IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!
Re mailing that is coming your way!

Bartlett Open House Dates - NOTE Correction
Sun June 6th or Sun June 13
The BBQs at camp for first time campers are held on the Sunday mornings.
You may either stay at Bartlett (as per the enclosure in your mailing that will be coming this week to your mail boxes) or you may meet at the landing on the Sunday morning at 10am.
All participants must call to rsvp this event even if you are not staying at the Lodge.
Our apolgies for the error in printing.

Hi Campers!

WOW - we are excited now! Just 6 weeks until the Luncheon and then not long after that we move north for the season! The Staff is complete and the camp is filled in all sessions but one! We have waiting lists except for July 1 1/2 where there are only a couple of spots left. We LOVE you for all the help with spreading the word for Tanamakoon! YOU are the best advertisement we have because YOU know best what makes Tan the best girls camp! Who wouldn't want to have the adventure of a lifetime in Algonquin Park?!!!

Your latest mailing is probably arriving any day now!

The envelope contains:
Luncheon Tickets - you MUST return the ticket with payment before Friday April 2nd ! Your cancelled cheque is your ticket. We do NOT send out confirmation tickets. Please do this as soon as you receive the envelope and then out the reminder card on your fridge. Tickets are non refundable. See below regarding "what happens at the Luncheon". The Luncheon is for EVERYONE!

LUNCHEON GUESTS - You are more than welcome to bring siblings to the Luncheon! You are also welcome and encouraged to bring prospective campers to the Luncheon as well!

Uniform Order Forms - you may order your uniforms for pick up at the Luncheon (see the date on the form) or your package may be mailed to you. The order outlines your options and sizing charts are included.

There is a lot to read ahead so be sure to take note of the important announcements! We will look forward to seeing you very soon!

Special hugs to you all!

xoxooxoxox

ALICE

Alice went to Dog Heaven on Sunday, January 24, 2010. Alice was 15 years old and in dog years that was 105 years! Alice spent 15 summers at Tanamakoon. She loved all campers and counselors equally. We remember her barking as she chased Casson, howling on the porch of Wabanoose, sitting quietly while being patted by campers-especially those who missed their own dogs at home. She would walk quietly under small pine trees to scratch her back she loved coming to Assembly with Casson and perhaps most of all-she loved cleaning up the Buffet Lawn and gravel pit right after lunch. Casson, Marilyn, Laura, Jerrod and Kim will all miss her terribly. Alice was in short the best Camp dog we could ever have had. We know she is in a happy place with a Buffet Lawn to clean up forever.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE LUNCHEON?

All campers, kindercampers, CITs and staff are invited to attend! When you arrive look for your name-tag on the tables. If you are a returning camper you are welcome to go in and find a seat. There will be tables marked July or August. Chat with friends and be sure to go and take a look at the uniforms on display. New Campers should pick up their name-tag and then a staff member will show you to the NEW CAMPER booth. Members of the Alumni and current staff will be on hand to chat with you and answer your questions. Kindercampers should pick up their tags and then a staff member will take you to a Kindercamp area where staff can show you pictures and talk about all the fun you are going to have with us! There will also be a crafts area for you to visit during the lunch period (after you eat). During lunch staff will be around to meet you at your tables. They will bring you your Bulletin (if you live in Ontario). After lunch there will be some short announcements and then we'll see a slide show. We ask that you stay seated until the slide show is over (approx 25 minutes). It is disruptive to have kids walking out part way through so find a comfy seat! Following lunch-you can pick up any uniforms that were ordered before the due date!
The Luncheon will be over at 2:30

NEW Tanamakoon WEBSITE!!
We hope that you will take some time to wander through the new Tanamakoon website! The photo galleries now exist in each section of the camp program rather than all at the start. We hope that you will find the site easy to navigate and fun to browse! Be sure to watch the Daisy for news and updates!

WE THANK YOU!

Thank you to those of you that continue to refer new campers to Tan! We all know that Tanamakoon is the best summer camp for girls but some people may not know that! YOU are definitely the best ambassadors since you know first hand how much fun a summer in Algonquin Park can be! Please feel free to pass the news on! If you bring a new friend to Tan and if they put your name first on the back of their application where it says: "how did you hear about camp" then we will be sending you soon the "I Love TAN " charm for your Italian Charm bracelet! This charm cannot be purchased and is not retroactive.

CAMPER APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED

2010 Applications can be downloaded from this site and sent in with a deposit. You are also welcome to fill the application out on line! Just print your confirmation and send it with your deposit cheque. Your application will be confirmed when we receive your deposit in the mail. Web applications must be confirmed within 14 days of filling out the form on line. Remember - applications must be accompanied by a deposit in order to secure a spot for next year!

