Summer Matters Inspiring confident, kind kids & forever friendships I'll let you in on how Visiting Day feels from our side, something I doubt you will hear many (or any) other camps saying out loud. But I will. We sweat it a little. Come on I was nervous as heck. Not because I think things will go super wrong or anything like that. It’s more because we spend all summer building something, and Visiting Day is when we find out whether it’s coming through. It's the day when the most important...

Summer Matters Inspiring confident, kind kids & forever friendships A freshman Kenwood camper told me this week why he picked K&E. Super simple and right on the nose. “I wanted a friends camp, not a stuff camp.” He came up for a tour last summer, and he still remembers it. The thing that stood out at the time? The kids at camp were just plain nice to him. Nice enough that he walked away thinking, this is where I’m going to make friends. I’ve been fumbling a bit to explain that idea (something...

Summer Matters Inspiring confident, kind kids & forever friendships Before you scroll, a fair (silly) warning about the photo below. It's a grown man who runs a summer camp, taped to a tree, wearing most of an ice cream sundae. Ketchup and mustard included. That man is me. Smiling like it was the best evening of my summer, because it kind of was. Let me explain how I ended up here, and why it matters more than it looks. How I Became a Sundae It started as a prize. After Gold Rush, kids take...