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Wakefield Roads

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This blog post is a set of lyrics written by our one and only Treble and her unit from 2015. Sang to the tune of Country Roads by John Denver. It was written as a toast to Kalalla, which was presented at our Fancy Feast Thursday dinner.
                                

Bus rolls up to camp Kalalla

Smiling faces greet my eyes anew

Everyone’s singing, and I’m wondering

Why is that Grove popular,

and what’s a-rig-a-bamboo

Take me home

Wakefield roads

To the place

Where I belong

Camp Kalalla

Mountain momma

Take me home

Wakefield roads

Boundless memories start to form here

Lifelong friendships, splashing in the water

Eat with spatulas, do crafts in the lodge

And if it don’t turn out,

just Finish with hodge podge

Take me home

Wakefield roads

To the place

Where I belong

Camp Kalalla

Mountain momma

Take me home

Wakefield roads

Still hear the voice,

in the morning hour when she wakes me (waaaaaaaaaake up)

My wrist string reminds me of my home far away

And driving down dirt roads I get a feeling

that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Take me home

Wakefield roads

To the place

Where I belong

Camp Kalalla

Mountain momma

Take me home Wakefield roads

Camping at Kalalla

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I am a camper at Kalalla and I have been going there for 4 years. My favourite things about camp are crafts, DT (discovery time), swimming, and archery. I like crafts because you can make whatever you want or you can do the craft that is planned for the day. I like DT because you always do something new and sometimes you play strategy games, make crafts, or learn about Jesus, God and other spiritual beings. I love swimming because there are two rafts to jump off, you can play games in the water with your friends, and sometimes you even see loons or ducks. Also when you’re swimming cottagers sometimes go by and you catch their waves. Last but definitely not least, archery! I like archery because you don’t usually get to do archery at home so you can look forwards to doing it at camp.
    Also, there is HHH which stands for Happy Horizontal Hour. HHH is after our delicious lunch that I’ll tell you about after. HHH is a time to rest and have some ‘you’ time. During HHH some activities you can do are writing, reading, drawing, sleep, and you can make cards or pictures for your Secret Friend which I’ll also tell you about later.
   Now, I’m going to tell you about our delicious food made by our wonderful cook Lambchop and the other kitchen staff. Some of my favourite food to have in the dining hall are mini pizzas, hamburgers, oatcakes, date squares, spaghetti, and the salad bar. Also, you get to have special food on your overnights like hot dogs, grilled cheese, doughboys, smores, and cooked cinnamon apples.
   Next, I’m going to tell you about what a Secret Friend is. Each person draws a name out of a basket and that becomes their Secret Friend. You can draw pictures or write kind notes but you don’t tell anyone who you have.  Close to the end of camp, you meet everyone on the deck and you share who you have. You can make them surprises during crafts or at HHH.
  Overnights are also really awesome because you get to sleep somewhere else like marsh hut, in canoes, tent row, the dining hall, or on the deck. You also get to have a campfire and like I said before you get to have yummy treats. If you’re outside you get to look at the stars and it’s really pretty. And in the morning you also get to cook your breakfast over the fire. And don’t worry if you don’t know how to cook over a fire, your counsellor will show you how!
   Last but certainly not least, let me tell you about Poplar Grove. Poplar Grove is a big field that we play games in at different times during the week. It’s really fun and it’s not too far from the campsite. I especially like the game Smugglers and Spies.
The best thing of all is that you get to do everything with your friends! 
There’s much more fun to be had!
I really hope you can come! It’s really fun and awesome!
Kalalla camper,
Brooke❤😁

Camp Kalalla Work Party

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The Work Party has been postponed due to the flooding.

Date changed to June 10-11
new RSVP link: [No longer in use]

Save the date!  Kalalla is hosting it’s annual Open House and Work Party on May 27-28.  Bring yourself, your camper, your family, your friends, anyone!  All are welcome.  The more hands, the merrier!  Come up for a chance to win great Kalalla prizes!

Details:

When:  May 27-28, rain or shine!  (So dress accordingly)

Times:  9am-3:30pm – stay for half a day, stay for the whole day, come for one day or two!

Where:  CGIT Camp Kalalla (directions to follow upon registration)

Food:  Lunch is provided both days, but bring any snacks or drinks you may want for the morning or afternoon.

RSVP:  Please click here to RSVP so we make sure we have enough food!

 

Open House:

Tour the site, see where your camper eats, sleeps, and plays!  Meet some staff and talk to other campers.  This is a perfect opportunity to ask any questions you or your campers may have.  Tours available anytime during the weekend, so RSVP below and come on up!  And while you’re here, feel free to stay and help beautify the site as part of our Work Party.

 

Work Party:

CGIT Camp Kalalla is located in beautiful wilderness of the Gatineau Hills.  That means that after a long winter, there is some site clearing to do.  Turns out trees shed their leaves…  Come on up and help open Kalalla for the season with raking, trail clearing, and maintenance.  This can count as volunteer hours far high school students.

 

New this year: Power Tools!  There may be some big projects to work on, so you might have a chance to show off your expertise in construction or destruction!  Or just raking – that’s good too.  Make sure you sign the Thank You Poster!

 

I hope to see as many of you as possible!

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Kalalla Girls Don’t Hibernate

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So every year around this time, it starts to feel like winter has been going on forEVER! We all complain about the snow and cold, and wish for summer days when we can be out in nature again.

But Kalalla girls are tough. We don’t hibernate, even while we dream of hot days at summer camp. We head outside to play and have fun in the snow and on the ice. And what fun we have!

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Winterlude with a former Kalalla girl (and two future Kalalla girls!). The other day, I ran into another Kalalla girl snowshoeing in the woods. Another Kalalla girl helped make an ice rink in her backyard. And yet another former Kalalla girl did the Canada Ski Marathon. And the list goes on! Holy moly! Even in the winter, Kalalla girls are intrepid, refusing to let the winter get the best of them.

So what have you been doing this winter? How do you get your winter on?

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