Camp News
Happy Birthday Goody!
August 25th, 2010
Look who’s 40! Falling Creek celebrated Jim Goodrum’s birthday with a surprise lunch on the front porch of the dining hall.
Simon and Jason devised a task to keep Goody distracted while the rest of the group assembled at the dining hall for the birthday surprise. The group included the year-round staff, Goody’s wife Kristi, Bill Wilson, Ben Lea, and Trey Knight.
The fun, friends, barbecue and cake left everyone wishing it was summertime again, so they could all enjoy a relaxing afternoon Rest Hour.
Goody has been a member of the Falling Creek family for over 25 years as a camper, CIT, staff member, and director. We look forward to many more happy memories and birthday celebrations!
Enrollment Begins for 2011!
August 16th, 2010
We are excited to announce the beginning of enrollment for 2011! Our Camper Application and Father/Son Application are now available for download.
Please see our Dates & Rates Page for registration policies and session details.
If you have friends who may be interested in Falling Creek for 2011, please let them know they can contact our office or download an application from our website and return it as soon as possible.
We are looking forward to another great summer in 2011!
0 CommentsSpring Turns to Summer
April 30th, 2010
Summer is just around the corner!
The trees are budding, grass is growing, birds are chirping, and the frogs are singing.
Lulu on the field playing in the sprinklers.
The Falling Creek Team is putting the finishing touches on everything at camp. We’re getting ready to welcome our first campers this summer to our Father/Son Weekends in early May.
Cool trail making machine.
An exciting new trail is being blazed that will connect several parts of camp from the barn all the way to blacksmithing. It adds several miles to our trails for mountain bikers, hikers, cross country runners and horseback riders.
For summer news, the daily Yates’ Yak Blog and camp photos will be available for camp families on our CampInTouch system. Parents can login by clicking the Yates’ Yak icon on www.fallingcreek.com.
Getting Ready for the Summer
April 5th, 2010
Summer is just around the corner. In order to help us get ready, please remember to complete and return your camp forms by April 30th.
Do you need extra forms? You can download them here.
Remember that the camper and staff health form is completed online.
Also check out our new store items!
If you have any questions about camp this summer, please check out our Pre-Camp Toolbox. Or you can always give us a call at camp. We’d be happy to chat!
0 CommentsProject Picnic Tables
March 17th, 2010
One chilly and wet Saturday morning, Falling Creek had the opportunity to assist the Hendersonville Rotary Club in delivering eight picnic tables to a local elementary school.
The club needed a truck and trailer to take the picnic tables from the workshop where they were built to Sugarloaf Elementary School. Simon (who is a former lorry driver in England) and Nathan (who is a great passenger and a Rotary member) helped the Rotarians.
Getting all of the tables on the trailer was a monumental jigsaw puzzle! (As you can see in the photo)
The tables were made for teachers from Rotary Education Grant funds. Teachers use the tables to teach outside and allow the students time to learn and work in the beautiful North Carolina weather.
Colorado Crowd
March 11th, 2010
Yates was thrilled to show the Falling Creek movies in Denver to a large group of families interested in learning more about Falling Creek.
Angela and Peter Pak were wonderful hosts.
It was a perfect opportunity for Yates to break away from the National Camp Conference being held in Denver that week and meet everyone.
Haynes Chidsey, a long-time FCC camper originally from Sarasota, FL, works in Denver and works with Peter Pak. Haynes and Yates were campers at FCC at the same time back in the 70’s and 80’s.
Thanks again to the Pak’s for all their support!
0 CommentsFCC Online for Parents
March 4th, 2010
The login page.
Our parent packet went into the mailbox this week. Camp families should be receiving one in a few days. It contains the Parent Handbook and a few forms. One of the inserts is about our new online system for parents.
Falling Creek’s parents have the benefit of an expanded online system this summer. CampInTouch is designed to help you manage your family’s camp experience and stay connected this summer. You can Log On to your family’s account, using your e-mail address, and choose from a variety of helpful menu options.
Currently we’re asking parents to fill out their son’s Online Health Form. You can then check your most recent invoice and update your family’s contact and billing information.
During the summer, you’ll have access to hundreds of daily photos, the Yates’ Yak Blog and will be able to send one-way e-mails to your son while he is at camp.
SFL Celebrity Chef
February 27th, 2010
The Lump Guy
Earlier in February, Steve Longenecker (a.k.a. SFL) was asked to visit Diamond Brand Outdoors, a local camping, kayaking, climbing and outdoor gear store, for an evening promotional program to be their “Celebrity Chef”.
Here he is, cooking-away and wearing a tie-dyed apron made for him by Mel Ringler, the head of Blacksmithing at Falling Creek. Note the FFC beanie, too!
Read more about SFL, Mel, and our other summer staff on our 2010 staff page.
Download the original recipe for what he cooked that evening, “Longenecker Lumps”, just as “SFL” has done for twenty-five years or so at Falling Creek!
SFL also teaches his WEMA medical program to hundreds of campers and school groups every year.
0 CommentsSnowy Scenes
February 12th, 2010
No matter where you are, I’m sure you have seen snow recently. Falling Creek is no exception. We have been blanketed in white for almost two months!
And it’s snowing more as I type!
These are some photos from around camp when we had over a foot on the ground.
And… if you’re anywhere near Denver next week, or at Copper Mountain on Wednesday (2/17), you might just see the Falling Creek Crew!
The Doggy Dog.
Sad News from Camp Greystone
January 30th, 2010
I am writing today with sad news of the passing of James F. Miller, III. “JimDaddy”, as he is known to all, was the founder of Falling Creek Camp.
JimDaddy and Libby, are the senior Directors at Camp Greystone, which has been owned and directed by four generations of Libby’s family since 1920.
Libby and JimDaddy Miller, Mrs. Virginia Hanna
He and Libby started Falling Creek Camp in the summer of 1969. JimDaddy always said that, in his opinion, the spiritual and moral values of a good summer camp are more important than the program.
Forty-two years later, Falling Creek follows the same mission and ideals originally modeled by the Millers when they envisioned starting a boys camp.
I was honored to have the opportunity recently to sit down with JimDaddy and listen to him tell the stories of the founding of Falling Creek Camp.
JimDaddy was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and leader who mentored and touched the hearts of many people. Our prayers and thoughts are with Libby and the Miller family.
- Yates
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