TESTIMONIALS

        Dear Eric and Bobby,

Thank you so much for another amazing summer!  Georgia truly loves camp and she really feels like its home when she is there.  She is always so excited to come to camp every year.  I cannot tell you the joy she felt getting her 5 year award.  She can’t wait to come next year so she can go to White Pine! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

Love Always,

Carla and Chris 

Eric, Bobby, Noah, Charlie, Jon, Sasha and ALL of Malcolm’s counselors while at camp and bus counselors too,

Year 5 and happy again.  Thank you everyone for instilling the importance of camp.  Malcolm has made some wonderful friends at Crestwood that he keeps in contact with throughout the year.  His only disappointment was that he hasn’t won a GaGa tournament yet!  We especially loved the music CD he brought home. 

It was nice to see how comfortable Malcolm walked around the camp at open house.  He really feels special being a Senior.  He says everyone knows him, he likes that too!

Thank you everyone for these past five years, they’ve opened up the importance of camp and helped Malcolm make some really great friends.

Best Wishes, Rhonda Shapiro

Hi Bobby and Everyone at Crestwood,

I just wanted to take a moment to tell you what a wonderful time Isabelle and Ethan had this month.  Everyone from the bus driver to the office staff was an absolute delight.  The kids loved their counselors.  The bus counselor Rachel, greeted us everyday with a huge smile and still had the same smile when she dropped the kids off.  In short, I just wanted to say thank you for the opportunity to experience your camp. 

Thank you for making it an exceptional experience.  Have a great year! 

Alison Adler

Hi Eric,

I wanted to write you a note now that camp has ended for the girls, to let you know they both had a fantastic summer! Thank you.

We were at first, a little nervous about Emma who is slow to warm up, and has a hard time transitioning. We are actually still in shock that Emma, our little Teddy, did not shed one tear the entire 6 weeks of camp! She loved boarding the bus with her big sister Jordyn, and Bob, the trusty bus driver each morning, happy to start her camp day. The girls' bus counsellor Jen, always met us with a big smile on her face and Emma especially loved holding Jen's hand as she eagerly got onto the bus.

Aimee, Rikki and Casey were fantastic Teddy counsellors. We couldn't have asked for a better group for Emma. Every day at pick-up, Emma had a huge smile on her face as she recounted her morning for me. Emma did amazing at swim and even got her first badge! She showed such confidence in the water, so she was clearly a relaxed and happy kid.

Jordyn, a second year Dino had an even better summer. Her counsellors, Sabina, Nicole and Devon were particularly attentive to her and Jordyn flourished. She truly loved every activity from nature, pottery, music and Lego, to yoga, drama and dance. She especially loved the theme days and got totally into the carnivals each session. She was placed into a great group of kids (some old friends, and some new) and had a wonderful time each and every day. I would often ask Jordyn, towards the end of her 6-weeks if she was at all getting tired of Crestwood.... Expecting some level of boredom, I was instead met with a resounding "No! I love camp!" Jordyn, a true camper, cannot wait to go back next summer. She too, earned a swim badge and we are very proud of her swim accomplishments.

We are out of the country now on vacation and not back until Labour Day. However, both my girls will often hound me to go onto the crestwoodkids.com site to see some of their camp friends! They miss their counsellors too, not to mention the fun camp day.

We hope you have a great rest of the summer and enjoy the final weeks of Crestwood Valley Day Camp! Thanks for a fantastic summer.

Becky, Jeff, Jordyn and Emma Tannenbaum

Dear Eric,

I wanted to write you and tell you what an AMAZING summer our kids had at Crestwood!

Jonah and Blake completed their 5th summer at Crestwood (the 5th year trophies were a big hit!). Jonah absolutely loved Baseball Camp and Blake enjoyed everything the Junior Section had to offer.

Liv completed her 3rd summer at Crestwood and it was by far her best one yet! She absolutely loved pottery, yoga and dance and of course swimming.

All of our kids had great counsellors! A special thank you to Liv’s counsellors in Dino 1-18 who were absolutely fabulous!

The swim instructors were also all fabulous. All of our kids swimming improved dramatically. Especially Liv who loved swim lessons for the first time! Thank you to Cara who did an amazing job with Liv in the water.

Also, I wanted to thank Erin in the office for all her hard work and for responding to all my phone calls the first few days of camp!

