Happy New Year 2012!
HAPPY NEW YEAR
To all the campers and families
from all of us at Fun in the Sun!
We hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season!
We wanted to remind you that the due date of January 15th
is fast approaching for our 10% discount special:
This is what it’s all about….just read on…
We are running a special again this year of 10% discount
for those families who sign up their child(ren) for a minimum of 9 full weeks
and pay in full for those 9 weeks no later than January 15th:
10% off 9 full weeks or more. 9 weeks x $195 = $1755….-10% ($175)=$1580
(special is only valid for 9, 10, 11 & 12 weeks)
If you go to our website,
Click on “forms” and you will see the 4 new 2012 forms
click on each one individually and download them.
Check out the forms because there is dated information.
Hope to see you all back at camp this summer!
If you choose to pay weekly,
Please return the completed application and emergency form along
with a non-refundable deposit of $195.00 also by January 15.
Let’s have more “Fun in the Sun”in 2012
Welcome to Fun in the Sun 2012!
I can’t believe that it’s that time of the year when we start getting ready for camp. We are very happy to again have 2 locations for drop off this coming summer.
First location continues to be in Chestnut Hill at:
8836 Crefeld St.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Second location is in Plymouth Meeting at:
1724 Gallagher Road
Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 19462
(this location is FOR MEMBERS ONLY)
In order to be elegible to sign up for the Plymouth drop off location, your family HAS to be a member of the club.
We are running a special again this year of 10% discount
for those families who sign up their child(ren) for a minimum of 9 full weeks and pay in full for those 9 weeks no later than January 15th: 10% off 9 full weeks or more. 9 weeks x $195 = $1755….-10% ($175)=$1580 (special is only valid for 9, 10, 11 & 12 weeks)
If you go to our website,
Click on “forms” and you will see the 4 new 2012 forms
click on each one individually and download them. Check out the forms because there is dated information. Hope to see you all back at camp this summer!
If you choose to pay weekly, Please return the completed application and emergency form along with a non-refundable deposit of $195.00 by January 15.
As all this preparation for a summer of fun must begin well in advance of your child’s attendance, we would greatly appreciate your response by the due date.
Any questions?
email: funinthesun3@comcast.net
or call
Bonnie at 610-659-1064 or Dora at 215-680-0922
Mail your check, made payable to Fun in the Sun Inc, to the mailing address below.
FUN IN THE SUN inc.
P.O. BOX 797
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA.19462
Happy Holidays from Fun in the Sun!!!
In this most magical of seasons,
may you find peace, love
and much happiness.
Wishing all of the Fun in the Sun campers, Families and staff
A very Healthy & Happy 2012!
Our best to all of you!
Bonnie & Dora
And we all had “Fun in the Sun”
I was walking around the girl’s locker room on Thursday afternoon and saw some sad campers & counselors. I heard their conversations but stayed in the background: “I’m so bummed” “I Love Summer”… and so on…..and then one of the counselors (our dear Anna) said: “Don’t think about it being over…think of all the good things that happened and how much fun you had”.
That stayed with me because I loved her perspective about something “good”, “happy”, “fun”. It’s a great way to look at our life’s funnest moments. Campers & counselors, Thank you for all those “fun” moments !
Your wonderful children will be returning to school this week and the school year routine will begin.
We wanted to let you know that…We have enjoyed your children! We loved playing with them. We loved listening to their stories. We had so much fun….They are totally awesome!!!
Your children have done lots of swimming, in fact lots and lots of swimming. We had such wonderful weather all summer that we spent it at the pool mostly four days a week.
On trip days the children have golfed (miniature), bowled, roller skated, Happy Tymed, climbed, saw a movie or two, bounced and climbed some more, got splashed with a big bucket full of water, went down water slides, sat on a tube, tied dyed, learned how to spend money in the snack bar….
They did sports… soccer, basketball, kickball, capture the flag…..etc, etc, etc.
But most of all they have played. Then they played more, and then they played even more. They met lots of new friends, connected with old friends, and played some more.They used their imagination and creativity, played games indoors and out, invented their own games, spent LOTS of time inside and outside in the mornings and making full use of the great 11 acres at the swim club in the afternoons.

