by Jess James | Jul 25, 2019 | Summer 2019
By Aron Katz, Communications & Logistics Director Changeover represents the 30-hour period that benchmarks the midpoint of our summer here on Maple Lake While over 150 campers left us yesterday, we still have over 70 campers onsite who are staying over for the...
by Jess James | Jul 23, 2019 | Summer 2019
Friendships are one of the key foundations of summer camp and at Camp George, there are many different types of friendships. Some campers come to camp not knowing anyone and make friends for life. Some friends only see each other at camp, and some might be friends...
by Jess James | Jul 19, 2019 | Summer 2019
It was just a couple weeks ago that we came together to celebrate our first Shabbat of the summer. Now it’s hard to believe that this evening will mark the last Shabbat of the session. This week has been such a great week at camp. Visitor’s Day on Sunday saw hundreds...
by Jess James | Jul 16, 2019 | Summer 2019
By Mati Kirschenbaum, Director of Education This past Shabbat, we celebrated this session’s annual Pride Shabbat at Camp George. We began marking Pride Shabbat two years ago and its celebration has already turned into one of our traditions. The Celebration of...
by Jess James | Jul 5, 2019 | Summer 2019, Uncategorized
Dear Camp George Families, Greetings from Maple Lake! After a fantastic start to our 21st summer, we are so thrilled to be celebrating the first Shabbat together with all our campers. The weather has been hot, but that hasn’t stopped us from bonding with our cabin...
by Jess James | Jul 4, 2019 | Summer 2019
Today is Yom Do-ar, letter writing day. After lunch, each camper will go back to their cabins during Menucha (rest period) to write a letter home. While their letters may take a couple more days to reach their recipients, we thought we would share a letter to...
