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December 21st, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
This holiday season, the TLC Family of Camps have come together to help out families in need with the Boys and Girls Club of Glen Cove by collecting toys and other small gifts for their Club Bucks program.
 During the holiday season, the Club Bucks program is offered to the club’s children as an incentive program. Here, they earn “Club Bucks” for completing various tasks and doing good deeds, such as helping a staff person, getting an A on a test, doing all their homework, helping another friend, participate in an educational activity, etc. At the end of the program, each child has the opportunity to “shop” in the Holiday Store to purchase gifts and toys for their siblings or other family members. Some of the items collected were: stuffed animals, bracelets, gloves, socks, t-shirts and various children’s toys. The goal of the program is to convey the importance of “giving” during this holiday season – giving of their time, effort and service – and giving of gifts to loved ones.
 Our day school, North Shore Day School, also led a food drive to help support LI Cares, a hunger action organization which distributed the canned goods we collected to local shelters and families in need.
North Shore Day Camp is proud to support the Boys and Girls Club & LI Cares during this season of giving and everyone here at camp wishes you a wonderful holiday and a very happy New Year!
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December 14th, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
 The TLC Family of Camps have been proud participants of the Mentoring Partnership of Long Island for the past 5 years. Dedicated to our camp organization’s mission of building self-esteem and self-confidence, more than 15 members of our full-time team travel to the Gribben Elementary School in Glen Cove twice a month to run programs for “at-risk” children.
 This past week, students got to make a holiday garland of wishes, where they got to write their wishes for the New Year on snowflakes, candy canes and gingerbread men. Whether it’s teaching a cooking class, running team-building games, or just spending quality one-on-one time with the ‘mentees’, every mentoring program is intentionally designed to inject some “camp” energy into our local elementary school.
  
