Camp 2007 will start... IN A MOMENT, NOT YET…
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Camp 2007 will start... IN A MOMENT, NOT YET…
R A E Y 5th 8 R OU The Towanda Times The Official Newsletter of Camp Towanda, Honesdale PA For Boys & Girls - Established 1923 Nestled in Northeastern Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains Owners & Directors: Mitch and Stephanie Reiter C .A . M .P TOWANDA R TOWANDA Winter Address: 4 York Court, New City, NY 10956-1148 Tel: 845-639-4582 Fax: 845-638-2194 Summer Address: 700 Niles Pond Rd, Honesdale, PA 18431-6537 Tel: 570-253-3266 Fax: 570-253-6334 Web Site: www.camptowanda.com E-Mail: [email protected] Fall Issue, 2006 Vol. 85 Number 1 "The reign of rain is over” ©2006 camp iznrhrts Camp 2007 will start... IN A MOMENT, NOT YET… It is late October and I haven’t had a chance to write the latest Towanda Times until right now. For me, I just got home from camp about two weeks ago…amazing, I know. The ghosts of the summer of 2006 still linger by the White Rock, Courtyard and of course, The Ghost Court. To our campers and staff, it was another great summer…great laughs, great activities, great friends. To our camper’s parents, it truly was a great summer. The challenges are always behind the scenes, the way it should be. I imagine the kids don’t even realize that we had over 14 inches of rain! Go figure! But it was fun communicating via email to our camp parents. Thanks for all your positive feedback. Let’s see, what is it you remember, when you think of the summer of 2006?... Crocs of all colors… Check it out bc, sister brother be free(go to ct????)…Senior girls count off to 21 is loud…if O&A was easy, we would call it waterfront (this was a great indicator of good clean fun and pride in the departments…during Olympics the temperature reached 103 degrees and the lake was 90 (sweet)…ice pops and water breaks were mandatory… plus lots of watermelon and Italian ices…the bunk plaques were umbrellas… cheers of Rufi-o and Geri-O…the sweaty Mad Chadd during one of our blackouts juggling running buzz saws (there was more of an applause when the lights finally came on)…The larger Needleman was voted 5 year club president, but we think this is a real farce of an activity since Adam Shelly has been reinstated as president 6 years in a row since somehow the newly elected president mysteriously disappears after the election… how about those Public Service Announcements regarding who is related , who is not, who should be and who is mistaken (thanks to the Habib’s, Foxes, Miller’s and the Brittany’s)…If you love Junior boys, shoes up…..Squeeeggeee time…Tye-dye shirts…A couple clean sweeps in inspection perfection…Late Night Dorm campfire or a Middie/Tween kitchen raid…IRA on piano.. nothing like a good game of “Yelling and screaming!!”…Electric shabbos candles…Tony Victory’s dance party…Taxi’s bark mitzvah year… knowing Eric Mozes from his brother…Maniac Monday…The water slide…was it Hot, humid or rainy?...but we had Visiting day ponchos ready to go…Okay, for the record, we had over 14 inches of rain the first four days; the town was closed, roads were closed, bridges were out (remember we cancelled the trip to the Callicoon Theater), we had blackouts, roof leaks and rivers, rapids and washouts on the hills, ballfields, in the bunks (!!) and walking paths, as McD’s and campapalooza got washed away; letting the yellow mellow and of course nothing like a good game of mud ghost…. But that was all overshadowed by Spa days (if you know what I mean, even Sussman got a treatment)…Noah did the prayer during the rain and we actually did not have our first line up and free play until the 5th day of camp…we even danced at lunch the first day!.. some same it was the summer of the Damp Camp; Ships in 06 or a mere wait for the Dry July…or The Dorm Storm….so, was it going to be the Blue Water vs Red Tide or the Blue Tarps v Red Dams or Sump Pumps?.... it was a great game of Middie Olympic ghost, Dorm dark ghost with the glow ball in the dust; watching everyone come together, it is an amazing thing at camp that happens as the summer progresses and can really put a smile on ones face is when you see teammates supporting each other and the other opposing teams….the magic of rope burning (perseverance and everyone facing extreme disappointment and rising way above that). The “burnt CC’s”, in the words of Andrew Merinoff, “I’m happy that everyone else got it; I’m good” This is what life at camp is about. Luckiest moment of the summer: Jake Morgenstern’s row boat skills NOT caught on tape by the Friday Nite Flix crew… Not very funny as a team cheer by red---“Scratch, we have the Olympic itch, we are passing it on from one head to the next!”…Oh, Oh, Olympics!! Congratulations to The Blue Bikers and The Red Cyclists (recap of breakout in next issue of The Towanda Times). There was also: Unique Entertainment, Towandapoly, Banna Splits, Dippin Dots, The Rodeo Inflatables, Krsipy Kremes, The great Plays of Fiddler on the Roof (Seniors, Club, and Dorm), Once on this Island (Middies, Tweens, and Juniors), Peter Pan (Debs, Dillies, Jets, Cadets) And Suessical The Musical (Inters and Nats)… DJ Todd, the canoe trips that made it, culinary classes, Fine Arts trip to the sculpture park, All star game and bbq, Electionality, Girls Sing, Hershey Park, Horse Racing, Venzie Pizza night, Airbands, Steve Max, Dorney Park, Sibling Sleepover, Talent Shows, Harlem Wizards, Casino Night, Backwards Day, Goldrush and the BYOC-M, Counselor Hunt, Camlebeach and Mountain Creek trips, Niagara Falls, Montreal, Boston & Martha’s Vineyard trips, MISSter Towanda, Dutch auction, Fort Night, Bunk Feast, Lazy Day, Porch breakfasts, Wayne County Fair, 5 year club trip and so much more----like daily activities, intercamp games, special events, and Olympics…… Camp was great!!! Oh, only one thing, it will be like HEAVEN in 2007!! THE “NEW” REUNION INFO page 6 ALUMNI REUNION NOTICE page 7 First, a couple of Shout Outs: Albert Mendica (2000) from Croatia works in a hotel on the Adriatic Sea and working on his masters, shouts out to those who remember him…Lucy Aiken (1999) is tryingto find Jenna Hill…Erica Stott says hi to the cLub 2006…Mark woody Wood says Hi…Tyler Price missed camp… Travis Dorr... Shouts out to staff and Middies of 1999…. Margarita Oganesyan (1999 Kitchen)asks her old friends to please write her…Andrew Bockstein says Hi…Chris Avery is dreaming of life at CT…Kobe Schwartz from Israel says he’ll be back in 2007…Fabrizio & Jody Evans say that`their son Jac is walking…`Chandler Bolog was spotted in her Charles River jacket in Potomac… meanwhile Mini Muffin (Daniel Rosenthal) has been wearing a different TOWANDA t-shirt to school everyday…Aimee Smith will be coming in for the NJ Reunion to see her Middie Boys…Chelsea Roth reports from the U of Michigan that she sees Ilissa Ocko,Rachel Silverman and Liat Zudkewich… Yael Ben-Israel (2003-2004) says those camp ties can stretch all around the world! It's really nice, how you can