by mozer | Feb 28, 2019 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
Being a camp counselor at GFC is much more than hanging out with kids all day. It involves problem-solving, collaborating, communicating with people at all levels, being creative to how you engage campers, crediting camp magic and being a camper’s superhero. As a camp...
by mozer | Feb 16, 2019 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
NFTY Convention was a unique and exciting opportunity for our Reform Jewish high school teens to gather from across North America to explore, learn, grow, and have fun together! As we welcomed the largest delegation in our region’s history to NFTY Convention, we were...
by mozer | Feb 14, 2019 | From the Blog
Be sure to follow GFC on Facebook for more #LiveWithLoui updates! February 14 Update What a difference a month makes! The incredible year of building and renovation at GFC started with a LOT of rain and nasty weather, but the skies have cleared and work on many of our...
by mozer | Feb 7, 2019 | From the Blog
NFTY TOR’s Winter Conclave & Nashir Weekend 2019 was much more than just another NFTY event. It was, for some, closure. Originally Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism was supposed to host the weekend in Houston Texas in October of 2017. However, Hurricane...
by mozer | Feb 7, 2019 | From the Blog
Five years ago, on the last night of first session, a group of counselors gathered their campers and led them on a late-night hike into the woods. “Where are we going?” they asked. “You’ll see,” said their counselors. Minutes later, the dirt path changed to a freshly...
by mozer | Jan 31, 2019 | From the Blog
We want to open the gates of camp to as many different people as possible through summer and year round programs. Rabbi Andrew Terkel likes to say that “camp is for everybody,” and the growth of our Year Round programs seems to bolster that fact. Families, men, women,...
