Author: Bill Gonio

Camp is a magical place! Filled with friends!! New experiences!!! Delightful memories, blah, blah blah… Yaaawwwnnnn. Sorry, you were saying something Mr. Boring Camp Guy? I dozed off in the middle of your pontificating. Ah, I do go on, don’t I?  But camp really is a cool place for kids to spend a summer. And there is a dark side, but you wouldn’t be interested in hearing about that. No, no, yes I would! I am honor-bound to warn you […]

Weekly Camper Achievements for the week of July 2 through July 8, 2018 Chiefs of the Day This week’s esteemed COD recipients: Sam St Thomas K Jonah S Santiago C Ryan G Pablo E Charlie S.   Cabin Chief & Medicine Man As a reminder, the Chief of the Day (listed above) changes daily, and is chosen by a different staff member every day. In contrast, the Cabin Chief is chosen by his fellow campers in each cabin, and serves […]

Dad Jokes from Camp / Pirate Edition Just because your boys are away at camp all summer is no reason that they shouldn’t be tormented with dad jokes! In fact, awful dad jokes will help your sons feel like camp is their second home.  There’s probably all kinds of research that proves that bad puns are a great cure for homesickness, if I were to actually look. But I won’t. Because I like dad jokes, and don’t want to accidentally […]

Weekly Camper Achievements June 24 through July 1, 2018 It’s the Towering Pines philosophy that children build confidence by achieving success, and much of our programming is designed around this goal. To reinforce the success / confidence, camper achievements are announced each day at the evening assembly (right before dinner).  Counselors from each activity area tell the entire camp about camper accomplishments for the day, e.g. passing a new rank in archery or riflery, successfully completing a new skill in waterskiing, catching the biggest […]

So Many Choices, so Little Summer… One of the great things about going to summer camp is the opportunity to try new activities and/or enjoy old hobbies that you can’t easily do at home. Recognizing the importance of personal growth via the process of learning new skills, Towering Pines offers 17 unique activities to your boys each session, along with several additional cabin activities, free swim, and evening workshops! And, to their credit, your boys are making the most of the […]