My father served as a Chaplain at Camp Gravatt (in the 1950’s), served on the Board of Trustees, and served as Summer Camp Director one summer. All of my sisters (3 of them) and I have served on summer camp staff (in the 1960’s, 1970’s, and 1980’s). I have two nephews...

As a parent now in my tenth year of sending both of my children to Camp Gravatt, there is something that continues to amaze me every single summer. How can one simple place — without technology, without air conditioning, and yes, even with its share of mosquitoes —...

Years ago during a summer camp staff training of days gone by, my then colleagues, who became lifelong friends, stood on chairs and yelled, "TRADITION." They were poking fun at me. They began to call me "Tradition" and some would roll their eyes when I spoke up in a...