Archive for August, 2010

Well, the end is here I’m afraid. We’ve had a truly wonderful summer at the Cloud this year, and I’m sorry to see it come to an end. Tomorrow is Fair day though, which is exciting for everyone involved! I hope you can come join us at the main campus anytime between noon and sunset for great food, lots of friends, dancing and a fire.

Earlier this week we had the final Naming Ceremony of 2010 and my final one as Flying Cloud director. Looking back, I think I’ve been to thirty-eight of them over the years! I was still deeply touched by the way the campers speak for one another and the way our community chooses to honor its members. After fifteen years that just goes to show how important this event can be. Please join me now in welcoming eight new members into our community:

Ursus Rides the Wind
Nebula Flare
Tinder Holds the Spark
Sparrow Scout
Watchfire
Sun Shower Hawk
Moss Arrow
and the counselor formerly known as Rafe,
Walking With

The last little jewel I want to share with you today is from our appreciation circle at the end of the day yesterday. One of our older campers, a Camper Leader, said

“I want to appreciate Flying Cloud for being the best place on earth and for providing an experience that no other camp could provide.”

I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Hello Friends and Family!

This week I am happy to bring some very exciting news. Last night we held our first Naming Ceremony of the Second Half (our third Naming Ceremony of the summer). The day of a Naming Ceremony is full of energy and up at Flying Cloud we call them “a Party Day!” We had a wonderful group of guests come to celebrate the young men receiving their Flying Cloud names. Indian Brook brought a couple dozen visitors and all of Saltash Mountain Camp made an appearance. The night was filled with great food, fun games, and crazy dancing. Most importantly though, nine people were given their Flying Cloud Names.

Please join me in welcoming all of our new Flying Cloud brothers:

Stone Meadow
Amber Heron
Mink Brother
Maple Holds the Spring
Ember Speaks
Wolf Echo
Solstice Raising
Catamount Carries South

I would also like to send out a welcome to an important F&W community member who was named at FC last night. Pieter Bohen, our Executive Director, was given an FC name in honor of the work that he does for us and all of F&W. We are excited to welcome Pieter to our community as…

Mountain Calls the Light

The Naming Ceremonies run late so we made sure to get some rest today. Things are speeding up fast though. Tomorrow we will be packing up all of our gear to head out on trips for four days. We have a great set of adventures lined up for the boys which we’ll be sure to share more about when they arrive home at the end of the week.

until our next update, be well!