Dear Mr. Lavenson,
Casey had an absolutely
wonderful time this past summer. She loved everything
about the camp! The counselors were terrific, the activities
were fun, the golf was "awesome", and the accommodations
were great. Casey also made wonderful friends that
will last a long time. To use her words, it was as
if she had known them "all her life". She continues
to stay in contact with many of them and hopefully,
she will see them again. Your camp truly provided a
very positive and enriching experience for her.
Casey played in several tournaments after camp and
I notice significant improvement in her short game.
She medaled in each of the torunaments and the changes
she's made are beginning to take hold.
She's already begun
asking about next year and she wants very much to
return and work with the instructors in the Gold group.
We all very much huge fans of your work, and would
like to see Casey take her game to the nxt level.
I hope all is well and I look foward to hearing from
you.
Very truly yours
K.
Durant, New Hyde Park, NY- father of 12 year old
Casey
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Dear MGTA,
After many matches and two long days, Emma won girls
doubles tennis 12 and under and mixed doubles tennis
12 and under ...and Parent/ Child golf nine holer division
at Aspetuck Country Club in Weston, CT Labor Day weekend.
She misses her camp buddies and hopes to see them next
year.
BTW Emma and Bailey Cooke (another
camper) won the girls doubles together!!!!
Thank you so much,
Jane mother of 12 year old Emma from Wilton, CT
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HELLO JOEL,
THE
GOLF SEASON FOR MARIANA IS OVER FOR THIS YEAR. IT
WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR. IN THE GIRA INFANTIL
FROM VALLE DE MEXICO SHE GOT A 1) FIRST PLACE; 2) THIRD
PLACE; 3) FIFTH PLACE; 4) THIRD PLACE; 5) FIFTH
PLACE. SHE ALMOST GOT A PLACE FOR THE INTERZONAS (WHERE
EACH OF THE 5 ZONES OF OUR COUNTRY SEND THEIR TEAM
OF 4 GIRLS AND THEY COMPETE FOR A PLACE IN THE INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENTS). SHE LOWERED HER SCORES TO 80S, AND TWICE
SHE EVEN GOT LOWER THAN THAT IN A TOURNAMENT.
SHE WAS
INVITED BY THE ASOCIACION VALLE MEXICO AND PAID HER
FEE IN THE WOMEN NATIONAL AMATEUR OF MEXICO. SHE
WAS ON TV ON ESPN, AND SHE ALSO GOT A PLACE IN THE
PRE RANKING LIST OF MEXICO.
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR AND WE KNOW PART OF IT WAS
THE RESULT OF THE PRACTICE AND CONFIDENCE SHE ACHIEVED
LAST SUMMER IN YOUR GOLF CAMP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT
YEAR SHE WILL LIKE TO BE WITH YOU ALSO FOR THREE WEEKS.
WE ARE GOING TO EUROPE ON JULY SO SHE COULD BE THERE
FROM JULY 23RD TO AUGUST 13TH . CAN YOU CONFIRM
HER PLACE AND SEND THE INFORMATION FOR A WIRE PAYMENT.
THE SON OF A CLOSE FRIEND OF US PLAYS TENIS, HE IS
13 AND HE WILL LIKE TO GO TO THE CAMP. HE WILL STAY
FOR 2 WEEKS AND WILL BE THERE FROM JULY 23RD TO AUGUST
6TH. DO YOU STILL HAVE A PLACE FOR HIM?
THANK YOU JOEL AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
MIGUEL AND MARIA ELENA
GARCIA (Parents of a third year girl and boy campers)
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Dear Mommy and Daddy,
Camp is so great! Today, I did so many things like
climb on the rock wall, Swim in the lake, jump on
the water trampoline, played golf and did the slip
and slide. The favorite think that I did today was
hitting balls at the driving range becasue they put
a canoe for us to aim and hit at . Tonight is carnival
night . I can't wait. to play some games and win
some prizes . Today I won a hat with my nambe embroidered
on the back. I have don so many cool things at camp
that iwould take a year to write all of them . I
love you and I miss you.
Love, Max Wilber(1st
year camper) - Now 3rd year camper
Maine Golf and Tennis
Academy
35 Golf Academy Drive
Belgrade, Maine 04917
We want to send all of you a huge thank you! Your proimpt
responses to our phone calls and the plethora of advice
and information you have shared with us have truly
made choosing a first-time over nitght camp for our
sons much easier. Your programs sound wonderful, both
educational and fun. What a great combination - top
notch golf and tennis instruction paired with good
old fashion summer camp activities. We spoke with the
rreferences that Joel provided for us. Both the previous
campers and their parents agreed that the Maine Golf
and Trennis Academy is a spcial place.
Both Boys are sxtremely
excited. Maybe next year we canleave the kids at hoime
and Jack and I can go to camp!
Thanks again for yoiur
help. We look foward to meeting all of you in person.
Fondly,
June V. Habiak ( and family)
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Dear Maine
Golf Academy,
Well, Daniel is home and eager to show me his newly
acquired skills and also anxious to purchase a new
set of clubs. Daniel really enjoyed hthe experience
and is ready to come back next year!
