Dear Readers,
Who actually keeps up with a blog on a regular basis? It always starts off strong, is a great idea, and then falls through the cracks. Who was I to think this one would be any different? I am here to say it is exactly the same. Well, here goes nothing.
May: Nothing happened. Seriously, nothing happened.
June: We opened up our lodging for families. We felt that people would still want to come get the camp experience, and Vashon Island does not have a ton of affordable options for lodging. We also are able to offer camping spots, also lacking on the island.
July: Our first family lodging guest came over July 4th, and they tent camped! This was the first of many who stayed over the summer. Also introduced, our Monday Night Dinner grab n' go. We knew it was a great idea and would be successful, but we did not know HOW successful it would be! We sold out nearly every week, and made a lot of people very happy. This, along with our family lodging, increased our exposure greatly and people who never knew Camp Burton existed now knew what we were all about.
August: A continuation of July. Our Monday Night Dinners came to a close the last weekend of August. We also hosted an outdoor wedding, it was beautiful and everybody was safe. Our kitchen also catered a wedding for a family down the road, they originally booked our venue for October but needed to change their plans. Need I mention how delicious the food was for both of these! We finally felt we were getting the hang of things, and the beautiful weather definitely helped.
September: After a couple of weeks off, and back by popular demand, we started our fall Monday Night Dinner Menu. It was a success, but not as big as our summer session. We hosted another small wedding party for the weekend for some of our family campers. They had a great time and were happy to be at camp again. We opened up our lodge for students to have access to WiFi. Not a lot of people took advantage of it, but a generous donor noticed what we were doing and sent us some money to help with our internet infrastructure. Thank You!!!
October: This was a HUGE month for us. We hosted 2 lovely celebration of life events, and grinded like heck for our Haunted Halloween Drive Thru. This took a lot of planning, a lot of hours, long nights, headaches and cuts and bruises. But alas, was it a success? We would say yes, we had over 600 cars come through! People were laughing, kids were crying, it was great. We had huge support from John L. Scott and Thriftway in helping us with funds and preparation, and on site support from the Vashon Island Fire Department who had some spooky stuff, an ambulance, and a hanging witch!
November: It's turkey time, and we are all filled up for orders for our Thanksgiving grab n' go. There was so much positive feedback from our Monday Night Dinners, that it made sense for Chef Bill to also do Thanksgiving Dinner. Gonna make a lot of delicious food!
Well, that is a nice general recap of what has been happening at Camp Burton. If you haven't yet, leave a comment, a question, or submit a lodging request form. I would love to hear from any and all of you!
