T-shirt for this summer, blanket for all year

This article is part of the Camps Kenwood & Evergreen (K&E) resource library for parents exploring overnight summer camp in New England.

Hey there,

One thing I’ve noticed, K&E kids wear their camp stuff everywhere. It matters to say where you spent the summer.

The shirt to school. The blanket on the bed that somehow matters more once it’s threadbare. Gear is how kids carry this place home with them, and how they find each other out in the world.

And also, getting all that gear is its own project. Kids need a lot of it for camp. T-shirts, shorts, something to wear on tournament days. And families sometimes end up scrambling for all of it at the last minute.

This year, register for next summer early and we’ll just take care of it.

The gear’s included (all of it), plus a new K&E gift drop for your camper every month.

We want K&E gear everywhere, and it starts on Visiting Day.

The first drop, a K&E t-shirt and a K&E blanket for every registered camper, lands at camp at the beginning of next week.

Plenty of summer left to wear it.

Summer 2027 registration officially opens Saturday, but for returning families the link below is already live. Registering takes two minutes and saves the October scramble.

It’s also fully refundable through January 1st. If anything changes, you get every dollar back, and your camper keeps the gear.

Registering in the window gets you three things.

1. This year’s rate for next summer. Register by July 31st and pay 2026 tuition for Summer 2027. The best rate we’ll have all year.

2. The Year of K&E Gear. This one’s new. Twelve K&E gear drops over the year, one a month. Families who register now get all 12, with the September drop coming next.

3. Payment, simplified. Pay in full ($800 off half summer, $1,200 off full summer, applied automatically) or put $4,000 down and split the rest into 10 monthly payments, September through June. Pay by e-check/ACH and there’s no fee. Credit cards carry 3%.

Registering now means 12 months of gear and zero months of worry.

Register for Summer 2027

One click and next summer’s handled with a full year of K&E Gear with it.

And if you’d rather sign up in person, the camp office will be set up for it on Visiting Day.

You got this,

Jack

Camps Kenwood & Evergreen Snapshot

  • Location: New England overnight summer camp
  • Philosophy: Growth through community, independence, and belonging
  • Structure: Unified camp mission with gender-specific campuses
  • Outcomes: Confidence, leadership, friendship, identity growth

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