Our gratitude for all our campers and camp families is at the heart of our Thanksgiving today. And we also want to highlight some special staff members who deserve our recognition!
Save the Dates for Winter Get Togethers
While I could maybe use a touch less of the “Arctic chill,” still, I am so glad for beautiful fall leaves, brisk weather, and the turn of the seasons inward, to warm fireplaces, thoughts of Thanksgiving, and planning for the camp year ahead. And to that end I want to reach all of our Camp […]
Stephanie’s Top 5 Favorite Things of Family Camp 2019
Taking a cue from our awesome and talented director, Elizabeth Shreckhise, I decided that I also needed to list my top 5 favorite things about Family Camp from Summer 2019. So here goes nothing! 1. Staff The Family Camp Staff is a combination of alumni and Term Camp Staff who work during the Family Camp […]
How Being Home Reminds Me What Is So Important About Summer Camp
After camp I felt the most profound absence of nature in my and my boys’ lives. It’s hard to reconcile and I think it’s time we had a bigger conversation as a society about bringing nature back into our lives.
First Annual Mother-Daughter Weekend Was a Smashing Success!
Have you ever wondered what it is like to live in a tent with others for part of the summer? Is my daughter ready to go to a sleepaway summer camp? What is this Camp Alleghany for Girls that I’ve heard so much about? What makes it so special? We answered these questions and many […]
Ghany We Will Give 2019 — Greenbrier Humane Society
I say this every year, but how is it possibly June already? Summer is fast approaching, and there’s so much to look forward to as we begin another season on the banks of the Greenbrier River. And as we get ready for another Opening Day at camp, I’m so excited to announce the 2019 ‘Ghany […]
Hoos Your Daddy? (I Mean Granddaddy!)
Join us in honoring former ‘Ghany Director and huge UVA fan S. Cooper Dawson, Sr. with a donation to the ‘Ghany Lantern Scholarship Fund if UVA wins the NCAA Championship tonight!
Family Camp Inspires Poetry: Henry’s Poem, The Crossing
Our dear friend Henry Poe wrote a poem about his experience at Family Camp.
My Son Didn’t Want to go Back to Camp a 2nd Summer. Here’s What Happened When He Did.
When your child says she doesn’t want to go back to camp a second summer should you just leave it at that? As a camp director, Elizabeth Shreckhise wasn’t willing to stop sending her son. What she wanted to do, was empower him to face any uncertainty with courage:
Merry Christmas ‘Ghany Girls
Warm wishes for a wonderful 2019.
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