So campers while we are here let’s be friends firm and true… — “Father Time” What do those words from the traditional camp song “Father Time” really mean? I can give evidence to their meaning from a gloriously long and delightful weekend spent together with my some of my fellow alumnae — those of us […]
Mini Camp 2019 is a wrap…no, really- it’s a “rap!”
Our tie-dye colored mini week, the 17th of its seasons, was such a blast for all the girls for many, many reasons! Traditions that we loved to learn included hunting the Inspector, making pixies, singing songs and BA: BARNYARD detector! Evening activities were fun times for closing out each day. But we truly loved the […]
Mini Camp Roundup for 2018!
How is it that another summer of Mini Camp is gone already? Oh, but the fun we had! Read on to hear all about it.
Using LOVE to Prepare your Daughter for Sleepaway Camp
Getting a new camper ready for camp might mean facing some anxieties — hers and yours. But LOVE comes to the rescue to get you both there confidently!
Mini Camp Wrap Up, 2017 Edition
Mini Campers had a great summer at ‘Ghany, and their parents sang the joys of camp in their feedback surveys. Four Mini Campers loved it so much, they returned this summer for Term Camp. Hear what they have to say!
L.O.L. Weekend 2017, Poetry Slam Style
For our latest blog, Mini Camp Director/’Ghany alum Beth Anne Clark-Thomas pens a poem in celebration of the recent L.O.L. Alumni Weekend (w/ photo gallery).
Second annual L.O.L. Alumni Weekend
SAVE THE DATE: 2nd Annual L.O.L. Weekend Thursday, June 9 -Sunday, June 12, 2016 (Arrival time is 3-5pm Thursday or Friday; depart Sunday after lunch.) Some of my fondest summer camp memories revolve around laughter among friends; the deep, rolling, full belly laughter which is so highly contagious that everyone is almost instantly buckled over […]
Why so many campers return to Alleghany
Why do so many campers and camp alum return year after year to Camp Alleghany? Well, it’s that ‘Ghany magic! Join the Alumni Association to stay in touch.
Camp Alleghany Mini Camp filling up — register now
I made my first bed at Camp Alleghany for Girls, with the help of my mother, at age six and I’ve been folding hospital corners on my beds ever since! An incredibly rewarding way to give back to my summer camp alma mater was to develop a one week introductory summer camp experience for young […]
First impressions: Mini Camp Wrap-Up 2014
After eleven + months of planning and preparations the twelfth year of Mini Camp is now but a memory. As wonderful parent evaluations stream in, the administrative considerations and planning for Mini Camp 2015 are already underway! As the traditional camp song says, Each summer we come here some things are always new; some things […]
