Happy Fall from
Camp Kesem UW-Madison Mark Your Calendars! What: Fall Reunion When: October 26th at 2 p.m. We will meet at Union South for pizza before going to the UW vs Nebraska volleyball game! Make sure you RSVP’d so we have enough tickets! What: “A Night Under the Stars” When: December 7th 5:30 - 10 p.m. Join Alpha Phi Omega for their fundraising gala. Proceeds will benefit Camp Kesem! For more information or to RSVP, email Julia Mosconi at mosconi@wisc.edu.
Meet the 2014-2015 CKUW Executive Board Co-Directors: Ali Witte (Peaches) and Britny Smuk (Lily) Operations Coordinators: Meghan Janssen
(Smalls), Shelby Kass (Roo), Kaitlin Rypel (Squirt) and Sam Welk (Swizz) CIT/Operations Coordinator: Alec Baskfield (Philly) Outreach Coordinators: Joey Seliski (Jojo) and Amy Krebs (Sprinkles) Volunteer Coordinators: Grant Fitzgerald (Kirby), and Cassidy Schorr (Tweety) Development Coordinators: Riley Wierman (Coolio), Connor Martz (Moose) and Nicole Jurkash (Jerky) Make the Magic Coordinators: Emily Fischer (Rosie) and Stacey Duncan (Duncs) Campus Awareness Coordinators: McKenzie Hensen (Noodles) and Amanda Timmerman (Piper) Marketing/PR Coordinators: Jenna Palmer (Baby Bird) and Megan Hakes (Nemo)
Camper Spotlight: Sir Dogington IV Q: How long have you been coming to Camp Kesem?
A: Two years
Q: What are you most looking forward to about camp?
A: I’m looking forward to the talent show because the counselors always have funny skits. Q: What are you most looking forward to about the fall reunion?
A: Seeing all of the campers and the counselors again and getting to know even more people. Q:If you could do any activity at camp what would it be?
A:Wibit - it was so fun to have the activities in the water and we could only do it once. The challenge of making it through all the obstacles was very exciting. Q: How has Camp Kesem impacted you?
A: It helps me in getting through tough times in my life and it helped me with talking about it. I did not like the empowerment ceremony at first. However, overcoming the fear of talking about cancer and hearing from others about their challenges with cancer in their lives showed me that I am not alone with it.
WOULD YOU RATHER? Q: Would you rather get lost in a corn maze or have to go through a haunted house alone? Corn maze all the way! I have a good sense of direction, so getting out might actually be possible. Haunted houses, on the other hand, not a big fan. -Roo
Q: Would you rather camp in a tent or in a camper? I would rather camp in a tent because then you get the true camping experience! -Duncs Q: Would you rather be able to fly or turn invisible? I’m a huge fan of roller coasters and was born with a need for speed so I would have to chose the ability to fly. Not only would it be exhilarating to fly but you could go anywhere you want and get to see some awesome views. -Moose
Q: Would you rather win a contest for having the best Halloween costume or for making the best jack-o-lantern? I would rather win a contest for the best Halloween costume, because I like getting dressed up and getting dressed up means I can be anybody I want to be! -Sprinkles
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