Letters
Please mail letters to:
Camper's Full Name
Cabin #
Session
Camp Greystone
21 Camp Greystone Lane
Zirconia, NC 28790
Campers love to get letters! There is something special about a hand-written letter that sets it apart from faxes or emails. We strongly encourage you to send hand-written letters for your camper to cherish at mail call (every day after lunch). Since “snail mail” can take three to five days for delivery, preparation (send letters even before camp begins) and patience are necessary—but a hand-written letter is often kept for years, while emails are thrown away quickly. Take the time to write a letter; we think this is one of the most memorable parts of a camping experience.
NOTE: Please send flat standard-sized envelopes only. Do not put "stuff" in with your letters. Anything more than a letter is considered a package! Please avoid sending music cards. They feel like they have something in them and may be inadvertently returned.
Packages
Greystone is now Package Free for all sessions! Campers may not receive packages at camp. However, if there is a necessary item they left at home that they must have or a birthday gift, you may mail the package to Laura Hollowell (see sidebar).
Ship necessary items and birthday presents to:
Laura Hollowell
ATTN: (Camper’s Full Name)
21 Camp Greystone Lane
Zirconia, NC 28790
If you need to send a package to the Health Hut, address the package to:
The Health Hut
ATTN: (Camper's Full Name)
21 Camp Greystone Lane
Zirconia, NC 28790
Please make sure that your camper’s name is clearly marked on the package. If it is a birthday gift, please note that and her birthdate on the package. Birthday gifts may only come from parents and grandparents. All packages that are not addressed to "Laura Hollowell" will be returned to the sender. Any packages that contain unnecessary items will also be returned and the postage charged to the camper’s account. We will make sure that all necessary items are delivered to your camper. As always, candy and other food items are not allowed.
Great Watermelon news! We are going to be giving out watermelon every afternoon. It will be part of the regular routine (just like Applecart is in the morning.) Your girls will be getting plenty of fruit while they are at camp and you don't need to send watermelons anymore!
To avoid frustration, please make sure that all family members and friends know this policy. Also, try to plan ahead – some of the items you might have mailed to camp in the past should be packed and brought to camp on opening day. Thank you for your support of this new policy. It will make camp better for everyone!
Hand written letters are what campers most love, but we also deliver emails at mail call (if received by 11:00 a.m. Monday – Saturday). Only registered family can send campers email through our password protected photo and email service.
New for 2010! Once logged into your account, you may send free emails to your camper(s). Under the "Online Community" menu, you can create guest accounts for family so that they can email your camper(s) as well. Guests are charged a $1 fee per email. Only those that you approve and create guest accounts for can email your camper(s). Use the CC: field to send the same message to multiple campers. Don't add attachments to your email, as only the text of your message will be delivered. We do not allow friends to email campers (have them send letters). We will not deliver offensive emails. Any users who send such an email will be deleted from the system. Campers will not electronically respond to email.
NOTE: Do not give out your password! Your email address and password are connected to your camp credit card information!
You may also email your camper from your home or work email account without logging into your account at CampInTouch. A Summer Address (campername@greystone.campminder.com) is reserved for your camper during their time at camp. The cost for this service is $10.00 per summer. To enable your camper's Summer Address, you must first visit the My Account menu to add a credit card to your account. For your child’s safety, only emails from you, your spouse's, or your guests' email addresses will be accepted at this address.
Faxes
You may also send faxes to:
Camper's Full Name
Cabin #
828-693-1562
Campers may send and receive faxes (although we do encourage the art of letter writing!). There is a $1 charge to receive a fax and a $3 charge for a camper to send a fax. Your camper's Store Allowance account will be charged for the faxes. Please address faxes with both your camper's FULL name and cabin number at the top so we can get it to her!
Visitation policy- Please Do
- Write letters, by hand.
- Address the letter with your daughter's full name, camp session, and cabin number. If you send a letter before camp begins, we will add the cabin number for you, as no one knows their cabin numbers until the arrive.
- Be creative.
- Take time to do a good job, a good letter can take time to write!
- Send an occasional email or fax if you like, not as good as a letter but still good.
- Write often, as much as you can.
- Have your friends and relatives write as well.
- Allow plenty of time for “snail mail” to work. Send the first letter several days before camp opens... that way there is a letter waiting for her when she arrives (make sure you write the her FULL NAME and camp session on these early letters, since we need to hold them for your arrival).
- Please Don’t
- Give your camper a cell phone, these are not allowed!
- Ask your camper to email you, she can’t!
- Send packages (see note under Packages).