Last night we experienced a once in a lifetime moment at Greystone. Our biggest camper group ever (we think it is the record for the future as well) a...
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Camp Lingo
I love that Steve Martin skit where he had difficulty communicating with a cab driver in Paris. He tries speaking in an accent, and with exhasperation...
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Sun, Fun, Chums, Done
I am a big fan of the wisdom of Shakespeare’s often quoted insight that Brevity is the soul of wit. That being said, I am guilty of rambling on and on...
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Friends
Friends make everything better. A nice restaurant is much more satisfying when enjoyed with a friend. The beautiful sunset more lovely, the comedy rou...
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And We're Off!
The first period Cross Country class just zipped past me as I was walking back to the office. Twenty Six girls running a 6 minute pace, talking with e...
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The Elephant In The Room
OK, let’s address the elephant in the room. Main Camp is super full this year. We have 603 campers, a record by a long shot. It is way more campers th...
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Advice from a Camper
Hadden Peel, a Senior Senior camper this summer, has some advice! I would have formatted the blog and put in a lot of pretty pictures, but we are work...
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Thank You
June Camp is over, marking a major accomplishment for all. Campers and counselors alike sense that they have done something special. We formed an almo...
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Banquet
Today is banquet day. A day of great joy. The best day of the session in many ways. Campers and Counselors alike experience it with the same sense of ...
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A Dilemma We Can't Fix
Many of our Greystone families will face a difficult dilemma in August… they have daughters who are aging out of a short session and now must choose a...
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Countdown
We have only three days left in camp. They will serve up a series of big events and small moments, each of which is special in a different way and eac...
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Chick-Fil-A
The gold standard of fast food is Chick-Fil-A. That is a statement of fact. They are outstanding in every way… and our campers and counselors agree. S...
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Stumblers
My father used to say: “You have to pay the Price for the Promise of the Prize”. The Price was running/walking 3 miles every Sunday of camp. The Promi...
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Celebrate!
We had such a great time at the 100th celebration blow out last night… a non-stop party that started in the Dining Hall and only ended as we drifted o...
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Adventure Awaits
Every day at camp feels like an adventure. We awake to a world of possibilities and potential. Some opportunities are well known (I can’t wait for rif...
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Moments
Last year our Head Staff studied a great book that inspired us to become more innovative with our camp routines. It is an awesome “common sense” wake-...
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A Really Big Day
This is going to be a totally awesome, really amazing, super fantastic, really big day! It begins with Challenge Day… fun competition between the Odds...
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Feeling Groovy
Sometimes a day feels like a song… and this is one of those “happy song” days! The sun is out, the ground is dry, the campers are happy, we have every...
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Courage
Last night’s Council Fire talk was on the theme of courage, the second character trait in the Honor Council Pledge. Three of the five traits find thei...
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Rest
We are not running Stumblers this morning… rained out… SO EXCITING!!! I can not remember the last time we cancelled a Sunday Stumblers run, usually we...
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Lovely
Last night we “made” the girls get dressed up (we wear whites on special occasions) and gather by cabin groups on uncomfortable benches without making...
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Crazy Fun
Our first few days of camp are marked by predictible fun… we go to fun classes, we enjoy fun times in the dining hall, in our cabins, in the Pavilion…...
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Gifts
One of the verses that hangs in the pavilion is 2 Timothy 1:6 Stir up the gift of God which is in you”. We read it after EP on the first day of camp, ...
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Highs and Lows
We play a little game around the dinner table: everyone answers the question “what was your high and low of the day?”. No day is going to be perfect, ...
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Why Read This?
Last year I was surprised by a survey response from a June Camp parent. They were disappinted that we didn’t let them know what was going on at camp… ...
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Welcome To Camp!
I love Opening Day… so many great moments to fill the heart and remember with delight. Moments that have been experienced by my family for 100 years, ...
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Closing Day Junior Camp
In the blink of an eye, our campers are gone….and we MISS you already! Banquet last night was so sweet. Moana was the Theme, and our counselor staf...
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Thursday at Junior Camp
It is hard to believe that Junior Camp is almost over! The weather all week has been better than we ever could have imagined! We have had such a wo...
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Wonderful Wednesday at Junior Camp!
Challenge Day was last evening. The girls earn points for their team by picking up trash, doing well in cabin clean up and inspection. Last night th...
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Tuesday is Terrific at Junior Camp
Last night we had our Birthday Ball and 100th Birthday Celebration in the Dining Hall. It was so festive and fun….complete with confetti and party ha...
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