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Sarah Brown

Events & Outreach Director

Sarah loves to help new campers get ready for the summer.

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Taking a Break - New Camper Blog Series

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Hello New Camper Families! It’s another Tuesday, which means another week in our New Camper Blog Series. It has been a difficult week at camp after ou...

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Greystone Cancels Junior and June Camps

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of our Junior and June Camps for this summer. We have emailed all of our camp families with ...

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New Camper Sparks - New Camper Blog Series

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Hello New Camper families! We hope you had a wonderful Easter with your families, even if your celebration may have looked a little bit different this...

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Awards, Honors, and Patches - New Camper Blog Series

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It’s Tuesday once again, which means another week of our New Camper blog series. We are sharing detailed blogs on topics specifically geared towards o...

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Christian Teaching at Greystone - New Camper Blog Series

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Nothing makes me long for camp summer days like warmer weather! We’ve had some beautiful days at camp over the past week, so we know summer is around ...

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Setting Up Your Bunk - New Camper Blog Series

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Despite everything going on right now, we are still pushing ahead with our New Camper Blog series, sharing our best tips with you as you prepare for c...

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27 Camp-Inspired Boredom Busters for When You're Stuck at Home

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Being stuck at home for days on end can seem like a drag, but never fear – we’ve got a great list of camp-inspired activities for you to do! Most of t...

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Cabin Requests - New Camper Blog Series

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New camper families – welcome back! It’s another Tuesday, which means another week of our New Camper Blog series! With so many schools being cancelled...

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Health and Safety at Greystone

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Every summer, we work hard to keep our community healthy so that we can have a fun and enjoyable summer. With concerns about the coronavirus being on ...

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Mom Blog: Things to Know as a New Camp Parent - New Camper Blog Series

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Hi everyone! My name is Katie, and I am a current mom of a Junior Camper. Last summer we experienced something I had planned from the day our daughter...

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Packing Cheat Sheet - New Camper Blog Series

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Welcome back new camper families! It’s been a busy week up here at Greystone, as we have just opened all of our Summer Forms – it makes all of us feel...

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How Campers Actually Schedule - New Camper Blog Series

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Welcome back to another week of our New Camper Blog series! Last week we kicked off our 2020 season with some details about food, and this week we are...

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Dining Hall and Allergies - New Camper Blog Series

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Hello new camper families!!! It is my favorite time of year – the start of our New Camper Blog Series! Each Tuesday (from now until camp starts), we w...

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Bringing the Great Day Attitude into Your Winter

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Every morning at camp, we wake up, clap our hands, and say “It’s Gonna’ to be a Great Day and I Feel Terrific!” This Great Day attitude stems from our...

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Predictions for the Next 100 Years

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One of my favorite parts of the 100th celebration year has been learning so much about what used to happen at camp many years ago. Did you know that g...

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Highlights from our 100th Year

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As we are ending 2019, we look back with a bittersweet feeling. We can’t help but anticipate summer 2020 (we truly can’t wait!), but the past year cel...

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Head Staff Christmas Wish List

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We are a mere week away from Christmas, and the excitement is just bubbling here at camp. We love celebrating the holiday (and are hoping for some sno...

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Cozy Books to Read Over the Holidays

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During the holiday season, there is nothing I love more than the slower pace and more relaxed days. If I’m not playing a game with our family or putti...

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Games To Play Over the Holidays

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Only a week to go until Thanksgiving, and we are still basking in such a feeling of THANKFULNESS over here at camp as we look back at last summer and ...

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To Our 2020 New Campers

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If this is your very first summer at Greystone, welcome! We are so excited for you to join us this summer…you are going to love it!! We have many new ...

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2020 Contest: Perfect Cabin Moment

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We are so excited about our Summer 2020 Contest for this year. We’ve done some pretty amazing contests over the years (who remembers when you could De...

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100th Reunion Recap!

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To sum up the 100th Celebration Alumnae Reunion feels almost impossible. It’s hard even a week later to come up with the words to describe the overall...

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Camp Inspired Random Acts of Kindness

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An old counselor once said that Greystone is a place where “kindness is a currency.” We couldn’t agree more. Greystone campers are just nice – sweet t...

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What We're Reading: Fall 2019

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When the summer winds down, and our year-round crew is getting back into the swing of our off-season schedule, one of the things we all love is findin...

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How We Celebrated Our 100th Summer

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For many years, we had been looking forward to our 100th summer at camp…organizing, thinking, and devising the best ways to celebrate Greystone’s cent...

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Last Minute Reminders - New Camper Blog Series

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Camp is a flurry of activity as we make the final preparations for our first Opening Day of the summer! We’re cutting the grass, firing up the ovens f...

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Packing for Closing Day - New Camper Blog Series

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We are getting so close to the summer, and we are really gearing up over here at camp! Boxes are pouring in each day, and we’re having our last meetin...

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