Send in a photo of you with your favorite piece of Camp gear in the most unique place you can think of. All entries will appear in the Spring 2012 issue of the “Who’s Who in Orange and Blue” newsletter that will be published in April. The winner will be selected by a panel of non-celebrity judges and awarded the signed photo.

To enter your photo in the contest, please email it by March 1, 2012 to orangeandblue@susquehannock.com.

Also, don’t forget to tell us what you’ve been up to since Camp ended – you can fill out the online form HERE.

Campers, staff and family alike gathered on Sunday, January 9, 2012 to usher in the new year with our annual Winter Reunion. The day began with lunch at Minella’s Diner and then proceeded roughly 1.8 down Lancaster Avenue for an afternoon of bowling at Devon Lanes.

Refreshments at the bowling portion of the Reunion were generously donated by Ted Volikas, father of S4B camper Theo and owner of Pinocchio’s Pizzeria in nearby Media, PA.

It was a great afternoon of fun and a wonderful chance to catch up with many friends not seen since the summer. Everyone is already looking forward to the summer of 2012 at Camp Susquehannock!

Photos courtesy of Mary Powell

We are very happy to once again invite you and your child to our annual Winter Reunion on Sunday, January 8, 2012. The fun begins at 1:00 pm at Minella’s Diner (320 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087) where we will meet for lunch and then will continue on down the road to Devon Lanes (300 W. Lancaster Avenue, Devon, PA 19333 ) for bowling at 3:00 pm. We will be providing refreshments during the Bowling portion of the afternoon; lunch at Minella’s will be an out of pocket expense.

We need a RSVP numbers for both Minella’s and Devon Lanes, so please email josho@susquehannock if you’re interested in coming to either or both. Thanks!

Click HERE for more Reunion information on our Facebook event page and stay up to date with all other Camp events HERE.

Also, we are still looking for families to host Camp receptions this winter. These events are the most successful marketing tool we have in our arsenal, so if you are interested in hosting an event to educate prospective families about Susquehannock, please contact Josh. He will work with you to set up the event on a day convenient for your family. We have already had two receptions this off-season that have led to multiple enrollments for the summer of 2012.

Thank you very much for your continued support of Camp Susquehannock!

Homepage: provides access to Application, Medical Forms, slide shows from the summer and Staff profiles. New information and photos are added periodically during the off-season.

Tripp Lake Times: provides frequent posts featuring photos and video during the summer. Infrequently updated during the off-season

Susquehannock on Facebook: provides links to content online, event announcements and RSVP information, news updates

Susquehannock on Twitter: provides links to content online, event announcements, news udpdates

RSS Feeds: This is our newest feature and it allows you to receive e-mail updates when certain information is posted. Right now our Tripp Lake Times page and our Photo Gallery are the two areas that have RSS feeds. In order to receive these updates you have to subscribe to the RSS Feed. To do that, follow these instructions:

Mac Users using Mail
Photo Gallery:
1. Go to http://susquehannock.com/gallery.php
2. Click on “Subscribe to Updates” in upper right corner of black area
3. Copy the URL
4. Go to Mail
5. Click on File, then click on “Add RSS Feeds”
6. Follow directions

Tripp Lake Times:
1. Go to http://tripplaketimes.com
2. Scroll down right column to RSS Feeds (underneath the Twitter box), click on the orange icon
3. A new page pops up, go to the right side where is says Actions and click on Subscribe in Mail

Using other RSS Readers (ie. Google Reader)
Photo Gallery:
1. Go to http://susquehannock.com/gallery.php
2. Click on “Subscribe to Updates” in upper right corner of black area
3. Copy the URL
4. Go to RSS Reader
5. Click on “Add a subscription” then paste the URL

Tripp Lake Times:
1. Go to http://tripplaketimes.com
2. Scroll down right column to RSS Feeds (underneath the Twitter box), click on the orange icon
3. Copy the URL
4. Go to RSS Reader
5. Click on “Add a subscription” then paste the URL

Also, please be aware that our Early Bird PLUS Discount deadline (10% off full tuition with a $1,000 deposit) is October 31, 2011.

For those of you in the Philadelphia area, we hope to see you at the Autumn Reunion at the Kent’s in Ardmore on October 23rd!

And, as always, we are looking for volunteers to host Camp receptions this off-season – please contact us if you are interested.

Thank you very much for your continued support of Susquehannock, we cannot wait to see you and your child again at Tripp Lake!

We have lots of great news to report this year. In June, the first-ever gene therapy clinical trial for Stargardt disease began at Oregon Health & Science University’s Casey Eye Institute in Portland. StarGenTM is a treatment that is being developed by Oxford BioMedica, a biopharmaceutical company in the United Kingdom. The Foundation Fighting Blindness (and your donations!) funded many of the pivotal lab studies that are making Oxford’s gene therapy trials possible. With continued funding, we are optimistic there will be a cure for Gavin in the near future. Check out FFB’s web site at www.blindness.org if you want to read more.

We are incredibly grateful and humbled by our friends and family who over the course of five years have helped us raise more than $30,000 to support the fight against retinal degenerative diseases.

Click this link to visit the official VISIONWALK website which will give you a lot more information and pictures of last year’s walk. Just click on this site and tap onto Gavin’s Gang and there you are!

If you have any questions please call (215-849-4337) or email gavinsgang@disantodesign.com but most of all we hope to see you in October!

Many many thank yous!!
Rose DiSanto, on behalf of the Hatfield family

Note:  In order to coordinate Susquehannock involvement in the VisionWalk, we have created a Facebook Event.  Please RSVP on the Event page or by emailing josho@susquehannock.com.

Date/Time: Sunday, October 23rd at 3:00 pm
Location:  The Kent’s home:  216 St. Georges Road, Ardmore, PA
The Details: An fall tradition like football, pumpkin spice and hooded sweatshirts.  Come on out to see your friends the summer at the Kent’s.  All guests are kindly asked to bring a dessert or snacks.   Feel free to bring any families interested in sending their children to Camp next summer.

Please contact Josh Oryhon (josho@susquehannock.com or (518) 424-5701) with questions and to RSVP.

Hope to see you there!

Though Camp escaped damage, many of our neighbors, friends and family in northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York state have sustained significant damage from recent flooding.

Please take a moment and make a donation to the American Red Cross.  Your contribution is greatly needed and appreciated!

h/t to Paul Travis for the photos