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Catherine Elbaum

Head Counselor

After spending her whole life at Greystone, Catherine is excited to be joining the camp year-round team! A camper for 12 summers and a counselor for 4, Catherine will be working on counselor hiring, camper engagement, and many other details that combine to make Greystone better every year. Catherine graduated from Wofford College and now lives in Raleigh with her husband, Peter, and dog, Ben.

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Cooking With Solveig: Cranberry Everything!

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It’s officially the Holiday season, and you know what that means - LOTS of yummy food! Cranberries just taste like Thanksgiving, don’t they? Solveig i...

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Head Staff: What We're Thankful For

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It’s no secret that we’re big fans of thankfulness around here, so this is one of our FAVORITE times of the year! We asked our Head Staff: what are yo...

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How Did Laura Get Here?

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by Catherine

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You know her as your favorite camp mom, the apple cart queen, and the one who reminds you to “wash, water, and screen!” but how did Laura become Laura...

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5 Ways to Ditch Your Phone

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by Catherine

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Ask a group of campers what their favorite thing about the Greystone Bubble is and you’re sure to hear “no phones!!” a time or two. At camp we get to ...

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Camp Inspired Costume Ideas

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by Catherine

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If there’s one thing we specialize in at camp, it’s costumes! From crazy to funny to realistic, our Greystone Girls come up with the BEST! Halloween i...

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Dr. Margaret's Fall Faves

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by Catherine

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She’s Jimboy’s sidekick, our incredible Heath Director, and the most stylish lady at camp, and today she’s sharing the small things that are making he...

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Cooking with Solveig: Raspberry Bars

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by Catherine

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Our cooking guru, Solveig, is back today with a dynamite recipe that is sure to be a crowd pleaser! While we can’t make these bars at camp (those nuts...

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What Can A Skip Year Look Like?

by Catherine

by Catherine

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After you finish your camper years, it’s time to be a counselor, right? Not quite so fast! The summer after you graduate from Greystone is your time f...

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The Staff Application is LIVE!

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by Catherine

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Ever since we said goodbye to our 2017 staff, we have been on pins and needles waiting to see who the Lord has in store for 2018 and today is the day ...

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Camp-Inspired School Lunches

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by Catherine

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By this point in the Fall, you’re back in the routine of school and sports practices and homework. The glow of new pencils has started to wear off and...

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Where Has Your Greystone Shirt Been?

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by Catherine

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There’s no excitment at camp like t-shirt excitement! When Jimboy holds up the latest shirt you can hear the screams from a mile away! Whether it’s th...

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Cooking with Solveig: Garbanzo Bean Donuts

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by Catherine

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Cooking was one of our most popular classes this summer, and with recipes like this, it’s not hard to see why! Any day these donuts were cooking was a...

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An Open Letter to Our Campers as You Go Back to School

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by Catherine

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Dear Greystone Girl, You may have left camp, but camp has not left you. You’re going back into the real world, back where life is complicated and peop...

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7 Ways to Bring Camp to the Real World

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by Catherine

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By now we’ve all caught up on sleep, spent some time with our families, and gotten back into the routines of everyday life… and we’re about ready to g...

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5 Ways to Handle Your Pre-Camp Excitement

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by Catherine

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This time of year, camp can feel SO close… and yet we’re not quite there yet! You dream about your counselor, doodle pictures of your classes in schoo...

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Meet the 2017 Group Leaders

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Greystone could not run without our Group Leaders! They plan EP’s, stock Candy Shoppe, support our counselors, communicate with parents, dry a few tea...

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