just contact someone you haven't seen for three years, and know that you're still friends, because you spent a whole summer working together( she has been in contact with Kate Robinson and Erin Stutt)…Cathy Pragnell, Jared’s nanny,(93-95) is a mom and stays in contact with Sally Page(93),Fiona Mc Williams (93) and Ivan Graack..Alyson Lamphear and Bear Yoder are getting married…From Australia, Jade Frederikson says she is good friends with Toby Arny… Ali Spiz met up with Greg Berger in Spain during the summer..Andrew Lorette works for Canada’s Royal Mounted Police… Morissa Falk was at Kevin Deutsch and Tanya Rhynold’s wedding, Mark Edridge was there, too…. Karel and Susan Birnbaum stopped by during Labor Day to viist…Matt Sax is appearing in his original one man hip hop musical in Chicago…. Lauren Eckstein had a boy (Ryan will be in Club 2021)… Adam Berk and Dave Tomback recently launched a company called neighborrow.com… Karen Sher has 2 boys… Brecken Donecker hopes to return for Dorm 2007… Monica Donelle works for Air Canada Jazz…Alissa Brandon met up with Hank Azaria at the Tony’s (both attended Tufts)… Nigel Smith caught up with Dirk Mulder, Andy Maeer and Sean Amany in England… Rachel Kain (staff 2000) survived hurricane Katrina, and has opened up her own cheerleader gym… Marisa Wachtler is getting her Masters in Social Work at UPenn…Adele Unger Anish Spending retired life golfing at Lake Wallenpaupack; Winters on Sanibel Island… Jamie Sokol is in law school in Pittsburgh and recently enjoyed a visit from Rebecca Guterman (one of her campers!)…Greeat to hear from you all….keep the news coming in (enter it in our website in the ALUMNI section, then click on SHARE YOUR NEWS)! ATTENTION PARENTS CHARGE! “You want mileage, you got it!” We a r e p l e a s e d t o a n n o u n c e t h a t w e w i l l start accepting AMERICAN EXPRESS for the next payment (due by December 1 s t ) . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o u s e t h i s o p t i o n , p l e a se go online to u p d a t e . G o t o T H E O F F I C E s e c t i o n t h e n c l i c k on CAMPMINDER LOGIN or just call or email us. COLLEGE CONNECTION In our effort to help you with the college research, we have asked several of our staff to volunteer their time and experience if you are interested in more information, advice, and/or inside tips about their college. Just contact our office and we will send you the contact information. We bet that they would be happy to arrange a personal tour of their campus for you. Any staff or alumni that would like to add their contact information, please also contact the camp office. E-MAIL P a r e n t s , p l e a s e u n b l o c k u s f r o m y o u r e m a i l f i l ters. Our email c o m e s f r o m s e v e r a l n a m e s @ c a m p t o w a n d a . com. We often s e n d b u l k e m a i l s a n d i f y o u h a v e a c e r t a i n f i lter on, it wont a c c e p t o u r s u n l e s s y o u s p e c i f y. I f c a m p e r s a n d p a r e n t s s h a r e t h e s a m e e m a i l address, then campers will not receive camp specific e-mails from us (as o u r s y s t e m i d e n t i f i e s t h a t e m a i l a d d r e s s a s a parent email), s o p l e a s e g e t y o u r o w n e m a i l a d d r e s s a n d l e t us know what it is. Colleges on The Connection so far--Clarion University, Curry College, Emory, Kenyon College, Lehigh University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Michigan State, New W h e n p a r e n t s o r c a m p e r s c h a n g e t h e