What would you do if you could only spend a day at camp? What would you do at Camp Green Lane, given only a few hours between the arches? Today was Rookie Day, and for dozens of little boys and girls, it’s their first CGL experience. It’s their first chance to see what camp is all […]
We’re all still feeling Olympics a little bit. Maybe it was all the cheering or all the fun events, but we got a chance to recharge our batteries this morning with a 10:00 breakfast. The late wake-up was a nice change of pace after yesterday’s Olympics, which is the single-most exciting day of the summer. Today we […]
Today was Olympics, one of the single most exciting days of the summer. For our Olympics, we split the entire camp into four teams. This year, the teams represented the four food groups with Dairy, Fruit, Meat and Veggies competing in a series of activities to determine a winner for the day. Olympics is a Camp Green […]
It’s a rite of passage at Camp Green Lane to serve in the Dining Hall. The boys do it, the girls do it, and we told you a few days ago about the special summers spent as CGL Greeks. But every summer when they leave camp for their trip, the job of serving breakfast, lunch […]
The energy in camp has shifted. We felt it last night during dinner when Olympics broke and the four teams, representing the four food groups—and their captains—were announced. Fruits will be captained by Halle Weitzman and Jacob Israel, Veggies have Lauren Kelly and Jesse Goldstein, Ellie Betesh and Trevor Auerbach are leading Dairy and Cisco Vega […]
Early tomorrow morning, the oldest campers in camp, The Greeks, will embark on their big trip to Western Pennsylvania. They’ll board buses well before revile sounds for a four-hour trip to Seven Springs Mountain Resort with their counselors and supervisors Aunt Rene and Uncle Danny. The Greeks are in their final two years as campers. They […]
Last night’s Services were a reminder of how special Camp Green Lane is. Uncle Max delivered a wonderful message about nurturing creativity and how we’re surrounded by it at camp, from Color War art to the art of getting frisbees out of trees with hockey sticks when they get stuck. Last night and today were also […]
What does it mean to be creative? Why is that important here at camp? Today is Friday, and that means we had a hot dog cookout for lunch and tonight we’ll have Services and Bunk Parties for evening activity. The theme of tonight’s gathering is creativity. We’ll award weekly COWs and bunk inspection and spirit […]
The Stanley Cup was paraded around camp today. There are many traditions here at Camp Green Lane. Some are very old, like Rope Burn and Steeplechase, which we’ll tell you about later in the summer; some are annual traditions, like yesterday’s Carnival and Olympics, which is just around the corner. Today we all dressed up […]
Today was Carnival at Camp Green Lane, a day many count among the most fun of the summer. The day is like Free Play with rides and games and treats, making the day special and much different than a regular camp day. The day started with a our first 10am breakfast of the summer, giving […]