GIFT IDEAS!

There are a number of items that are available for Tan families to purchase! Call us at the office and we can give you more details and pricing on the items listed!

• Ken Danby print "Tanamakoon"
• Tanamakoon Maple Syrup-offered in a variety of sizes. All proceeds go towards the Tanamakoon Charitable Foundation that supports Childrens and Womens Health initiatives and programs.
• Tanamakoon Italian Charms: Green Canoe, Tanamakoon Deer, gold TC
• The book "TANAMAKOON"- see the button on the front page of the website
• Tanamakoon winter touques-a great way to wear Tan all winter long :)
• Various items of clothing including uniform items & hats!

You are always welcome to come by and visit us at the Oakville office. We have a limited supply of uniform items for sale in addition to our gift items.

Please be sure to call us first!! 905-338-9464

KINDERCAMP

We had very successful June and August Kindercamps! Be sure to pass on this great kinder starter program for all girls ages 4-6years (or until the END of grade 1-so infact they could be seven!)

WE GET QUESTIONS!

2010 Visitors Days are Sat July 24th and Sat Aug 21st

Please note that these are the only days for parents to visit camp and that Visitors Day is for first time campers ONLY!

If you wish to see camp before you come, please give us a call and we'll let you know about the Bartlett family weekends in June! We also welcome tours for new and interested families anytime between May 1st and the end of October!

2010 SPRING LUNCHEON!

The annual Spring Luncheon date has been set for Sunday, April 11th at SPIRALE's in Toronto! You and your families and all new campers are welcome to attend! You will get a chance to see a slide show of 2009 set to music, meet the new campers and staff and most importantly ... get psyched for the summer ahead! Mark your calendars now and watch your mail in January for further information on tickets!

CABIN REQUESTS FOR 2010!

Forms for cabin requests will be sent to you in the spring mailing. At that time you can let us know who you would like to live with this summer. We ask that you limit your requests because camp is all about meeting new people and making new friends.

Keep checking back to see what's coming up at Tanamakoon! Some things to look for will be:

NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON!
Spring Luncheon Details - Sunday April 11th - 12 Noon Sprirale's
Bartlett Weekend-June Dates - June 6th and June 13th
Clothing orders for 2010 - next mailing with
Luncheon Tickets
New programs for 2010
Two week and One-month canoe trip details

AND LOTS LOTS more!

You will have noticed an icon our homepage that refers to Tanamakoon being Bullfrogpowered! Read on and find out why Tanamakoon is helping to lead the way environmentally in today's world! You'll be hearing and seeing lots more this summer about our newest environmental actions and programs! Stay tuned for more updates!

"We believe in fostering a sense of responsibility for our natural heritage among our campers, and that means we need to model that in our own day-to-day activities. Our decision to support clean, renewable power by becoming a bullfrogpowered organization aligns with our overall commitment to operating in an environmentally responsible manner." (Kim Smith)

Now entering its 82nd season of operation, Camp Tanamakoon is a renowned summer camp for girls. Located on its own lake in Algonquin Park and accessible only by water, the camp has welcomed four generations of girls from all over the world to share adventures and build lifelong memories. In addition to its popular summer program, Camp Tanamakoon also operates an Outdoor Ed Program in the spring and fall for grade seven and eight students, as well as a seniors program, a Kindercamp for four to six year olds, and an in-depth art instruction program. Over the course of the summer, more than 900 school children, 600 summer campers, 50 Seniors, 80 kindercampers and 12 artists visit the camp.

Camp Tanamakoon demonstrates a strong commitment to the environment and to educating campers on protecting and promoting environmental stewardship. The camp has implemented state-of-the art environmental practices including installing waterless, pollution-free composting toilets and an on-site sewage treatment system, constructing a solar-powered building, and using solar thermal systems to preheat the water at the camp shower house and its new commercial kitchen.

Thank you campers for your participation in Earthhour

Make every hour Earth Hour

Don't stop at Earth Hour - live The Good Life! The Good Life is WWF-Canada's new campaign that helps Canadians track the actions they are taking for the planet so you can actually see how your actions add up to help fight climate change. http://thegoodlife.wwf.ca/Home.cfm

Sarah Vingoe Reflects on the Benefit of All-Girl Summer Camps

Thank you Camp Tanamakoon!

At the young age of 6 my mother and father sent me to camp for 2 weeks. They packed me up and shipped me off. It was scary and exhilarating all at the same time. In the end, Camp Tanamakoon was one of the very best gifts they ever gave me.

