, Teresa Pichardo, and Valerie Speir!
Best Group Award
Group Eyeth!
Shea Rasmus, Victoria Ward, Ashleigh Dreyer, Serina Arellano, Teresa Pichardo, Johanna Arrigo, Cecilia Milligan, Marissa Polvere, Janna DiBiase, Clayton McMillan, Edison Lopez, Richard Iancului, Jonathan Ramser, and Carl Sorrentino!
Congratulations to all of the Award Recipients!
The Candlelight Ceremony caused goose-bumps as the campers and staff members stood around a bonfire with their own candles attached to wood plates. After the bonfire was ignited, the campers and staff members walked together in a line to the Debate Time site, to the Leadership Hall, to the Santiam River, to the Pool, to the Restrooms, to the Girls Cabins, to the Canteen, to the flagpole, to the Infirmary, to the Administrative Building, to the Leedler’s Court, to the Discovery site, to the Boys Cabins, to the Daily Drum, and then they all returned back to the Fireside. The return back to Fireside indicated that the Candelight Ceremony around the campsite was complete so everybody put their candles on the rocks in a circle around the bonfire then each person got to say a few final words reflecting upon their YLC ’08 experience. Right after the last person in the circle shared a few final words, the Camp Director began the hugging process by hugging the next person then the next person turned to the next person to give a hug and that hugging ripple effect continued to the last person and this process took approximately an hour! What an hour filled with tears, joy, memories, and hugs!
More tears, joy, memories, and hugs were shared in the Leadership Hall after the Candlelight Ceremony with a looping picture slideshow of over 3,000 pictures from the beginning of the camp! Now, in a few hours, the campers will be waving good-bye to Youth Leadership Camp and Camp Taloali with tears and a vibrating shout, “Y … L … C … 0 … 8!!”
CONGRATULATIONS TO FIFTY-SEVEN NEW ALUMNIS OF THE NAD YLC FAMILY!!
Here’s a final Good Night from NAD YLC ’08 until NAD YLC ’09!
The campers are working on finishing up their Camp Project, the “workshop table”!
LONG LIVE NAD YLC!
All the ladies are beautified for Banquet Night, YLC Fever!, hosted in the Leadership Hall!
Here’s what the FEVER looked like in the Leadership Hall for Banquet Night!
Creative seating assignments for everybody during Banquet Night!
Datrell Scott and Rachella Shephard pose with their Mr. & Miss Congeniality Award along with Mr. and Miss YLC, Edison Lopez and Jessica Willoughby!
Rachella Shephard receives her All-Around Camper Award Plaque from Camp Director Melissa Kononenko!
Kristin Akina receives her Most Improved Camper Award Plaque from Camp Director Melissa Kononenko!
Victoria Rainey receives her Most Emerging Leader Award Plaque from Camp Director Melissa Kononenko!
Cabin A poses proudly with their Best Cabin Award! Gentlemen, can’t you keep up with them ladies and their cabins?!
Group Eyeth does a silly pose after winning the Best Group Award!
Here’s our “Cinnamon Roll” hug for the last time with everybody before the camp session has concluded.
