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Summer 2022 Top Photos

STAFF WEEK: WARMING UP FOR THE SUMMER

Passing through Kerrville on Your Way to LLYC?

Need to make a stop in Kerrville on your way to or from camp? Our local H. E. Butt Foundation community has put together some favorite recommendations for dining, coffee, sweet treats, outdoor play, and last minute shopping options. Family-Friendly Variety Fare Pint and Plow (breakfast/lunch/dinner, dog-friendly, near downtown, closed Tuesday) A great selection of […]

For Now
It’s Enough

Sarah Culpepper explains the joy of working at LLYC in her winning essay for the It’s Time to Tell Your Story contest!  Crickets. That’s the only sound I hear when I ask a question during Cabin Time, our time of reflection after Roundup. Now, I’ve been with these girls for at least seven days and I haven’t […]

Hope Amidst our Holy Chaos

They call their worship “Holy Chaos” at Haywood Street in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. LLYC Directors traveled to Asheville recently to tour several camps in the area in the spirit of learning from our peers. We also visited Haywood Street, where their mission is  to love and care for the homeless, the working poor, and […]

Maryn Swierc’s 500 Mile Hike

“I learned that my insecurities do not go away because I am in a different country.” How long were you at camp? I was at camp for a total of 13 summers. I started out as a camper at Singing Hills and spent about 7 summers on staff between SH, EV, and HW on Crew, […]

It’s Time to Tell Your Story!

Since LLYC first opened its gates in 1966, we have heard countless stories of transformation from LLYC campers and staff. Those stories continue to inspire us and remind us why we do what we do. Recent campers and staff, it’s your turn now. We want to hear from you! Your camp stories are the star. We […]

Registration & FOMO

We all know the feeling: you’re antsy and on the edge of your seat waiting for camp registration to open. You want your kid to get in to LLYC or you are an alum who wants to take your family to LLFC for a week next summer. Now, if you were a 70’s or 80’s […]

LLYC Alumni does Laity Lodge Family Camp

The rain took a small break last weekend while our beloved LLYC Alumni descended upon LLFC for some family fun in the Canyon. So many well-loved alums gathered together, swapping stories, counting up the years since they’d been back to this place they hold so dear, all while making new memories with their families over […]

Paige Perry

How many summers have you been at LLYC? Wow, it’s been 15 years! I got a late start — was too afraid to leave home until I was an older camper, but ever since I haven’t been able to leave. I enjoyed my time as a camper, but really began to thrive and truly love […]