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"I was born on the Keystone stage," says ten year old Andrew M., one of six finalists in this week's Keystone Idol contest. His performances have earned him the first ever "Camper Spotlight" recognition on the Keystone blog, and I was lucky enough to have a few minutes with this shining star.

The spirit of Friday's Penny Carnival was captured perfectly by eight year old Erin S., winner of $107 in the 50/50 drawing, when she donated ALL of her winnings to Camp Harmony. "I already get to go to a great camp. Can I give this all to the kids who need help?" We couldn't be more proud of Erin, she truly understands the meaning of helping others.

Camp Keystone is filled with creative, intelligent, resourceful, and kind campers, which is why we developed the "Camp Council" to help make camp even more exciting! Ten campers were appointed to the council yesterday, and an election was held to choose the President of Camp Keystone.

As campers and counselors are getting ready with their game booths, our kitchen staff is getting ready with the snacks! On Friday, Camp Keystone kids, families, and friends will be able to feast on mouth watering popcorn, sweet and sticky cotton candy, and refreshing ice cream sandwiches and 50/50 bars throughout the carnival. And what's even more exciting, the cost is only 75 cents an item, with all proceeds benefiting Camp Harmony. With only two days to go, there's a lot to get done!

That's right, just three days to go until the Penny Carnival at Camp Keystonel! Campers, are you getting your booths ready?? Remember, all of the games cost only a penny the day of the carnival, so be sure to start collecting that change! Some of my favorite booths we'll be seeing are the Mad Hatter, Makeover Booth, Jadeite Jail, and Fruit Bowling, just to name a few. Bring all of your friends and family to join us from 1:00 to 3:30 this Friday for the Penny Carnival! See you there!

It is important that as we lead our busy lives, we often stop to look at how very fortunate we really are. It's easy to take our everyday freedoms, opportunities, family, and friends for granted in today's fast moving world. Did you know that in the United States alone there is an estimated one million homeless children? Los Angeles is said to have the largest population of homeless kids in the country, with over one hundred thousand kids living on the streets. It makes me shudder to think about all those kids struggling for simple daily needs. 

 "How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."   -Anne Frank

That is just what we plan on doing this week at Camp Keystone, and we hope you'll support us. 

Yesterday was another great day at Camp Keystone because our Camp Keystone family celebrated Nar Nar's birthday. From Nar's grand entrance on a Harley motorcycle to the afternoon celebration with the Keystone Rock Band playing "So It's Your Birthday", it was one of those very special days at Camp Keystone.

The 2008 Camp Keystone Color Wars winners are...THE RED BULLS! Congratulations to Generals Jojo, Mother Goose, and Sunshine on a well fought battle to the very end, with the point spread being less than 200 points!

All of us had a great week here at Keystone, no matter what team we were on. We'll never forget the Field Day games, fashion show, slam dunk contest, Water Balloon Extravaganza, Crazy Hair contests, lots and lots of cheers, and fantastic sportsmanship from all our campers and counselors. It makes me proud to know all of our campers had such incredible character throughout all of the fun!