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Name: Britt Hornberger          Position: Head Counselor
Birthday: November 5            Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA
Favorite...
    Flavor of Ice Cream: Triple chocolate brownie fudge (with a cherry)
    Place to go: Simferopol
    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13
What is your favorite thing about camp?: The people. The staff because they have great hearts and are good friends, but mostly because I love working with the campers. They're the best.
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: It would be called "Thompson's Incredible Time of the Year". It would rain chocolate, hail marshmallows, and snow ice cream. The earth would stop rotating so that if you like day you can go there and if you like night you can go there, and there are still the in between places too. Oh, and gravity would be made minimal.
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Name: Chrissy Heade              Position:  Counselor
Birthday: August 24               Hometown: Massillon, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Chocolate Peanut Butter
     Place to go: Out of the U.S.
     Scripture: Psalm 46:10
What is your favorite thing about camp?: I'm pretty excited to meet new campers and re-connect with old ones. What's better than a large group of people coming together to see God and play fun games.
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: If I could create a season it would be called Fallummer. It would be the best of fall and summer. The trees would all be different colors all the time, it would be warm, and there would be all the joys of the summer, and a world that looks like fall. It would be fantastic.
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Name: Heidi Laursen               Position: Counselor
Birthday: November 9            Hometown: Canton, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Glacier Bay Lemon from the Schwann trucks
     Place to go: I like to go anywhere new, but I also like going home
     Scripture: Psalm 37:23-24
What is your favorite thing about camp?: Spending time worshiping God in his creation with kids who will always teach me new things
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: It would be warm and a little bit windy with pretty colored leaves on the trees and snowflakes (that didn't need cold weather) every once in a while. I would call it Sprawl.
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Name: Jake Wright                   Position: Counselor
Birthday: November 27           Hometown: Mt. Gilead, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Phish Phood
     Place to go: The Beach
     Scripture: Psalm 107
What is your favorite thing about camp?: Coming back and seeing all the friends I've made from last year (staff and campers). We really grew close last year.
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: It would always be sunny and 90 degrees out. It would drizzle for about an hour (around 5:00 pm) just to stay cool. There would also be enough of a breeze to keep the mosquitoes away. I'd call it...I'm not sure. It'd be sweet though!
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Name: John Vick                       Position: Counselor
Birthday:  February 21             Hometown: Dalton, GA
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Haagen Dazs Dulce de Leche
     Place to go: Starbucks, for conversation
     Scripture: James 1:2-4
What is your favorite thing about camp?: I'm looking forward to building relationships with new people and growing as a Christian and as a person.
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: Autumn The leaves would change colors and the weather would be just right. Not too hot and not too cold. Oh wait... that already exists.
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Name: Kara Greene                   Position: Counselor
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Favorite:
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Name: Karen Laursen                Position: Counselor
Birthday:  May 16                     Hometown: Canton, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Moose Tracks
     Place to go: Our family farm in Eagleport
     Scripture: Philippians 4:4-8
What is your favorite thing about camp?: I'm looking forward to building relationships with campers and growing even closer to God.
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: My season would be called Fronze, and it would be warm and flowery like spring but also have snow that isn't cold.
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Name: Garrett Bates                  Position: Assistant Counselor
Birthday: June 18                       Hometown: Salem, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Chocolate Almond
    Place to go: Home
    Scripture: all of it...
What is you favorite thing about camp?:I like the fact that people can truly accept me for who I am...a ninja. Well, not necessarily the Ninja part, but I can't  wait to be working with people that share my faith and helping spread it in the process.
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: Ninja Season. It would just be all black.
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Name: Melissa Linthicum           Position: Assistant Counselor
Birthday: June 30                       Hometown: Canton, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Cookie dough with M&M's
    Place to go: Coffee shop
    Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11
What is you favorite thing about camp?: Working with the kids because God has given me a love for children.
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: My season would be called "sunrise." It would look like a huge park in the summertime with families gathering and children playing on the playgrounds.
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Name: Clayton Allen                   Position: Assistant Counselor
Birthday: July 26                        Hometown: Jackson, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Chocolate Brownie
    Place to go: Beach
    Scripture: Acts 18:9-10
What is you favorite thing about camp?: All the cool stuff, campers, low ropes course, canoeing, hikes...   Ohhhh...yeah.
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: Simter  Summer + Winter = Simter    70 to 80 degrees with an average of 3 feet of snow. Best season ever.
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Name: Melissa Millican              Position: Assistant Counselor
Birthday: May 25                        Hometown: Canton, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Chocolate Peanut Butter
    Place to go: Camp Gideon
    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4
What is you favorite thing about camp?: I look forward to having a great time and making new friends. I'm excited for Lip-Sync's, Capture the Flag, Silly Songs, and Silly Skits!
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: I would create a season where it would snow orange soda all the time. then if you ever wanted orange soda you could go outside and defrost it. It would be called Orange Season.
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Name: Jared Hoffmeyer             Position: Assistant Counselor
Birthday: July 16                        Hometown: Minerva, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: I haven't had a flavor I don't like
    Place to go: Black Forest, Germany or Venice, Italy
    Scripture: Revelation 22:20-22
What is you favorite thing about camp?: Meeting all the great kids, watching them grow spiritually, playing games with them, and getting to know all of them, as well as the other staff members
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: Winatumming....All of the seasons put together! Sled riding, leaf-pile-jumping, swimming, and whatever you do in Spring, all wrapped up into one three month period!
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Name: Jared Hughes                  Position: Assistant Counselor
Birthday: April 13                      Hometown: Jackson, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Place to go: On my roof or Hike in the woods
    Scripture: Philippians 4:13
What is you favorite thing about camp?: Just the experience of being in a camp setting...
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: I would love a season with thunderstorms every night.
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Name: Julianne Beck                  Position: Assistant Counselor
Birthday: August 23                  Hometown: Canton, OH
Favorite:
     Flavor of Ice Cream: Butter Pecan
    Place to go: Hilton Head
    Scripture: Philippians 4:13
What is you favorite thing about camp?: Spending time with the staff and telling kids about Jesus Christ...
If you could create your own season what would it be called and what would it look like?: Sumnter...This season would have gorgeous, beautiful snow for about a week and then it would be hot and sunny like summer time for the rest of the season.