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Alumni Gathering as Big as Dallas!

It’s amazing that a group of people with the same deep love for a place can all come together and feel like family within an hour! Alums spanning generations gathered in Dallas last Thursday for one spectacular evening. Sonny Davis and his wife Emily (Williams) Davis were on staff in the early 2000’s. Recent transplants […]

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Richie Reitmann

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon?  I spent a total of four summers in The Canyon, two of which were at Singing Hills as a counselor. The other two were at Family Camp as Activities Director and Guy’s Director. My time in The Canyon, however, included more than just the summers. I […]

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Mr. Miles Matthews

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon?  Camper from 1997-2001 (Yes, my parents still have the VHS tapes!) LLYC Staff 2006-2010 (Media Team 3 summers and Transportation Director 2 summers) LLFC Staff 2013 What are you up to these days? After College I moved home to San Antonio and began working for a […]

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LLYC Alumni in SA!

It’s been eight years since LLYC Alumni hosted a gathering in San Antonio. Last month they changed that and the gathering was a hit. The perfect blend of company came together for dinner at The Pigpen on a lovely fall evening. This event came on the heels of a wildly successful Alumni happy hour in […]

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Gratitude and the Gift of the Canyon

Our family spends a lot of time in the Frio River Canyon and has made that drive out to Camp more times than I can count. Turning into the gate and driving down through the river feels like going home. This past week, we had the privilege of going to our beloved Echo Valley once […]

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Faith Danielson

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon? I spent four summers in The Canyon, with many family camp weekends interspersed. My sister Martha Ann (Danielson) Myer drew me into the LLYC/LLFC family initially through a spring break work week getting Headwaters ready. The summer after I graduated from high school, I worked Canyon […]

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New Interns at LLYC

Fall brings great excitement to the LLYC office as the team welcomes new interns—Nicole Votolato and Jacqueline Brustkern. “Nico,” an Echo Valley veteran, and Jacqueline, a seasoned staffer of the Hills, are the perfect blend to serve alongside our full-time staff this coming year. Nicole Votolato If you’ve spent any time at Echo Valley over […]

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Melissa Seligman

  What is it like sharing LLFC with your kids after having spent summers on staff at LLYC? It is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, blessings in my life to be able to spend time with my kids at LLFC.  The first time we went, I felt like I was giving them […]

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When Alums Prank LLFC Staffers

Roughly four LLYC Alums instigated several pranks on the LLFC staff this summer. Shoe polishing cars was the first phase, the soft roll out, if you will. Children and spouses of said alums ran around responding to college and frat bumper stickers with snarky phrases such as those seen below, eventually polishing all staff cars […]

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Into the LLYC Family Fold

Many of Claire Carter’s friends are LLYC Alums. She has 3 children and it was through her divorce that many of those friends came together to support her in ways she couldn’t comprehend. At first, Claire didn’t know the commonality of their expression of God’s love and inclusion until someone told her they’d all been […]

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