By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold Last fall, during a mere six week period, over $100,000 was donated to Camp Gray for the construction of a new swimming pool. Anyone who’s been to Camp Gray in the past several years knows that an upgrade to Camp’s nearly 30-year old swimming pool was a necessity. The surface of [...]
Many thanks to Tom & Tricia
By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold Several summers ago, a wise former staff member of Camp Gray wrote a letter to staffers gathered to start staff training; “You have but a small and limited time at Camp Gray. Even staff members that serve for five or six years only account for a tiny fraction in the life [...]
Daily Schedule Improvements
By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold As promised in last week’s Tuesdays with Topher post, this week we’re thrilled to unveil the new and improved (can something really be new AND improved?) Summer Camp Daily Schedule! Click Here to read all about the improvements to our daily schedule. I feared that writing a blog post this week [...]
Spring Madness!
By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold Greetings friends! Originally hailing from Oklahoma, I’m used to 70 degree weather come March (now that I think about it, being from Oklahoma, I’m also used to winters with only scarce amounts of snow and mild temperatures… Did Camp Gray move to Oklahoma?) Regardless of where we are (upon further reflection, [...]
Snowy paths…
Guest writing for this weeks ‘Tuesday’s with Topher’ post, Camp Gray’s Co-Director, Jeff Hoeben! Enjoy! By: Jeff Hoeben On a recent cold February day, Topher and I left the office to walk to our respective homes for the night. As we walked the narrow shoveled path one behind the other, we found ourselves pinned in [...]
The Ben Din Top 10
By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold After months of planning and countless hours of preparation, the day of the Camp Gray Benefit Dinner finally arrived last Saturday, and what a day it was! We never doubt that there is an abundance of support for Camp Gray from our many camp families and supporters (see: the CG swimming [...]
Knowledge Bombs Away
By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold Likely, if you’ve been out to Camp Gray before, or even if your only connection with Camp Gray is that you somehow providentially stumbled across our website, you may have observed that we’re accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA). We’re extremely proud of this accreditation, but you may be wondering, [...]
The Winter Cassidy Games
By: Doug Ulaszek The weekend before last, we welcomed over 30 middle school students for the annual Camp Gray Middle School Retreat. Great fun was had by all, especially the SaLT (Servant Leadership Team) Missionaries here at Camp. Many of those here this weekend are summer camp veterans, but a few had come to Camp [...]
Myth Busters
By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold Upon first glance, Camp Gray may not seem to have anything in common with the wildly popular television show “Myth Busters.” Take a closer look though, and you may discover what we recently discovered (by the way, it’s on the Discovery Channel). Go ahead, look a little closer… Do you see [...]
Mutual Inspiration
By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold With contributions from “Mo-T” Wilks When I was in high school, I oftentimes would join my Parish’s youth group for mission trips, or weekend rallies, or other types of faith formation bonanzas. These types of experiences were invaluable for me as an impressionable teen. They get lots of credit for forming [...]
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