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Dining Hall and Allergies - New Camper Blog Series
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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Sarah Brown
Events & Outreach Director
Sarah loves to help new campers get ready for the summer.
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Bringing the Great Day Attitude into Your Winter
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
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
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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Alumnae Sparks 2019
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Head Staff Christmas Wish List
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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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Opening Day: Chaos or Calm? - New Camper Blog Series
Today we’re talking about Opening Day, specifically looking at whether it is known as a day of chaos or calm. Most campers and parents love Opening Da...
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Countdown to the 100th: the 2000s
How can we be at this point?! This post is our last Countdown to the 100th post before we jump into our 100th summer! If you haven’t had a chance to e...
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Opening Day Video - New Camper Blog Series
We have a treat today! There is no better way to learn about Opening Day than by seeing it in action. You’re going to love seeing the ins and outs of ...
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Rest Hour Suggestions - New Camper Blog Series
Welcome back to another week of our New Camper blog series! If you haven’t seen our other posts from this year, make sure to check them out. We are co...
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Laundry, Labels, Organization, and More - New Camper Blog Series
Another Tuesday means another week of our New Camper Blog Series, our weekly series focused on getting our new camper families ready for their first s...
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New Camper Sparks 2019
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Countdown to the 100th: the 1990s
Welcome back to another of our Countdown to the 100th blog posts. Today, we are looking at the 1990s - such a great decade in Greystone’s history! The...
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Make the Most of Your Penpal - New Camper Blog Series
Don’t you just love having a camp Penpal? It is one of our favorite Greystone traditions. This week, as part of our New Camper Blog Series, we are sha...
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Every Parent Should Know - New Camper Blog Series
Parents, you are going to love our New Camper blog today! We are bringing you advice from current parents – things that our current camp families thin...
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Health and Safety - New Camper Blog Series
Welcome back to another week of our New Camper Blog Series as we help prepare YOU, our new camper families, for your first summer at camp. This week w...
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Countdown to the 100th: the 1980s
It is hard to believe we are nearing the end of our countdown to our 100th summer and have already reached the 1980s! I bet there are many of you out ...
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Rainy Days - New Camper Blog Series
Welcome back New Camper families! Today we are talking about a camp favorite: Rainy Days! With all the rain we’ve been having in our area recently, it...
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