Camp Green Lane Blog Post, July 17th

Today was National Camp Kindness Day. We believe kindness is something we lean into every day here at Camp Green Lane, but today is a day when camps across America take time to practice intentional kindness.

Camp Kindness Day was created in collaboration with the American Camping Association in 2018.

Here at CGL, that means the Canteen is transformed on this day each year into a temple of kindness, its walls papered with post-its decorated with notes of compassion and empathy.

The sidewalks from the Circle and down past the White House and back to the Canteen are colored with chalked messages of love and kindness, and all throughout the day, campers and counselors scribbled letters to their favorite people in camp, expressing what they love about them and their friendships.

It’s a nice day to pause and pay attention to something we try to foster instinctively here at camp. CGL is a place dependent on love and kindness and we see examples of them every day, from simple acts of sharing outfits to wear at dances to giving up the last slice of grilled cheese for a friend at lunch.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for pictures and news from one of the most fun days of the summer!