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 | Jun 18, 2020 | 2020 Updates, Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Social Action, Youth & Family
This week on the blog, Ethan Lane-Miller shares how GFC is taking action and pursuing justice. One of the first things Loui Dobin told me when I began my journey as an assistant director at Greene Family Camp was, “Family is our middle name.” At first this sounded...
by mrollins | Apr 17, 2020 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Social Action, Youth & Family
My name is Carter Matheny and I designed the Mental Health Hopscotch. Mental Health Hopscotch is a researched-based sidewalk chalk art that helps hoppers improve their mental health. When participants jump on the squares and do the tasks, they are doing activities...
by mozer | Jun 3, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Social Action, Youth & Family
by Hannah Bender, NFTY-TOR Programming Vice President 2018-2019 On June 2nd, I had a very profound and meaningful experience. I attended an Everytown for Gun Safety – a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities- event...
by mozer | Feb 9, 2018 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Social Action, Youth & Family
Summer of 2010 was my first summer at GFC. I had just moved to Texas going into my freshman year of high school from Florida. My mom really wanted me and my siblings to go to a Jewish summer camp. She did her research and found Greene Family Camp, and before long we...
by mozer | Nov 10, 2017 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Social Action, Youth & Family
by Mindy Michaels As a native Houstonian, it was heart-wrenching to watch the news as Hurricane Harvey settled over the Texas Gulf Coast and dropped over 4 feet of rain in 4 days. At home in Austin, I streamed local KHOU news and watched images of emergency personnel,...
