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May 10, 2016 By Bonnie Dawson

Packing: A Mother’s Perspective

Our own Bonnie Dawson sent campers to camp for years and have watched campers for many more. She’s got great advice to make your camp packing a snap!

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: campers, family, Mini Camp, new campers, packing, planning

April 8, 2016 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

Lots of luggage, no problem!

We’ve contracted with Camp Trucking to make your luggage process easier, smoother, happier all around!

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: Barge, Camp Trucking, Garrett O'Dell, Green Team, packing, the barge

Camp Alleghany Rugby Shirts

July 9, 2015 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

Fun stuff at the Camp Store

New camp store items are available online and you can order with us via e-mail this summer!

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: camp store, campers, packing, supplies

Camp Postcard

April 28, 2015 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

New package policy for Mini and Term Camps

Camp is a time to get away from it all. That includes all the stuff in the commercial world. That’s why our new package policy is no packages.

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: camp policies, family, letters, packages, packing

Summer Camp Poster

April 16, 2015 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

Get a jump on camp preparation — supplies and labeling

Getting prepared early for camp takes a load off your mind, saves money and time, and makes for a pleasant send off before camp!

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: campers, Mini Camp, new campers, packing, planning

June 4, 2014 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

Bug off!

Some kids are born entomologists — they just love creepy, crawly things. Bugs of all sorts excite this kind of girl’s rapt attention as she gazes intently through a magnifying glass at an insect’s every move. Other girls, not so much. So if your daughter is the kind who would sooner run from a beetle […]

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: education, Greenbrier River, packing, tents

May 7, 2014 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

10 ways to countdown to camp

  Camp is only 46 days away. That’s just a little over a month until the Barge crosses The Greenbrier River and we rest into the life of the Alleghany hills. But that also means time’s a tickin’ on getting ready for camp. So I thought I’d throw together a list of ten easy things […]

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: Barge, Greenbrier River, letters, packing, the barge, The Greenbrier

March 13, 2014 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

Preparing inside and out for Mini Camp

Last week I pointed to an excellent guide for getting kids (and parents) ready for Camp Alleghany, with ten steps and a handy video to watch. And while those tips apply to campers of all ages, there are some special considerations when it comes to our youngest campers, the Mini Campers. I’ve been a Camp […]

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: campers, ideas, Mini Camp, new campers, packing

March 7, 2014 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

10 easy ways to prepare your child for camp

I say this every year and I do it because it’s such an important reminder. It’s that:  It’s never to early to prepare your child (and yourself as a parent) for summer camp! For one thing, those summer dates just creep up on you like nothing else. One day you’re bristling with the unrelenting winter […]

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: Mini Camp, new campers, packing, planning

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