@Fun in the Sun 2011
We wish you all a happy school year!
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to be part of your child’s summer fun.
Bonnie, Dora, Sarah, Jessie, Jane, Aaron, Joey, Allie, Dillon, Michael, Zach, Katie, Charley, Anna, Danielle, Kyle, Nayo, Cameron, Peter, Monica, Chad, Julian, Ethan, Annie, Tamika, Jason, Tyler, Jamaar, Kayla, Aaron S., Justin, Gordie, Henry, Daniel, Grayson, Sana.
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Fall News:
One more thing I would like to let you know about:
As many of you know, I (Dora) am a full time artist during the year.
My studio is located at 915 Spring Garden in the Fairmount section of Philly.
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours for my studio will be held on October 15th & 16th.
I would love it if you can stop by on any one of those days with your children.
Main website —> POST (Philadelphia Open Studios).
click to see——> My website: Dora Ficher Art
And…One more thing:
Don”t forget:
We would STILL love some NEW TESTIMONIALS!
Tell us what you LIKE about Fun in the Sun.
This is for parents, campers, alum campers, alum parents…
This week I will be hopefully updating and adding all the new testimonials we got so far.
Share on facebook or twitter
Camp is Open
Attention FITS families:
Camp will be open tomorrow Monday 8/29
Thank you!
So we have come to our last week
of camp for 2011.
Don’t forget to “like” us on facebook! And…follow us on Twitter
Reminder that camp is open M-Th only this week.
Thursday, September 1st is our last day of camp!
There is no trip this week.
We will go to the pool every day.
Our Annual PENNY CARNIVAL is on
Wednesday 8/31 in the morning
PLEASE:
Have your child bring in 100 pennies in a quart size zip-lock bag with his/her name on it.
They will use the pennies to play the carnival games and the bag to carry the prizes.
Make sure your children are in camp no later than 9:30 on that day so they don’t miss any activities.
Please check the LOST & FOUND! It is overflowing with towels,
shirts, shoes, hats…etc…etc…
And…some more Reminders:
We can be contacted at all times on our cellular phones.
610-659-1064 (Bonnie) 215-680-0922 (Dora)
We can also be contacted at all times via email:
* Your child NEEDS to bring a bathing suit, towel, and SUNSCREEN every day. Pack these items even if the weather looks threatening because the weather may change and, if it does, we will go to the swim club.
* Please be sure your child always has a pair of socks in his/her backpack in case the weather causes us to make last minute adjustments and take a trip to a place that requires socks. Just keep a pair in a zip lock bag, labeled with your child’s name, in your child’s backpack to be ready for a rainy day.
Week 10
Wow! Summer is really winding down.
Only 2 more weeks of camp left for 2011.
Hopefully we have all dried up from the very rainy and wet week.
Happy to see the sun shining!!!
Last week we took not 1, not 2, not 3…but YES…4 trips!!!
Monday – Thursday trips galore. The Wednesday (only sunny day in the 4) trip to roller skating was programmed before camp even started so we kept it.
Your children were happy to go back to some of their favorite places like Happy Tymes on Mon., Bowling on Tuesday, Roller Skating on Wednesday & Movies on Thursday. Finally on Friday the sun came out and we all happily went swimming!!!
Trip for the week of August 22nd
We will be going back to Bouncetown on Wednesday August 24th
VERY IMPORTANT:
YOU MUST DOWNLOAD, SIGN, AND BRING WITH YOU BOUNCE TOWN’S WAIVER:
CLICK here to download —>>> WAIVER
PLEASE HAND THE WAIVER TO US BEFORE TUESDAY!!!
IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT HAVE A SIGNED WAIVER THEY MAY NOT PLAY AT BOUNCE TOWN.
THIS IS BOUNCE TOWN’S POLICY.
And….Again for this trip…———>>>
Your children NEED SOCKS! SOCKS SOCKS SOCKS…………………
SOCKS! SOCKS SOCKS SOCKS……….
Cost for this trip is $10.
This includes a snack, drink, and afternoon playing at Bouncetown.
