Future of Run Camp Threatened!

The very existence of Borgess Run Camp appears to be in doubt as an increasing number of long-time campers have said they will boycott it for "lack of legacy."

This is the lone photograph in the Borgess Run Camp archives, said to be of historian Daniel Boorstin, warning campers to keep better records. Unfortunately, his advice was ignored.

"I can tolerate the lack of organization, the miscommunication and even the little booties I have to wear on the gym floor," said David Pinto, who is said to have attended camps back to the days when teams were named after animals. "But we don't have roots."

At issue is the fact that no one can remember how many years Borgess Run Camp has been in existence. "We think it's somewhere between 9 and 13," says Borgess Health & Fitness Center Director Janeen Docsa, "but Blaine blacked out there for about four years, and Chris blacked out for six, and we can't remember how many of those years were overlapping."

Docsa said camp could only continue in 2011 if she can hire a "Camp Historian" in the next few weeks. While she's not confident some of the basic legacy issues will be uncovered, "we have a hunch some of the anecdotal stuff will surface, like when gang signs were first introduced and when Run Camp had its one and only "snow day" (at Alamo Township Park, never to be revisited).