Dunne Rides, Beach Day and Horseback riding

Some of the other activities at Camp Griffen 2009 are seen above. The Dunne rides were fun, except a certain family added sound effects of terror the whole time. It was followed by the glorious time of ice cream eating and park play, which was done by all. The kids favorite activiy had to be the horseback riding. Talan and RJ got to lead the pack down the trail which was very exciting to them. A certain someone had to ride in the wagon again this year and will probably have to for the 3rd time next year......ummmmmmm only someone name MIKE is to blame. We had another beach day where Talan and Noah got to go tubing for the first time, I think they did quite well however I would not allow them to go on there own.

Hay Ride, Canoe and Last Day

Here are some pictures of the last few days of Camp Griffen 2009. We enjoyed a nice canoe ride on a hot Thursday afternoon. The day was filled with laughter especially the paddling backwards of the Parrish Griffens. Friday we have a wonderful hay ride at Hertiage farm, where the kids got to feed apples to the elk and buffalo, the best part was we got to eat ice cream before hand. The last day was a beach day where many of the children tried to water ski and a certain baby was trying to drown herself in the waves. Overall it was a wonderful last few days!!

Updated Dinner Schedule

Here is an updated dinner list, when you make the food, take into consideration the number of people, here is an estimate of the number of people potentially, of course not including 4th of July, which will be for about 40 people

Averge numbers for other days excluding the 4th: Adults about 12-14, Kids about 13, Babies 2, which ends up being about 25-28 adults and kids. So please choose meals that will feed a lot of people.

July 1st: Parrish Griffens
July 2nd: Chiefland Griffens (Noah's birthday party) Lunch: Pizza and a cup cake, Dinner: Ham, Mashed Potatos, Corn on the Cob we are also having cake and ice cream after dinner to sing Happy Birthday to Noah
July 3rd: Fort Griffens
July 4th: Breakfast: Begley's
Main Dish: Parrish Griffens
Side Dishes: Chiefland G (Wave the Flag Fruit Salad), Fort G and Patels, Thome's
July 5th: Thomes
July 6th: Joe and Cindy
July 7th: Patel's
July 8th: Fort Griffens
July 9th: Chiefland Griffen's -Kabobs steak and shrimp, brown rice and fruit salad
July 10th: Patels

Fireworks "From Steve"

Greetings…..fellow Camp Griffen members. It is that time of year again where we load up on fireworks in preparation for the big 4th of July show. This year I’ve got a couple good contacts for fireworks. I’m actually meeting one of the guys tonight to see what he can get for us. Normally I wouldn’t push anyone for help with the cost but this year I need it. Our budget is $1,500 - $2,000. If you are interested in making a donation LARGE or small please let me know, operators are standing by. Also…you should know we are offering a special package for our first $500 donor. We are calling it the “Big Bad-Ass Package”. This lucky winner will get VIP seating for the show, drink service during the show, will get to light the first firework kicking off the show (or choose someone) and will also be able to start the finale. In addition, on fireworks day everyone will need to refer to him or her as the “Big Bad-Ass” or the “Guy with the Big Bad Ass Package”…whichever feels more right.

Please don’t feel pressured to mail a check to: 11736 Coral Springs Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46845 as soon as possible J unless of course your name has a “Dr.” in front of it which stands for “Damn Right you’re going donate”. If by chance you are donating a nice bass boat to the cause you are exempt from making a donation. Naturally we won’t turn you away if you decide you still want to help. There is absolutely no pressure to help…I’m sure the 50% cut in my salary beginning June 1st will work itself out. Please do not worry about me. For those unable to donate this year, please complete the “Blindfold” ordering form listed below. We wouldn’t want you to hurt your cheap ass eyes during the show.

BLINDFOLD ORDERING FORM
____ No. of adult blindfolds (Cost: $50/adult)
____ No. of child size blindfolds (Cost: $25/child)

Have a great day & thank you for your support at Camp Griffen!


STEVE GRIFFEN

ELITE FREIGHT SERVICES LLC
FT WAYNE, IN
P: (260) 490-9900 Ext. 10
F: (260) 490-9909

Another New Addition to Camp Griffen

Here is another new addition to Camp Griffen! Granted the Chiefland children will not be able to ride it until they are at least 10, however the girls seem to enjoy it as I am sure the other kids will too.

Shirts are Ordered

Shirts are ordered, they are a sports grey with dark green picture on the front. Because May is there busiest month we won't get the shirts until the 1st week of June, we will mail them out ASAP. It comes to 10.40 a shirt. There are set up fee's for the design, sales tax, the shirt ect.... We ordred a few extra adult shirts and kids shirts just in case other people want some. I will send everyone an email on how much they owe me. I do have a paypal account if lesliegriffen@hotmail.com or you can mail me cash or check to 9971 NW 113th Place Chiefland, FL 32626.

Patels: 62.40
Parrish Griffens: 41.60
Fort Griffens: 52
Joe and Cindy: 52
Chiefland Griffens: 52
Extra Shirts Chiefland Griffens are covering: 62.40

New Member of Camp Griffen

Well guys here is the new member of Camp Griffen. Personally I know I will be using it to get to the shower up the hill....I live for my showers, that is my only peaceful time!!! Luckily Steve will be giving FREE RIDES to anyone who needs it. Yes it may look like it could have been from an episode of PIMP MY RIDE on MTV, but it will serve the Camp well. We love it!!!