Why should you "Like" us on Facebook?

You're living in the information age: you've probably heard of Facebook. Whether you're just now jumping on the bandwagon, or you've been online since Facebook required a .edu email address, this ubiquitous blue logo is a big part of our lives now.



Why does it matter to you? Businesses and public figures of all sorts are starting their own Facebook pages -- everyone from Target to Taylor Swift, summer camps to songwriters, Fortune 500 companies and non-profits, everyone has a their own Facebook page. Here are the top three reasons you should head to Facebook and click "Like" on us right now!

One-Stop Shop
Everything featured on our blog is also linked on our Facebook page. You won't miss a single post if you click over to our Facebook, and you only need to visit one web site to hear all the news from Camp Sealth.

More Info
Facebook's user-friendly format and easy uploading capabilities means one thing for you: more content. A blog post might take an hour or two to put together, but it's much quicker to update Facebook -- just a snapshot and a caption. This means you get to hear more from Camp Sealth. You see more pictures, read more news, get more insight into what goes on at Camp. How could that be bad?

Contests!
We have a number of exciting news about the upcoming summer, and we'll be breaking most of it on the blog and on the Facebook page. However, there are contests and prize-winning opportunities that will be held only on Facebook. Do you want input on what this year's T-shirts will look like? Do you want to win one of last year's? Do you have a great camp-related limerick running around in your brain? The action will all be on Facebook, and you don't want to miss it.

Find us on Facebook! And if you prefer tweets to status updates, go ahead and follow us on Twitter!

Meet Your Year-Round Staff: Martin Bremer

What’s your name? Martin Bremer aka Papa Steve

Where are you from? Chicago and to a lesser extent, Boston

What’s your job at Camp Sealth? I run the Environmental Education Program – Basically, I’m a teacher with an awesome classroom!

Did you go to camp as a kid? Did you like it? I mainly went camping. I went to a few boy scout camps, but was primarily interested in being outside and less about merit badges.

What did you think you were going to be when you grew up? A Dinosaur!

What’s your favorite camp food? I love to cook over a fire, and I really enjoy most foods… banana boats are always a great dessert.

What’s the best thing that has ever happened to you at camp? I get to teach in the woods!

If you could be bunkmates with any person, living or dead, who would it be? John Dewey, Albert Einstein, Tim O’Brien, Norman McLean, Steve Lomax

Why do you enjoy working at camp? I get to teach in the woods!

What’s one thing Camp Sealth has that other camps don’t have? Me

If you were an animal, what animal would you be? Why? A Narwhal because they are so awesome! Maybe an octopus, a moose or a wolf.

Tell us a funny camp story. I don’t understand this request; camp has never told me a story… Camp is more of the strong silent type. I’ve never, in fact, heard a word from camp. Yet camp always is there when I leave the office and always is there when I get to work yet never so much as a “Hey, how’s your day going?” or “Can I get you a cup of coffee?” This also means that I have never heard one negative word out of camp. My guess is that it has a lot to do with the fact that camp doesn’t have a “mouth” or “vocal chords” which most doctors agree are required for “speaking.” Nor does camp have “hands” for sign language. Perhaps camp tries to use the trees for FSL (forest sign language). I am, unfortunately, not versed in this archaic language; I should consult with Rick aka Treebeard on this matter.

What does camp mean to you? It means I get to work with Steve Lomax.

Editor's note: judging by his "funny" camp story and the above photo, Martin should have been a comedian for a living. Right? Wrong.