Central Virginia Burn Camp

1960 Candlewyck Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434)263-6566 
fax ( 434) 975-0080 

cvbc1999@yahoo.com
www.vaburncamp.org

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CAMP 2005

Oh what a day, we came to play, we’re all here at Burn Camp in Central VA.  The food is good, the games are fun, the firefighters in Virginia are number ONE ! “.

(submitted by Jessica Cramer)

Air, Space, Rockets Oh My! From near and far friends gathered for another fun week at camp. Despite the pool difficulties, once again camp was amazing! From the counselor team building and training to the rocket crafts and launches to slip-n-slide and carnival. Our week was fun-filled with our theme being "Air and Space." Who would have thought that summer camp would have involved HOMEWORK? Each day the kids were challenged with the daily quiz. They were given questions for the day and books to look up answers about planets and space. Answer clues were also hidden around camp.

We spent the majority of Monday doing team building and ropes course. From rock climbing to Zipline to balancing wires to gigantic teeter toters, we learned how to depend on each other for support and encouragement. Monday evening we gathered at the Observatory at University of Virginia to learn more about space and view Jupiter and its moons. On Wednesday, our big adventure began with a trip to D.C. to the Air and Space Museum and then we went to the water park and splashed around and concluded with dinner with the Prince Williams County Firefighters.

This trip would not have been possible without the generous financial support of Curtis and Renee Stilwell and ACBC.  Also, many thanks to Jeff Schnebelen and the Prince William firefighters who helped to host this wonderful day.

The rest of the week we spent horseback riding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, archery, camp olympics and swimming at a local pool. We even learned a little swing dancing. 

Thanks to all those that made this week such a great time. Thank you to the firefighters that came and cooked for us. Who said camp food wasn't good definitely wasn't part of CVBC. We had Thanksgiving Dinner, Lasagna, Spaghetti, Clams & Shrimp, Pancakes, French toast, and who could for- get the gutter banana splits. They sure were a hit. 

We also were fortunate to have adult burn survivor Dave Borowski share his new book, On a Ring and a Prayer, his life story with the campers and staff. All the staff and campers were privileged to receive a signed copy of the book from Dave and his wife and co-author Kerri Cadden, thanks to the generous financial assistance of ACBC and the Henrico Professional Firefighters.

A GREAT BIG thanks to Mason for organizing meals...to Ricky and Jungle Bob for helping run the "behind the scenes" work. To Tim and Leslie, thank you for continuing to keep camp alive for another year. To Kim and Bill, thank you for organizing events, schedules and helping keep things running as smoothly as possible. To each counselor who drove near, who drove far - it was great seeing and meeting everyone. This was by far the best counselor teamwork I've seen. See you in 2006!    

We hope that all you campers are doing well in school. We are so glad that you spent a week of your summer with us.  Thanks for all of your energy and for making camp so much fun To all our counselors, staff, friends and supporters, camp would not be possible if it were not for you all!  Thanks for the role each of you play. Enjoy this picture DVD from Summer of 2005!

We are already planning for camp next year. See you in 6 months, June 18 – 24, 2006!

Love, Leslie, Tim

THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS

Fire Fighter Locals who cooked at camp: