by mozer | Nov 13, 2015 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
This past week, the URJ Greene Family Camp team spent a week in sunny Orlando, FL. But instead of laying by the pool or waiting in lines at Disney World, we spent it at the URJ Biennial. Biennial gave us the chance to see our greater GFC community come together from...
by jared | Oct 26, 2015 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
by Greg Marks from Corpus Chrsti, TX At 50 years old, I drove through the gates of GFC for the first time – with eight middle schoolers and my fellow advisor, Dave, in tow. Over the years, I have been to lots of camps and more NFTY events and Kallot than I can...
by jared | Sep 3, 2015 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
On Friday, July 10 at our 40th reunion, GFC gave out Chai Awards to those who have made a deep impact on our camp community. Here is the second set of statements from our Chai Award winners on their time at camp, and its effect on their lives. DONNIE CUTLER There...
by jared | May 28, 2015 | From the Blog, Uncategorized
by Rabbi Marshal Klaven Rabbi Klaven is the rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel in Galveston, Texas. “Let’s rock! Everybody, let’s rock! Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock.” That is how the first G-TOWN LOCK-DOWN at Congregation...