If you would like to pay for the pool/trip money all at once on Monday the total in cash for this week will be $34.00
That will cover 4 days of pool @$6 and the WEDNESDAY trip @$10.
Remember that the pool/trip money has to be in cash.
Thank you!
The children will be doing TIE DYE in art next week
A note from Jessie:
TIE DYE in arts and crafts this coming week!
Please have your child bring a plain white t-shirt with her/his name written in the back
AND a plastic trash bag, if they wish to participate in the activity.
The shirts are taken home in the plastic bags and need to sit for a day.
Very Important Instructions – After the dye has soaked:
- You rinse the shirt in cold water
- Untie the rubber bands and rinse again
- Wash the shirt ALONE in the washing machine in cold water
- Dry
- Repeat but with hot water and dry
Bellow is a pictures of last year’s tie dye!
A reminder that —–>we have a Facebook page and a Twitter account.
Trips
- August 24 (Wednesday) – Bouncetown
- August 31 (Wednesday) – Penny Carnival (more info to follow)
There is no trip the last week of camp (The week starting on Monday 8/29).
Reminder that—> we are only open Monday-Thursday that week.
So, that’s August 29, 30, 31 & Sept 1st is our last day of camp.
We will go to the pool every day.
Our Annual PENNY CARNIVAL is on
Wednesday 8/31 in the morning
PLEASE:
Have your child bring in 100 pennies in a quart size zip-lock bag with his/her name on it.
They will use the pennies to play the carnival games and the bag to carry the prizes.
Make sure your children are in camp no later than 9:30 on that day so they don’t miss any activities.
Thank you!
Bonnie & Dora
Any questions? email:—> funinthesun3@comcast.net
or call
Bonnie at—>610-659-1064 or Dora at—>215-680-0922
FUN IN THE SUN Inc.
P.O. BOX 797
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA.19462
One more thing:
Don”t forget:
We would love some NEW TESTIMONIALS!
Tell us what you LIKE about Fun in the Sun.
This is for parents, campers, alum campers, alum parents…
FITS ~ Week 9
TRIP WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY 8/17 THIS WEEK
We will be Roller Skating at Palace skating rink
Your children need….SOCKS…SOCKS…SOCKS…SOCKS…SOCKS…
Cost for the trip is $8.00
If you would like to pay for the pool/trip money all at once on Monday the
total in cash for this week will be $32.00
That will cover 4 days of pool @$6 and the WEDNESDAY trip @$8.
Remember that the pool/trip money has to be in cash.
Thank you!
Last week we went to –> –> CoCo Key Water Resort

@Fun in the Sun ~ trip home from Coco Key ~ Tired campers & counselors after all the fun at Coco Key!
This past week in the art room the campers along with art teacher Aaron, and counselor Allie did some more work in yarn and ended up making a GIANT God’s Eye with rope.
Trips
- August 17 (Wednesday) - Roller skating at Palace skating rink
- August 24 (Wednesday) – Bowling at Thunderbird Lanes
- August 31 (Wednesday) – Penny Carnival (more info to follow)
Thank you!
Bonnie & Dora
Any questions? email:—> funinthesun3@comcast.net
or call
Bonnie at—>610-659-1064 or Dora at—>215-680-0922
FUN IN THE SUN Inc.
P.O. BOX 797
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA.19462
One more thing:
Don”t forget:
We would love some NEW TESTIMONIALS!
Tell us what you LIKE about Fun in the Sun.
This is for parents, campers, alum campers, alum parents…
FITS – Week 8
Hello Fun in the Sun friends!!!
Hope you are well and enjoying your weekend!
Before going into the “News for the Week”
We wanted to let everyone know that we have
a Facebook page and a Twitter account.
If you have a facebook account you can “Like” our page and share it with your friends. Same goes for the twitter account.
One of the Fun in the Sun parents suggested that we send out several tweets a day to inform you where we are, any change of
plans if it’s raining, if the bus is running late…etc…We would love to hear your thought. You can email us, tweet us or leave a
message on our facebook page. Thank you!
