Dear Friends and Followers of Asto Wamah,
No one would deny that the previous 3 months have been unprecedented and challenging. Between a statewide shut down, online learning, and social distancing, life feels very different and unsettling. Now we have to add the cancellation of our time at camp to the already long list of new realities.
ALL the camp staff wants you to know that we are just as upset and disappointed as you are. It is very hard to get our brains around all the ways the near future will look and be different.
So many of you have faithfully attended Asto Wamah since you were eight or nine. Camp is where Catherine and her team of instructors taught you to swim. Of course there are the skills of rowing, paddling, and maybe even sailing that you improved every summer. You may have been looking forward to Arts and Crafts with Deb or making baskets with Carol. After months of being at home you were likely ready to be on the A-field with Drew – free to run on the field, play Capture the Flag, explore the woods during Pirates, and participate on Ropes elements. Maybe you wanted to learn how to shoot a bow and arrow, play tennis, or play a song on the ukulele with your friends and prepare a Talent Night act. There is always so much to do and so much fun to have whether it is setting tables, cleaning your cabin, jumping off the tower, or fishing from Fisherman’s dock or Cook’s dock. Life at camp is unique and special. You are part of a community where being respectful is expected and everyone is included and valued.
As each week passes by this summer, we will be thinking of you and hoping that you are happy, healthy, and engaged with activities that you enjoy. We invite you all to communicate with us via Asto Wamah’s website: www.campastowamah.org/contact. We will write back. Ask us questions, give us advice, or let us know what you are doing. We hope to stay connected with you online. Check our postings and please jump in.
We are thinking of you and are looking forward to when we will SEE you again.
Always,
Nancy