Hello new camper families! Welcome to our second week in our New Camper Blog series as we count down the days until summer 2021! If you didn’t catch o...
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Your Pre-Camp Checklist - New Camper Blog Series
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The BEST Summer to be a New Camper - New Camper Blog Series
Hello new camper families! It’s my favorite time of year again…time for our New Camper Blog series! Every spring, we count down the weeks until camp b...
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All About Our New Honor Code
Have you heard the news? Greystone is adopting a brand new Honor Code this summer, and we are excited to tell you all about it! If you’re a long-time ...
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Staff Profiles Are Live!
Doesn’t that title just need to come with a drumroll?! You heard it right - our staff profiles are live, so it’s time to hop on over and meet the smar...
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Join a City Facebook Group - New Groups Added!
One of the questions we get the most in the off-season is “how do I find other camp families in my area?” We LOVE hearing this, and we get it! There’s...
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Where Did Your Favorite Camp Song Come From?
Do you ever wonder where we got all of our camp songs? From our campers and counselors, of course! Back in the years when Main Camp was 8 and then 7 w...
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Behind the Scenes: Designing Camp T-shirts (plus a survey!)
It’s time for another Behind the Scenes look at how the magic of camp gets made, and today’s topic is one we bet you’re invested in - camp t-shirts! O...
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Camp Recipe: Oreo Cream Pie
Oreo Cream Pie has become a camper favorite and a modern classic of the Greystone Kitchen. It even has its own chant! You can hear tables cheering for...
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Epic EP Fails
If you’ve ever been to camp before, I bet you have some very memorable stories about a specific Greystone Evening Program. From that time your cabin s...
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Get to Know Him: David Vining
Last month we introduced you to Peggy, and today we get to spend a little time with another camp favorite: David Vining! David’s presence at camp is l...
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What's It Like Coming to Camp with a Sister?
The only thing better than being at camp? Getting to share it with someone you love! And who better to experience Greystone with than a a sister - or ...
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Camp Recipe: Chicken Piccata with Mushroom Risotto
This is one of our most savory, comforting “special-occasion” meals at camp, and it will fancy-up any old weekday night for you as well. Fair-warning:...
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Behind the Scenes: Sparks
We’re back again with another behind the scenes look at how things “happen” at camp. So far this year, you’ve learned about hiring our staff, adding n...
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So You're Wondering About the Greystone Wait List
If you have been thinking about enrolling your daughter at Greystone, or if you are a current camp family talking to another family who is interested ...
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10 Camp Videos to Get You Excited about the Summer
The countdown to camp is officially ON, but sometimes those summer days just still seem too far away. Enter our HUGE video library! We take lots of gr...
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Greystone Girl Spotlight: Addie Boedecker
Our camp community reaches far and wide - there are over 30,000 Greystone alumnae, and that number grows every year! With a group that large, we know ...
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Join us in Praying for Summer 2021!
After missing last summer due to the pandemic, we are more eager and excited than ever to be opening our gates for Summer 2021! It is going to be the ...
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Camp-Themed Books and Movies to Tide You Over Until Summer
While it is FINALLY the year of camp, we still have a few months to go. Doesn’t the countdown seem like an eternity in January? While you may have to ...
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Get to Know Her: Peggy
Ask anyone what makes camp so special and one of the first answers you’ll hear? The people! The magic of Greystone is in the community that gathers to...
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Make this Your Year of 4-Fold Growth
Around here, we love the new year (and not just because it means that camp is on the way!). A new year is a fresh start, a hopeful beginning, a chance...
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The Evolution of Greystone Food
Today we’re diving deep into one of our favorite topics and yours: camp food! Even if you were last at camp decades ago, we bet you can remember that ...
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Head Staff Goal Setting: Progress Update
It’s finally 2021, and we couldn’t be more excited over here at camp! It is finally the YEAR OF CAMP, and since we missed last summer, the countdown t...
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Make Your NYE the BEST with These Camp Ideas
Wanting to make your New Year’s Eve celebration the VERY BEST EVER?! Look no further, as we’ve got you covered. Camp is one big celebration all summer...
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5 Reasons 2021 Is the Year to Work at Greystone
2020 is finally coming to a close, and it’s safe to say it might not have been your favorite. But we know one way to guarantee you start 2021 on the r...
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Merry Christmas from Greystone!
Merry Christmas! I am sure many of you awoke early this morning to see what Santa put under the tree. I am sure you have enjoyed your Christmas tradit...
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Light Your Greystone Candle This Christmas
One of our favorite (and most meaningful) camp traditions is our Vespers service. This “ceremony of light” is our way of helping the campers to unders...
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Camp Out Under Your Christmas Tree!
If there was one holiday tradition I would encourage you to try this year, it would be to camp out in front of your Christmas tree on Christmas Adam (...
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Table Topics for the Christmas Table
Time at home with family provides some wonderful opportunities to enjoy a long meal around the table. Today, we’re helping you spice up your holiday t...
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Watch Elf With Us!
Join us in the Greystone movie theater! Tonight, we have a treat for you! What’s better than Jimboy dressed up as Buddy the Elf? Watching the movie El...
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Christmas in Ireland with Deirdre
We know you’re missing her as much as we are, so we caught up with your favorite Irish Greystone staffer, and asked her all the questions you’ve been ...
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