{"id":29338,"date":"2021-06-29T14:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T14:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/?p=29338"},"modified":"2021-06-29T14:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T14:04:03","slug":"a-silver-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/a-silver-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Silver Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We&#8217;re pleased to report that all Miniwanca campers and staff have<strong>\u00a0tested negative for COVID-19.\u00a0<\/strong>Thank you so much to all our camp families for adhering to our pre-camp COVID-19 protocols and ensuring we created the safest community possible at Miniwanca. <\/em><em>Campers will be tested again on Friday, July 2.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On a warm, foggy Silver Day at Camp Miniwanca, it\u2019s possible to see a Polar Bear taking a dip. In fact, you may witness an entire family of Polar Bears, joining on the beach and linking arms to cheer, \u201cPolar Bear, Polar Bear, rah, rah, rah! Polar Bear, Polar Bear, ha ha ha!\u201d before running into Lake Michigan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29342 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9903-2-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When it rains at Camp Miniwanca, raincoats appear, hoods go up, and the community pivots. The buildings and canopy of majestic trees provide shelter for life to continue. As Founder Preston G. Orwig said, \u201cIt\u2019s a mark of leadership to adjust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29348 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MW-girls-silver-raincoat-1-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When a camper bravely tries something new at camp, they are encouraged to continue in their new pursuit. Leaders offer support, and friends stand alongside cheering them on. That\u2019s Miniwanca Magic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29357 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0197-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Founder Family \u2013 those who share stories of YG from 50 years ago, those donning their current NLC class shirts, and those gathered on property this summer \u2013 can best describe the Miniwanca Magic. It\u2019s a feeling. It\u2019s knowing you are safe in this community to explore yourself mentally, physically, socially, and religiously\/spiritually. It\u2019s knowing you can discover your own best self.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29349 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0122-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wayfinder campers stretched their Four Folds on the high ropes and low ropes challenge course, while Darers and Seekers adventured at the Boat House with sailboats and paddleboards on Stony Lake<em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29350 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0205-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During free time, the golden sun peeked through the clouds, inviting campers to spend time outside. Evening arrived with chocolate chip cookies appearing from the kitchen after a Taco Tuesday dinner with a choice of soft or hard tortillas filled with ground beef, black beans, cheese, and assorted veggies.<\/p>\n<p>As the sun slipped down the Lake Michigan horizon, changing from gray into a hundred shades of vivid violet, the community witnessed another moment of the Miniwanca Magic in the visual reminder that we can adjust and embrace life\u2019s changes as we strive to be our own selves, at our very best, all the time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29356 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0328-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"primary-button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/ayf.smugmug.com\/Miniwanca\/Summer-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miniwanca Camp Photos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re pleased to report that all Miniwanca campers and staff have\u00a0tested negative for COVID-19.\u00a0Thank you so much to all our camp families for adhering to our pre-camp COVID-19 protocols and ensuring we created the safest community possible at Miniwanca. Campers will be tested again on Friday, July 2.\u00a0 On a warm, foggy Silver Day at Camp Miniwanca, it\u2019s possible to &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/a-silver-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":29359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,67,58],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-29338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boys-camp","category-girls-camp","category-miniwanca","tag-miniwanca"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Silver Day - American Youth Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/a-silver-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Silver Day - American Youth Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We&#8217;re pleased to report that all Miniwanca campers and staff have\u00a0tested negative for COVID-19.\u00a0Thank you so much to all our camp families for adhering to our pre-camp COVID-19 protocols and ensuring we created the safest community possible at Miniwanca. 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