by mrollins | May 7, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
This past weekend, our summer leadership team gathered (virtually) for the first time to begin training for summer. Unit heads, song leaders, activity directors, camp care team, and full – time director team spent hours at virtual camp. The joy was palpable....
by mrollins | Mar 11, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog
This week on the blog, Assistant Director, Ethan Lane-Miller, writes about the power behind teen/adult partnerships in taking action to repair the world. In addition to my work as an Assistant Director at Greene Family Camp, I have the special opportunity to...
by mrollins | Jan 14, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Social Action, Youth & Family
Some of the greatest lessons that I have learned in life have come from camp. Greene is a super special place to meet life long friends, grow up, learn about yourself, become independent, and learn to be a leader in the community. In my seven years as a camper, I have...
by mrollins | Jan 8, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
Over the past few months, I’ve been studying mussar, a Jewish virtues-based approach to ethics and character development, with camp professionals from a variety of Jewish camps. This week, we studied areyvut, interconnectedness. In sharing with each other all the ways...
by mrollins | Dec 30, 2020 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
“’The time has come’, the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things: Of camp – and kids – and families – a community that sings- And why things always have to change – And leaving all these things’”. (Apologies to another Louis; Louis...
by mrollins | Dec 24, 2020 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Interfaith, Youth & Family
One of the things I cherish the most about the extended family that is Greene Family Camp, is our diversity. As I sat to write this Christmas edition of “Tell Me S’more” I couldn’t help but reflect on the many members of our community are observing Christmas today. ...