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December 7th, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
Hi I’m Indio. I am 6 years old and live in Port Washington, NY with my mom. We live in an old house across from the water where we can see the Empire State building from our porch. I started playing baseball this fall and I am hoping to get a bull dog for my birthday in the Spring (and I’m doing a lot of begging to my mom for it too!) I just had a small part in an independent movie which was a lot of fun to do. I also march with my Uncle Bob’s band in parades all over Long Island for local fire departments. So I get to see a lot of places here on Long Island.
1) What is the number #1 thing you love most about camp?
The #1 thing I love most about camp is the arcade. I got to play Pac-Man, baseball and ping pong with my friends.
2) What was the funniest thing that happened to you at camp?
The funniest thing that happened to me last summer was when I on the climbing wall and ended up in a goofy position. I looked like a pretzel and I had no idea which hand or leg to move next! Thank goodness for the outdoor adventure counselors! I didn’t know if I was going up or down the wall in the position I was in!
3) What is your favorite memory from last summer?
My favorite memory from last summer was the Carnival. I had Cotton Candy for the first time and even though I ended up all sticky it was great! I could get get sticky like that anytime! I also liked dunking the lifeguard in the water!
4) Describe camp using only 3 words:
Heaven on Earth.
5) What are you most looking forward to doing this summer?
Seeing all my old friends and making new ones. I can’t wait to play golf and kick ball again!
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November 29th, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
Hi – My name is Liz. I’m 41 years old and I live in Sea Cliff, Long Island. How I found myself at NSDC is rather interesting: I chose NSDC for my daughter Ryan to go to as a camper. After touring this magnificent place, it was clear to me that this camp was the most loving, nurturing and wonderful environment out there. Ryan attended NSDC for 2 summers, and I ultimately knew inside my heart that this is a place where I had to go to also!
At NSDC, I am one of the group leaders for the Stepping Stones campers. During the regular school year, I am a special education teacher. I work with children mainly from ages 2-5. I am also the PTA President for Ryan’s elementary school. So basically, I am working with children year-round, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! Some of my favorite interests are skiing and gardening. Next to working with children, those are two of my passions!
What I find particularly amazing is being able to watch my campers grow and become these great, outgoing little people. It’s thrilling and life-changing all at the same time because I get to see the effects of all the positive impacts that camp and making new friendships have on children.
As a parent of a camper too, I was incredibly impressed with how the camp is run. Particularly with the STARFISH philosophy. What also stands out is not only the exemplarily food that is served to the children daily, but the cleanliness of the camp grounds, and the maintenance of the facility in it’s entirety. As a group leader staff member, I can honestly say that I was even more impressed because I got to see how things were run from the inside. When my friends would ask how my summer was going, my response was simple: “I’d like to work at North Shore Day Camp FOREVER!”
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November 23rd, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
With Turkey Day arriving tomorrow, we are so very thankful that you and your family are a part of our NSDC Family. If you think about it, family reunions at Thanksgiving are very similar to our own camp reunions! It’s a way to come together and reconnect – to keep in touch and maintain that bond that we have with each other. We get to see old friends and meet new ones while spending quality time over food and fun activities, catching up on the latest news since we last saw each other!
While you prep and enjoy this long weekend, don’t forget to keep an eye out sometime in the Spring for our next reunion & Open House here at camp. We can’t wait to see you on that special “holiday”!
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in Events & Reunions
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November 4th, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
Hi, my name is Ryan. I’m a camper at North Shore Day Camp and I love it there!
1) What is the number #1 thing you love most about camp?
The number one thing about camp that I love is that there are so many different things to do throughout the day and they’re all really a lot fun and everybody loves doing all the activities. Getting to pick my activities based on my interests, plus doing it with people who are all extremely nice, caring and loving just makes it all that much better!
2) What was the funniest thing that happened to you at camp?
Every single time when Stu (The head honcho at the pools) calls “buddy check!”, one of the lifeguards makes us scream our number and does super funny things to get us to say it loud. They make our time at the pool so much fun!!!
3) What is your favorite memory from last summer?
My favorite thing was the overnight at camp (It’s a sleep over where we all spend the night at camp). Jill, our Division Leader, and all of the other counselors were having races. It was the best night of my life!!!
4) Describe camp using only 3 words:
Awesome! Unforgettable! Memorable!
5) What are you most looking forward to doing this summer?
Going to North Shore Day Camp’s sister camp – Timber Lake West. I get the best of both worlds: Going to sleep away camp for 4 weeks and then going to North Shore Day camp for 4 weeks. It’s all I ever wanted!
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October 27th, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
What are you dressing up as for Halloween this weekend? If you’re not sure, don’t fret – if you pull out some of your camp gear, and add a bit of personality, we’ve got some great camp themed costumes for you!
Lifeguard - Grab your swim trunks, a camp T-shirt, a whistle and sandals & you’re ready to head to the waterfront! Add in some floaties and you’re all set!
Athletics Specialist - Put on your sneakers, choose a sport and use your imagination! Make sure you do it with all your favorite camp gear!
Outdoor Adventure - Khaki shorts, camp shirt, some rope & a helmet and you’re ready to tackle the climbing wall!
Referee - Black shorts or pants with a black & white striped shirt and a whistle! Add a soccer ball, basketball or football.
Counselor - Camp shirt with regular sports shorts, sunglasses and sneakers. Have a notebook handy so you can take notes on all your campers!
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We’d love to see all our campers in their costumes – email us your Halloween pictures to submissions@camptlc.com and don’t forget to save your costumes and bring them to camp next summer!
Posted in Just for Fun!
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October 26th, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
Beautiful weather, smiling faces, and pumpkins abound! This past weekend we held our annual Fall Festival Reunion & Open House along with our friends from North Shore Day School. Campers & students arrived (some in costumes!) and were treated to a ton of fun activities including painting pumpkins, rides on horse-drawn carriages, and taking turns bouncing on and sliding through the multiple inflatables and train rides! With exceptional October weather, it was a spectacular day!
For our current North Shore families, this was an opportunity to return to their summer home & visit with old friends before the winter months, while it also provided prospective North Shore Families with an opportunity to tour our facilities and meet some of our wonderful staff. Check out some of the pictures we took below!
        
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September 21st, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
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August 12th, 2011. Posted by NSDC Insider.
Broadway came to North Shore Day Camp with our Show Club’s production of Annie! A musical about a young orphan girl’s adventures and journey in finding a family that will adopt her.
Our campers and staff worked so hard for six weeks to bring everyone’s all-time favorite musical to North Shore Day Camp’s drama stage. It was an amazing show with our talented campers singing their hearts out! Parents, campers and staff all enjoyed this fabulous production! Congratulations to NSDC’s 2011 Show Club on a job well done! 
  
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During the holiday season, the Club Bucks program is offered to the club’s children as an incentive program. Here, they earn “Club Bucks” for completing various tasks and doing good deeds, such as helping a staff person, getting an A on a test, doing all their homework, helping another friend, participate in an educational activity, etc. At the end of the program, each child has the opportunity to “shop” in the Holiday Store to purchase gifts and toys for their siblings or other family members. Some of the items collected were: stuffed animals, bracelets, gloves, socks, t-shirts and various children’s toys. The goal of the program is to convey the importance of “giving” during this holiday season – giving of their time, effort and service – and giving of gifts to loved ones.
Our day school, North Shore Day School, also led a food drive to help support LI Cares, a hunger action organization which distributed the canned goods we collected to local shelters and families in need.
