When you’re a kid, summer means camp — and camp means being outdoors, swimming, playing games, making new friends and seeing old ones, eating new foods, and just plain having fun.
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Passionate about faith and working with kids
REEDSBURG — Mo-T is a unique name, given to her by her college lacrosse teammates, but so is Theresa Wilks, the assistant program director at Camp Gray in Reedsburg
Pool fundraiser helps camp co-director dive back into work
Last fall, during a mere six-week period, over $100,000 was donated to Camp Gray for the construction of a new swimming pool.
Thanks for generous support for Hoeben family benefit
To the editor:
Thank you to all who donated to and participated in the Bowling Benefit at Edwin Memorial Lanes on October 1 for Camp Gray Catholic Youth Camp Director Jeff Hoeben, who is battling cancer.
Summer of faith and fun at Camp Gray
The woodsy campsite was abuzz with activity during the last week of Camp Gray. Campers talked, laughed, and engaged in their new favorite game, played inside an octagon, which they call “Panda Ball.”
Camp Gray benefits from presence of priests
Amid the usual camp trappings of games, outdoor activities, new friends, this past summer Camp Gray was able to offer an added dimension to its spiritual offerings.
Camp Gray: Summer camp and year-round retreat center
It all started with a dream.
Msgr. Francis X. Gray, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo, sought to provide a place for youth to have fun and grow in their faith — a place where they could escape from the struggles of everyday life. The year? 1953.
Finding God at Camp Gray
There are many things on Camp Gray’s “wish list”: crucifixes, picnic tables, scholarships for low-income campers, a vacuum cleaner.
Camp closes as staff member diagnosed with flu
REEDSBURG — Campers and parents are being notified this morning that Camp Gray (a Catholic youth summer camp) will be closed until Sunday, July 5, after one staff member was confirmed as positive for the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, late Monday. Immediately upon learning of the confirmed case, camp directors decided to close the camp, for the health and well-being of the campers.
Young adults sought for retreat team
Camp Gray, a year-round Catholic retreat center and summer camp, is seeking faith-filled young adults to be part of its volunteer retreat team for the 2009 to 2010 school year.