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A Big Day
We awoke to a surprise… No Power! YIKES!!! Power is a big deal anywhere, but especially at camp. We operate a very large commercial kitchen serving th...
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Jimboy Miller
Director
Jimboy (a Director since 1988) has been the Executive Director of Greystone since 1996. He grew up at camp and has worked in virtually every area of the business, from horse groom, to maintenance boy, to canoeing counselor, to camp cook, then Director. Jimboy makes camp fun! He brings simple enthusiasm and devoted care to every detail of the summer. Fireworks during the carnival, amazing facility renovations, and generous giveaways all bear Jimboy’s “over the top” signature. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and RTS seminary before returning to Greystone to serve as Director.
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Stumblers
Last night’s team fires elected Martha Grace Dixon and Weezie Targgart as Captain and Lieutenant of the Odds. Virginia Miller and Carson Staples were ...
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Mudpuddles
When was the last time you played in the rain? I bet it was a very long time ago, perhaps decades or maybe even NEVER! Maybe your mom wouldn’t let you...
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Enduring Truth
Camp Greystone was founded in 1920 by my Great Grandfather. Those first years must have presented a tremendous challenge to him as he prayerfully disc...
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Adjustment
Camp is a very unusual place. Let’s consider just a few of the ways this community might be different than home. The lack of technology - A typical ...
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Magic
Why is camp such a great experience? I think the answer is “magic”. A miraculous combination of simple ingredients that combine over time to deeply im...
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Smile
Smile… our simple advice to the girls this morning, our expectation from the counselors every day… the single most obvious thing that defines the atmo...
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Raise The Curtain
Good Afternoon/Evening everyone! Welcome back to Greystone! Every day I write some thoughts about camp. My intent is to help you better understand th...
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Main
We can’t believe it… Main Camp is here! This is the big show, the main event, the keynote, the standard for all other camps… It Going To Be Amazing! M...
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Well Done
On opening day we started our opening assembly with a line of counselors cheering the campers into the Pavilion. The girls could hear the cheers of th...
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Banquet
Banquet… what a wonderful word! It is an evocotive and exotic word to a camper (who often has never attended an actual “banquet”). The word assumes ev...
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Closing Vespers
The play was SO CUTE!!! We could not be more proud of the Directors, Cast, and Crew who worked so very hard to bring it all together in the last minut...
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Livestream
From time to time we give you the option of “attending” a camp event with a cool technology known as livestreaming. Tonight (at 7:30) we will have our...
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Monday... HURRAY
I feel sorry for people that dread the return to work on Monday mornings. At camp, we quite literally jump out of bed with keen anticipation of anothe...
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The Prize
Our final Stumblers of June Camp provides a touchstone for the entire camp. The t-shirt reward for running both Sundays is part of it (this is a reall...
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Beauty
The Breakfast Club joke is always anticipated by the girls. They come up to me throughout the day asking what the next joke will be (they know the jok...
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Sleep Late Friday
Little things delight when at camp… I think it is because life is sweeter when life is simpler. A good example is sleep late Friday, a much beloved tr...
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Are You Kidding?
Last night’s EP was Carnival, the very definition of an “outdoor activity”… completely dependant on good weather. Needless to say, we watched the weat...
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1/2 Way Home
We have now been in camp for ten days. In ten days we will be going home. That is the very definition of the half way point of the session, but it doe...
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Crazy Fun
Last night we made a mess and had a ball. We did a “fake” EP announcement at lunch (did a rhyme about having a camp wide “read your book” event… and t...
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The Middle Begins
Happy Monday Every One! This begins our “Middle” week of camp, the best week of camp in my opinion. We describe it to be the “sweet center” of the Ore...
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Sundays
The day of rest is here and we are glad! It has been a very active week, our “work” has been fun but we are ready for a change of pace. To have a day ...
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"I Love This Camp"
Last night after EP I was checking in at the Health Hut. We renovated this important area of camp this year and the space looks spectacular (bright, o...
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The Sounds of Silence
Another perfect weather day… five straight days of low humidity, no clouds, light breeze, perfection. JOY! We continue to delight in each other’s comp...
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Resilience
Some of you “get camp” either because you went to camp or have some personal connection to what camp does. But many of you are just trusting that this...
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First Wednesday
I woke up early this morning with a thousand little details bubbling around in my mind. Despite all that I KNOW in my heart about not worrying, I can ...
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First Day of Classes
Our Head Staff Team prays about LOTS of little things before the campers arrive. One of the biggest little things that we pray about is the weather. A...
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Opening Day
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! At Greystone we say thank you a lot. We always notice the good things that surround us and Opening Day is always a ...
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June Activities
We can not wait for our June Campers to arrive on Monday morning… for the past two weeks we have done nothing but prepare for opening day and it is no...
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Memory Books
There are several “Useful Links” that are on the parent’s section of the website. Sorces for things that might be hard to find locally (such as name t...