Camp Gray; Temporarily Closed?

By: Chris Aderhold

Assistant Director

Last week, as nearly a dozen Camp Gray staff members were down for the count with flu-like symptoms, we received word that a staff member who had been ill the week before, tested positive for the H1N1 virus (otherwise known as swine flu).  For both the safety of our campers, and for the need to give our staff time to recover, the difficult decision to cancel two weeks of summer camp had to be made.  

This decision came during Monday evening of session 2, which meant calling hundreds of parents of campers both in session 2 and session 3.  Many thanks to the tireless efforts of Tricia Sanborn, our Guest Services Manager, and Joseph Heit, our Administrative Coordinator, for heading up this operation.

Also, we can't thank our camp families enough for their support and encouragement after this difficult decision was made.  We were humbled by the positive response from families thanking us for keeping the safety of their campers priority number one.  

With 10 days off, our afflicted staff has had time to mend, and those that were unaffected had time to head home for a bit to see friends and family, while a few stuck around to build a fort!  Regardless of their destination though, one thing is certain, we could not be more excited about resuming summer camp on Sunday!  Bring on session 4!  

Peace!