Dear Family,
Bacon here from Summer Camp. There are a bunch of vultures here at camp. No I’m not talking about Alfred Hitchcock and birds of nature. I’m talking about thieves. Someone in the cabin ate all of my Animal Crackers yesterday. They are not admitting to who did it. Don’t mess with the pig. This means war. Good thing I packed my Ninja outfit when you weren’t looking.
Today we had to go running. Snorts – as if this pig runs. Unless there is food in the distance that is calling me, why would this oinker run? So there I was softly walking to our destination. My counselor Wolf creeped up behind me and howled. What an as*$*!) I took off running like it was really the Big Bad Wolf after me. After a while of running, I heard clapping. It took me a few minutes to realize it was just my thighs cheering me on. That Wolf is a true as$*!&
Tonight, we get to sleep outside “under the stars in the fresh air”. Really? Do these people not watch television? I’d rather be behind a locked door. But then again, my Ninja outfit could come in handy tonight to find the culprit that ate my beloved Animal Crackers. Evil snorts.
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Journalist Rocky the Squirrel here –
Keeping my paws on the nuts of the world!
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Of all of the important holidays I can tell you about, today seems to be the most important in my book. It is International Day of Friendship. The world is filled with too much hate, too many wars, too much prejudice and way too many disagreements. Today, we should put all of that aside and reach out to each other and say, “Hello friend happy friendship day!”
This is just not a backyard problem or a school playground problem. This is a worldwide problem. A problem that needs to come to an end. Everyone has differences – we wouldn’t be individuals if we didn’t. But when you look down to it, we all want to be happy and what better way than to get along.
Today let’s make friends with different people, different cultures and different countries. Extend your hand – or an olive branch – and say hello friend. Say hello to your neighbor, to the stranger at the market and say hello to a person that you see everyday but you don’t even know their name. Today is the day to make a friend near and far.
To all of our friends, we at the Hotel Thompson would like to say thank you for being our friend – happy friendship day. And to those that don’t know us yet, Happy Friendship Day. May we get to know you better today and in the future!

Who will YOU say hello friend to today?
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