“I would like to thank you for my wonderful years at camp.  It has truly become my home over the five summers I have spent at camp.  I have learned more about the world and myself than any book or classroom could ever teach me.
     “During my time as a camper, I have hiked all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks, I’ve learned to teach a little boy how to fish and I have had more fun doing compost or farming than I though was possible.
     “I have met people from around the world.  I’ve met people who are now my best friends... These past five summers have been the best of my life.”

- Taylor:  Scholarship recipient and camper- 2006-2010

To the Board of Directors of the Adirondack Scholarship Foundation,

2011 was my first summer spent at Camp Pok-O-MacCready. I arrived with great anticipation, but also with some anxiety. The four-week session would be the longest I have ever spent away from home.

 Upon arrival, it took no time to soak in the welcoming the environment of camp. I was greeted by my five cabin mates with enthusiasm and quickly accepted into the sisterhood. Unforgettable memories ensued throughout my entire experience at camp, including events like The Revolutionary War, Indian Days (my tribe, the Onondaga, won!), section activities, hikes, and so many more!

Camp was an experience I really needed in terms of: learning to build healthier relationships with my peers; to become an equal contributor in communal efforts; to be a better role model for those younger than me; and to simply relax. In fact, I loved camp so much that when my parents called for the final time before I was to leave, I burst into tears at the fact I could not stay.

After only four weeks at MacCready (four weeks of my entire life), camp has become a home to me.  I love the campers and staff like family. With that in mind, I pray to have the privilege of returning in 2012. Camp Pok-O-MacCready is a place I will keep close for the remainder of my life.

Thank you for this experience. It has forever changed my life in positive ways unimaginable.

- Current Pok-O-MacCready Scholarship Camper (age 14)

I've wanted to go to camp since I was four years old.  All of the class choices made me excited:  tennis, swimming, rock climbing, etc.   When I was seven, my first year, I was super excited to go. I made sure my parents brought me as early as they could, and I picked my bed on the first day.

I love how most of the counselors were once campers.  They know what we love, don't like to do and sometimes how we feel because they have done it when they were kids.

I know my camp friends better than my school friends because I live with them.  I learned their likes and dislikes, what they're good at and not good at, their goals and fears.  It teaches me how to be a better friend.

You sort of mature at camp because you have a bunch of responsibilities and stuff, like inspection chores, and getting to classes by yourself.  Responsibilities at camp are more fun than usual responsibilities at home.

What I love the most about camp is everything!

- Current Pok-O-MacCready Scholarship Camper (age 9)