Happy Someday!!! First things first – for those who are unfamiliar with the CGL schedule, our (8 day) weeks are made up of totally different days than the ones on a normal calendar. Our week goes Someday, Anyday, Oneday, Heyday, Sayday, Playday, Yayday (a brand new addition this year!), and Funday. Each day brings a […]
Happy First Day of Camp!!! NOW it feels like summer! The sun came out just in time to welcome all of our campers off of the buses. Our staff lined up around The Circle carrying their freshly-made bunk signs, gathering all of the campers as they stepped onto the lawn. Some cabins already have on […]
‘Twas the night before Green Lane and all around camp The umbrellas are wet and the towels are damp, For you see it’s been raining the past couple days, But nothing can stop the first-day-of-camp craze. We’re ready for sunshine and campers and fun, Orientation is over, but summer’s only begun! The field nets […]
Hello Green Lane campers, Past, Present, and Future! Two more sleeps until camp begins!! We’ve been busy preparing for our campers to arrive, and the excitement in the air is palpable. Counselors are working hard to unpack bags and make sure there is a place for everything in the cabins. The lines on the athletic […]
Hello again, friends!! IT’S TIME FOR CAMP!!! For those of us who haven’t “met,” my name is Kate Cohen, and I am an upper staff member here at Camp Green Lane. Last year was my very first summer ever at overnight camp, and, to be totally honest, I came so that I could prove to […]
The tears are starting, the hand holding is more prevalent, the songs are being sung. The summer has come to an end. Although your children will be happy to see you, they will carry a void with them when they return home. Today is the last full day that your children get to spend with […]
See the generations grow. One of the best functions Facebook offers is its memories. This summer in particular, I’ve seen so many of your posts, sharing Aunt Beth’s camp pictures from the last few years. And I’ve seen my own memories pop up and it’s been so cool to see how much these kids have […]
Last night, in the middle of the night, the Senior Boys held their annual Midnight Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament. It’s been held since I was Senior Boys counselor in the 1990s, and the boys look forward to it all summer long. It comes as a surprise, the boys get a giant pizza party and they play ball […]
Laugh. Think. Cry. I did all of these things today. In the famous speech Jimmy Valvano gave at the ESPYs in 1993, he said, “If you laugh, you think and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.” […]
Tonight, a Guest Blog Post from one of Camp Green Lane Parents and Alumnus: A text conversation between myself and a friend last night: Her: Are you excited for the kids to come home? Me: Nope. Her: What? Me: I would love to hug, kiss, and snuggle them, throw them into the shower, do their […]