This year’s camp theme was Mardi Gras — Let the Good Times Roll! And roll we did… in beads, music, and laughter! Campers were showered with Mardi Gras spirit all week long. Camp Olympics came with a festive twist, including
Rain can’t stop the fun at Camp Rising Sun! One of our favorite indoor activities this year was Human Hungry Hippo. All you need are:
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A pile of plastic balls
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Four furniture dollies
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Four plastic bins or laundry baskets
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For the first time in many years, Camp Rising Sun unveiled a special logo to match our theme — and it couldn’t be more perfect! Our beloved camp dog proudly sports a Mardi Gras jester hat, sitting alongside the familiar
The Light Up for Leah 5k was created in 2022. Named after a child who died from cancer at age 1, this 5k honors each of the children who have died from pediatric cancer or sickle cell disease at the
The 2025 Smile-A-Mile (SAM) 5K and 1M Fun Run, held on Saturday, August 23rd, was our most financially successful 5K in its 16-year history and boasted the largest turnout in over a decade!
This annual event, hosted
This year’s Camp Rising Sun theme was Mardi Gras — Let the Good Times Roll! It was one of our most festive themes yet, complete with one of the coolest t-shirt designs we’ve ever had. For the first time, we
This photo was taken in the foam pit during our annual color war. In the middle is one of our former campers and now CIT being covered by foam from campers.
Camp MerryTimes Color-palooza Color Dinner is a new tradition for our camp! In previous years, we have done a counselor dress up competition at Saturday night dinner, but it was getting a bit tired. We wanted to try something new