i r e m ail address, be York University, Northern Arizona University, Rollins College, Salisbury s u r e t o l e t u s a t C a m p To w a n d a k n o w ! University-Maryland, Sheffield Hallam University, St Mary’s University, SUNY Buffalo, Syracuse, Tel-Aviv University, Towson University, website will be updated with the 2007 forms Tulane University, University of New Brunswick, University of Buffalo, Our i n N o v e m b e r, w e w i l l s e n d a n e m a i l w h e n a l l i s updated. University of Kansas, University of Maryland, University of Miami, University of North Dakota, University of Pennsylvania, University of In the meantime, parents should confirm their data online. Go to THE OFFICE section then click on CAMPMINDER Texas, University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin, Washington Again, L O G I N . I f y o u n e e d t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e , c o n t act us. University of St Louis. T h e We b s i t e 2 Our good wishes go out to our campers and staff for a Happy Belated and Happy Upcoming Birthday, since camp ended…Happy Birthday! AUGUST:13:Amy Hash; 14:Jay Wolpov; 15:Alison Schwartz, David Goldblum, Luis Visa; 16:Luke Broughton, Juan Casado; 17:Tyler Bolog; 18:Melissa Kaplan, John Nichols; 20:Phoebe Aaron, Melissa Ilgner; 21:Hayley Trichon; 22:William Bernstein, James Dolgin, Ian Howard; 23: Sam Butin, Ilana Nemerow; 24:Evan Lang, Griffin Weber; 25:Amanda Altmark, Justin Conroy; 26:Sami List, Jessie List, Josh Miller, Jordy Moskowitz, Nikki Rose, Joanna Weiser, Duncan McLean; 28:Sydney Frank, Taylor Frank, Dave Needleman, Jake Sebiri, Dayna Siegel, Lauren Tancer, Farrell Lenoble; 29:Zach Brown, Alex Harelick, Jodi Rapchik, Brittany Rose, Myron Kutch; 30:Charley Bensky, Lexi Steinman, Gil “Izzy” Doron, Jean Wildey; 31:Alana Hassan; SEPTEMBER: 1:Pawel Piotrowski; 2:Alyssa Delott, Ellen Stein; 4:Matt Hochman, Aaron Todd; 5:Aaron Kargman; 6:Alex Bishop; 7:Alberto Torroba; 8:Aaron Fishbein; 9:Hunter Sabety, Lukasz Dyjewski, Fredie Garcia, Adam Shelly; 10:Dylan Moskowitz, Spencer Mossack, Lukasz Klonika, Shelle Richter; 11:Jake Brett, Jeffrey Lowell, Rebecca Myers, Hallie Seiden, Charlie Niesenbaum; 12: Cari Winkler; 13:Bari Abrams, Alex Merberg, Terry McSorley, Tomas Vlk; 15:Hani Cohen; 16:Rachel Albergo, Matt Steinberg; 17:Griffin Lanel; 18:Heidi Bedrossian, Sarah Ramsay; 21:Jana Bohmova, Max Dixon, Tanja Schroeder; 22:Jessie-Rose Goret, Stephanie Johnson; 23:Jonah Gelfand; 24:Sarah Gomez, Jared Levy, Sammy Perel, Irene Lopez; 26:Ally Friedman, Alex Kornfeld, Evan Lapidus, Jake Levy, Shelby Merberg, Cristina Florit; 28: Robbie April, Michael Buzin, Jacey Mossack, Samantha Ross, Charlie Price, Donna Yellen; 29:Matt Bogdonoff, Adam Luftig, Haley Rosenfeld, Simon Bates, Klaudia Stracarova; 30:Gari Hochman, Lynn Brodsky; OCTOBER: 2:Alex Werner; 4:Josh Katz, Amanda Kravitz, Martin Prochazka; 5:Jackie Ferszt, Jon Evans; 6:Griffin Unger, Andrew Cervoni, Enrique Fernandez, Adam Fox; 7:Alyssa Heller, Sandy Miller, Hillary Myers; 8:Blake Danzig, Zack Kessler, Suzy Meadow, Hilla Antar; 9:Alissa Gruber, Zach Marcus; 11:Lucy Aaron, Rachel Chinman, Jackie Frank, Lauren MacFarlane; 23:Emily Josephson, Matt Kunkel; 13:Jason Tancer, Karen Gormley, Ira Meltzer; 14:Melora Rennie; 16:Sydney Gubner, Max Sussman, Denise Broffman; 18:Matthew Pomerantz, Alex Rosen, Erin McMillan; 19:Sammy Davidovich, Erica Wiener, Ido Ayalon; 20:Marcy Johnson; 21:Seth Brody, Emily Herbst, Brandon Reiter, Paco Carreno; 22:Andrew Resnick, Sam