by Jess James | May 14, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Jeff Rose, director It is hard to believe that I began my tenure at Camp George over 10 summers ago! Earlier in my camp career, I used to be the person who knew what happened each year at camp – who was the supervisor of a certain specialty in 2006? Yup, I’d know....
by Jess James | May 14, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Julia Guest, assistant director Camp is a community that transforms children into leaders and these leaders become role models for the next generation of campers. These are the campers and staff who create impact far beyond the boundaries of Maple Lake. Over the...
by Jess James | May 9, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Dani Copeland, alumna I spent a total of ten summers at overnight camp. Prior to my six summers spent at you URJ Camp George I had attended two other URJ camps. After two summers spent at one and another two at the other I began to think maybe overnight camp just...
by Jess James | May 7, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Rachel Saslove, alumna Camp speaks to my soul in a way that no other experience I’ve ever had can compare. Having spent every summer at Jewish camp since the tender age of 6, it is safe to call me a “camp-lifer.” One might think that all my summers would blur...
by Jess James | May 1, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
We’re back with another blog for our “20 questions” series. Read on below for our interview with C.I.T. Director Brian Rybak. Question #1: What are your goals for summer 2018? Brian: “To train the future leaders of Camp George and to...
by Jess James | Apr 30, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Rabbi Rob Morais, camp faculty member and camp parent. Rabbi at Temple Israel, Ottawa. Camp is a place to discover. Discover who you are. To create friendships that last a lifetime. I began hearing about a Canadian Reform camp sometime during my rabbinic school...
