This summer, Molly Schmeidler and Joe Collura were hired as new leadership for Fayetteville's Ozone clubs. Both long time Camp War Eagle employees, in a variety of roles, Molly and Joe have already done a fantastic job embracing the campers and families of Fayetteville! Learn more about both below.
Molly Schmeidler
Describe yourself in 3 words:
Warm, Punctual Sometimes
What attribute of yourself are you most excited to bring to the CWE365 staff:
I love celebrating uncelebrated things (mostly historical holidays).
What are you looking forward to teaching/sharing with campers?
I’m excited to learn alongside them the great experience of knowing God.
What are 5 things that would be part of your best day ever?
1. Sunrise sitting with earl grey and close friends.
2. Custom buttons
3. Kansas Day (celebrating 154 years in January!)
4. Erin Wiltse’s laugh
5. Bonfire
What's your favorite thing about Ozone so far?
Its shown me how God is alive and actively making His kingdom come in NWA.
What is one of your favorite camp memories?
I always get goosebumps during a good fire-up, but I would practically sprout dimples every time the Chow Hall experienced the musical climax of techno “Let it Go” during Planet Pizza.
Describe yourself in 3 words:
3 Words- Adventurous, Willing, Wacky.
What attribute of yourself are you most excited to bring to the CWE365 staff:
I'm Just excited to bring a different perspective and really do my best to be diligent in serving my fellow staff and kids!
What are you looking forward to teaching/sharing with campers?
One of the things I am most excited about is teaching and learning how to serve alongside these campers and getting to share in those experiences!
5 Things That Would be involved in my best day ever:
1. An airplane with an unlimited amount of Gas
2. Every National Park in America
3. 4 Friends
4. 1 big city, probably New York or L.A.
5. Barbecue
What's your favorite thing about Ozone so far?
I have loved getting to work in the office with everyone and also just getting to know all of the Fayetteville ozone kids and seeing how awesome they are!
What is one of your favorite camp memories?
It has to be the time I caught a snapping turtle in the catch pond of the water-slides; it was pretty big. It almost bit me because Scott Havens (long time staff member) told me to hold it on the sides. (P.S. Never grab a snapper on the sides) I threw it in the woods. What I didn't know at the time was that once they find a body of water they will keep returning to it... someone else ended up catching it again and now that turtle doesn't go back to the water-slides.
The evening of absolute craziness began less-than so with reunions, hugs, frisbee, and kickball. The field was full of more than 320 Primetime and Summit students from Springdale, Fayetteville, Rogers and Bentonville feeling at home with camp friends and awaiting the start of the another CWE 365 Paint War. Kolias Sewell from Bentonville expressed, "Dude, this is awesome! It really is like camp," and when asked, Zach Reynebeau from Springdale said "I would never miss Paint War... it's the start of one of my favorite parts of the year." Just as the clock hit 6:15, everyone split into the four colors and began the color challenges. This entailed the messy and competitive "paint the leader" competition, as well as paint-soaked sponge relays. However, the craziest station ended up being the yellow team's banner painting, which became a paint slip & slide! Within minutes the entire team was coated from head to toe in yellow, paint dripping from their shirts with yellow-pride. 
All of a sudden, the whistle blew and the start of the final Paint War was announced. The teams retreated to their flags, loaded up with handfuls of paint powder, and fired up in preparation for the bombardment of color, awaiting the inevitable neon cloud that would soon cover the field. The music began... CHAAAAARGE! The final war had begun and within seconds, the entire field was tasting the rainbow, although not quite as tasty as Lucky Charms. No matter where you ran, hid, turned, or stood, someone was there with a surprise splat of more color! Who would have thought that a field full of students, powder paint, and music would be so much fun? Oh yeah, that's right....we all thought that!
As the color chaos ended, and the food and water table became crowded with hungry paint war veterans, the photo booth opened up! Friends, cabins, and small groups, were attracted to the opportunity for a memorable paint pic with your best of friends. Just as soon as it had begun, the annual Paint War was over and the countdown for 2015 had started.