News for next week (week of August 8th)
TRIP WILL BE ON TUESDAY August 9th THIS WEEK
Totally new trip for us –> –> CoCo Key Water Resort
Cost for the trip is $18.00
Children need all their swimming gear. This is an indoor waterpark and we will be spending all afternoon there. Please make sure your children bring their bathing suit and towel.
If you would like to pay for the pool/trip money all at once on Monday the total in cash for this week will be $42.00
That will cover 4 days of pool @$6 and the TUESDAY trip @$18. Remember that the pool/trip money has to be in cash.
Thank you!
Great time at Happy Tymes last week!
Bellow you can see some campers sharing a pizza.
Many fun things continue to happen in the art rooml.
This past week your children worked with yarn making beautiful masterpieces.
Reminders:
Crefeld Location: To make it easy for children who need to buy lunch, on trip days we offer PIZZA. Your children may buy pizza for $2.00 a slice. We also offer drinks, soda, iced tea, apple juice, for $1.00.
When you drop off your children let us know if they would like pizza.
If your child gets dropped off at The Plymouth Location they have the snack bar to buy lunch before any trip.
Please visit our website/blog often since news and photos go up weekly.
Coming up in the next few weeks:
Art Room
- Tye Dying. We will let you know the date soon.
Trips
- August 9 (Tuesday) - CoCo Key Water Resort
- August 17 (Wednesday) - Roller skating at Palace skating rink
- August 24 (Wednesday) – Visit to the Philadelphia Union Stadium
- August 31 (Wednesday) – Penny Carnival (more info to follow)
Thank you!
Bonnie & Dora
Any questions? email:—> funinthesun3@comcast.net
or call
Bonnie at—>610-659-1064 or Dora at—>215-680-0922
FUN IN THE SUN Inc.
P.O. BOX 797
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA.19462
One more thing:
Don”t forget:
We would love some NEW TESTIMONIALS!
Tell us what you LIKE about Fun in the Sun.
This is for parents, campers, alum campers, alum parents…
Forward this message to a friend
FITS – Week 7
News for next week (week of August 1st)
In the (Crefeld location) art room the children will be working with yarn. They will be making all kinds of yarn projects….stay tuned…..
Trip This week is back to Wednesdays-> –> we will be going back to Happy Tymes
Favorite trip for many of our campers – Cost for the trip is $12.00
If you would like to pay for the pool/trip money all at once on Monday the total in cash for this week will be $36.00
That will cover 4 days of pool and the WEDNESDAY trip. Remember that the pool/trip money has to be in cash.
You can also check out Happy Tymes Facebook and click the “like” button if you wish.
Again…….Your children NEED… SOCKS! SOCKS SOCKS SOCKS socks……………
Last week was awesome! Lots of swimming,
Roller skating and…
The Big Talent Show put on by counselors and campers. Super talented people!!!
(We have several little videos from the talent show but haven’t been able to stream them to the blog at this point. Working on it…)
Reminders:
Crefeld Location: To make it easy for children who need to buy lunch, on trip days we offer PIZZA. Your children may buy pizza for $2.00 a slice. We also offer drinks, soda, iced tea, apple juice, for $1.00. When you drop off your children let us know if they would like pizza.
If your child gets dropped off at The Plymouth Location they have the snack bar to buy lunch before any trip.
Coming up in the next few week:
- Tye Dying. We will let you know the date soon.
Trips
- August 3 (Wednesday) – Happy Tymes
- August 10 (Wednesday) – Trip to be determined
- August 17 (Wednesday) - Roller skating at Palace skating rink
- August 24 (Wednesday) – Visit to the Philadelphia Union Stadium
- August 31 (Wednesday) – Penny Carnival (more info to follow)
Thank you!
Bonnie & Dora
Any questions? email:—> funinthesun3@comcast.net
or call
Bonnie at—>610-659-1064 or Dora at—>215-680-0922
FUN IN THE SUN Inc.
P.O. BOX 797
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA.19462
One more thing:
Don”t forget:
We would love some NEW TESTIMONIALS!
Tell us what you LIKE about Fun in the Sun.
This is for parents, campers, alum campers, alum parents…
Week 6 ~ A HOT one
Hoping you all had a wonderful weekend!