As always, thank you Eric. You provide a safe, organized, fun, energetic and loving environment for our kids. Although our boys have now moved on to sleepover camp, they will always have great memories of their 5 years at Crestwood. Liv will be back with you guys next year. She is super excited to “finally” be a CV!

Thank you to everybody at Crestwood! The summer of 2010 was unbelievable.

See you next summer!
Sincerely,

Elana Tarshis & David Hanick
Jonah, Blake & Liv

Hi Eric,  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
I wanted you to know what an amazing summer Noah and Hannah had this year. By far their BEST summer ever at camp. Their counsellors were exceptional as were their swim instructors. We cannot get over the progress Hannah made in the water this summer, both in terms of her skill and overall comfort in the pool. She is such a confident and happy swimmer! They enjoyed all the activities and talked non-stop for 6 weeks about all the fun they were having.
Of course Erin and Reide are always so lovely and patient with me, and I am so appreciative of all their efforts.
Thanks to you and your crew for making this such a special summer for my kids.

Tamara

Dear Eric and Bobby,

Craig and I are so thrilled that the girls had such a wonderful first camp experience. Although Megan and Katie were at Crestwood for only 2 weeks, you provided them with a good introduction to camp and you made such a positive impact.

The girls were so excited to get on the bus and came home excited to share all the details of their busy days! They both made new friends and got to try new activities and they absolutely loved all the swimming! We are so happy we sent them to Crestwood. They will definitely be there for a full month next year.

Looking forward to next summer!

Craig and Lori Jackson

Dear Bobby,  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
There aren’t enough good things I could say about Crestwood Valley Day Camp. Crestwood has been apart of my family for the past 20 years. I entrusted the camp with my three precious children Reide, Palmer and Brett and the experience for them as well as myself fell nothing short of outstanding. I was able to watch my kids grow and mature, developing life skills and making friends that have lasted a lifetime.

Each child’s personal development was molded and created according to their needs. Summer is the time for children to flourish and be creative; Crestwood offers an incredible environment of physical play and creative movement where this can be done. I have totally respected and cherished the years that my children were at Crestwood and they have been blessed with huge opportunities going forward.

Although my kids have moved on from Crestwood (with the exception of Reide), I am left with only the fondest memories of my young family and their first experience with camp. Watching Reide grow from a three year old camper into her important role at Crestwood as an adult is a true testament to the wonderful environment you have worked so hard to create. I can now say that my admiration for your camp has been passed onto Reide and before we know it the next generation of Pastor-Baranek’s will be there.

With warmest regards,
Arlene Pastor-Baranek

To Our Crestwood Family,

We can’t begin to thank you for the incredible time Jory had at camp this summer. Every morning was an exciting new day and she couldn’t wait for the camp bus to arrive so she could hurry off and be be with all her friends. Her counsellors, unit heads, swim and specialty instructors, and even the bus staff were all so wonderful and she had great stories to tell us each day about their adventures together. Of course, camp is never camp unless there are lots of cheers and songs to sing and Jory put on a show for us every morning and every night. She managed to learn not only the Crestwood Song and her unit cheers but also the cheers of all the other units! We continue to to sing them even now that school has started and she loves to lead us in cheers and pretend she is the counsellor and we are her campers. Jory was so proud each night of all her accomplishments at camp. She brought home beautiful art and pottery and our nights were not complete without a funny story about something that happened that day. Her swimming improved so much and she just loved being in the pool!

Jory’s summer at Crestwood was such a positive experience. She grew more confident and gained a remarkable sense of indpendence. We are so proud of her and are thankful to Crestwood for it all.

Erin & Justin

Dear Eric & Bobby,

Well, after five amazing years, the Greenberg Family will be taking a little break from Crestwood as Julia goes off to White Pine and Miley is not yet old enough. I just wanted to express to you how wonderful I think the camp is, however, this year was by far the best one yet. You have phenomenal staff. Julia’s counsellors in CV14 were fantastic. She spoke about them at every dinner. The only thing that stopped her from talking about them was her excitement when she talked about Callum (instructor) at ‘musical theatre’. The Open House performances were exceptional and Callum was so friendly and warm. I had to speak with the unit-heads a few times over the summer & I had the pleasure of dealing with Corey (Cv’s). I always walked away from those interactions thinking “Wow”. He was as exceptional with the parents as I know he was with Julia. She adored both Corey and Kim. Lastly, Julia’s bus counsellor Becca arrived at our house every day with a smile (even when we were running behind). So, I guess what I’m saying is THANK YOU for taking such great care of my kids for the past 5 years.

