Category: New Parent Info

When you envision your young person 10-15-20 years from now, what comes to mind?  What characteristics or qualities do you want your son to have?  My guess is that strong, independent, confident, high self- esteem, resilient, kind, caring, responsible, trustworthy, collaborative, and a sense of purpose would be high on the list for just about any parent.  Have you thought about how your son will acquire the qualities you wish him to have as an adult? I recently attended a session […]

JoAnne and Kim Co-Ed Show 1991 Because I moved on from Woodland/Towering Pines after a 12-year stint as counselor, program director, waterfront director, and eventually assistant director, and then returned after a 14 year hiatus, I am often asked by fellow alumni why I chose to come back.  In the time I was away, I as the associate director at a much larger all-girls camp in the mountains of Western North Carolina full-time for 8 years. There are 60+ camps in three neighboring counties […]

The Power of Play The winter months are exciting as we prepare for the upcoming summer. Often we are asked, “so, what do you do in the off-season?” Believe it or not, this time of year can be just as busy as the summer months! We are meeting new and returning campers at camp fairs and open houses, putting together our staff team, checking out new program ideas and resources, and connecting with our camp family via various social media […]

I’m sure it goes without saying that you have seen your share of political ads over the past several weeks and months. More than likely, these ads are telling you something about the choices you should make on November 8th.  So, instead of advising you who to vote for, we would like to give you a better choice this year. We want you to CHOOSE CAMP! Here at Camp Towering Pines, we actually care about the thing that most politicians […]

Almost a month ago, we had 2 high school seniors stay with us for the weekend. One of our guests was my oldest nephew who lives in Nebraska and the other was my next-door neighbor from when we lived in Georgia (an adopted nephew!). We decided to celebrate their graduations by treating them to a fishing trip to mark this important milestone. Aidan and Ben met in 2010 when Aidan came to Augusta with his Mom (my sister) to visit […]