Build a shelter, cook an outdoor meal over an open fire, paint a team banner, create a cheer. It’s Survivor Day 2023! Grab your bandana, your bug spray and your sunscreen. Into the woods we go! With our fearless leaders! The green tribe built an “infinity pool” and the red tribe created their own “working” toilet — don’t worry, we didn’t try it. There were bridges built over running streams, swings, huts, miniature golf courses, baseball diamonds and more. It was Swiss Family Robinson, The Flintstones and Huckleberry Finn all rolled into one amazing day of adventure at PFC.

Survive? Campers and counselors thrived!

A Taste of Home OR a New Treat! 

Guess what?! Campers were delighted with a cool treat this evening, and on this hot day, we needed it! 

A Rita’s Water Ice (or is it Wooder Ice?!) truck pulled into camp and everyone got to come by and pick out their favorite flavor. In line, one camper from New York excitedly said, “I’ve NEVER had Rita’s before – I mean, I’m a New Yorker!” After some of his buddies got past their initial shock, they shared their recommended flavors, ranked in order. See, we told you we are always trying new things at camp ;). 

After this special snack, campers dispersed for their evening activities. 

Camp sure is sweet!

It was a sold out show! The musical, “School of Rock,” rocked the house at Netsy Playhouse last night. Movie Star,Jack Black, would be proud (no relation to Mickey Black). There were so many campers that took the stage, there wasn’t a bunk unrepresented! Bunkmates cheered from the audience for their favorite camp “stars!” Beautiful singing, dance moves and great performances all around. A standing ovation for all! (Followed by “Taps and Friends!”) Parents, on Visiting Day, the cast will be performing select numbers from the show. Take a seat at Netsy Theater no later than 1:30 PM to catch it!

Another PFC weekend in the books! We kicked off the weekend with Friday night services led by our oldest campers – the CAs. Our whole camp listened as they shared about what they learned in Costa Rica and what the whole experience meant to them. We heard about their time volunteering and the joy it brought them. We heard about their adventures together, and how when you’re with your camp friends, it doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing – it’s going to be the BEST TIME EVER. Their sense of pride and their strong bonds were apparent as they spoke, and at the end, the whole camp watched a slideshow presentation with photos and videos from their time away. What an amazing, unforgettable experience they had! 

Saturday morning we woke up to clear skies and sunshine, which has been harder to come by these days! We took full advantage of the great weather and had an action-packed day of activities. Junior girls spent the morning at the lake, and then the junior boys had their turn in the afternoon. We welcomed our PFC Explorers midday, and they had a blast checking out camp, trying new activities, and making new friends.

Today has been great too! Our inter and senior girls had their very own cheerleading clinic with an NFL cheerleader who’s visiting camp for a few days. Senior and hi-senior boys spent the morning playing basketball in a fun 3 v. 3 tournament together. Inter boys are cooling off in the lake this afternoon. We’ve got intercamp games going and campers of all ages are on the fields and courts, ready to play and have fun! 

AND! To top it all off – tonight our whole camp will gather for the play, School of Rock! Campers and counselors have been preparing for weeks, and the big event is finally here. No doubt we’ll have another action-packed week ahead, bringing us to Visiting Day. We can’t wait!

We’re MIGHTY glad to have our Explorers here with us this weekend! Prospective campers spent the day and night eating camp food, trying out camp activities, jumping into the lake, making new friends, singing camp songs and more. Up next: The best breakfast ever! Bagels and lox! We hope to see everybody next summer in Greeley, PA. Thank you for coming up to experience the magic of camp with us!

Click here to learn more about our Explorer program!

Hip hip hooray!! College Day 2023 is here!! 

Yesterday afternoon camp was buzzing with excitement because College Days 2023 has officially begun!

Sixteen counselors are leading our four teams: LSU (yellow), Oklahoma (red), Tulane (white), and Virginia Tech (orange).

Last night, we had Opening Ceremonies, where our counselor leaders participated in fun competitions against each other: an egg toss, 3-point shooting contest, freeze dance, a watermelon eating contest, and more! Our campers cheered them on until it was their turn for tug of war! What a night! We cheered, we laughed, and we went to sleep ready to bring the energy today. 

Today, campers are busy participating in a swim meet, track and field events, and our beloved PFC steeple chase! After all that action, we’ll come back together with our bunks tonight and rest up for regular scheduling tomorrow. 

We’re so sorry, Juniors! The minor league baseball game that you were scheduled to attend between our hometown Scranton RailRiders and the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs game was postponed due to inclement weather today. We were outside all morning! But, by lunch, the stormy weather rolled in. A lot of campers didn’t mind the rain-out…because we had pizza and ice cream sandwiches for lunch!

Lots of indoor activities this afternoon. We’re okay with that! After high-energy rainy day activities in Hughie Hall, Marvin Hall, Lee’s Rink, Greeley Theater and the Dining Hall, a little “Bunko” and card games with friends in the cabin is mighty nice, too. All smiles here, folks!