by mozer | Jul 3, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Social Action, Youth & Family
Assistant Director Alex Null talks about her planning of the S’ganim trip, and her experience traveling with a bright cohort of campers this session. In 2014, Greene Family Camp became a shelter for refugee children from Central America who arrived to Texas...
by mozer | Jul 1, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog
Jeremy Rosen, a first year nurse at GFC and URJ Camp Harlam alum, talks about how he came to Greene and his week as a camp nurse. Jeremy lives in San Antonio and works as an RN with the VA Hospital System. Each summer from 2000-2003 while in college at VCU in...
by mozer | Jun 29, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Uncategorized
On Friday night, our unit of S’ganim (entering 9th graders) led our services beautifully at the Beit K’nesset. A group of four boys, Sam, Aaron, Parker and Adam were particularly moving, as they spoke to us together about why they keep coming back to camp,...
by mozer | Jun 28, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
Dear Mom and Dad, Wow! My week at camp was so busy. I am so glad that you sent me to Greene Family Camp and thanks again for the letter from home. Lots of people questioned why I was going to camp as a 50+ adult and nobody could figure out how I was going to spend my...
by mozer | Jun 27, 2016 | From the Blog
In this series of blog posts, Jessica Dangott, one of our assistant directors, crosses things off of her camp bucket list and tells us about her new camp experience. I’m not unfamiliar with filling in an empty seat in a classroom. It’s not something that fazes me or...
by mozer | Jun 24, 2016 | From the Blog
Dear GFC Community, It is with great pleasure – and more than a little pride – that the URJ Greene Family Camp names Rabbi Andrew Terkel as its Director of Year Round Programs. Andrew is a long-time GFC camper and staff member. He grew up in Broken Arrow,...