Jordan & Amy Greenberg

TO THE STAFF AT CRESTWOOD VALLEY DAY CAMP

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff for their dedication, commitment and hard work. This was Irene and Christina’s firts year of camp and we wanted it to be a good experience for the girls. Not only did it turn out to be a great experience, but a most memorable one. No only were our expectations met, but they were surpassed. Every day the girls were so excited right from the morning to the time they got home. The counsellors on the bus were so kind and helpful that they would help the girls with their knapsacks and even carry the girls off the bus if they fell asleep. The bus driver would even help too and all were so pleasant and kind. Irene and Christina would not stop talking about their day at camp...whether it would be about a theme day, puppetry, nature, jewelry-making, pottery, archery, and the list goes on. The girls loved their counsellors and would always comment on their helpfulness, kindness and how fun they were. We would also like to send a special thank you to the swimming staff. Both of our daughters werre very uncomfortable in the water and us as parents were very hesitant on swimming lessons if one of us could not be there to watch. Crestwood reassured us that the girls would be well taken care of and the staff would do everything to build their confidence. By the end of the summer both girls have made such progress that they love being in the water and have learned so many skills. Everyday they looked forward to swimming where before, it was a struggle to even get them to go to lessons. We can’t thank you enough for that.

Irene and Christina had a great summer at Crestwood and are still singing the “Crestwood Valley Day Camp” song and the cheers. You will all be missed until next year. Thank you for the memories and the great memorabilia that the kids created throughout camp.

Kindest Regards,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Tom, Kathy, Irene & Christina Drimoussis

From: Billy MacDougall – Junior-23 (Camper aged ‘6’)

I had so much fun at Crestwood Valley Day Camp and wanted to “thank you” (counsellors: Jason, Emily and Liam) for being such awesome counsellors. You made everything so much fun.

I will be returning next summer and my younger brother will be coming as well. He will be a Dino and I will be a Junior again!

Enjoy the rest of your summer and I’ll see you next year!

Yours truly,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Billy

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your incredible Staff for the amazing job that they did looking after our daughter, Lindsay, this summer.

Considering this was our first summer at Crestwood, it completely surpassed our expectations. When Lindsay broke her collarbone right before the first day of Camp, we were very concerned as to how she was going to be able to attend Crestwood. However, you and your Staff embraced the situation and rose above it to ensure she still had the "ultimate" Camp experience, even with a broken collarbone.
Lauren, one of the Unit Heads of the Dino Section, was simply outstanding. Right from the first moment we met with her to discuss the situation, she immediately made us feel at ease. Throughout the entire summer, she contacted me every single day, to update me on how Lindsay was doing. At the end of each day, she would personally carry Lindsay's backpack and bring her out to me with a big smile, so pleasant and energetic, even though she was so busy running the Unit. This spoke volumes of her commitment and dedication and the high standards set out by the Camp.

We cannot tell you how much security and reassurance we had, knowing that Lindsay was in such good hands. Anything I wanted to discuss, Lauren was immediately available to help in any way possible. She was so in tune with my child, that it gave me such a sense of professionalism and safety. She always made us feel like Lindsay was the Number One priority and for that, we are so grateful.

Lindsay's counsellors, Clare, Jamie & Jordy, went above and beyond with "protecting" her from further injury, while still making her feel like part of the group. Whether it was going in the water and swimming beside her to ensure no one knocked into her, or reading with her when she had to sit out of an activity - whatever it was, they took the extra steps of ensuring she was constantly a priority.

Everyone went above and beyond every single day of the summer and we felt so confident that she was in such a safe and secure environment. The Staff were always so professional, efficient and polite whenever I was in contact with the Camp.

We really want to thank you for ensuring that Lindsay had such an incredible summer and an amazing and memorable experience, even with the obstacle of a broken collarbone.

We cannot thank you enough and really appreciate all of the efforts. Thanks so much again!

Sincerely,
— Lauren, Mark and Lindsay Goodman