Summer Camp Staff 2010

Karen Laursen

Karen is the chaplain at Camp Gideon. She is a senior nursing student at Malone University. She has attended Canton First Friends all her life. This is her third summer working at Camp Gideon and she came as a camper for several years before being on staff. Karen looks forward to leading the campers in chapels and seeing them grow in their faith with Christ.

 

Kristy Gidley

Kristy is a program director at Camp this summer. She is a senior Mathematics Secondary Education major at Waynesburg University. She grew up attending Damascus Friends Church and came to Camp Gideon as a young camper. This is her second year on staff at Camp Gideon, but she has also worked at Pine Springs Camp in Jennerstown, PA. Kristy has been eagerly planning exciting and new activities for the campers to enjoy this summer.

 

Britt Hornberger

This strapping young lad is a Program Director and Nature Program Director at Camp Gideon. He graduated from the esteemed Malone University in 2009 with a Bachelor Degree in Youth Ministry and a minor in Business. He grew up in Pennsylvania training to be a ninja before following God’s calling to work with youth of various ages. He has been working at Camp Gideon for four years now, and is totally excited to be infusing new ideas with the traditions campers know and love while using fun and nature to connect them with God.

 

Chrissy Salem

Birthday: September 11

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Favorite flavor of ice cream: mint chocolate chip

Favorite Christian band: Jeremy Camp

Favorite scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18

What is the thing that you are looking forward to most about camp? I am looking forward to share and have others share their faith. Iron sharpens iron !

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? With ten tons of sand, I would make the largest sand castle in the world so me and my campers can help the homeless

 

David Reszegi

Birthday: January 8

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Chocolate

Favorite Christian band: Switchfoot

Favorite scripture: John 3:16

What are you most looking forward to about camp? Meeting some cool kids and playing some games

What would you do with ten tons of sand? I would make a big beach

 

Rodney Long

Birthday: September 5

Hometown: Akron, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Mint chocolate chip although superman is a close second

Favorite Christian band: Lecrea

Favorite scripture: Hebrews 11:6

What are you most looking forward to about camp? Meeting the kids

What would you do with ten tons of sand? I would make a lot of glass

 

Melissa Millican

Birthday: May 25

Hometown: In a foreign land that starts with a C… (aka Canton, OH)

Favorite flavor of ice cream: chocolate peanut butter

Favorite Christian band: Josh Werner

Favorite scripture: 1 John 3:18

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I am looking forward to everything at camp! Building relationships with campers & staff, playing schweet games, and praising God!

What would you do with ten tons of sand? I would build a sand board park. I think there is one in California and it looks really fun. Or I would build a life-size castle.

 

Dayne Linhart

Birthday: February 18

Hometown: Louisville, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Moose tracks

Favorite Christian band: Relient K

Favorite scripture: Matthew 19:26

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I am most excited about watching the camper’s love for Christ grow exponentially in just one week… and pelting a few with water balloons!

What would you do with ten tons of buttons? With ten tons of buttons I would create a giant button launcher and fire 50 buttons at a time at a certain few unsuspecting individuals until I was all out of buttons.

 

Ashley Hayden

Birthday: December 27

Hometown: Pataskale, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: cake batter

Favorite Christian band: Barlow Girl, Jars of Clay, or Toby Mac

Favorite scripture: Above all, love each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I’m looking forward to loving God, loving people and having fun!

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I would add water to the sand and attempt to make a pirate ship and decorate with buttons.

 

Bethany Danaher

Birthday: November 22

Hometown: Steubenville, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: yogurt ice cream

Favorite Christian band: Relient K

Favorite scripture: Hebrews 13:3

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I am looking forward to working with children and teaching them about the love of Christ. I enjoy working with kids and families and am looking forward to new memories.

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I would use the sand to make a giant sandbox because I love playing in the sand.

 

 

 

Paige Showalter

Birthday: April 18

Hometown: Barberton, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Mmm… Don’t have any. I like them all!

