You want to know the best place ever? Two words: Camp Merrywood! The reason why this is the greatest place ever is because it mixes fun, adventure and caring all in one small area.

To start off, the camp has so many places you can be for each of the amazing periods that if it was not for the dramatic presentations each morning at flag pole a camper could never decide. There are a total of four periods with lunch break in between. They include going kayaking, sailing, canoeing, art and crafts, drama and music, pottery and much more!

The periods also change activities daily. So one day you may be making stain glass art and the next wind chimes. There are also two main trips during the ten day session and if you are picked you get to go! These include white water rafting on the Ottawa River with OWL and a four-day campout on Crotch Lake with tents and all.

At the hottest part of the day, before and after lunch, you have ‘Friendship Time’ (before) and ‘Hang Time’ (after) - you get to relax with your fellow campers on the front or back deck and listen to music. This may sound boring but with such interesting and easy going counsellors, it is an exciting time.

After dinner you’d think it’s time to wind down but the counsellors organise a theme for each night which includes a mock-up of barn chores like milking the cow (squeezing a glove full of water). Some other themes include building a boat from junk and being a detective.

Once this is done there is campfire where we all sit around and sing silly camp songs. The counsellors get right into the act and dress up according to the campfire theme, usually linked to the after dinner events.

Then it is time for a snack and if you thought the adventure was finished you are wrong! It is ‘Camp Merrywood Time’ where we play games either in or outdoors depending on the plan.

On the last day of camp the staff of camp Merrywood put together a banquet with food and drinks and everybody gets dressed up and dances the night away. The dinner at the banquet is awesome and the dance is even more so. Also on one night we have a talent show where each cabin goes up and puts on an act where talented individuals shine.

So, I hope you have enjoyed learning about Camp Merrywood and how much fun it is. Merrywood is the place to be!

From Richard Sookraj (age 13).

RR 5, Perth ON K7H 3C7
Tel: 613 267 1244
www.easterseals.org/services/camp/

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