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August 7, 2026
Writing this blog every day has been a comfort and encouragement to me this summer. It is a routine that reveals the astoundingly good things that mak...
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August 6, 2026
This is, of course, Banquet Day. Everyone (campers and counselors alike) is giddy with excitement and anticipation for the big event. But first, we ha...
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August 5, 2026
What a glorious day! Partly sunny skies, almost no chance of rain, a perfect 80 degrees- our last full day of classes is going to be perfect! The girl...
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August 4, 2026
Only three more “sleeps” till closing day. This fact hit me this morning like a ton of bricks. How can it already be ending? It should not come as a s...
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August 3, 2026
The campers won a prize at EP last night: a special breakfast today! Wear costumes to dining room (if you want), Group Leaders forced to wear unicorn ...
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August 2, 2026
This Sunday update is a little more eventful than usual - we unexpectedly lost power for almost 11 hours yesterday. Anywhere else in the world, this w...
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August 1, 2026
The dining room was LOUD at breakfast this morning, indicating another Great Day at Greystone! The roar of every camper excitedly talking at once is h...
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July 31, 2026
August Camp is jam-packed; every day matters, and every EP is carefully crafted to provide memorable moments. It is just barely long enough to provide...
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July 30, 2026
The “Why” is important in every organization. Knowing the ultimate goal instills confidence in the many team members who represent that group. At Grey...
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July 29, 2026
At this point in the summer, I have been writing this update every day (except one?) since Monday, May 23rd. That is a lot of writing about the same s...
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July 28, 2026
There are many traditions at camp; some important, some just good. We love them all! Many of the traditions never change because they teach “important...
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July 26, 2026
Who’s Excited About Monday? ME!!! August Campers love me, and I love them. This is not a braggy comment, just a statement of fact. I am liked by the c...
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Activities Offered: Summer 2026
We are thrilled to share our class activity options for summer 2026! Girls attend Greystone for many reasons, but enjoying the huge range of fun, exci...
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August 8 2025
If you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one. C.S. Lewis, The Horse And His Boy I write this (a bl...
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August 7 2025
This is, of course, Banquet Day. Everyone (campers and counselors alike) is giddy with excitement and anticipation for the big event. But first, we ha...
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August 6 2025
What a glorious day! Partly sunny skies, almost no chance of rain, a perfect 74 degrees, and we are having another Great Day. Our last full day of cla...
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August 5 2025
Bad weather is not unusual, so we treat it as normal at camp. Campers and counselors alike accept changing weather with good-spirited interest. About ...
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August 4 2025
The campers won a prize at EP last night: a special breakfast treat! Dress in costumes (if you want), have chocolate milk, and DJ the music for that m...
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August 3 2025
We started our day with Stumblers and almost everyone showed up for our running club. This is a club my father started many years ago, copying the Tod...
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August 2 2025
The mission of Greystone in 1920 was brief and easy to remember: For the glory of God and we have added only four words since that time: To delight an...
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August 1 2025
August Camp is jam-packed with iconic camp moments. It is just barely long enough to provide all the things girls dream about for a perfect camp exper...
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July 31 2025
Picture this: Evening Program is ending. The EmCees are wrapping up their “mermaid” presentation when they surprisingly declare that they have to go, ...
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July 30 2025
Parents sometimes want us to change their daughter’s class schedule… and we encourage them to make those suggestions directly to their daughter. We ar...
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July 29 2025
Our first day of classes is now fully underway, and we have already accomplished many big things. Yesterday afternoon the girls made their schedule (w...
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June 27 2025
**It is possible (likely?) that some of you do not understand summer camp. This is easy to predict because most of you were never campers, and some of...
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July 27 2025
Who’s Excited About Monday? ME!!! August Campers love me, and I love them. This is not a braggy comment, just a statement of fact. I am liked by the c...
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Meet the 2025 Group Leaders
We’ve been introducing you to our full-summer staff, Junior Camp staff, and nurses all spring long, and today we finally get to brag on our 2025 Group...
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August 9 2024
If you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one. C.S. Lewis, The Horse And His Boy I assume not many ...
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August 8, 2024
It’s not yet raining and doesn’t look like it will be until some mid-afternoon showers. It will be a wet afternoon, but not a big rain storm like we e...
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August 7 2024
What a glorious day! Partly sunny skies, almost no chance of rain, perfect 84 degree high temperature, and we are enjoying another Great Day. Our last...
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