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 Best Camp Ever!, Jul 10, 2012
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reviewer: Eherman
from MIami, FL
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My sister and I attended Camp Blue Ridge for MANY summers and loved every minute of it! We both made friends that we still have today (many, many years later).....camp friendships are a special bond that no one understands unless you have attended sleepaway camp. I cherish my memories from Camp Blue Ridge. The owners of the camp are amazing people and always made the campers feel like we were home....the counselors were amazing too. I highly recommend Camp Blue Ridge to anyone and everyone!!!
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Camp Blue Ridge is AMAZING!, Jul 09, 2012
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reviewer: Tennisdoc
from Miami, FL
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| AMAZING!!! Summer camp is most definitely a child's home
away from home and there's no better place to send your kids
then Blue Ridge. My child LOVES the camp and couldn't be
happier. At Blue Ridge, you get to choose your activities and
you stay in that rotation for only a few days. Then you once
again choose your activities (some kids choose new ones and
some stay with what they did previously) and camp NEVER gets
boring. You have the chance to do things you love and the
chance to try new things (by having that activity rotation for 3
days, you're not stuck doing something you find may not be
your favorite - but at least you tried something new!). New
experiences, great friends and a home away from home - CBR
is the best!!! We love Joey and Lori for all that they do! |
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Wouldn't send my kids anywhere else!, Jul 09, 2012
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reviewer: Momof2boyz
from Miami, FL
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| There is no other camp I’d ever send my kids to! In the 80’s I
was a camper for 8 amazing years & in the 90’s, I went back as a
counselor. Both of my boys went at age 6 and did NOT WANT TO
COME HOME! This is our 3rd year as a camper parents & every
summer I live vicariously through my kids sharing the same
stories & songs from 30 years ago! I’d do anything to go back and
re-live those days but I am overjoyed that my boys get to have
this incredible experience now. From the bunks to the activities,
CBR offers everything you’d want for your kid’s camp experience;
campfires, bunk sing, color war, friendships that last a lifetime &
much, much more… even great food! So many former campers
come back as counselors, helping the kids get the same amazing
experience they had. Did I mention that a HUGE majority of the
camp are kids of alumni? The Waldman’s are amazing people and
treat all of the kids as if they were their own. Call, text, or e-mail
them any time of the day and within minutes, they know where
& what my boys are doing... and that is not because I am an
alumni. That’s because of who they are & what they stand for;
happiness, safety, fun & family! Bravo to Coach, Morris & Shelia
for creating such an amazing camp. To Joey & Lori Waldman for
continuing the legacy that has defined so many, and now,
preparing their girls to one day insure that CBR is and will always
be… “your mountain of fun!” |
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Great place to send your kids., Feb 28, 2010
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reviewer: Bankiedrummer
from Scotland
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| As a returning counsellor, I laugh at two out of the three
reviews I've read.
If you are considering sending your child(ren) here then
don't pay much notice to the bad reviews of this camp. OK
there may be some down points to it (none that I can think
of) but they're nothing compared to what these people are
stating. Every summer camp has their strengths and
weaknesses.
For one, snakes are not disposed of by shotgun blasts. Not
in my experience anyway. Counsellors in my time being
there have been able to give the kids in to trouble for
something that they have done wrong and they especially
don't swear. At least not the younger ones.
The camp has very good facilities and although the
swimming pool may not be Olympic sized, many of the
campers opt to swim in the lake anyway.
Counsellors are not asked to instruct in activities that they
know nothing about. There are however times when a
counsellor who is not a professional in the field of the
activity is asked to help supervise the children.
I also had no problems with bugs in the cabins although in
saying this you should expect there to be bugs when you
stay in a forestry, mountainous area.
All in all Camp Blue Ridge is an extremely good camp with
friendly staff if you are looking to send your child(ren) to this
camp DO!!!!!!
Camp Blue Ridge Counsellor (2009, 2010)
Sorry for the lack of paragraphs but the system doesn't
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Camp Hoax, Nov 24, 2008
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reviewer: Sira
from Miami
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As a former counselor at this camp I would never send children of my own here. The owners put on a good face for all of the parents, and I will hand it to them they're good sales people but as soon as the parents are gone the attitude towards staff changes. No matter what, the camper is right and we are wrong. I had children swear at me and call me vulgar names and when we tried to punish them WE were reprimanded. Every staff member threatened to leave because of the obscene expectations that were set. Staff was often told to INSTRUCT in activities they no experience in, which is unsafe for the children. While the children always look forward to coming back, because the owners bend over backwards to make sure they get the parents money for the next summer, I can see why they have such a high counselor turnover rate. They also lecture during staff week about recognizing cliques and how to disband them, this is never done and we are actually reprimanded if we try. Blue Ridge was a hoax.
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The BEST place for your kids!!!, Jul 12, 2008
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reviewer: Debbismail
from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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| I could not have asked for a better camp to send my children!! These people are amazing, my son was a bit homesick in the beginning and they were so wonderful to him and me!! They kept in touch with me daily to let me know how he was and what I could do from home to help him! He was better by the end of the first week! My 11 year old daughter didn't want to come home!! It was the most wonderful experience for both of them. They came home ranting how "amazing" the food was and cannot wait to go back next year. The owners give you personal attention (the parents as well as the kids if need be, trust me, they know my voice on the phone now!) the counselors were wonderful with the kids. They lacked for nothing! They said the cabins were clean and unbelievably comfortable. The activities were the best and there were so many to choose from, they were never bored!! I cannot say enough good things about this camp. |
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