Day-4 Polar Bears Spotted In McCall

                                                                                          I don't know if it has made the local news, but Polar Bears were spotted in McCall.  They're not the white furry kind you see on nature programs.  Polar Bear is the title we give any campers, counselors or staff members who has  dive into the ice cold water of the swimming area and swim back to the beach.  The title of penguin goes to those campers who wade into the cold water of the swimming area, up to their knees.  The whole event, known as the Polar Bear Swim takes place at 7:30 in the morning which adds even more difficulty to achieving  this feat.

An on-going activity that promotes serving others is know as Random Acts of Kindness.  These Acts of Kindness  are helpful things the campers do for each other, counselors or staff members.  Kid Royale (pictured in purple cape  & crown) and Sue (white shirt & black hat)  reward

these random acts with small  stuffed toys.  The campers are called to the front, and with the help of Sue,  are able to receive their prize in the color of their choosing.  When all is said and done, every camper will have been recognized for their kindness.  This year's prizes were stuff frogs.

This evening, campers participated in the RFKC triathlon.  The first event was the egg and spoon relay race. This event requires individual effort and has individual results.  Campers traveled from goal to goal while carrying an egg on a spoon.

 

The second event was the  three legged race. Campers, counselors and staff members formed teams of two and with dual effort gained results as a small team with the goal of crossing the finish line first.   

The third and final event was the balloon toss. The teams were made up of a team of boys with their  counselors and a team of girls with their counselors.  In this event, balloons are tossed from team member to team member emptying one bucket of water balloons up the line until they reach another bucket at the opposite end if the line. After this has been completed, the process is  reversed until the original bucket is filled again.    At the end of the triathlon, each camper receives a necklace with a trophy on it.

As well as being fun, the triathlon has an object lesson to be learn.

The point of this lesson is:

-Sometimes we walk alone

-Sometimes we walk together

-Sometimes we have a community

It is not important how well we run the race, but when we fall, we have  those around us who can pick us up.