Taken from Mayor Ann Johnston’s State of the City address and quoted inThe Record on May 14, 2010: Johnson called a nonprofit group that took over operation of the city’s municipal camp at Silver Lake, saving it from closure, a “shining example of the heart and soul of the city.”
Taken from an article written by Lori Gilbert about Stockton Silver Lake Camp and quoted in The Record on April 17, 2010:
“It’s one shining light Stockton has. It should be advertised everywhere. Stockton may be the saddest, most illiterate and all kinds of things, but this is a diamond. It was meant to be. It’s got soul now. It’s not a shell of a place. It’s honestly got a soul. It feels vivacious, vibrant. It’s going to make it.” Wendy Frush, camper for over 56 years and former camp employee.
“There was such a positive attitude up there last summer. Not that it wasn’t there in the past; it just seemed more so. We thought. ‘How are they going to pull this off?’ It’s a monumental task. I don’t know if I would have taken that on. We were pleasantly surprised at how positive everybody was.” Sue Chinchiolo, camper for more than 30 years.