Wow! what a week…with temperatures between 95 and 102…it sure was a hot one. The pool felt really good!!! Wednesday we went Bowling at Thunderbird Bowling lanes. The AC felt wonderful there! Hopefully this week will be a little cooler.
Many fun things continue to happen in the art rooml. This past week your children made collages.
- News for next week (week of July 18th)As mentioned above….In the (Crefeld location) art room the children will be making sock puppets this coming week.We are asking parents to send in socks to make puppets.Thank you for this!
Trip This week-> –> we will be going ROLLER SKATING - Cost for the trip is $8.00If you would like to pay for the pool/trip money all at once on Monday the total in cash for this week will be $32.00That will cover 4 days of pool and the TUESDAY trip. Remember that the pool/trip money has to be in cash.
Your children NEED SOCKS! SOCKS SOCKS SOCKS socks……………
Coming up in the next few week:
- Tye Dying. We will let you know the date soon.
Trips
- July 26 (Tuesday) – Roller skating at Palace skating rink
- August 3 (Wednesday) - Happy Tymes
- August 9 (Tuesday) – Indoor water park – still working out the details
- August 17 (Wednesday) - Roller skating at Palace skating rink
- August 24 (Wednesday) – Visit to the Philadelphia Union Stadium
- August 31 (Wednesday) – Penny Carnival (more info to follow)
Thank you!
Bonnie & Dora
Any questions? email:—> funinthesun3@comcast.net
or call
Bonnie at—>610-659-1064 or Dora at—>215-680-0922
FUN IN THE SUN Inc.
P.O. BOX 797
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA.19462
One more thing:
Don”t forget:
We would love some NEW TESTIMONIALS!
Tell us what you LIKE about Fun in the Sun.
This is for parents, campers, alum campers, alum parents…
Week 5
Happy weekend to all!
Fun week at FITS. Beautiful weather for swimming. A bit hot on Monday & Tuesday but the pool felt wonderful. Your children let us know that the water was sooo nice and warm. We love the weeks when we can go swimming and enjoy the pool every day except trip day.
On Wednesday we went on a totally new trip for us…Bouncetown. Everyone seemed to have a great time bouncing and climbing on the big bounce equipment.
Check out the photographs!
Lots has been happening in the art room this week as well. Your children made all different kinds of masks. You can see some photos below.
They counselors organized a Masquerade Ball On Friday and everyone got to wear their masks and dance.
News for next week (week of July 18th)
In the (Crefeld location) art room the children will be making collages this coming week.
We are asking parents to send in magazines that can be cut up to use in the collages.
Thank you for this!
Trip This week-> –> we will be going BOWLING – Cost for the trip is $8.00
If you would like to pay for the pool/trip money all at once on Monday the total in cash for this week will be $32.00
That will cover 4 days of pool and the Wednesday trip. Remember that the pool/trip money has to be in cash.
Your children NEED SOCKS! SOCKS SOCKS SOCKS socks……………
Coming up in the next few week:
- Tye Dying. We will let you know the date soon.
Trips
- July 20 (Wednesday) – Bowling at Thunderbird Bowling lanes
- July 26 (Tuesday) – Roller skating at Palace skating rink
- August 3 (Wednesday) - Happy Tymes
- August 9 (Tuesday) – Indoor water park – still working out the details
- August 17 (Wednesday) - Roller skating at Palace skating rink
- August 24 (Wednesday) – Visit to the Philadelphia Union Stadium
- August 31 (Wednesday) – Penny Carnival (more info to follow)
Thank you!
Bonnie & Dora
Any questions? email:—> funinthesun3@comcast.net
or call
Bonnie at—>610-659-1064 or Dora at—>215-680-0922
FUN IN THE SUN Inc.
P.O. BOX 797
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA.19462
One more thing:
Don”t forget:
We would love some NEW TESTIMONIALS!
Tell us what you LIKE about Fun in the Sun.
This is for parents, campers, alum campers, alum parents…





















































