Connecting With The Community

by Calla Williamson on November 12

We have partnered with Camplify NC since its beginning in 1994. Each summer we donate a Green Cove session and a Mondamin session to provide local low-income children “a series of camp-based and experiential learning programs to teach kids-in-need the life skills required to succeed and become the leaders of tomorrow.” This article shines a spotlight on why many camps in Western NC are involved: “If the spirit of camp is camaraderie, then it’s time to challenge the trajectory of camps by collaborating within our communities. In addition to recruiting families from Southeast Asia or traveling to host camper reunions in Texas, consider something radical. What would it mean to extend equitable camp right past your fence?”

Getting Results...

An article by the Camplify folks about why this partnership matters!

About Calla Williamson

Calla feels very lucky to have grown up at Green Cove and Mondamin. She is the daughter of Frank Bell and the niece of Green Cove Director Nancy Bell. Graduating from Oberlin College in 2003, Calla spent some time away from camp volunteering in West Africa, pursuing professional horse training, and then settling down and starting a family. Since she’s been back at Green Cove, her roles have included Line Head, Head of Riding, and Associate Director. Calla works full time for camp during the off season from her home in Charlottesville Virginia, with the help of a webcam straight into the Green Cove office! She is involved with everything to do with camp- from talking to parents and campers to hiring staff, and everything in between. Her husband, Nathan, and two boys, Tucker and Elliot, move down to North Carolina with her every summer for the camp season.