Office Update!
The off-season at camp is usually pretty low key….but not this year.
Since July, we’ve been hard at work getting things fixed up around camp, and one of our biggest areas of focus has been the office. What started as a “temporary” move into the dining hall has turned into several months of creative workspace solutions. Let’s just say we’re more than ready to head back into our own spaces.
Our hope is to be back in our offices by late February, and since the turn of the year there’s been a steady push to get everything ready for business again.
In my office, many of the desks have been rebuilt exactly as they were. It feels good seeing those familiar spaces take shape again.
In Justin and Diane’s office, we added built-ins that match the layout they had before, but with a cleaner, more seamless look that ties in with the rest of the offices.
Beth’s office has a few upgrades. There’s now a long desk running the entire wall overlooking the tennis courts, which will give our summer office staff plenty of room to work during the busy season. Her personal desk was completely rebuilt too. She loves a standing desk, so it was made a little taller so she can stand comfortably, or raise her chair and work from there. Still a little work to do on the drawers, but we’re getting close! There’s also a new cabinet right next to her desk!
Over in Johnnie’s office, we’re planning to bring in a large conference table we have in storage. When we had a crew here working on rebuilding this office, Johnnie told a story about how he and Carl had used a torch to burn the wood in a building at a previous place they owned. The carpenter liked the story so much that they decided to try to duplicate that finish. The results are very unique, and a talking point in this office. It’s going to be a great meeting space and, honestly, not a bad spot to sit and watch campers tee off on the Vista 9 this summer.
We’re incredibly proud of the progress that’s been made.
This rebuild has been about more than desks and built-ins. It’s about restoring the spaces where decisions are made, plans are dreamed up, and summers are built long before campers ever arrive.
There’s something meaningful about putting things back together, not just the way they were, but in some cases, even better. It’s a reminder that camp isn’t just a place that runs for eight weeks in the summer. It’s a year-round effort. It’s people who care enough to rebuild. It’s a community that shows up.
There’s no way we’d be where we are without the support of our Vista Family.
When we unlock those office doors again, it won’t just be about moving furniture back in. It’ll feel like turning the lights back on in a place that helps make summer magic happen.
We’re counting down the days.
Vista Forever.
