For the Kids (F.T.K.)

I have a bunch of calendars at home and school.  The calendars at home I may or may not remember to flip over at the appropriate time.  According to some calendars in my house, it’s still January.  Now school is a different story.  On the first day of each month, I ceremoniously change from one month to the next.  Why?  I suppose changing the calendar means there’s one less month to go before Doublecreek is here.  You notice I didn’t say “summer,” because in my universe, Doublecreek and summer are synonymous.

I’m looking over the school calendar for May.  It’s amazing how much is going on... I feel like kids, parents and teachers are pulled in many directions during this month.  On a side note, it is nice to have teacher appreciation during this month. 

Now, when the month is over, cue Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out for Summer!”  Tutorials are replaced with the laughter of campers, the loud singing camp songs and high fives from your favorite counselors.    May means summer is coming. 

For Camp Doublecreek, May means campers are coming. Doublecreek has morphed into hyper-drive to get ready for the summer.  During May, you’ll see cleaning, landscaping, building and planning (lots of planning) happening.  What’s behind all this activity?  F.T.K. is the motivation for all our improvements. To us, F.T.K. means “For the Kids.”

F.T.K. is the driving force behind what we do at Doublecreek: games played, procedures put in place, new activities adopted and improvements made.  The new staff we add to the Doublecreek Family because we see in their desire to give campers treasured and lasting memories.

Summer, the Doublecreek season, is right around the corner.  So get excited about the F.T.K. experiences for your camper because making terrific memories is what we do!

 Joe Ray