The fall CCAA Work Weekend is coming up in a few weeks.  Join us the weekend of November 20-22.  Plan on arriving Friday after dinner and staying until Sunday.  We will be doing work projects and clean up around camp.  We are staying in the Watson Lodge so bring food to cook/share.  Please let us know if you are attending by sending an email to ccaareunion@gmail.com.  We hope to see you there.

Are you already having Chanco withdrawal after the incredible second annual 40th reunion?  Were you unable to make the reunion and looking for any excuse to spend the weekend at Chanco?  Well, there is a solution to these dilemmas!  We have scheduled a fall work weekend for November 20-22.  We are compiling a list of maintenance and general cleaning tasks that need to be done around camp, and then when the work is done, we will have plenty of time in the evenings to eat drink and socialize!  This year we will have the use of Watson Lodge for sleeping accomodations a continue reading »

Once again the CCAA comes through for Chanco. The outtrip equipment needed to be replaced and our alumni association, in a period of TWO WEEKS, raised enough money to buy absolutely everything on their wish list, plus a container for storage. The equipment has been purchased and was delivered to camp over the last few weeks. Here is a list of what we provided: mixing bowls, multiple pots and skillets, a griddle, can openers, cheese graters, cups, bowls and plates, serving utensils, 6 new tents, and a supply of propane for the summer. continue reading »

Dear CCAA Alums,

Financial worries like budget shortfalls and reductions in charitable giving make for difficult days in a mission like Camp Chanco. However, the CCAA has kept in close contact with camp and are pleased to report that both first and second session are near full and the other sessions are doing better than last year at this time. This is real growth, and is very good news indeed!

The Alumni Work Weekend went extremely well, and many alums were able to donate materials, time, and skills to the camp that really made a difference! continue reading »

Dropping my son Anthony off for first session was like going back in time for me…..driving the back roads to camp (and narrowly avoiding certain death on some of the turns), unloading the footlocker (the same one I took to Camp Chanco for 8 years), finding out which campsite Anthony was in, meeting the counselors…. continue reading »

Many of you have asked about the dates of the work week so I will repost them: June 9 through 15. Please let us know if you are coming by emailing Jenny Alfano at jennyalfano@gmail.com or you can call with questions 804-379-5321. Thanks and hope to see you there.

I was looking through old blogs and reminiscing and came across this one that Helen wrote after Fall Fest.....after reading Tater's posted of Boomer's writing and now this one, can't you just FEEL Chanco - the memories brought back by reading these are so vivid - smells, sights, sounds of our beloved Chanco... It is like I am there again.  How I love that place...... continue reading »