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Twenty years of Memories...

Junior Camp! By Jim Romine, Executive Director

Since 1996, Junior Camp (or “Grandma the grandchild of a resident. Over the Here are a few of my memories of Ju-
Camp,” as some campers called it) has course of two weeks, campers develop new nior Camp; I do not remember what
been an annual adventure for both the hobbies, make new friends and discover years I helped out, but it must have
young and the young at heart! Each new worlds as only Sun City could allow! been around 2003-2005.
year, Sun City Texas plays host to 160 Of course, these two weeks would not be
kids ranging in age from 7 to 11, each possible without our generous clubs and – Sun screen! Hats! Swim suits! Back
resident volunteers sharing their time, packs! Please put your names on
1998 skills and knowledge with these pint- this stuff!
sized pupils. From learning to fish to line
dancing and lasso throwing, our camp- – Please, no rain.
ers are always thrilled to discover things
they’d never learn in school. And while – Pizza parties on each Friday; every-
not every lesson goes perfectly as planned one ate pizza, lots of it. At that point,
(like when creative clay projects get a I did not care, it was Friday and it
little too creative), that’s never stopped was over!
our “future residents” from coming back
the next summer, eager to live that Sun – Theater skits. Need I say more?
City life once again!
– My wife working as a counselor.
Memories...
– Creative Clay & China projects - no
By Katie Sutton, Director of Administration and HR bongs, please.

– Used to cater in-house each year – started with Legacy, then Accents took – “Single file. I said, SINGLE FILE!”
over. (So. Many. Tater. Tots.)
– Kids failing swim tests; lots of tears.
– Kids called it “grandma camp.”
– Coordinated with walkie-talkies. – Bird Man! We partnered with the
– Hosted movie and sundae night once each week. Nature Club and would bring in a
– As far as I know, the tee-shirts have always said “Future Resident of Sun City guy who had lots of cool birds and
would let them fly in the ballroom.
Texas” on the back. He tried showing off one out-
side and it did not come back.
Opposite years the Snake Man
would come. He did not let the
snakes fly in the ballroom.

Special thanks to our 20th Anniversary Sponsors Del Webb, ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
Suddenlink Communications and Goodwater Wealth

Management Group of Raymond James for thier support of the community
and our anniversary celebrations.

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