Twersky, Borja Salgado; 23:Emma Dolgin, Brynn Werner, Corey Werner, Jose Calvo, Craig Russell; 24:Jared Gaynes; 25:Hannah Lyons, Rachel Yasgur, Jorge Barrera; 26:Carly Leipzig, Michael Schott; 27:Alec Feigenbaum, Brooke Hornstein; 28:TJ Zirkman, Jiri Eichmann; 29:Jules Moskowitz, Marisa Postal, Ariel Rokito, Shelby Rokito; 30:Jack Aaron, Brett Abish, Adam Cohen; 31:David Feuerstein, Tom Miluch; NOVEMBER: 2:Rebecca Sheinman, Monika Sieklikova; 3:Jennie Russnow, Clinton Roberts; 5:Amanda Ledner, Todd Steiner; 6:Alexa Gault, Danielle Gault, Amy Henson, Jesse Mautner, Alli Fein, Kimmy Sheiner; 8:Sammi Brown, Melissa Buzin, Jamie Gutkin, Jake Stein; 9:Josh Fleishman, Alexa Lehr, Heather Lehr; 12:Spencer Rosen; 13:Hailey Eichner, Sydney Meister, Spencer Zelin; 14:Gerri O’Callaghan; 15:Shaun Donald, Keith Pettigrew; 16:Nikki Goldberg; 17:Reed Bee, Eric Smith; 19:Lauren Cohen, Dana Friedman, Eric Sacks, Cristina Anglada, Eddy Hungerford Jr; 20:Jacey Naccarella, Greg Schwartz; 22:Louise Evans; 25:Annie Rishty; 26:Erica “JR” Levy, Hannah Paige, Emily Sacks, Meir Renford; 27:Kelly Delaney; 28:Jake Feuerman, Ilana Springer, Brittany Gault, Aileen Mens; 30:Joep Derwort. 3 We want to Welcome the following new campers (as of press time) as the newest members of our camp family. It won’t be long until you are feeling comfortable and at home at camp. We have taken the opportunity to give you a temporary nickname until we get to camp! We also have indicated any sibling or 2nd generation connection. Welcome to the Summer of 2007! Gideon “Gidowitz” Abramowitz (Gabby’s brother), Sydney “Aggie” Agona, Adam “Double A” Albert, Jordan “Gold” & Zachary “Platinum” Albom (2nd generation, Jody Newman), Brett “BB” Bolog (2nd generation (Erik), Tyler & Chandler’s brother), Lauren “Lab” Bosin (Samantha’s sister), Melissa “Buz” Buzin (Michael & Meredith’s sister), Jake “JC” Cohen, Alyssa “B-C” Delott, Ethan “Ed” Denenberg (Zoe’s brother), Emma “Em” Dolgin (James’ sister)), Scott “Esdy” Dorf, Julie “Eich” Eichner (2nd generation (Mark), Hailey’s sister)),Tyler “Too” Fein (Harris’ brother), Kyle “Pennant” Flagg, Sara “Saf” Friedman (Jared’s sister),Tyler “Ty” Furlong, Alexa “Lex” & Danielle “Dan” Gault (Brittany’s sisters), Jared “Plus Gaynes, Jonah “J-G” & Zachary “Z-G” Gelfand, Samantha “Gell” Gellert, Joey “Goret” Goret (Jessie-Rose & Ari’s brother), Avi “144” Grossman (Jayde’s brother), Sydney “Sydner” Gubner (Jacob’s sister), Emily “Hoff” Hoffman (Rachel’s sister), Jayden “J-D-K” Karr, Logan “Korn” Kornfeld (Alex’s sister),Charlotte “Char” & Hannah “Han” Kriftcher, Ethan “Krip” Kripke (2nd generation (Scott), Lee & Sonya’s brother),Justin “Zan” Lafazan (Josh’s brother),Jordyn “Jord” Lammon (Adam’s sister), Manny “Manny” Unger (Griffin’s brother), Griffin “Griff” Lanel (Adam’s brother), Evan “E-Lang” Lang (Alivia & Grace’s brother), Evan “Lap” Lapidus (Carly’s brother), Jacob “Laud” Laudenbach, Cali “Lear” Lehr (Alexa & Heather’s sister), Nicole “L-Hoff” Lehrhoff (Hillary’s sister), Sydney “SNL” :Levy (Jake’s sister), Rachel “Luftig, Jr.” Luftig (Adam & Jessica’s sister), Jordan “Lundan” Lund, Sarah “Fucci” Maffucci, Hannah “Page” Paige, Jacob “Plot” Plotkin, Matthew “Pomer” Pomerantz (Andrew & Samantha Tepper’s cousin), Jared “Pitney” Postal (Sari & Marisa’s brother), Andrew “Rez” Resnick, Marti “Schanker” Rosenberger, Samantha “2nd G” Ross (2nd Generation (Neil Ross & Wendy Turett), Bari “Sab” Sabety (Hunter & Samantha’s sister), Aliza “A-Liza” Sabin (Ben’s sister), Jacob “Seb” Sebiri, Brittany “Seits” Seitzman, Cooper “Coop” Seligson (Noah’s brother), Lizzie “LZ” Shaffran, Jordan “Clapton” Sharaf (Adam’s brother), Ben “Dr. Ben” Slater (2nd generation (Dr. Dan), Jacob’s brother), Austin “Auzzie” Slater (2nd generation, (Wendy Levine & Nick Slater), Sam’s brother), Sydney “Double s” Steiner (Todd’s sister), Lexi “Stein” Steinman (Jeremy’s sister), Lauren “L-T” Tancer (Matt & Jason’s sister), Tylar “T2” Trichon (Hayley’s sister), Alexa “A&W” Weinberg, Erica “Ween” Wiener, Brahm “Weeze, Jr” Wieseneck (Jake’s brother), and Hannah “Hana-Z” Zebersky (Elysa’s sister) REPORT From The Athletic Department: Awesome Summer (2006) Sports Achievements by Towanda Teams Camp Towanda came on strong in all sports competitions after a rainy start. Towanda took six (6) Wayne County Championships in Soccer alone. WC championships were won in soccer by our: 5th Grade Girls, 6th Grade Girls, 6th Grade Boys, 7thGrade Boys, 8/9th Grade Boys & 8/9th Grade Girls teams. In Baseball the WC 6th Grade Boys went to the finals and finished in 2nd place. Also capturing 2nd place finishes in WC competitions were the 7th Boys Tennis team, 6th Boys Roller Hockey team, 8th Girls Basketball team, 6th Boys Basketball team, and the 10/11th Boys Basketball team. In Camp Towanda Tournaments the 5th Grade Boys Baseball team took first place by beating 5 other camps in an awesome all day competition. Also winning 1st place in Towanda Tournaments was the: 7th Grade Girls Basketball team and the 8/9th Grade Boys Lacrosse team. The 4th Grade Boys Baseball team brought home the championship in Renegade Competition and also had a win over Camp Westmont in a game. Overall Camp Towanda had an excellent season…Congratulations to all team members & coaches for a job well !! 4 iTowanda PODCASTS Do you know that you can download FNFlix and other Camp Towanda videos from the iTunes store for free? Just subscribe to the Camp Towanda Podcast. There will be more fun stuff podcasted over the winter. ... and if you are really savvy, Email us shout out mp3 files. Say hello to your camp mates. Email us at: [email protected] FISHING AT TOWANDA Fishing at Towanda continues to grow in popularity and participation. Over a 150 campers (boys & girls) of all ages made it down to the lake for fishing this summer. There were a total of 207 fish caught, all of which were released back into the lake so they could be caught again another day. Fishing has proved to be a big hit here at camp again this summer with more than 140 campers signing up in the first three days of camp alone. Campers of note this year include: Harrison Kugler (B12) who caught the most fish in Boys Upper Camp, Griffin Webber (B4) who caught the most fish in Boys Lower Camp. Jenna Sabety (G4) caught the most fish in Girls Camp. Brett Falchock (B12) caught the largest Bass in Boys Camp and Jenny Winkler (G4) caught the largest Bass in Girls Camp. The most improved Camper at fishing this year was Perry Feinstein (B2), and the camper with the best over all effort went to Gregory Brown (B3) who not only caught fish, but also let a fish steal his rod. Everyone who made it down to the lake for fishing had a great time and all are taking home great memories. DO YOU KNOW A NURSE??? Coming In Next Issue: Chat Room Dates We are currently looking for qualified nurses to live and work at camp this coming summer. There is a finder’s fee, so please recommend! LITS GETTING INVOLVED The LITs got involved in charity this summer, again. They organized, managed, promoted