Favorite Christian band: NEEDTOBREATHE

Favorite scripture: Either 1 Timothy 4:12 or 1 Corinthians 13

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I absolutely love to spend time with campers! They’re great… A huge reason why camp means so much. I love capture the flag, oh and lip syncs are fantastic!

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I just might make my own beach and I would see how many things I could invent with the buttons.

 

Becca Reich

Birthday: December 18

Hometown: Beloit, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Chocolate

Favorite Christian band: Krystal Meyers

Favorite scripture: Isaiah 40:30-31

What are you most looking forward to about camp? Bringing young kids closer to God. And I hope to see major changes in people’s lives. Not only the children, but maybe us counselors too! And of course… SHAVING CREAM WARS!

 

Ian Mundy

Birthday: June 15

Hometown: East Canton, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Neapolitan

Favorite Christian band: Haste The Day

Favorite scripture: Romans 1:16

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I’m looking forward to a fun summer with lots of memories.

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I suppose I would go throughout the world repairing buttons and leave a trail of sand behind me so I could find my way back.

 

Katey Krusel

Birthday: February 7

Hometown: Massillon, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Cookies ‘n cream

Favorite Christian band: Switchfoot or Phil Wickham

Favorite scripture: Psalm 46:10 or Romans 8:28

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I look forward to meeting with the kids and growing in relationship with them. I also look forward to seeing the way God works through the campers, and how He plans on using me.

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? With ten tons of sand, I would create a giant “sand land” with a slide and moat around it. With ten tons of buttons, I would make a huge pile of them and jump in them!

 

Haley Ellen Eaglowski

Birthday: August 17

Hometown: Massillon, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Coffee

Favorite Christian Band: Anberlin or Switchfoot

 

Katie Boyle

Birthday: July 10

Hometown: Canton, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Vanilla

Favorite Christian band: Relient K

Favorite scripture: Ephesians 1:11

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I love just hanging out with the kids and being one of them!

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I would have ten tons of buttons and I would use them to replenish the world with my button supply. I would keep them in a pool though so I could swim in them.

 

Garrett Bates

Birthday: June 18

Hometown: Salem, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Brick flavor

Favorite Christian band: Relient K

Favorite Scripture: Romans 2:14-15

What are you most looking forward to about camp? Well, since I’m awesome, the best part of camp is getting to be awesome

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I’d probably ask people which weighs more, then laugh as I fool them all. Obviously 10 tons of sand weighs as much as 10 tons of buttons… I think

 

 

Tyler Eaglowski

Birthday: August 9

Hometown: Massillon, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Moose tracks

Favorite Christian band: David Crowder Band

Favorite Scripture: Psalm 33:3

What are you most looking forward to about camp? Getting to know all of the campers

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I would press all of the buttons!!!

 

 

Breanna Winters

Birthday: July 26

Hometown: Beloit, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Mint chocolate Chip

Favorite Christian band: Toby Mac

Favorite Scripture: Romans 5: 3-5

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I am looking forward to God doing some great things this year at camp. I love nature hikes, and am excited about meeting the campers and the staff.

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? If I had 10 tons of sand I would build a life size sand castle.

 

Jordan Sabatino

Birthday: December 16

Hometown: Summitville, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Cookies and cream

Favorite Christian band: Relient K

Favorite Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:4

What are you most looking forward to about camp? Having fun with the staff and hanging with the kids.

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I would make a really big sand castle.

Mikhail Reiman

Birthday: February 11

Hometown: Canton, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: Chocolate peanut putter swirl

Favorite Christian band: Relient K

What are you most looking forward to about camp? I look forward to serving god by connecting with campers and learning new things about relationships with God’s people.

What would you do with ten tons of sand and/or buttons? I would donate it to the Cleveland Zoo.

 

Sarah reich

Birthday: November 18

Hometown: Beloit, OH

Favorite flavor of ice cream: mint coco chip

Favorite Christian band: Lots

Favorite Scripture: Joshua 1:9

What are you most looking forward to about camp? Meeting new people, telling young kids about Jesus and what he can do for them.