I was a very clingy kid. I would not leave my mothers side. I would hang off of her like an ornament. I could only imagine the annoyance and grief this caused my poor fun mom. She tried everything to curt tail the cling that was little ole moi. She would accompany me to play dates and then try to tip toe off once she knew I was knee deep in funÉshe would slowly and slyly try and sneak her way out the door but I was too smart and coy for that. I always caught her and would run to her side and ask "mommy, where are you going?" She would smile and simply say "Dolly you are having such fun, I thought I would leave you to it... "Before the words could even escape her mouth I would announce, "I am coming with you". This little game went on for quite sometime or at least until I attended camp.

I remember my very first camp departure day like it was yesterday. I wore a cute and well-pressed camp uniform. (Camp Tanamakoon is a traditional all girls camp where both campers and counselors wear uniforms daily) I was decked out in a beige polo shirt with hunter green sweat pants and sweatshirt. I was a ball full of nerves but stood bravely in the Yorkdale Parking lot with my Dad, waiting for the bus to arrive to take me far far away to the unknown. My mom could not come for obvious reasons to me now but not at the time. If she had come I never would have ever gotten on that bus. The excuse that day was she had to tend to my little brother.

When the bus arrived I gave my Daddyo a big hug and hopped on. I remember looking out the window watching my Dad wave at me feverishly and crying my little green eyes out. Camp. I did not want to go to camp. My little brain was spinning in circles in my head. "WAIT!" I yelled, the counselor upfront looked at me and said "what is it?" "I forgot my sleeping bag". This began quite the little distracting adventure. The counselor came and grabbed me and took me off the bus where my Dad ran up with concern written all over his forehead. "What is it?" he asked. "I do not have a sleeping bag!!" I shouted with fear. His concerned forehead relaxed and he lifted me up and said "Of course you do. Your mother would never send you away to camp without a sleeping bag." He hugged me tight. I sobbed hard. Back on the bus the counselor and I went, and off the bus went to Camp Tanamakoon.

I am not sure my parents knew how special and important camp would become to me. Camp Tanamakoon changed me. It helped make me, me. At the end of that first summer I got off that bus a different little girl. Not only did I come home a little dirtier then when I first left, I came home with new friends, new memories, new strengths and a new confidence. I was no longer clingy. Obviously I did not know it then but I most definitely know it now, I found a second family.

The word "Tanamakoon" is a Native American word meaning "Hail fellow, well met", an appropriate name for a camp that creates long lasting friendships. Mary G. Hamilton, principal of Margaret Eaton School in Toronto, started Tanamakoon in 1925. Miss Hamilton chose the site where the camp stands on the shore of a sheltered bay of Tanamakoon Lake, then known as White's Lake in Beautiful Algonquin Park. Everything about Tanamakoon makes my heart smile. I can close my eyes and be there in an instant. Tanamakoon is what I would term heaven on earth.

I attended camp Tanamakoon for thirteen glorious summers of my life. I started as one of the youngest kids at camp and by the time I left I had been on staff for three summers and my last summer I was co-head of swimming, led a trip to Temagami in a war canoe for seven days and was honoured to be cabin A's (the oldest campers in camps) counselor.

At Tan, I learned many skills and lessons. Such skills included: canoeing, kayaking, archery, woodcraft, sailing and more. I learned leadership skills, team building skills, the importance of morals and values. But the most important thing I learned at Tan was the value and importance of a true friend. The friends I met at Tan are quite frankly the truest of true blue, life long friends. They are the type of friends whom love and support you no matter what. They are also the type of friends whom you do not need to speak to daily but you can go days, weeks, months...even years, and pick up right where you left off! These friends are magical. They are what you deem truly beautiful inside and out.

Last week I was reminded of how special and important my Camp Tanamakoon family is. I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to attend camp and to have Tanamakoon as part of my life. Not only am I the farthest thing from shy but also I am so lucky to be part of this unique family. Tan taught me so many important lessons and values I still carry with me today. May this beautiful place remain forever and continue to bring other little girls what it brought me.

The Tanamakoon family is one that continues to grow year after year. It's funny and wonderous how Tan provides a common bond among any girl, young lady or women who has shared in its magic. With many years passed since I last attended camp I still meet and greet girls who shared the magic that is Tanamakoon. Some are individuals I have known from days past, some I am only meeting for the very first time. But as with all first impressions it is amazing to discover that a new found friend, colleague or associate went to Tan. You immediately share a common bond, an understanding and respect for one another.

Thank you Tanamakoon for everything you are and everything you have given me.

V.

"There is nothing quite as special as a friend of summer days, learning from each other in so many different ways...We are growing towards tomorrow, our past will keep us strong...The memories of Tanamakoon live on."