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Camp Danbee Rocks Out At Camplified

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

As you know, Cody Simpson rocked it Camp Danbee last week! The same can most definitely be said for the rest of the day’s bands and activities at the all girls’ residential camp located in Hinsdale, MA, which consisted of Stardoll fun, activities and giveaways sponsored by Penguin Young Readers and Scholastic, a guitar clinic sponsored by Epiphone and so much more. Thomas Fiss and Highbench also joined Cody Simpson on stage, much to the girls’ delight!

Photos clockwise from upper left: Cody Simpson on stage for his first Camplified performance, winners of the Stardoll design contest, Thomas Fiss rocks out, Highbench performs, the Camp Danbee girls await the show, campers strike a pose with Thomas Fiss at the Meet & Greet. Photos courtesy of Thomas Fiss/Samsung and our Camp Crew. Click image to view in full.

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Camplified Stops By Mid Island Y JCC

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Camplified made a stop at Mid Island Y JCC in Plainview, NY, on July 14 and the campers couldn’t have been more psyched! The Camp Crew arrived with a van full o’ fun with activities and giveaways sponsored by Cartoon Network, Juicy Juice, Scholastic, Epiphone Guitars and more. The band line-up included pop/rock artist Josiah Rea, singer/songwriter Thomas Fiss and alternative rockers Jessica Prouty Band.

Photos clockwise from upper left: Thomas Fiss rocks Mid Island Y JCC, musician Josiah Rea signs an autograph for an excited fan, Jessica Prouty Band at the Meet & Greet, Josiah and friends love WAT-AAH!, Jessica Prouty Band rocks out, Reality Check author Jen Calonita signs books for campers, campers eagerly wait for the rock concert to begin. Photos courtesy of Greg Leddy. Click image to view in full.

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Camplified Founder Aimee Brings The Rock To KSA

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Last May, I was heading to Central Park on my bike like I do every year to join the Skier family (of AMSkier Insurance) and many of their friends for the TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour, which helps support the American Diabetes Association. As I was on my way to meet the group, I noticed an incredibly tall man and a petite woman by his side speaking to Henry Skier. Both faces looked very familiar, but I couldn’t place them right away — maybe because it was 8am in the morning, and I don’t like to be up before the crack of noon (especially on a Sunday). I began to wake up real fast when I realized that this couple was Marc and Caroline White, the directors of Kutsher’s Sports Academy, the camp I attended over 25 years ago! Memories from camp flashed through my head and in typical Aimee fashion, all I wanted to do was chat them up about camp, old friends, counselors and the latest on the new spot in Great Barrington, MA, where the camp is now located.

Fast forward to last Sunday, when the opportunity came to be that Camplified, in its ninth season, would roll onto the new KSA property — sound crew in truck, staff in Camplified van, followed caravan-style by Thomas Fiss’ branded Samsung van, Rachel Platten and Highbench. This would mark the first time that Camplified would embrace Kutsher’s, as well as my first time back at camp since the 1980s, a place that shaped many parts of my life, my brother’s and many of our Florida friends. Driving up to camp, along the windy roads, I nearly jumped out of my skin with enthusiasm, as if I was back on the bus so many years ago, pulling into camp with all my friends. And then there was that moment, where you realize your not 13 anymore, you are grown up and in front of you rests the place that inspired Camplified in its entirety. It was so surreal — the tears rolling down my face partially attributed to happy childhood memories of camp and also the reality of what my life was like back then. I remembered Parents’ Day at camp, when my grandmother was still alive and she would accompany my parents to see all the activities her grandchildren were enjoying at summer camp. It amazes me how fast we all grow up. (more…)

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Camplified Loves Black Bear Lake

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

The Camplified vans rolled into Clarksburg, NJ, to visit Black Bear Lake Day Camp on Thursday, and not surprisingly, the campers were STOKED! Pop rock brother/sister duo Michael and Marisa brought the rock, along with Josiah Rea and others. Our photos say it all:

Photos clockwise from upper left: Black Bear Lake welcomes Camplified, Josiah Rea hangin’ with the ladies, campers go ga-ga over WAT-AAH!, Michael and Marisa rock out, chillin’ at the Cartoon Network tent, Marisa beats the drums, Josiah and Michael teaching at the guitar clinic sponsored by Gibson Guitars, Michael and Marisa signing autographs. Photos courtesy of Greg Leddy. Click image to view in full.

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