The Carolina Garrison and Blue Ridge Base first started visiting Victory Junction in 2010 and the staff was so impressed they asked us to come back again every year. 2013 was our 4th year doing this visit. Kids arrive at the camp on a Sunday and they stay until Thursday. For many of them it’s the first time they have been away from home and their parents. Lord Vader and his faithful troopers, along with some Jedi (just to make sure things didn’t get out of hand) were in the cafeteria, which also serves as the check in area for kids arriving at camp. Kids and parents alike were excited to see the Dark Lord, his troopers and Jedi waiting for them when they arrived.
The staff greatly appreciated the Carolina Garrison and Blue Ridge Base coming out for the kids and they are already looking forward to us coming back next year.
Here are the members that participated in this great event.
Chad Pulliam (Blue Ridge Base)
Jane Willer (Blue Ridge Base)
Shane Titchenal (Blue Ridge Base)
Fernando da Rosa SL-263
Alex Wilson TI-3346
Andrew Greeson TK-4670
Wranglers
1. Luis Diaz DZ-6570
2. Crystal Titchenal
3. Pam Greeson ID-9546
Here are the photos from the event…
This young lady is Megan. She has visited with us 3 out of the 4 years we have been doing this event. She is a HUGE fan of Vader and gave him a hug along with each trooper and Jedi.
This young man is blind. Alex (TI-3346) took him to each character letting him touch and feel different parts of the costumes. He got very excited touching Vader’s face and said it was cool.
Now this young lady is a Star Wars fan! As soon as she walked in the door and saw us her face lit up and she started pointing. When the kids first come in their parent needs to sign them in. While her mom was trying to do that her daughter kept pulling on her try to get her to go.
