June 2013 - Page 2 of 2 - YMCA OF THE PINES

A recpie from our new Assistant Food Service Director

By YMCA of the Pines|2013-06-02T18:21:20-04:00June 2nd, 2013|

Hello all!! The recpie today comes from my new assistant, Chef Kimmie. If you missed out on attending our Annual Board Dinner in May then you missed a stellar dessert that was concocted by both Kimmie and I. Sadly I did not get a photograph of the gorgeous plates but it was comprised of a slice of homemade banana bread, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, topped with hot buttered toasted cinnamon walnuts. Sounds amazing, right? Well... here is Chef Kimmie's Banana Bread recipe if you'd like to give it a try! 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 [...]

Fragrant Palm Leaves

By YMCA of the Pines|2013-06-01T17:45:08-04:00June 1st, 2013|

Check out the link below to learn some neat history about Camp. Famous Buddhist Monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, spent the summer of 1962 living in Pomona Lodge and living as part of the Boys Camp community. Thich Nhat Hanh went on to author over 100 books and to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The first chapter of his book, "Fragrant Palm Leaves," describes his experiences at Camp Ockanickon. Enjoy! http://books.google.com/books?id=-Up0tkYBnlAC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=thich+nhat+hanh+ockanickon&source=bl&ots=Bp2N75vD8Q&sig=r6Zs9gQvIOD6GKGF5KWyEL78vzk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0Z-qUajqDKrC4AP3qYGwDg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=thich%20nhat%20hanh%20ockanickon&f=false Brent Birchler Boys Camp Director

Last Open House before Summer Camp!

By YMCA of the Pines|2013-06-01T06:29:41-04:00June 1st, 2013|

Please come out and join us at Camp Ockanickon, Camp Matollionequay and Lake Stockwell for our last open house of the season. Tours will be leaving from the Ockanickon Dining Hall (Ocky & Stockwell) and the Matollionequay Dining Hall (Matolly) from 1-4pm on Sunday June 2. This is the perfect opportunity to learn about all the fun and exciting program we have lined up for this summer, meet our summer camp staff and enjoy some delicious s’mores! There is no RSVP needed…just swing on over! All of our open houses are rain or shine…but we always keep our fingers crossed [...]

Monthly Archives: June 2013

A recpie from our new Assistant Food Service Director

Fragrant Palm Leaves

Last Open House before Summer Camp!