Creating Fun in the Rec Center

Apr 27, 2012 | Activities

I will pick up this blog with the next phase of our construction projects here at Camp Foley. The new Rec. Center was the 3rd move in this shifting of venues. If you don’t know what I am talking about, you will have to scroll back in Foleys’ Rattlin’ Blog and find the...

Stand Back, I’m a Professional

Mar 16, 2012 | Activities, Campers

I recently interviewed a Foley vet named Spencer W. from St. Louis, MO. We talked about his experience of the past 7 years at Camp Foley, what he has gained, and where it will take him. Spencer pictured with some of his camp friends Spencer first heard about Foley...

Foley Encourages Wellness and Healthy Living

Mar 14, 2012 | Activities

There’s no denying that childhood obesity is becoming a bigger and bigger problem. An alarming study by Olshansky et al., 2005 reports that the current generation of children may have shorter life expectancies than their parents for the first time in over two...

Back in the day…

Mar 9, 2012 | Alumni

Alli here, reporting in about reunions and gatherings with campers, staff, and alums. This month we have a great example of how camp friendships hover around like that last beam of sunlight when you are trying to sneak in a final ski run before the sun goes down. When...

A Serious Need For Free Play

Feb 14, 2012 | Parents

“When I was a kid, we played outside with no adult supervision, we didn’t need electronic gadgets to amuse us or coaches to tell us how to have fun”. I personally remember on many occasions my own mother making statements like this when I was a child. I grew up in the...