the Morry’s Camp Swim-AThon they raised about $7000.00 and Stephanie Mitch matched that, for a grand total of $14,000.00. In addition, they also were educated this summer, promoted and prepared for the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ VisionWalk in Central Park, New York City. There was a significant Towanda presence at the October 21st walk. Bright sunshine, cool and crisp autumn temperatures and brilliant Central park color added to the great morning of fundraising. Cotton candy and sandwiches, live music and a couple laps around a short walk helped raise over $375,000.00. The LITs (along with other campers, counselors, camp parents and camp grandparents)were proud to be a part of it. After such a successful day in the park, we decided that next year we will open this event up to all campers and their families that would like to participate. We’ll have an “open-air” reunion in the morning, followed by participation in the VisionWalk. Details to follow during the coming year. 5 Not everyone in attendance pictured. WHAT’S OFFICIALLY NEW? THE ALL NEW New Jersey Reunion DATE: TIME: LOCATION: Saturday November 18, 2006 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Space Odyssey USA 491 S. Dean Street Englewood, NJ 07631 www.spaceodysseyusa.com TELEPHONE: 877-772-2340 For sure, some new roofs on several bunks (including Triple, G-1, and G-6). Speaking of G-6; this bunk gets a total remodeling; new roof, walls, larger sleeping area and a brand new bathroom. The Infirmary is also getting a makeover. We are making it 30% larger, this will include a 2nd exam room, larger waiting room, more patient rooms, a covered porch, heating and a/c and more. The Staff Lounge at the White Rock Café will also be receiving some cool upgrades. We will also be offering private Spanish lessons (in addition to the tutoring already offered for bar-mitzvahs and many school subjects). The Gully Hockey Arena will have new bleachers, team benches and a large storage area for campers to permanently keep their gear at the arena. We are also pleased to announce that we have purchased our own facility on another lake…this provides for advanced skiing with 2 boats permanently docked there as well as bathroom and foul weather housing. This lake increases the quality of our program significantly. Skiing still takes place on Sunset Lake as well. … And a lot more new surprises are being prepared between now and the start of camp. WHAT: SEE video highlights of 2006, the ultimate in Friday Nite Flix! EAT pizza! DRINK soda! PLAY games! ENJOY seeing your great camp friends! WEAR Sunscreen! The 2006 Video Highlight DVD will be distributed. We encourage parents to stay and assist in chaperoning. Those that can’t make it, we’ll mail you your DVD after Thanksgiving. PARKING: This is our first time here, so we have to go with the flow a bit. This venue is in an industrial area that is not active on the weekends. There will be “parking attendants” assisting, but basically, once the parking lot fills up, it is okay to park on the street. DIRECTIONS: From Route 4 East 17 North & South From Route17 N or S follow signs for Rt. 4 East, From Route 4 E take Grand Ave. exit towards Leonia, Turn right onto E Sheffield Ave., Turn right onto South Dean , Space Odyssey USA on right. ALUMNI Announcement 8 5 t h Ye a r R e u n i o n Postponed From Route 4 West Take Grand Ave. exit towards Englewood, Turn left on Bancker St., Turn left on to South Dean, Space Odyssey USA on left. We need to announce