Homecoming
and Crew Reunion Weekend

Homecoming - Carrying that Ferry Beach spirit home and into the fall!

Labor Day weekend provides a chance to reconnect with Ferry Beach long timers and to welcome newcomers as we gather for one last summer weekend.  The informal scheduling offers the opportunity to participate in planned activities or to simply engage in conversation, beach walks, and reading on the porch. Planned activities include:

• Friendship circles, morning chapel and Sunday worship, all of which offer reflective time and spiritual sustenance
• Volleyball and a sand castle contest.
• Evening sing-alongs and pick-up music-making
• Folk dancing for both beginners and those with more experience
• Small group conversations of all kinds, including a chance to talk with the Board of Directors and Executive Director Craig Lentz.
• Our annual meeting on Sunday morning, which includes a chance to celebrate the 107 year old membership organization that is Ferry Beach Park Association.
• The Annual Banathalon-a silly intergenerational relay race with a banana that has become a Labor Day weekend tradition.  Banana-carrying teams show athletic prowess and creativity as they compete. You are invited to compete, cheer on the teams or just laugh and enjoy the fun!
• The fabulous Talent/No Talent Show, the last one of the summer season.
• Our closing of summer circle on Monday, when we gather up all of the spiritual gifts of the summer season to take forward with us into the autumn and bid one another au revoir until we meet again.

Come alone or with your family and create memories and connections that will carry you through the year ahead!

Coordinators:  Elizabeth and Chris Barnett, Gail Forsyth-Vail and Steve Vail

2008 Ferry Beach Crew Reunion

Join the Crew kids from the past as they meet again during Labor Day Weekend to catch up, catch rays and catch the spirit.  Did you miss the Crew Reunion last year?  Here’s an opportunity to see where and what everyone has been up to.

This weekend is for anyone who worked on crew in the past.  We all had the unique experience of spending a whole summer on the Beach, watching different groups of conferees come and go while we were the ones who really ran the show. 

We will be showing pictures, telling stories, touring the campus and enjoying the beautiful Beach without having to work or have bed checks. 

In the evening we will have a campfire in the Grove, another trip to Old Orchard to test our courage on the bumper cars and plenty of time to relax and talk. 

The traditional Labor Day activities including the Banathalon, Talent/No Talent Show and possibly a dance will also be available. 

This is a laid back, free floating process that we all can participate in.  Last year’s first reunion had crew retirees from over 2 decades who have all aged incredibly gracefully. 

We look forward to seeing you here, at Ferry Beach, again.

Co-coordinators: Steve Onacki and Scott Primiano 

PS- A photo group has been created at www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4718499665 with over 250 pictures posted by crew that was set up by Jennifer Kelley.  These should bring back some memories.