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Pleasant Acres News & Pictures 2007:
October 13, 2007
The Denman Family and the staff at Pleasant Acres would like to thank all of our campers, whether they have only spent a few days with us, or if you've been here for 30-plus years, for making this 2007 summer season a great success. We appreciate your enthusiastic support at the activities- it is what makes them all the more fun. Feel free to sit back and look at all the pictures from this year below... it was a blast! Keep looking forward to next year!
The last weekend is always filled with mixed emotions for us, as well as our seasonals. Though it is sad to have to say our goodbyes, it is always a bunch of fun to sit a reminisce about the season that has just past! The weekend was loaded with fun -from horse-drawn hayrides in the autumn breeze, to a packed Spaghetti Dinner and a joyful Awards Ceremony. Afterwards we danced the night and the season away at our End of the Season Dance.
October 6-7, 2007
The final days of the summer season are upon us here at Pleasant Acres, and this weekend met us with beautiful, but quite warm, weather... a much different feel from last weekend. (I guess the fall weather was just visiting.) On Saturday, campers gathered for some fun and history rolled into one, with our annual Apple Cider Making Demonstration. Also on Saturday, campers gathered in the pavilion to celebrate the engagement of one of our seasonal campers, Nadine Keenan. Congratulations to Nadine and her fiancé, John. We here at Pleasant Acres wish them all the happiness in the world. Hope everyone had a great weekend and we are looking forward to seeing everyone next weekend for our end of the year Spaghetti Dinner and Seasonal Awards Assembly (the fun starts at 1pm in the pavilion). Have a great week!
September 29-30, 2007
The fall weather set in on Sunday, but not before we were able to have our annual Thanksgiving Pot Luck Dinner. Campers gathered Saturday afternoon with food galore, and we all sat down and enjoyed the food and each others company. This will be the last weekend some of our families will be able to make it up, so it was a nice way of saying good bye and see you next year. We still have two more weekends of fun left for this season, however. Check out the schedule of activities for times and we hope to see you around. For everyone who won't be able to join us for the remainder of the season, have a safe, happy, and healthy winter and we look forward to enjoying the 2008 season with you. Thanks again from all of us here at Pleasant Acres.
September 22-23, 2007
The goblins and ghosts came out for our September celebration of that October classic: Halloween! We were happy to see everyone out in full force to make this another great fall weekend. See you next week!
September 15-16, 2007
Teams scoured all over to find the correct items in our annual Scavenger Hunt, held on Saturday in the pavilion. Then, on Saturday evening, Richard and Stephen, as well as many of our campers, showed what kinds of chops they got at Karaoke. Thanks to everyone who make it a fun weekend.
September 8-9, 2007
We had another beautiful weekend here at Pleasant Acres as we kicked off the post Labor Day part of the season with our Annual Sweet Corn Festival. There were a lot of buttery smiles to be found and we are glad everyone had a wonderful time. See you next weekend!
Labor Day Weekend
September 1-2, 2007
What a way to end our main part of the summer season here at Pleasant Acres. The fun started early on Saturday morning when some of our campers gathered for the 4th Annual Horseshoe Tournament. Then in the afternoon, everyone gathered at the Sheep Pen for one last chance to catch a pig this summer at our Labor Day Pig Chase. On Sunday we held our last Baby Animal Petting of the season and, in the evening, we held our annual Amateur Night, which was followed by our ever popular End of the Summer Dance featuring Supersonic DJs. We thank everyone who helped us enjoy this beautiful last weekend of the summer and we wish everyone going back to school, both students and teachers alike, a safe and fun start of the school year. Have a great week and we will see everyone back next weekend!
August 18-19, 2007
This weekend was a very special one for us here at Pleasant Acres. On Saturday, we held our annual Tricky Tray Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and we raised a whopping $7,019. Thanks to everyone who contributed. You can see pictures from the Tricky Tray here.
Also on Saturday, we launched a new charity event: a Pop Tab Collection for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. We are very excited to being able to help them out with simply popping a tab. To find out more information, go here.
Hope everyone had a wonderful time this weekend. See you next weekend!
August 11-12, 2007
This Saturday we were pleased to bring back Dick Pasvolsky, our Square Dancing caller extraordinaire. Everyone who came learned how to square dance and had a wonderful time. Thanks Dick! And thanks for everyone who came out. See you next weekend for our annual Tricky Tray!
August 4-5, 2007
This weekend capped for us here at Pleasant Acres another wonderful week of weather. This past Thursday, some of our kids enjoyed the refreshing feel of our Pool! And on Saturday, frogs of every shape and size gathered to hop their hearts out at our annual Frog Jumping Contest. Also on Saturday, our friends from The Blood Center of New Jersey were on hand accepting blood donations from our campers and employees alike. Thanks to everyone who helped us enjoy this week of beautiful weather and we are hoping for another great week to come.
July 28-29, 2007
There's always room for fun here at Pleasant Acres, and JELL-O! On Saturday, campers gathered to see who could slurp down that wiggly stuff the fastest! Enjoy the pictures and we will see everyone next weekend!
July 23, 2007
A rainy afternoon here at Pleasant Acres didn't stop some kids from having fun, and helping others in return by coloring pictures for Color-A-Smile, 'a non-profit organization spreading smiles with cheerful drawings'. You can view pictures and find out more information about this great organization here.
