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TV SHOWS. At Hackney’s, they voted on this year’s T-shirt and the winner is

Thanks to everyone who sent in suggestions. The committee is working hard planning this year summer camp. If you have any ideas or suggestions and would like to help, please visit the camp committee page and send us your ideas in an e-mail. Also, we are also looking for companies to help sponsor our T-shirts. For a small donation, companies can have their logo on the back of our shirts which are worn proudly year-round. For more information about the T-shirt sponsorship and request a letter, please e-mail Michael.Trimpe@associationofhorizon.org.

The official start to our 2009 camp season began Saturday at the Recruitment Kickoff Party at Hackney’s Glenview. Thank you to those who came out in the snowy weather to enjoy some time with their Horizon friends and to fill out their camp applications.

The application is now available on-line too. Since space is limited and we are anticipating a large number of new camper applicants, we have decided to fill spaces with previous Horizon campers up to March 10th. After March 10th we will begin to fill the remaining spaces on a first come, first served basis. If you are a new camper to our program, you can still submit your application before March 10th. You will be placed on a list according to date received and after March 10th we will fill remaining spaces from the list till we are full.

On Saturday, Horizon held its annual family holiday party. A large turnout enjoyed a sensational buffet lunch while visiting with fellow Horizon members. There was even a special guest appearance by Santa Claus himself. The kids receive presents while telling Santa what they wanted for Christmas. Best of all Santa was kind enough to take a group picture and photos will be available on the web site soon. Thanks to everyone who put together this wonderful holiday party.

The Annual Horizon Shop with a Friend Weekend was a blast. A lot of members gathered for a fun afternoon of shopping and a relaxing evening spent with friends. Believe it or not, several people even accomplished the task at hand, their holiday shopping. One participant spent over $600 shopping, we just wonder how much of that were gifts for other people. For more information click on the shop with a friend link under activities.

A special thanks goes to the individuals who worked hard to plan this event. From what I saw, everybody had a wonderful time. Maybe we should do this more often???

The Horizon Family Holiday Party is just around the corner. Please visit HOLIDAY PARTY to get more information and make sure you RSVP in plenty of time. This is Horizon’s way of thanking all our volunteers and family members for the hard work they do throughout the year.

The annual Horizon Holiday Shop with a Friend Weekend is just a few weeks away. Come join us for a day of shopping at Gurnee Mills and an evening of fun at the Hampton Inn. The day will begin at 9:00 sharp in the conference room at the Hampton Inn with a continental breakfast. You will be given coupon books to use at the mall and rules for the contest we have. Then it’s time to shop, shop, shop. Afterward, we’ll meet back at the hotel for pizza, present wrapping, contest winners & more.

If you would like to join us overnight at the hotel, you must reserve your room by October 24th.

For more information click here.

This past weekend Horizon held its fall weekend in Ingleside Illinois. There was a good turnout and fun was had by all. I would like to thank the committee who worked very hard in putting this together. This new camp location was really nice and the weather definitely cooperated. Thanks to everyone.