Hello from everybody’s favorite summer home, and what Tweedle Dee camper Taylor C. refers to as “the coolest place on Earth”, Camp Merri Mac! Today was certainly a merry (and a little rainy) day at Merri Mac. On the waterfront, girls in Kayaking (a Merri Mac favorite) practiced their wet exits and started learning skills like hip snaps, side by sides, and rolls. In knitting, sunnyside camper Ava W. finished making a sweater for her Merri pal, the newest camp stuffed animal that has taken over everyone’s hearts.

In pottery class, the girls worked on their newest creations, and used imprints of leaves to create unique pieces. While girls at camp worked on their pottery skills in class, others were able to use God’s creation for inspiration on the pottery trip to a local lookout. Big Dipper camper Isa P. said “The view was so beautiful, you could see a bunch of the mountains!” She also added, “At camp, I get a whole new family to spend time with, and I can do activities I would never be able to do at home.” Moonmist camper and avid pottery lover Avery C. said today was “the best birthday ever, pottery for life!”. Trips are one of the biggest aspects of Merri Mac that make it different from other camps- girls are able to grow through friendship and adventure. Cloud 9 camper Anne Gordon S. says that one of her favorite camp memories has been going on a white water kayaking trip to the Lower Green, something she was nervous for but ultimately excelled at!

As the girls were ecstatic to learn, tonight is Christmas Eve. As the night closes in, our campers are getting nestled in bed in order to hear the counselors caroling such Christmas hits as “Jingle Bells” and “Silent Night” throughout the cabins. This is always such a special moment for our girls, because it’s a chance for them to see how much the counselors love them, and it gets them filled with that special Christmas cheer!

The girls also had White Feather today, a special ceremony that celebrates and awards all kinds of campers, from our quiet leaders to our adventurous thrill seekers, and everyone in between. The awards given out tonight were as follows…

