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Camp Photographer Fired for “Horrific” Picture of Child Not Smiling

Huron Lake, Pa (July 9, 2015) – It was a parent’s worst nightmare. It was an image that will never be erased from the memories of Stacey and Jon Hoffman of Short Hills, NJ. It was a picture of their daughter Cyndy playing the guitar without a smile on her face posted on the Camp Huron Lake website. For the suffering these parents have had to endure, British camp photographer, Nigel Rooney, 20, was fired and immediately driven to Scranton…


Camp Picture Signals: What Your Child is Really Saying to You

As thousands of pictures flood camp websites, many parents are struggling to figure out their child’s state of well-being.  A great majority of parents have set up a signal system with their kids to help communicate how they’re doing.  Below is a handy guide that may help you determine what each signal a camper is giving actually means.


Parents “Soooo Relieved” to See Child Surviving at Luxurious Sleepaway Camp

Pictures on Camp Website Show Child Swimming with Friends Syosset, NY (July 1, 2015) – This past Saturday, nervous helicopter parents, Shelia and Marty Goldblatt sent their daughter, Autymn, 10, to Camp Huron Lake, a plush Eden-like haven in the Poconos.  After dropping Autymn off at nearby Jericho Plaza to take the bus to camp, the parents spent the next few hours hysterical, wondering if they made the right decision to ship their daughter off for seven weeks to a…


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Mother Drives Directly From Bus Drop Off to Visiting Day Car Line

Debates Checking Mailbox First To See If Her Kids Wrote Yet Livingston, NJ (June 27, 2015) – After dropping off her son and daughter at the Livingston Mall for the bus ride to Camp Huron Lake, area mother, Shelly Shapiro, 44, drove straight to the camp entrance in anticipation of Visiting Day only four short weeks away.  Although it is rather common for parents to start lining up five to ten hours early for the one day each summer they…


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Overpacked Camp Bags Shipped, Kids Now Naked Until Camp Begins

Jericho, LI (June 23, 2015) – She admits she went “a bit overboard” and “maybe overpacked” her boys trunks, but local mother, Andrea Fishbein, 41, is making no apologies when it comes to making sure her  boys are prepared for the summer of 2015.   But due to her overzealous packing job, twins, Jake and Jack, 11, have absolutely no clothing to wear until the start of camp on Saturday with the exception of a shared single Nike Elite sock.  The…