Richard Gerson ( Parent
of first year camper) Now 3rd year camper
Dear Maine Golf and Tennis
Academy,
My game has gotten sooo much better
. Thanks to David, Judy and Martin.
I have made so many wonderful
friends and I have learned so much . I just love my
home away from home in Maine. You guys are so awesome.
I want to come there forever.! I feel like I have grown
up there.
I can't wait to come
back this summer.
Love,
Victoria Kalman, 3rd
year camper
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Dear Mom,
Camp is aswome [awesome]. I've met a lot people;
Kile, T.j. Ashton, Mark and Justin to name some.
On monday I won closest to the pin contest on
tuesday I went tubing and kayackijng, Today I
am going wake boarding.
Graham Spaulding- A Happy
Camper- 4th year camper
Dear Maine Golf Academy,
Grant can't stop talking about the wonderful month he spent at camp.
Less than a week after he returned, Grant and his father won the
Father/Son golf championship at our club. He is currently working
hard to establish a handicap so that he can participate in the
advanced golf program next year.Enjoy the rest of the summer and
look forward to seeing you next year.
Sincerely, Leigh Ann
Mills ( Parent of 1st year camper) Now second year
camper
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Dear Maine Golf and Tennis
Academy and Joel,
Grant and his father
have done it again. This time after camp, they won
the Father/Son at The Oakland Hills Golf Club, the
country club hosting the Ryder Cup and
where we were honored here with Tiger Woods. I have
enclosed a picture taken of all of us ( the whole family)
at the luncheon.
Thank you so much for all you have done.
Sincerely,
Leigh Ann Mills (Proud Parent of second year camper
Grant)
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Dear Joel,
I just wanted thank you
for a wonderful Family Camp experience. We had a great
time on so many levels. Not only did both my tennis
and golf mprove vastly, but my son and I had a great
experinece. Everyone was wonderful that was there,
the staff was considerate, great at teaching and nurturing
the kids and fun and the space was warm and relaxing.
We hope to return next year, althought he rest of the
family wants to tag along.
Thanks so much again
Cil Salas and Ari - Family
Campers for 3 years
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Joel,
The camp proved to be more than we expected. Andrew
had a wonderful time and is talking about returning
next year. He ven said he would start saving his
own money, to pay for it. When we picked him up we
noticed the difference right away. He was taller,
thinner and hard to put into words but more relaxed,
calmer, older.
Thank you agan for everything
Elizabeth Topol parrent
of 2nd year camper.
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Dear Joel and especially Kelley,
Just a short note to
thank you very much for all the support you have given
to my children (Cristina and Manual) at the Maine
Golf and Tennis Academy. They told us that everybody
has been extremely nice to them but you have been really
like their "mother and father" while at camp.
Manuel told me that you always kept their e-mails apart
and that you were always ready to listen to them...
As you know , it was their frist time at a camp in
the US ( they have been at camp in the past, but only
for two weeks and in Spain) and as you have probably
seen, they are vbery close to their family, so , at the beginning they were tired,
jet-lagged. they were new and it was a bit hard for them for the first day or
two, however,... You have been a great help for them!
The have had a great
time at MGTA!! and I am sure they will be back next
year...
Thank you ver very much again
Best regards,
Patricia Estany mother
of two 3rd year campers
PS. Manuel would like
to send you a present. Are you still there for a few
more weeks?
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Dear Joel and Crista,
Your camp was everything we hoped for and more!
Logan was a camper at your camp
from 8/1 to 8/14 and I had to write to thank you for
the experience he had. When
he talks about his 2 weeks, he BEAMS!!!! We're
hoping that we can send him again for the next few
years.
Sincerely,
Jody Grabowski (Logan's grandmother)
And many , many more
letters just like these, every year.
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hi this is ashley carvalho.
after coming home from 2 weeks at mgta i have played
in 6 tournaments, and won all of them! I was named
player of the year also!
thank you,
ashley carvalho
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Dear Joel and Christa,
First of all--Happy Holidays and best wishes and health
for the New Year!
Jared spent the rest of his time from golf camp caddying
and playing golf in PGA jr. golf tour matches. He made
the Varsity Golf Team in his first year of high school
and is now on the high school swim team. In the spring
he is looking forward to his first experience going
out for "crew".
He is soooo excited about this summer at the Main Golf
and tennis camp because he will be a CIT and it looks
like he recruited his friend Issac Luber to try the
camp for his first time. Jared will be going to Scottsdale,Arizona
with us and his new friend Mike Amole that he roomed
with at the Maccabiah Games in Vancouver. Thanks to
the Maine Golf and Tennis Academy he came in 3rd.!!
He has grown and improved immeasurably. As you can
see ,Jared is living a full life but really cannot
wait till summer and his 7th year at Maine Golf Camp....Lynne
Wexler
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Hi
Our daughter is interested in returning to camp in
2007 (begging actually!). Do returning campers have
to fill out the full application again?
Thanks
Robert Blee
