Two generations of campers had a sweet camp reunion this summer and it just happened to be Director Elizabeth Shreckhise’s own family that got to indulge!
Welcome to The Year of ‘Ghany and Some Upcoming Events
Happy New Year (almost) ‘Ghany Girls! We have some great upcoming events both virtual and in-person slated for the first couple of months of the year. Read today’s blog for all the details.
Father Time Camp Song Comes to Life for BA & Friends
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 […]
Counselor Retreat 2017
I learned a lot from our counselors at this recent winter reunion and am so grateful for their time and talents. Read all about our brainstorming session!
Winter Camp Reunions 2016-17
Recently a group of current campers had a camp reunion and two other reunions are coming up for Counselors, alum, and campers. Read on for more!
The second annual counselor reunion
On Saturday Taylor Fellows and I hosted the 2nd Annual Camp Alleghany Counselor Reunion. This year it was held at Taylor’s parents’ house in Charlottesville (practically on the University of Virginia — U.Va. — campus). We blogged about this last year, so if you want to know how this now annual event got started, check that post out. Like […]
Happy hour reunion
I was fortunate enough to spend ten years at Camp Alleghany, from 1991-1999 and then a return in 2003 for my last summer, which was my third season on staff. Though it’s been over ten years since I left I can rarely think of a week in my life that an influence from Camp Alleghany wasn’t […]
A wintry camp reunion in the Midwest
My daughters and two camp friends recently had a campers’ reunion in St. Louis and it was such fun I had to share it with others. My three daughters — Megan, Lindsey, and Ashley (Ghany girls, all) — were in such anticipation for their friends to come visit! Our house was all abuzz as we […]
Counselor reunion
This past weekend at my home in Staunton, Virginia we held a Camp Alleghany Counselor Reunion. For those of you who know Dixon O’Donnell, she was the one to hatch the idea and get it going. And I must say, she did an awesome job organizing everything! The event was open to all former Camp […]