CAMPER COMMENDATIONS

TWEEDLE DEE

TAYLOR CARRICATO EVIE DUDA

TWEEDLE DOE

GIA BREDESON MARY MICHAEL McMATH

SUN SPOT

GEORGIA BERTOZZI

TWEEDLE DOT

LUCY LAWLER ALEXA SANCHEZ-CORTES

TWEEDLE DUM

GRAY ELLIOTT

LAVENDER’S BLUE

ANNE AVIS

JIGGITY JIG

BRYNLEY COLLINS MARY CATHERINE CONKWRIGHT

JIGGITY JOG

HARPER DREYFUS TINSLEY DREYFUS

HAPPY HOLLOW

LUCIA CALLA GINNY HOLEKAMP

CROSS PATCH

GABBY GARCIA CAMPBELL KISER

THE ROBIN

ANNA FRANCES CHEVES SHELBY HILL

UP YONDER

ANNA GUPTON ALINA JARKOWSKI

LITTLE DIPPER

OLIVIA AKERS

MILKY WAY 

ADDISON MILES MAEVE QUIGLEY

STARDUST

SOPHIE BIGGER PAYTON CHURCH

MADDIE DeLONG

BIG DIPPER

ELIANNA CUCE SOPHIA MALAVE

CLOUD NINE

BAILEY MELZER ANNE GORDON SMITH

COMET 

LAUREN BERRY LILLY LANZON

SUN DROP

ANNABELLE CRUM-GROSS ELIZA NORTON

BLUE HEAVEN

CARROLLINE SAYDLOWSKI EVA SWALES

MOONMIST

AVERY CLAY ZADIE HAWK

DREAMS BEGIN

JOLIE FULLER BETSY VAN CLEVE

RAINBOW

KATE DAY MARIN DEONANAN

DREAMS END

LOY HALE AVA WILSON

SUNNYSIDE

OLIVIA HUGHES SARAH FRANCE WALKER

WHITE FEATHER 3F

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COUNSELOR COMMENDATIONS

TWEEDLE DEE

CECE BASLOW ADDISON HOLLOWAY

TWEEDLE DOE

SAVANNAH BROWN KATE MARTIN

SUN SPOT

LILIANNE ROBERSON

TWEEDLE DOT MORGAN HILL ANNA RUMPF

TWEEDLE DUM

SCARLETT CHRISTENSON

LAVENDER’S BLUE

REAGAN GUINN

JIGGITY JIG

ANNA KATE BERTOZZI HADLEY RODWELL

JIGGITY JOG

EMILY MEADOWS ANNABELLE MULLEN

HAPPY HOLLOW

HELENA LOOPER BELEN PETTIGREW

CROSS PATCH

TATUM REYNOLDS GWYNETH WILLIS

THE ROBIN

NEVA BURGESS LOLA LAMBETH

UP YONDER

ELOISE HAMMETT SYLVIE LANIER

LITTLE DIPPER

MAXINE KOYMEN

MILKY WAY

ADDISON MILES GEORGIA NEWMAN

STARDUST

EVIE BASLOW MARGARET BRAY

ANN TOLLY TAYLOR

BIG DIPPER

ANNABELLE BRAUN MARY MAC NEWTON

CLOUD NINE

PEARSON LAMBETH REBECCA SETTLE

COMET

WHITNEY CUNNINGHAM ELLIE MITCHENER

SUN DROP

BERKELEY NEWSOM FLYNN TRENT

BLUE HEAVEN

BROOKE BRINER SARAH GRIFFITH

MOONMIST

DYLAN CROMBE MARY ENGLISH HAMMETT

DREAMS BEGIN

RUTHIE SHAW BETSY VAN CLEVE

RAINBOW

MACLAREN MEESTERS ELEANOR TURNER

DREAMS END

ADDI FURR ELIZABETH WATSON

SUNNYSIDE

ELIZABETH MEADOWS ISABELLA SCURRIA

WHITE FEATHER 3F

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ELECTIVES

BLUE HEAVEN

JULIA KOCH (1)

CLOUD NINE

LEAH COYLE (1)

COMET

EMILY BUTLER (1)

EMMA MACKIE (1)

DREAMS BEGIN

CAM PETTIGREW (1)

DREAMS END

MARYALICE ANZ (1)

CECILIA GARNER (2)

TWEEDLE DUM

EMMA COYLE (2)

WHITE FEATHER 3F

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BARS

ARCHERY

SILVER NORA FINCH BETSY VAN CLEVE

CANOEING

SILVER ELOISE DURHAM

CLIMBING

SILVER CAM PETTIGREW

DANCE

SILVER REBECCA SETTLE

DRAMA

SILVER ISABEL PETTIGREW

FENCING

SILVER CECILIA GARNER ANNABETH MEEKS

MARYALICE ANZ

GOLD EMMA COYLE

PICKLEBALL

SILVER SAHARA NORTH NORA FINCH

MARIN DEONANAN CAROLINE BLAND

SPENCER COBBS RUTHIE SHAW

GOLD MARYALICE ANZ

RIFLERY

SILVER ASHLEY SLOMIANYJ JOLIE FULLER

GOLD CECILIA GARNER ELIZABETH ABBOTT

STUDIO FITNESS

SILVER ISABEL PETTIGREW

TENNIS

SILVER CECILIA GARNER

VOLLEYBALL

SILVER CAM PETTIGREW JULIA KOCH

HARPER VAN GOOR ANNABELLE BRAUN

KATHERINE HUGHES EMORY BRASINGTON

KATE DAY HOLLY HUGHES

ADAIR SHANKS AVA REITER

GOLD CAM PETTIGREW ADAIR SHANKS

WHITE FEATHER 3F

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PROMOTIONS

TUMBLEWEED

PARKER ADAMS

LUCY ALFORD

ELEANOR AUSTIN 

ANNE TILLION AVIS

CECELIA BASLOW

GEORGIA BERTOZZI 

SAVANNAH BROWN

LILY CHAMPAGNE

CHARLOTTE DITCHARO

REESE DOUGLAS

EVELYN DUDA

VIVIAN GRINDER

REAGAN GUINN

MELADY HENSLEY

GRACE HOLDING

ANNIE JONES

VIRGINIA KNIGHT

LUCY LAWLER

KATE MARTIN

MARY MICHAEL MCMATH

CALLAN MATTHEWS

CASWELL MORRIS 

BLISS NEWSOM

CAMBELL OWEN

LUNA PACHECO

ALICE PALMER

CASSIDY POWERS

ELLIE READMAN

LILIANNE ROBERSON

EVELYN SCHUTT

ELISE STARMAN

JULIETTE STARMAN

ELSIE WARLICK

GROUNDHOG

GIOVANNA BREDESON 

GRAY ELLIOTT

MORGAN HILL

ALEXA SANCHEZ-CORTES

BADGER

TAYLOR CARRICATO 

SCARLETT CHRISTENSON

ANNA RUMPF

BEAR

EMMA COYLE

ARROW 

ANNA KATE BERTOZZI

SOPHIE BIGGER

MILLER BLEVINS

ANNABELLE BOHL

ANNA KATHERINE CHRISTENSON

MARIANNA DE NEUFVILLE

AMELIA DOWNEY

JESSIE GIESLER

SIENNA HENLEY

SUZY LEAGUE

HELENA LOOPER

ADDISON MILES

MEREDITH WHITTINGTON

GWYNETH WILLIS

CRAZY CREEK

MARGARET BRAY

PAYTON CHURCH

SYLVIE LANIER

BAILEY MCDONOUGH

BELEN PETTIGREW

HARPER VAN GOOR

LAUREL GREY YELVERTON

LONGBOW

GEORGIA GRACE NEWMAN

RUNNING DEER

ELIZABETH ABBOTT

ELIANNA CUCE

JOLIE FULLER

MARY ENGLISH HAMMET

AYAL HOLLAR

SOPHIA MALAVE

ELIZA NORTON 

CARROLLINE SAYDLOWSKI

ADAIR SHANKS

RED TAIL

ANNABELLE BRAUN

RUTHIE SHAW

DAVIES SUMMERLIN

BETSY VAN CELVE

JUNIOR FEATHER 

ANNABETH MEEKS

From this haven,

Nicole Catania

Stardust Counselor

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