"You don't have to act like somebody else. You don't have to know the songs that they do. You don't have to see the dance moves that they do. You just have to be here. And you need to be willing. And I think if you’re just willing, camp will be extraordinary for you."

"The joy that I have experienced in these past two years is more joy than I have experienced in these past 22 years of life. I get to connect with my inner child while sitting on the beach and hearing giggles all around me. My heart feels so full at the end of every day."

I see how much the kids grow at camp—how they discover who they are in an environment that is not school. They learn how to function as part of a community and how to bring their best qualities to the table."

"I think the idea of a mobile community is something that has really stayed with me: having a place you’re deeply attached to while also being able to move away from it and represent that place out in the world."

I attended Camp Merrowvista starting in 2002 with my high school, Codman Academy Charter Public School. We would go at the beginning of the school year to do team-building activities with our classmates and school faculty. I would have to say it was one of the best experiences ever because we really got to know each other in a different light and were able to truly bond.