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From Foley to Mars! – Alumni Spotlight
Foley helped her reach for the stars... Today is National Women and Girls in Science Day. There is no better way to CELEBRATE than with an exclusive interview with Foley alum ('02-'06) Sarah...
Video Creativity- 3rd Session
The Final Round of Creativity! Every month we have show cased some of our best Videos made in Video Creativity from 1st and 2nd session, and now 3rd session is up! 4 amazing videos were created...
A History of Tennis
We are continuing to take some time this summer to take a look back at the history of Camp Foley. With 95 years of Camp under our belt, Camp has inevitably changed with the times. We are very proud...
Growing Grit in our Girls
It's hard to be a girl sometimes, let us help. I recently read this blog from "A Mighty Girl" on girl's confidence and started reflecting on being a girl in general. We women have to walk so many...
How to make Soda Bread!
There is this one magical food everyone looks forward to when coming back to Foley every summer... Soda Bread! This magical bread is similar to a coffee cake but hard to describe unless you've...
Video Creativity- 2nd Session
Round 2 of showcasing our creative campers! We will be showcasing our expert camper talent in 3 different blogs to represent our 3 amazing camp sessions. This week is all about 2nd session video...
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Growing Grit at Camp Foley
We've been throwing around the word GRIT for a few years now at Camp Foley. The definition, according to Google, is: courage and resolve; strength of character and is synonymous with courage,...
Camp and Social Entrepreneurship
Campers taking initiative to complete a task during the Final Banquet activities. We recently came across an article on Huffington Post Education that was a great read and something we’d like to...
Camp Pancakes
Have you ever woken up and thought to yourself... "If only I could have Camp Pancakes for breakfast. Because if I could, I would undoubtedly ace that test, dominate that speech in English and get...
What Camp Foley Activity Are You?
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How Camp Prepares Children
Campers interact with a variety of other children to help prepare for a successful future. "Ready, Set, Go: How Camp Prepares Children for Lives of Success" was published in the 2013...
Tater Tot Hotdish
Last summer, Joey P. (a five-year camper) said, "The food has changed my life. I mean it is so good." And you know what, I would have to agree. When you sit down to a meal, how often is it a meal...
Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
Campers arrive in less than three months! So what better way to kick off our three-month countdown than by talking about everyone’s favorite... camp food! It may surprise those people that never...
Happy New Year!
Camp Foley's Top Ten Things to Look Forward to in 2014! 7. Lucy 10. New Thingz! We've gone crazy this fall replacing equipment for TONS of the activities. You'll see new snorkeling equipment, floor...
Merry Christmas!
Holiday Entertainment Guide!
Stay entertained this winter break with the Camp Foley Holiday Entertainment Guide. We've found the best movies and provided you with some awesome indoor and outdoor activities! Movies (CST) It's a...
TBT: Emilia and Windsurfing
2013 counselor, Emilia Kronschnabel, reflects on why she loves Emilia Windsurfing as a camper. Windsurfing so much, and in my professional opinion, her love affair is completely valid. (As...
TBT: Critter Invasion
Jordan teaching Nature in 2012. Growing up in the area, I have always had a passion for all the critters I could find in the woods. As a kid, I would come back to my house with an assortment of...
TBT: 2009 CIT/LIT Campfire and More
2009 CITs and LIT 3s. A long time ago when I decided to join the LIT program at camp I had no idea how much it would change the rest of my life. It was a great way to spend time with my friends and...
From Campers to Counselors
Everyone knows that the best kind of friend is a camp friend. For whatever reason, you make some of your best friends at camp. Many of our counselors from 2013 were past Foley campers as well. Berns...
TBT: Learning to Shoot at Foley
One of my first memories of Foley, actually one of my first memories periods, is being at the Rifle Range with my Dad during family camp. Sitting in his lap while he held the .22 up for me, I tried...
What Does Camp Foley Mean to Eric?
For those of you that have reached your fifth summer and are still putting off your "What Does Camp Foley Mean to Me?" essay, read how guest blogger and 2013 counselor, Eric Wilson, answered the...
Camper Blogs! Part 3
We have our third, and final, camper blogs! We hope you enjoyed last week's blogs by Cecelia and Esperanza. This week Sam and Celina share with us about trying new things and Treehouses! Here's what...
Foley’s Halloween How-To: What to Watch
We really want to make sure that all of our Foley friends out there celebrate Halloween right this year! So we've put together a list of all things Halloween for you to enjoy! Halloween Movie...
Foley’s Halloween How-To: What To Do
We really want to make sure all of our Foley friends out there celebrate Halloween right this year! So we're putting together a list of all things Halloween for you to enjoy! What To Do This...
Camper Blogs! Part 2
We have part two of the awesome Journalism class blog posts. In part one, you heard about Mexican Lasagna, Trees and Nature, and Friendship Campfire. Today two more campers have some things they'd...
Music Monday! 4th Session Lip Syncs
4th Session Lip Syncs are here! Find yourself or your friends in the video below OR you can check out the video on YouTube! 4th Session Lip Syncs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLD9spi8bGs Keep an...
Camper Blogs! Part 1
Journalism campers hard at work! This summer, we had some ROCKING Journalism classes. For one of the signups, some Foley campers had the opportunity to blog for and about camp! For the next few...
Music Monday! 2nd Session Lip Syncs
Check out our 2nd Session campers performing Lip Syncs this summer! Stay tuned 4th sessioners... your Lip Syncs will be featured on the next Music Monday! You can also check out the video on...
TBT: Zac and the Corn Snake
Calvin the Corn Snake! As I was getting packed up for my return to Camp Foley in 2013, it made me think about all the memories and friendships I made. One of the activities that I really liked to...
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