In the spring, we made the decision to send our son for his 4th summer at camp.  He loves Driftwood; we call it his “happy place.”  After such a difficult spring, where normal life was “closed,” we felt it was best for him to go to camp.  My husband and I were VERY hesitant about sending him.  After seeing the steps Driftwood would be taking and speaking with Wags a couple of times, we felt much better with him attending.  And, as always, Driftwood exceeded our expectations.

Our son had THE BEST summer yet at Driftwood. He loved being in Orcas and had the best division leader, group leader and counselors. He developed such nice bonds with them and had a blast!  After such a hard spring, this is exactly what he needed!  We are impressed with all of the steps you took to ensure a safe(r) summer. He is already counting down to next summer!!

You guys were absolutely amazing this summer!!!! My kids were so happy and really needed it this summer. I can’t begin to express how happy I was with how you ran everything, it was so well organized! To be honest it was kind of cool how we got to see the group leaders along with all the counselors every morning. You don’t get that with the bus. I felt like as a parent we were part of “camp the Experience”

I couldn’t have been more happy this summer with the group leaders my kids were with, they were really amazing!!

Driftwood is my hero!! My son had the summer of a lifetime and I am eternally grateful for the entire team for making sure he was safe and happy. I felt absolutely confident sending him to camp every day and I think the protocols you had in place set everyone up for a successful summer.

In only 7 weeks he challenged himself to try new things, make new friends and overcome fears…and it always felt fun and exciting. Thinking back to his summer experience actually puts tears in my eyes; I am so happy he was able to get out into the world again. He told me multiple times he was not ready for the summer to end…we can’t wait for next year!

Thank you for all that you have done, ESPECIALLY this summer in the midst of a pandemic. This summer could not have been possible if it wasn’t for you and your incredible, dedicated and passionate staff. We can’t believe how our daughter has been challenged in so many positive ways and how the camp has fostered her growth. We appreciate everything and feel so fortunate for Mackenzie to experience the magic of Miss Sues with a Driftwood experience!!! The energy, spirit and kindness that is shown on a daily basis is overwhelming and contagious! The creative themed days and activities, amazing communication, hilarious daily videos, and awesome voicemails are so appreciated and are more than we expected!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you so much for a summer that was not only safe and successful, but truly the happiest I have seen my son in months.  The summer ran like a well-oiled machine. From drop off in the morning to pick up in the afternoon, I never had to give anything a second thought. The entire staff were so friendly and welcoming. Even the counselors/lifeguards who checked you in always had a smile on their faces. What I felt was special about this summer is the relationship I was able to form with the counselors and group leader and a result of them coming to take your child each morning and return them every afternoon.  He is already asking how many day’s until next summer. My family is so grateful!

You guys did an absolutely amazing job. You said, “thank you for trusting us with your kids”. We say, “thank you for doing the best job we could have imagined you’d do.

As a small business owner, myself, I know how hard those behind-the-scenes conversations are. And how you consciously make the decision to open (or re-open) with the complete understanding that your revenue will be down considerably – but that you have to, nonetheless. You rationalize the good will, and realize the value of showing your people (customers and employees) that you’re there for them. I feel incredibly grateful that you made the choice you did.

Thanks again. You guys did something really amazing this summer.

This was my son’s first summer at Driftwood Day Camp.

I have only praise and thanks for all of the staff and members of the Driftwood team.

My son went to camp happy everyday and came home excited for tomorrow. You helped him foster great new friendships and create lasting memories, during this time in our lives that we would otherwise rather forget.

During these unprecedented times you gave all of us some normalcy and consistency that we will always treasure.  The trust that we placed in you was returned tenfold.

We cannot wait for summer 2021 at Driftwood Day Camp!

Obviously, no one knew back then what 2020 would bring us.  Despite the pandemic, you brought us all a sense of normalcy this summer.  It amazes me how well organized you were, how you paid attention to every detail, implanted safe protocols, and made a non-typical situation feel normal! I’m sure you start planning the following summer after the last day of camp, and to quickly have to reorganize back in March, must not have been easy.  I will say the drop-off/pick-up worked out great, and we never had an issue.

Thank you for giving my son the summer of his life that he will never forget.  Thank you for giving an only child some normalcy where he got to safely interact with other children his age and make new friends. I’ve never seen him happier than during the Color Run, and last week during Color War.

Since I think I said it best in my Facebook post, I figured I’d share those words:

“Well they did it! Driftwood made the impossible summer possible, truly earning their name as the BEST.CAMP.EVER!!  All the well engineered safety precautions and counselors persevering through the heat in masks, made for the most perfect imperfect camp experience that could have ever been imagined. Expectations were for the summer to “not be the same as it always was”, but were far exceeded in the opposite direction, proven by the smiles on my boys’ faces at the end of every.single.day.”

Thank you just doesn’t seem like enough. In such a crazy time when we needed you the most you were there for us and we will never forget that. Our children needed camp badly.  But we were nervous to send them, we debating and weighed our pros and cons. In the end, you exceeded all our expectations and the kids had an exceptional summer while others still stayed at home.  Camp was truly our saving grace and we fell in love with our daily routine of picking the kids up together in the afternoon after working remotely from home all day.  Seeing your smiling (and dancing) staff as we entered each day was a highlight for us as we continued to work from home. We look forward to many more summers ahead with our Driftwood Family!!

Our daughter was scared and hesitant to do any of the new “big” activities at camp. She was unsure why her usual group wasn’t at camp this summer. She quickly began to form new friendships and it wasn’t long before she was singing the Guppy Girl song in bed each night. Thank you for showing her she always has room in her heart for more friends and even in the darkest of times, you can always find the light. Thank you for being that light and helping bring such joy back into our daughter’s life. We will never forget how hard everyone at Driftwood worked to make this summer happen for the kids. We are so grateful and can’t wait for summer 2021!  BEST CAMP EVER!

Making the decision to enroll in camp for summer 2020 came with some challenging aspects.  But as we read through your Safety & Operating Plan we felt you were going to do everything possible to keep our kids safe this summer and you did! You allowed us as parents to have less worries and still provide the most amazing summer for our kids.

My kids felt little to no change in camp, it was just as wonderful as they remembered it.  As a parent, I felt fortunate to meet the staff and see the protocols in action. I’m so thankful for the Driftwood staff this summer, for the office staff answering every question we had, for the lifeguards taking temperatures, for the caring counselors and group directors who made everyone feel special, for the staff waving us in and saying goodbye…all while wearing masks.