Deerkill Day Camp

Deerkill Days Winter 2012 Newsletter

todd — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:01:21 +0000

Catch up with all the latest at Deerkill in our off-season edition of our ever-popular newsletter, Deerkill Days, here: Winter 2012 Newsletter

Bunk Expansion Underway

todd — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:47:13 +0000

Our incoming 2012 Does and Caribou groups will be the first campers in our newly expanded lower bunks, to be completed this Friday! Take a peek…

The Stars Come Out for 2nd Annual Video Premiere

todd — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:32:41 +0000

Bob and Karen just minutes before the debut of the 2011 Deerkill Yearbook Video

The 2011 Deerkill Video Yearbook Premiere was a blast. It was so great to see so many of our campers and their families come out for the festivities. Over 280 attendees were treated to the now-famous spy trailer first seen on our YouTube and Facebook pages after which some campers won Deerkill shirts and sweatshirts by answering various trivia questions. Even our youngest campers were able to answer a question or two (such as, “What color is the yellow pencil near the Flipper & Dolphin House?”). The movie followed and for the next 52 minutes everyone sat on the edge of their seats as images from the summer played on the big screen. Carrie Petkiewich, our Video Specialty Head and resident director extraordinaire, outdid herself this year. The music was fun and every camper saw themselves at least once or twice playing ball, dressed up for our theme days or enjoying one of our special events. It was great for us to see everyone’s reactions as they saw the movie for the first time. Based on the audience reaction following the movie, I believe our crowd will be even bigger next year. All of our campers left with a surprise parting gift of a Deerkill winter hat to keep them warm until next summer. Thanks to everyone who attended – it really was a special day!

Deerkill Days Fall 2011 Newsletter Now Available

todd — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:34:14 +0000

Catch up with all the latest at Deerkill in our off-season edition of our ever-popular newsletter, Deerkill Days, here: Fall... more »

The 2nd Annual Video Premiere Trailer Is Now Online

todd — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:56:34 +0000

The event: The 2nd Annual Deerkill Video Premiere

The date: December 4, 2011

The place: Palisades AMC Loews Theater

The VIPs: Deerkill campers

See the trailer here: http://youtu.be/VXRpsFuE4hs

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todd — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:22:56 +0000

The first project in our off-season of improvements here at camp took place in our Theater Arts building, which dates back to the 1920′s. Before Deerkill was a camp, it was Deerkill Park Country Club and hosted families that came up from the city on the weekends to stay at the Deerkill Park bungalow colony across the street. For nearly a century, children would come enjoy the large pool and play in what is now the Deerkill Theater Arts building. This winter, we made some renovations and restored the hardwood floors to their original condition, as seen below. We look forward to seeing our campers dance, act and perform in the new Theater Arts studio this summer.

2011 Deerkill T-Shirt Design Revealed

todd — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:55:02 +0000

The results of our T-Shirt design contest are in and we’re excited to reveal the winning entry for the 2011 Deerkill Day Camp T-Shirt design below. Congratulations to Jill Bury who did a wonderful job incorporating the camp year (’11) with our camp name and enduring deer image. Look for all of our campers and staff to be sporting this design this summer.

A Deerkill Makeover

todd — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:03:28 +0000

Paving has been completed, Theater Arts renovated, 6 new trees planted, and today after nearly a century the original office receives a makeover…

Same camp, new office!

Cooking Specialty Added / Deerkill Menu Changes

todd — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:44:46 +0000

Cooking Added as Specialty
Based on feedback received in parent and camper surveys over the past few years, we ve decided to add Cooking as a new Specialty program here at Deerkill. This will be our 16th Specialty area following the addition of our Video program in 2009. We have already hired a Cooking Head who brings years of experience teaching cooking in a camp setting. Campers will prepare a variety of age-appropriate meals while learning more about the benefits of a healthy and nutritious diet.

New Healthy Menu Items and Changes

We have added several healthy food items to our menu as listed below:

1. Turkey and tuna will be available on a daily basis as a cold-lunch alternative.
2. We will be replacing our dessert options of chocolate pudding and jello with a daily selection of yogurt cups and fresh fruit. Cookies, ice pops or ice cream sandwiches will continue to be available as part of afternoon refreshments.
3. We will be supplementing our daily green salad option with kid-friendly vegetable sticks.
4. We have added grilled cheese on wheat bread as a new hot food item. Whole wheat bread for cold sandwiches will still be available daily for our campers.

Video Yearbook Premiere A Rousing Success!

todd — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:01:45 +0000

The first-ever Deerkill Day Camp Video Yearbook Premiere was a rousing success! Nearly 300 campers and their families from Rockland, Bergen, Hoboken, Manhattan, Orange and Montclair attended the can’t-miss event which took place at the Palisades Mall AMC Loews theater on Sunday December 12th. Greeted with large Oscar statues, a red carpet and even some paparazzi, all the VIP attendees were treated like Hollywood royalty. The yearbook was preceded by a fun movie trailer and some fun Deerkill trivia of summers past. Everyone left with a smile on their face along with their very own Oscar statue for playing Supporting Roles in the movie event of 2010.

Karen and Jennifer getting ready for the big event