Our 102nd Summer was Something Special!

The 2nd century of Foley is off to a strong start. We brought back the much requested Giant Capture the Flag, celebrated our 2nd year of Glow Parties after Late Night Adventure, and enjoyed marvelous campfires and programming throughout each session. Twilight Activities returned for their 2nd year and were even more successful, especially with the help and feedback of our oldest campers. During each session, our oldest campers attended Wolf Council, where they met as a peer group to discuss their camp experience and share what they wanted from their time at Foley.

We also had Treehouse and Beach overnight camping trips, and campers learned how to make homemade pasta during Wolf Italian Nights! We even managed to squeeze in two impromptu Water War afternoons during 2nd and 3rd Session. With temperatures in the 90s, we had a blast splashing each other with water guns and buckets on Foley Green and racing down slip and slides. No one was safe from getting doused: not campers, counselors, or even the directors! Learn more about our specific programs below…

2026 Programming

Alpha Games 

Capture the Flag was back! All Camp Capture the Flag began at Foley in the 1980s and took a long rest before returning in 2021. Since then, it has become the most requested Alpha Games theme of all time, and campers were thrilled to see it return in 2026.

Each team was assigned a quadrant of camp and had to defend its borders, decide where to hide its flags, and strategize about how to use players of different ages. The special rule for 2026 was that Fox campers could only be tagged by other Foxes, but they could tag players of any age. This made them especially valuable players as the game progressed.

A special addition this year, thanks to Noah (our amazing Boys Captain and a science teacher in real life)  our campers built rockets! Campers built rockets to launch across the soccer field for points. Rockets were also hidden throughout the quadrants on the big game day and were worth major bonus points if found.

Congratulations to our 2026 winners, listed below!

2026 Winners
1st Session- Blue Team
2nd Session- Red Team
3rd Session- Green Team 

REMINDER!! If you attended camp since 2021 you will be on the SAME TEAM for the rest of your time at Foley. Make sure to bring clothes that match your team color. If you are not sure which team you were on, let us know and we can tell you! New campers will find out your team when you are at camp, so make sure to bring at least one green, blue, red, and yellow item of clothing!

Late Night Adventure

We said goodbye to Square Dancing and hello to Las Foley Casino Night in 2026! Campers experienced an exhilarating casino style game environment with tables offering tons of different games to play with friends. They could try traditional poker games like 5 Card Draw and Texas Hold ’Em, or play favorites like Go Fish, Yahtzee, and even chess.

Throughout the night, campers bet fake money tickets and had the chance to place bets on animal races that took place periodically throughout the evening. In this case, the animals were our amazing staff members dressed as different creatures! Tickets could then be turned in for raffle entries, with winners drawn at the end of the evening.

The night capped off with a Glow in the Dark After Party at the Foley Fun Center, complete with dancing, Nine Square, and endless glow sticks.

Pack Nights

Instead of splitting programming by gender and East and West this year, each pack group got to enjoy something special together. Our Fox campers, ages 7 to 10, played a high stakes game of musical chairs. During 3rd Session, hot weather called for a pivot to a slip and slide competition, which ended with campers getting to pie a friend in the face with applesauce!

Our Coyotes, ages 11 to 13, headed to the soccer field for a series of challenges designed by Captain Derek Martin. They played a Camp Foley version of Ships and Sailors, tossed water balloons, and played Hide the Chicken, a hilarious barnyard themed game with rules inspired by Red Light, Green Light.

Our Wolves, ages 14 to 16, played an epic game of trivia designed by Captain Noah (Mr. Dunn) up in the loft. It was campers versus counselors, and we are happy, and maybe a little proud, to report that the staff never managed to beat the campers in any session!

4th of July

Celebrating the 4th of July is always one of the most exciting days at Foley! In 2026, we made the day extra special by taking a break from our regular activities and filling camp with patriotic fun. The morning kicked off with a patriotic Leader in Training hunt that took campers all over Foley in search of our LITs. Once a camper found an LIT, they had to complete a patriotic challenge to earn points for their Alpha Team. Throughout the day, campers and staff showed off their patriotic spirit by dressing in red, white, and blue before gathering for a classic Foley barbecue. The festivities continued with our traditional 4th of July cabin challenges, including a watermelon eating contest, pie eating contest, and dress up challenges, before finishing with an epic game of Kumcha!

Early Bird Cowboy Party

Everyone was excited for the Early Bird Party, and this summer we headed out West for a cowboy themed celebration! Campers enjoyed Golden Oreos and soda served in boot cups while creating their own cowboy names, showing off their temporary tattoos, and practicing their lasso skills. The whole party was filled with Western fun and gave campers a special way to celebrate being part of the Foley community. Don’t forget to register before November 1st to snag an invite to our Early Bird Tropical Party next summer!

​Campfires

Opening Campfires got a new look in 2025, and we carried that new tradition into 2026. On opening night, campers got to meet Old Lady Leary and sing her special song, watch counselors survive an inflatable shark attack, and pick prizes from a mystery bag, including the option to choose a counselor to be thrown into the lake.

Friendship Campfires carried the same emotional weight and love as ever. Each one was planned by different staff members throughout the sessions, but all included familiar Foley traditions and moments. We awarded Anchor Awards to six amazing campers over the course of the summer and took time to reflect on our favorite memories.

Our Closing Campfires each had a hilarious theme and brought campers to the beach to receive their ribbon awards, pin our graduating Octos, and hear Executive Director Alli Faricy’s story, a tradition she continues from her mother and grandmother. This year’s three themes were Back to the Future, The Wizard of Oz, and The Hobbit.