Summer Vacation
Vacation: one of my favorite parts of summer. This summer, I’m flying home to Wisconsin for some family-time, and then to Dan’s home in Maryland for my bro-in-law’s wedding. I can’t wait! I love Alaska, but I’m sure looking forward to a few sweltering hot vacation days on the beach. Yesterday, I dug out my traveling suit case and found a few pairs of old denim shorts inside. Shorts! Ahhh… summer. 
While I’m in Wisconsin, my big plans are to go camping on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The islands are about 30 mins from where I grew up, and a beautiful part of the country. Camping on the water is one of the most peaceful, rewarding vacations I can imagine -- and bonus, it doesn’t cost me an arm and leg to do. Throw in some bug repellant, a fishing pole and S’mores, and I’m just about in heaven!
When choosing a summertime fundraiser for Credit Union 1, I received a great suggestion from Debbie in our Member Assistance Department. She mentioned that we should help send some kids to summer camp, since this sort of project is down-home, grass-roots, and super beneficial to Alaskan families.
Presto! On June 1, CU1 is launching a month-long “Camping for Kids” fundraiser to benefit Camp Fire USA’s Alaska Chapter. Camp Fire coordinates summer camping activities for youth all over our state (even in remote locations), to help families give their kids a rewarding summer hiatus close to home. In addition to sleeping in tents and singing kumbaya each night, Camp Fire kids learn teamwork, develop leadership skills, and forge lasting friendships. What a great cause.
While I’m lounging in the sand on Lake Superior, I hope you’ll visit a Credit Union 1 branch and donate to “Camping for Kids.” You can also donate inside cu1.org’s OnLine Access by transferring funds to 457311 S1.1 CSC.
Some of my favorite childhood memories involve summertime camping adventures – how about you?
Happy trails!
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Great advice!
Wed, 06/09/2010 - 07:18 — Jess - CU1Hi Meg -- I like your idea of looking up camping recipes in advance. Cooking on the fire can definitely be tricky, and I always seem to forget key items (like the pan!). My co-worker, Ashley, told me that she went camping in Seward last week and actually forgot the FOOD! At least she had a yummy stash of supplies waiting at home when she returned :).
Wow this is such a wonderful
Thu, 06/03/2010 - 22:45 — MegTWow this is such a wonderful journey! I really enjoyed my summer vacation last year.It's definitely unforgettable.We went on camping with my family and it's such a wonderful experience.I cooked different kinds of foods in camping.All across America thousands of people seem to commence their camping season on Memorial Day. Any campers out there know exactly what I mean by, the camping out season. Of the more challenging tasks with camping is, coming up with good camping breakfast recipes. Lunch and dinner are usually barbequed on a grill or over the fire, but breakfast is a little trickier. You can't just pull out a bowl and some milk, well you are able to if brought them, but that isn't really usually a backpacking food. Looking up some basic camping recipes can save you both time and a headache down the road.
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