Throwback Thursday: The McGuire Sisters

Jan 3, 2013 | Alumni

Summer 2012 with the McGuire Sisters Megan, Molly and Emily McGuire from Des Moines, IA. There always seems to be a McGuire at camp. In 2012 three of the many McGuires were the Des Moines McGuire sisters. And amazingly, those three girls all played a different role at...

Throwback Thursday: Top 12 in ’12

Dec 27, 2012 | Alumni

As 2012 comes to a close, Camp Foley is counting down the Top 12 in 2012! 12. Norm came to Camp Foley! 11. The LIT morning and evening programs of relays, races, and large-field games were fun for all! The LIT 2 campers from First and Second Session even prepared the...

“In Loco Parentis”

May 24, 2012 | Parents

As a camp counselor, we are assuming an incredibly important role. Parents are giving us their children to take care of for the length of their stay at camp. The term used to describe this relationship is in loco parentis, which literally translates from Latin to “in...

Meet Mr. Nick St. John

Jan 22, 2012 | Campers

They say you have just a few seconds to make a good impression, and it’s almost impossible to ever change it. Well lucky for me the first camper at Camp Foley I met was Nick St. John. Nick tells me he has been coming to Camp Foley for 4 years, and it’s the...

The Happiness Project

Jan 5, 2012 | Campers

As a parent and a relatively new blog follower, I experienced profound joy when following one of my favorite blogs, The Happiness Project, and its author Gretchen Rubin had a wonderful, camp answer to the question she proposed to Rachel Bertsche (author of MWF Seeking...