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Posted by Ryan Woods
In high school I was a little different (no comments please). My friend Jeff and I used to frequent Jewish chat rooms to discuss Christmas and other offensive matters with them. We had no real purpose except for our own entertainment. Together we had a few chat room flings that never materialized into much. During our onlilne escapades our username was Reffery. It was a combo of our names, if you couldn't figure it out.
Well one day as Reffery was hanging out in Jeff's grandparents back yard nursing a couple of Iced Teas we thought of an idea. We should make our own camp! It would be like summer camp but only for a weekend and we would be the directors. Reffery would be the director. So we got our legal pad and scetched out some ideas. Smores, mallows, and weinies are a must. An opening program is a must. A name was a must...wait...Reffstock...yes, that would work nicely, Reffstock. First things first, we needed to secure a location. So we pulled some strings and secured Camp Yamhil at a discounted price (like I said, we had some connections). Upon further discussion with our parents we secured a few adults to keep the peace during Reffstock. We then began our ad campaign. Our theme was "Got a Monkey on Your Back?" and we put fliers all over the youth groups teen room, we passed them out at Columbia Christian High School, at any youth group event, and I think even handed them to a few other churches to distribute (with little success).
Who would have thought that it actually worked! Reffstock actually happened. Reffery thought about giving away T-shirts to all the campers, but in the end decided to go with hats. We microwaved a frog, we had an opening program, we watched movies, and...to be honest, I don't remember anything else that happened that weekend. But it just might be the coolest thing I've ever done.
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