by Mary | Sep 21, 2020 | 2020 Posts, Alumni, Backpacking, September 2020
1992 – 2020 28 years later, and the same view! As high school kids, Clark and Meredith Weatherby went on a Sonlight backpack trip with the youth group from Covenant Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX. Fast forward to 2020, and they returned to Sonlight with...
by Mary | Mar 2, 2020 | Alumni, March 2020
An alumni trip through Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah! Winston and Mary spent time on the road in February. No agenda, just visits with Sonlight friends where they live and work, sharing a meal or cup of coffee. Those camp friendships are so important to us and...
by Mary | Feb 5, 2020 | #sonlight40, Alumni, January 2020
2019 Impact Report 3 minutes you’ll be glad you spent with us! Our year was solid and we love looking back at the memories, friendships and all the things we got to do with the Sonlight...
by Mary | Aug 7, 2019 | Alumni, August 2019, Stories by Winston
Why is your left thumb smashed?In 1984, we were building the lodge. We were nailing down the corrugated metal roofing when a new summer staff member arrived. Doug was from Minnesota. After greeting Doug and getting him moved in to his tent for housing, we all went...
by Winston | Jul 31, 2019 | Alumni, July 2019, Stories by Winston
Who is Ginny of “Ginny’s Grill”?Ginny Cardelli was Jan Cardelli’s mom. Jan was a summer staff from Minnesota. Jan was here for many summers as a backpack guide and a behind the scenes key person. Even to this day, Jan continues to come back to Sonlight...
by Winston | Jul 24, 2019 | Alumni, July 2019, Stories by Winston
Why is Scotts’ Spot called Scotts’ Spot?In the early years (circa 1990s) a young man named Scott Hudson from Albuquerque came to summer camp. Not unusual for kids to come to camp. However, this guy had muscular dystrophy. He was in a wheel chair, one with...
