Meet the Summer Staff 2019 – Part 2

I was born and raised in the Rockaways of Queens, NY. Majority of my summers were spent at Camp Vacamas in West Milford, NJ where I was a camper, counselor, and supervisor. There I was able to appreciate diversity having making friends with people from all different...

7 Lessons from Summer Camp

It’s been over twenty years since I last assumed the pseudonym of “Frostbite” for three months in the piney woods of East Texas. From 1991 through 1993, I summered at Pine Cove Ranch, a Christian camp for (at the time) 6th-through-12th graders near Tyler. Every...

Returning to Camp after 50 years!

Descending the path to the waterfront last June before summer camp had started was the beginning of a wonderful trip down memory lane. Fifty years ago I was the Program Director at Camp DeWolfe and I was delighted when the current Program Director, Emma Tees, offered...

Taking Risks

During the summer, we had the opportunity to take lots of risks. As I learnt throughout the summer, taking these risks nearly always led to growth in either one’s faith, personal development or friendship with another counselor or camper. This was proven throughout my...

A Realization of Reality

My adventure started when pondering about my dreams and where I wanted to go in life. I secretly went off to a camp recruitment fair and got my job at Camp DeWolfe. (I pulled out of Camp interviews last year after loosing my Mum to cancer in late 2012 and didn’t feel...