Author: don cohen
Date: 11-21-02 13:59
There's a great story about Bruce Aronson from pre-camp (counselor training for those of you who were never counselors). As I recall, John Pelto from Rice Lake was the counselor of a cabin. John wrote his first counselor letters his cabins' parents at the end of the first week, like he has to. He writes one set of parents something like this: "Dear Dr. and Mrs. XXXX: My name is Johns Pelto and I'm Jimmy's counselor this summer. I wanted you to know that Jimmy is doing really well even after only a week here. He caught a bass the other day and already has his yeoman in archery. Please feel free to write with any questions. Sincerely, John Pelto." The following week, John gets a letter like this from the parents: "Dear John: Thanks so much for your letter about how Jimmy's summer is going so far. It sounds like he's having a great time. We'd be even more interested in how our son, Bruce, is doing. Etc., ETc., Etc." It was, of course, put in the wrong envelope. Fortunately, Bruce's father, Don, was a former Horseshoe camper/counselor also. After that incident, the administration checked all letters/cards written by counselors to parents before they were sent.I think I have this all correct, but if not, I'm sure others will correct me. Don
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