June 2012 - Page 3 of 3 - YMCA OF THE PINES

Avacado Tuna Salad

By YMCA of the Pines|2012-06-03T11:17:48-04:00June 3rd, 2012|

Hello everyone!! My assistant Nick turned me on to this interesting and healthy alternative to classic Tuna Salad. If you are looking for a fresh spin on lunch, give this Avacado Tuna Salad a try! Ingredients: 2 - 6 oz cans (or packets) tuna in water 1 avocado 1 celery stalk, chopped 1/4 red onion, chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice salt and pepper Instructions: 1. Open cans (or packets) of tuna, put in a bowl. If using canned tuna, drain before putting in the bowl.Add chopped celery & onion. 2. Halve an avocado. Score the avocado lengthwise and [...]

Signs….Signs….Everywhere Signs

By YMCA of the Pines|2012-06-02T13:35:38-04:00June 2nd, 2012|

This past week I learned how to use what I consider one of the coolest machines we have at Camp….The router. The router is primarily used to make all the signs located around Camp. I personally feel like we cannot have enough signs around Camp, so this week I started to make some new signs. Below are just a few pictures of my sign experience:

The Metedeconk River

By YMCA of the Pines|2012-06-02T05:23:38-04:00June 2nd, 2012|

As Standards Visitors for the American Camp Association, Keith and I were on our way to a Girl Scout Camp in Monmouth County yesterday morning to help them with their re-accreditation process. We were driving on I-195 in Ocean County when I saw a sign informing us that we were crossing over the Metedeconk River. I instantly became very excited because Camp Ockanickon was originally located on the Metedeconk River for its first few seasons starting in 1906. Being a Camp history nerd, this was a big deal to me! This was the first in series of events that took [...]

Monthly Archives: June 2012

Avacado Tuna Salad

Signs….Signs….Everywhere Signs

The Metedeconk River