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Thanks for the Summer, Friends

Thank you all for another great summer!  We appreciate the huge support we received from the Cairn families, campers, alumni and staff members.

We're all taking a well-earned rest after a long summer!  The Camp Office will be closed from Saturday August 30 - Sunday September 7.  All phone calls, faxes and e-mails will be returned starting Monday September 8th.

We wish everyone a safe end of summer, and good luck to those returning to school in the next week.

Notice to Camp families

Please note - all families will receive this letter by mail within the next 7-10 days.  Additionally, an e-mail copy has already been sent to the Cairn Newsletter List.

Dear Families,
As you are now well aware, there has been a very serious problem with recalled meat products from Maple Leaf Foods; these products may contain meat contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

On Wednesday, August 20th, we received a telephone call from GFS, our camp food supplier, to inform us that we had been sold products listed in this recall. We were told how to immediately dispose of the products.  After speaking directly with a Maple Leaf Products representative, we were informed that the products being recalled are dated from June 2nd to October 22nd.  Throughout the summer, we served Sure-Slice Black Forest Ham and Sure-Slice Salami.   We have also been in regular contact with the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 

We have been asked today by the CFIA to advise you that you or your child(ren) may have consumed the recalled products and should be seen by a physician.  This is especially true if the camper and/or staff member exhibits any of the following symptoms:  high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.

As the incubation period is three months, there remains a risk that some of our campers and staff may still fall ill.  For most of our camp population, this is unlikely as those most at risk are pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.

Please contact our camp office should you have any questions. 

Teen Week Camp-Wide Photo

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It's Teen Week!

We're celebrating the Olympics at Cairn this week!  The events today included gaga ball, slip n' slide, synchronized swimming, line dancing and an obstacle course.

Camp-Wide Photos

Our Music, Art & Dance and Intermediate Campers are here!  The MAD campers are working on a musical, and are involved in either Music or Art, as well as a minor.  The minors this summer are rhythm & guitar, dance, drama and fine art. 
This is also our last week of Intermediate Co-Ed, and they're ending the summer with a bang!

To print the MAD picture at home, you can download it here:

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To print the Intermediate Co-Ed picture at home, you can download it here:

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Family Camp - Blue Couch Photos

We had so much fun at family camp this past weekend!  The activities were great, the food was plentiful and the story of Olga and the Fabulous 5 (or is it the Stellar 6?) was amusing for everyone.

We were also fortunate to have Travis "Zoic" Allison return as a family camper.  He spent part of his weekend taking photos of each family - and each family received a gift of their photos from him on Monday morning.

Travis' Website is: www.subtlevoxphotography.com/blog

Here's the video Travis compiled of the Blue Couch Photos:

Blue Couch Portraits from Travis Jon Allison on Vimeo.

Specialty Camp is Going Strong!

Everyone is making great progress in their specialties.  Campers meet with their specialty groups every morning.  The climbing specialty is trying out climbing techniques, and the music & drama specialty is learning the guitar!

   

Pre-LITs

Our Pre-LITs have been busy so far this week!  They've done many initiative challenges and played improvisation games.  Yesterday morining, they even took on all the cleaning duties!

Camp-Wide Photos

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Specialty Camp & Pre-LIT

Our Specialty campers arrived yesterday, and have already started their specialties!  The choices this year are kayaking, shelter-building, swimming, music & drama and climbing.  This is the shelter-building specialty, who are staring work on their castle.
The Pre-LITs have also arrived!  These fine young people will be here for two weeks, and are preparing to be Leaders In Training next year.  More pictures to come!