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Camp Illahee's Gretchen Greene
The Associate Director of Camp Illahee, Gretchen loves getting to know counselors during the summer. As camp’s staff director, Gretchen spends much of the year connecting with new and old Illahee girls. From the application, to the interview, to their arrival at camp and throughout the summer, Gretchen provides strong leadership as a mentor and encourager. Her own experience as a camp counselor along with a decade of teaching experience gives Gretchen a wonderful perspective to share. Known for her warmth and creative energy, Gretchen also adds a spark to Illahee’s bulletin boards, posters, ship’s store logos and publications. One of the many great things about working at Camp Illahee is getting to know Gretchen.

July Junior Counselors!

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May 15th, 2012

We will certainly look forward to seeing these girls in late June! Welcome to our 2012 July JCs!              

June’s Remarkable Junior Counselors!

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May 9th, 2012

As mentioned, there are so many amazing people who make camp happen! For the next few posts we will share more of those folks. Today we welcome the June JCs! They will live in a cabin, will help teach activities and will develop a loving friendship with the Hobart as they wash camp’s dishes! The Read more...

You know what MAY means?!

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May 1st, 2012

Counselors arrive to the Heavenly World this month and we can’t wait! Meet 6 more and be on the lookout for our next posts to include JC’s, Kitchen staff and Nurses! Ben Stone: Thank goodness he’s coming back; the paddling Dream Team would not be the same without him! Ben beefed up his resume this Read more...

It’s a 7 by 5!

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April 24th, 2012

Here’s another 5 by 5! Almost the last but not quite. We still have a couple of riders, a kayaker, the JCs, the wishing well staff, the kitchen crew and some other adult staff to share – what would camp be without those folks?!? Terrible! So, stay tuned…And, as we near the end we couldn’t Read more...

We’re Down to the Last Few!

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April 17th, 2012

It’s Mid-April?! Goodness gracious! Time is ticking until the most wonderful group of staff will arrive at camp. We still have a few more friends to announce… Izzy Hendry: Izzy, another California college girl, will be back! Luckily for us, Izzy will head back East for Junior Camp! Izzy is a fabulous counselor from 2011 Read more...

Five More Are Joining Us!

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April 11th, 2012

Happy post-Easter week! We hope you had a wonderful weekend celebrating the Resurrection, Spring, and Reese’s Easter Eggs. We’re THRILLED to announce another round of amazing Illahee staff… Katie Nunner: Another recent post-high school graduate will be among us! Katie will graduate from high school in Naples, Florida, and join us for the August session this Read more...

Spring is Here; Along with a 5 by 5!

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April 3rd, 2012

We’ve had some rain showers this afternoon around Brevard; it’s bringing back that fresh, post-rain shower smell that descends on Illahee just after rest hour nearly every afternoon in the summer. Mmm, we can’t wait for those refreshing summer afternoons to arrive! With that said, we’re excited to welcome back some awesome staff this summer… Chris Read more...

Smiling Faces Galore!

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March 27th, 2012

Happy Tuesday from camp, proudly introducing five more of Illahee’s BEST counselors for 2012 Ashley Lindeman – We are so excited to have Ashley Lindeman back as a senior counselor after her terrific debut as a JC in 2010! Originally from Lookout Mtn. Tennessee, Ashley is a freshman at UT Knoxville and is happy to Read more...