I am so happy to connect back with Chanco In fact working closely with tourists at the beach for many summers whenever there is a mention of Chanco I can't help but smile and then frown a little and say "I miss Chanco...". What a magical place to be every summer growing up from age 8 all the way to age 17 when I was priveledged to be a counselor. I learned many things at Chanco and it is the part of the reason I am a teacher today! continue reading »

Hello Chanco Friends,

I'm so happy to have found this site - better late, than never, right?!  I was a camper every summer from 1992 up until Senior High Conference in 2000.  I was also a part of Happening weekends from 1998-2001 through EYC (St. Thomas, Chesapeake). continue reading »

Juli Andrews
Salley Alley
Heather Bartlett
Griffin Bettencourt
Alex Bergren
Dane Bragg
Donna Bragg
Keith Brown
LaEunice Brown
Kate Brou
Kathryn Bunting
Lauren Davenport
Amy Donohue
Trish Dorsey
Emma Ford
Jason Gooding
John Gulick
Holly Hatcher
John Hogg
Charlie Hughes
Sid Kellam
Reid Lundie
Corrie Mallery
Jena Fey Morris
Crystal Powell
Ron Reed
Danny Rhodes
Barry Sprouse
Amy Smith
Brenda Smith
Dave Smith
Gary Smith
Mary Peyton Swann
Mike Terry
John Thrift
Sherri Tomlin
Betsey True continue reading »

First memory of Chanco was picking up my older sister from the old Chanco.  I remember seeing the ferry boats from the bluff and then they gave me koolaid.  Right then and there I knew I was going to be a Chanco camper when I grew up.

Camper from 1989-1995.

Counselor/Art/Outtrips from 1999-2003 and then "a voice from the past" aka Charlie called me in 2006 for a fun trip to West VA (the picture is still on the main Chanco website).

Now an Art Teacher in Northern VA, who'd have thought?

OLD CAMP
1984-Camper
1985-Camper
1986-Camper
1987-Camper
NEW CAMP
1990-Jr. High Camper
1991-Jr. High Camper
1992-Sr. High Camper
1993-Sr. High Camper
1994-all summer
1995-Jr. High
1996-Jr. High
1997-Jr. High
1998-Sr. High
2000-Sr. High
2001-Jr. High, Sr. High
2002-Sr. High
2003-Sr. High
2004-Sr. High
2005-Jr. High

I'm Holly Long, and I'm still trying to figure out all of the years I was at Chanco! I went to the resident camp for several years, went to one senior high conference, and also attended a couple of October Weekends at Chanco. I followed my cousins Lori Long, Darren Long, and Cari Long (now Hall) as well as my sister Jennifer Rush (now Winn) at Chanco. I had some of the best times of my life at Chanco (even met my first boyfriend there, and we were together for about 2 1/2 years!) but for some reason it's difficult to go back and remember what years exactly I went there. continue reading »

hello old friends and new,
I am a few years late in finding this page, but better late than never:)

I was a camper from 1990-1998, and EYCer from 1993-2000 (I was president 99-00), and was a part of Happenings 33-38.

I currently live in Los Angeles with my longterm boyfriend. We are finishing our PhDs in international education. I hope to graduate in a few months. In the past five years, I have lived between Latin America and here; I lived for about 2 years in Nicaragua. continue reading »