Send an Enlisted Serviceman's Wife to Camp -- 2009!

See these happy campers? They are married to American servicemen. They live on the Camp Pendleton base. They feed, clothe and keep their families running on a military salary (if you think teachers are underpaid, hooo boy, you cannot imagine). In 2008, we hosted close to two dozen wives of servicemen for free, and it made all of US feel WONDERFUL. Such incredible women, we wish everyone had a chance to meet and play with them. October Camp, we want to send more for FREE again. But our own budget is tight as usual (OK, whose isn't??), so we are asking our readers if they would like to pitch in just a tad. $15. is our request. That's it. More is obviously great. Less is fine, too. For every 10 campers that respond, we will make up the rest so another military wife can attend. We are sorry to report that Camp GetAway is not a "charitable organization," so there is no tax writeoff for your gift, but we hope you will gain the benefit of just knowing how much your contribution means to the Enlisted Wives Club.

Contribute via this link and or use this printer-friendly form. You will feel like an angel when you push that button. Here is one April camper's testimonial about what her weekend meant to her:

I know Donine and I have been placed at the absolute bottom of the list because of our participation in April, but I know that there will be women that need that time more than us…I met women on that weekend that I would have never met living on the same base in the same housing because of my crazy work/school schedule….and I just wanted to once again say “thank you”…I have never made female friends that easily…and for once I was able to come out of my shell and have fun and just kick back and relax…if it weren’t for you and your volunteers…I would not know what it was like to have adult female, just plain ole fun J thank you again…

Until we meet again….

~steph

One Major Camp Theme is CHOCOLATE

What do women really want? Chocolate. CHOCOLATE. CHOCOLATE!!! To get you in the mood for being in a happy place, give Patti's recipe for Kahlua Chocolate Cupcakes with Kahlua Buttercream Frosting a try. She posts her recipes on her foodie blog, Worth The Whisk. P.S. we know a few of you don't crave chocolate, and no worries there. Chocolate at Camp is just one element of good times here.

Field Trip to Organic Apple Farm Announced

Apples, My Pretty!! This October's itinerary will include an exciting field trip to a local ORGANIC APPLE FARM. U-Pick, U-Buy -- and in anticipation of Mother Nature's bounty, we're preparing take-home recipes such as our Absolutely Awesome Homemade Applesauce (super easy and better 'n anything from the store). Registered campers get recipes on-site for their fresh-picked, luscious apples.

Addicted to Archery

Maybe it is the ability to visualize the face of an ex-husband on that archery target that makes our campers clamor to shoot arrows. It isn't willy-nilly here, however. Certified instructor David ensures campers learn the proper and safe way to take out their aggressions. Ready, aim, shoot and you are ADDICTED to the power behind that archery bow. Hang on there, we'll make sure you get your turn!