Date: September 1st 2007

FootFall is NEXT WEEKEND (Hooray!!) Here are some final FootNotes:

1. There are some additional workshops and activities, most notably a Percussion Workshop led by Jim Roberts of FootLoose, which is "bring your own noisemaker" (no, not your 4-year-old nephew); early morning waltzing at the Gym, courtesy of Gaye Fifer and Wayne Albright (in an Italian study, folks with chronic heart failure who waltzed for 21 minutes, three times a week, increased their cardio-circulatory fitness more than those in a group that used cycles and treadmills); and early morning Tai Chi, directed by Cis Hinkle (people who regularly practice tai chi, a “soft style” Chinese martial art best known for improving flexibility and mood, are more resistant than their peers are to shingles, a painful reactivation of the chickenpox virus, because tai chi strengthens memory T cells, the white blood cells that fight recurrences of previously experienced infections, including some that can lie dormant for decades). These additions were requested by dancers. Th ank you Bob, Ellen, and Will, respectively, for asking!
2. The final schedule will be on the website Monday night or Tuesday morning. You will also receive one in your registration packet.
3. Cabins do not contain small trash cans (there are large trash drums outside). You might want to include a small cardboard box or paper bag for trash. Alternatively, your registration packet will be in a plastic bag (made from recycled milk jugs), which has a handle opening at the top – this bag could be draped over a doorknob or hook and used for trash.
4. A CDSS attendee mentioned that she was particularly glad that she had brought along a small "bedside" mat or rug, on which she wiped her feet before getting into bed.
5. Another CDSS attendee remarked that there were not enough hooks in the shower area for robes, towels, etc. We have purchased "over the door" bars with multiple hooks for each shower. Please let us know on your evaluation form if these were useful.
6. Do you already know Dutch Crossing? Would you like to be part of the demo group? If so, please email us and let us know. Gaye Fifer will do a quick run through on Friday at 6 pm (just before dinner). We need a total of 16 experienced dancers.
7. There are camp refrigerators at the dining hall and the canteen if you need to bring special food items. We have posted the menu for the weekend on the website (the Saturday evening vegetarian entree is tba, but there will be one), so you can look it over in advance. If you have food allergies or intolerances and have not already informed us, please do so.
8. If you'd like to bring any extra goodies to share as evening snacks, please feel free to do so. The best place to put them will be the Canteen kitchen.
9. T-shirt designs are at:
a. http://customink.com/cink/r.jsp?E=hgrastorf@aol.com&F=footfall1 (unisex shirt)
b. http://customink.com/cink/r.jsp?E=hgrastorf@aol.com&F=footfall2 (women)
Both shirts are extremely soft and comfortable. $16 for either if you let us know this week, and we will hold one for you. $18 at the camp. Unisex sizes S/M/L/X/XX, and Women's sizes S/M/L/XL.
10. The registration office will be in the purple A-frame, not the dining hall. Signs will direct you down the hill. If you arrive after dark, look for the signs and the purple lights. If you plan to arrive Saturday morning rather than Friday night, please try to let us know by email, so we don't worry about you.
11. Most cell phones do not work in the camp itself (although some people get spotty reception at the top of the hill or along the gravel road leading to Hook Mill Road). Most cell phones do work along Routes 50 and 259. The Timber Ridge office number is 304-856-2630, and there is an answering machine which will be checked frequently.
12. The camp has tennis courts, basketball courts, and a volleyball court, as well as a running track and weight room. Please disregard the automatically-added notes about subscription management, as this mailing is being sent only to those who are already registered for FootFall, which is not the regular "FootFall News" mail list.