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Winter Reunion Planned November 2007

Dear Forest Lake Families:

Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 12th as the day of the Forest Lake Camp Winter Reunion.

The event will be held in White Plains, New York. All members of the extended FLC family are invited to attend- current and former campers, counselors and staff.

The reunion will begin at 1pm with a buffet lunch followed by a program of presentations and entertainment. There will be displays of recent camp pictures as well as archival pictures for the 'ol timers. The festivities will conclude around 3pm.

Parents are welcome to join in and we encourage you to bring along friends who would like to learn more about Forest Lake.

An invitation will be sent out in December to which you can RSVP for reservations.

Enrollment 2008

By now all 2007 camp families should have received an invitation letter for re-enrollment for 2008. As a reminder, the '08 enrollment application can be downloaded from the camp website at www.forestlakecamp.com

We know that John Young received it. John was the first veteran camper to be enrolled for next summer. John must be eager to resume his position as staff waiter par excellence.

The first new camper to sign on for 2008 is Paul Legrez whose father, Marc Legrez, was a counselor in the 1970's + 1980's. Paul's uncle, Didier Legrez, and his cousin, Mathieu Legrez are both FLC Alumni.

Be sure to reserve for the Great 08'.

Fall Projects

When our veteran campers and counselors return to Forest Lake in 2008, they will notice several attractive improvements around camp. Among these will be a major change at the amphitheatre. Excavation has been started to expand and refine the audience seating. The grassy, slippery slope has been terraced and will have attractive retaining walls to provide level, unobstructed seating. Don't worry- the camp does not plan to charge admission to our shows and concerts and the dress code remains "casual".

Another fall project has been the continued improvements of the camp's network of trails. Forest Lake hosted two high school cross country running meets and received great reviews for its course layout. If you plan to run for your school in the fall, Forest Lake can provide you with an outstanding training facility.

Camper Birthdays Ahead

December:

1st - Fabiola Balza
2nd- Morgan Hill
3rd- Alesia Salvatierra
8th- Carrie Mc Gowan, Sarah Mc Kenna and Claire Mc Kenna
10th- Gary Gerlach and Daniel Ricci
11th- Daniel Berg, Michele Ackerson, Nicole Ackerson and Maksim Horowitz
14th- Carmela Penfold
17th- Chris Verdi
19th- Liam Barr, Zach Silber, Divya Talwar and Maya Talwar
22nd- Kevin Duffy
23rd- Marc Grelsamer
24th- Marco Ricci
27th- Nick Vecchiarello
29th- Katie Gundlach
31st- Abbie West and Alix Diaconis

Did You Know That?

Harold Confer, the founder of Forest Lake Camp, was the captain of the Springfield College gymnastics team. "Coach" Confer could do a one arm chin-up- an amazing feat (not feet).

Batman- the ubiquitous FLC phantom- has been played by four former counselors: Alan Shaler, Don Craven, Danny Combs and Chuck Specter.

Three FLC connected actors have appeared on episodes of "Law and Order". David Jung, (a counselor), Emmy Rossum (a camper) and Ellen Foley (Tim and Henry Bernstein's mom).

Another distinguished group of Forest Lake connected recording artists have recent releases. Check them out:

Jeff Lorber- www.lorber.com/news.html
Emmy Rossum- www.emmyrossum.com
Ellen Foley- www.ellenfoley.com

Bill "The Deacon" McDonough was not a member of the clergy.

Alumni Captures

The following alumni have contacted Forest Lake and have provided their current information:

Bob Miceli- rjm624@gmail.com
Al Skolnick- alynn2@aol.com
Jose Azpurua- josemazpurua@mac.com
Ned Leroy- nedleroy@msn.com
Phil Auerbach- pauerbach@poolthing.com
Leo "Buzzy" Fishel- leo@fishel.org
Jason Auerbach- jason.auerbach@wellsfargo.com
Jeff Cobb- notes2jeff@yahoo.com
Justin Fishel- justin.fishel@gmail.com
Bob Gisler- rcgisler@aol.com
Tom Simonyi- mistermoyogi@yahoo.com
Kim Simon- kb_simon@hotmail.com
Megan McGary Rayl- ameres206@mail2world.com

Alumni Visits

In the late afternoon on a beautiful autumn day, a lone hiker appeared on the Forest Lake campus. It was Quinn Casal who made FLC one of his stops along the way of his month long trek through the Adirondacks. Quinn spent the night in cabin 13 and pushed off the next day. Apparently, Quinn has never heard "The Bones of Cabin 13".

On an equally beautful autumn day, two other alumni appeared on campus. Al Shaler and Warren "Leuty" Leuteritz visited Forest Lake for a walk down memory lane. Here at Forest Lake a walk down memory lane involves more up than down, but Al and Leuty cruised the hills and did not need the oxygen offered to them.

They both look terrific. Al is retired and spends half the year here in the Adirondacks (Kelm Lake) and half the year in Easthampton, MA. Leuty is also retired and resides in New Hampshire. Both guys have numerous grandchildren.

We hope you enjoy your holidays and keep us informed of any new information.

Sincerely,

Gary Confer

Forest Lake Camp