July 21-22, 2007
Merry Christmas in July everybody! On Saturday, Jolly Old St. Nick himself stopped by to help celebrate this special holiday with us. Carols were sung, presents were exchanged, and Mo Speid, one of our seasonals, proved you can sit on Santa's lap at any age. See everybody next weekend!
July 14-15, 2007
We were greeted by our Late Arrival on Saturday morning: a new baby goat. Later that day, we held our annual Chili Cookoff and then some of our campers enjoyed the sunshine out on our sports field. A fun day was had by all! Looking forward to seeing everyone again next weekend!
Fourth of July Weekend, Part Two
July 7-8, 2007
On Saturday, the masses gathered for our very popular T-Shirt Tie-Dying event. And all throughout the week, our campers were celebrating Good Times, Sunshine, and Summertime! We were happy that everyone had a great week and look forward to more fun coming up this summer.
Fourth of July Week
July 2-6, 2007
Usually, we celebrate the Fourth of July on the first weekend in July. However, with the holiday falling on a Wednesday this year, we decided to carry on the festivities on thru the week and into the next weekend. On Tuesday, our campers were treated to a special Patriotic Dance, put on by Supersonic DJs. On Thursday, our newly acquired pigs were moved into their New Digs down by the Recycling Area.
Fourth of July Weekend
June 30- July 1, 2007
What a way to kick off this Fourth of July Celebration! On Saturday morning, our friends from Green Valley Farm brought by some of their fresh produce and baked goods that campers could partake in after their Hayrides. Later in the afternoon, we held our annual Fourth of July Pig Chase, which, as always, was a huge success. On Sunday, we had Bunnies Galore! at our baby animal petting, courtesy of Papa John. It was definitely "hare" raising when a couple of those "wascally wabbits" made a run for it, but we got them back safe and sound. At night, the campers danced the night away at a special Sunday night dance.
June 23-24, 2007
Another fun filled and beautiful weekend was had by all here at Pleasant Acres. Saturday was an especially busy day. Christa from Noah's Ark visited us with some of her cuddly friends for our younger campers to "Stuff-N-Fluff". We also held our Family Volleyball Game, which was a great time for all who attended. Then in the evening, Lori Space Day of Space Farms brought by her friends (these not quite as cuddly) for our Wildlife Show. Thanks to all who joined us and we are looking forward to next weekend's Fourth of July festivities. See you all there!
June 16-17, 2007
Well, Billy & Willy were ready to go Saturday morning, so we hitched them up for their First Hayride here at Pleasant Acres. Everyone enjoyed it thoroughly. Then in the afternoon, Pennywhistle the Clown paid us a visit and entertained both kids and adults with fun activities, including balloon animals and face painting. The kids left with smiles on their faces, which is what we want to see. And that afternoon was a rainstorm which produced a brilliant rainbow, which one of our campers caught on camera and shared with us. Just goes to show you that beauty is all around us here at Pleasant Acres! Catch you next weekend!
June 9-10, 2007
This was a weekend of firsts here at Pleasant Acres. On Saturday, we held our first ever Saturday Afternoon Family Softball Game. We were iffy on how it would turn out, but it ended up being a great success and lots of fun. Then on Sunday, our campers were able to meet for the first time, up close and personal, our new hayride team, Billy and Willy, at a special Meet & Greet during baby animal petting. They sure enjoyed it and we hope that you did too. See you next weekend!
June 2-3, 2007
Although Mother Nature wasn't cooperating with us much this weekend, we were still able to have a fun filled game of Egg War on Saturday. And on Sunday, Travis introduced the campers to our New Baby Cow here at Pleasant Acres. See you next weekend!
June 1, 2007
Pleasant Acres now has WiFi throughout the Campground!
That's right! Today we officially launched our wireless internet system throughout Pleasant Acres. Now you can enjoy the comfort of internet access from your trailer. Just a reminder, if you need a non-wireless connection to the internet, we have ports available in the pavilion, which is opens during regular store hours. So log on and enjoy the fun! And, as always, thank you for camping at Pleasant Acres.
Memorial Day Weekend
May 26-27, 2007
What a wonderful Memorial Day we had her at Pleasant Acres. On Saturday, Johny got patriotic on our Hayride! Then in the afternoon, campers of all shapes and sizes participated in our annual Memorial Day Pig Chase! The next day brought some more beautiful weather. Our weekly BINGO and that night's special Supersonic DJs made for a fun Memorial Day Sunday! We were so happy that everyone enjoyed themselves and were safe all weekend. Thanks for the wonderful memories.
May 19-20, 2007
Another fun filled weekend here at Pleasant Acres. Campers found out that Cow Milking can be aMOOsing! And everyone got to meet our new baby lambs for the season, who, in fact, are all Friends! We are gearing up for another wonderful Memorial Day. Hope you all can join us!
May 18, 2007
We are pleased to introduce you to our new hayride team: Billy and Willy!
May 12-13, 2007
It is that time of year again. Mother's Day weekend was our official opening weekend this year. Pleasant Acres welcomed everyone back on Saturday with our annual Sheep Shearing Demonstration! Then on Sunday, those cuddly and fluffy bunnies, as well as a horse and a couple of lambs, were on hand for our opening weekend's Baby Animal Petting!
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