that the 85th year reunion we were planning for June, 2007 needs to be postponed. We want to be able to do it right and logistically; we have decided it would be better to postpone the celebration. Our son, Jared, is graduating High School in June and our son, Brandon, will be celebrating his Bar-Mitzvah, right after camp. How much celebration in one year can we do!!! From Route 80 East Take exit #70 Leonia, pass two lights on third light turn left onto Grand Avenue, pass one light on second light turn left onto E Sheffield Ave., Turn right onto S Dean St, Space Odyssey USA on right From New York/GWB Take exit #72A onto Rt. 4 West. (follow directions from 4 West) So, to do it right, we ask for your patience and we will make the Alumni Reunion Celebration in 2009, our 20th year at Camp Towanda and the 87th year of Camp Towanda. From NJ Turnpike Follow signs for I-95/I-80, Exit towards I-95 N. (follow directions from 80 East) 6 REUNION INFORMATION NEW CAMPER GROUP “SCOOP” BOCA BEACH PARTY ! Tuesday December. 26, 2006 for all new for 2007 campers and their parents Sunday Jan. 7, 2007- 1:00pm Sharp to 3pm at the Fort Lee Hilton. Details will be mailed soon. Please RSVP! Credit goes to 2006 New Camper Peri Margolies, who suggested calling this Group Scoop instead of Group Soup; after all, we do serve ice cream!! LET’S GET TOGETHER!!! ALL NEW!!! NEW JERSEY REUNION SPACE ODYSSEY ENGLEWOOD, NJ 11:30 AM to 3:00 P.M. This is our 2nd year at: South Beach Park, Boca Raton, Florida. (This is not in South Beach, it is in Boca!) Check out the live web cam: http://evsboca.netfirms.com/default.htm Everyone’s welcome to join the fun: campers (old & new), staff, parents, alumni, friends, prospective campers and their families. If you’re heading south for the holidays, we’d love to see you!! Bring lunch, lotion, camera & towel! We’ll supply plenty of soda, fun and maybe sun!! Rain or Shine we will be there. DIRECTIONS: SOUTH BEACH PARK is located at the intersection of A-1-A and PALMETTO PARK ROAD.(This is just a mile or so south of Spanish River Park, our old reunion spot). To find us on the beach, walk down the stairs and we will be just to the left. Saturday November 18, 2006 10:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. PARKING: In case the main lot is filled, there is additional parking just to the north of the main entrance. LUNCH: Please bring a complete picnic lunch (there is a pizza place across the street). Be prepared for the sun, fun, volleyball and hanging on the beach with new and old friends! Current Campers, Staff, Alumni and Parents Welcome. SEE ATTACHED ARTICLE, SPACE ODYSSEY PAGE 6 MEET & SKI, AT ELK MOUNTAIN SENIORS 2007 WINTER SLEEPOVERS (at The Mansion!!!) Sunday Jan. 14, 2007 at Elk Mountain, Scranton, Pennsylvania Click here (Martin Luther King Weekend) -not too far for website from camp (a good day trip, or stay close by) Call in advance, meet and ski with our Staff, Jay Sak & Paul Ward. Meet at Noon outside the main lodge by the big ski map. Get your photo taken for the Towanda Times! Call the camp office to rsvp! Girls Weekend - Saturday January 20, 2007 Boys Weekend - Saturday January 27, 2007 Snow, sledding, toboggan, ice fishing, s’mores and campfire in the middle of frozen Sunset Lake, sleeping in sleeping bags in front of the Mansion Fireplace... details will be mailed shortly… you will need to RSVP! 7 4 York Court New City, NY 10956-4418 REUN ION INFO INSID E! New Jersey Reunion Boca Beach Party New Camper Group Scoop Meet & Ski At Elk Mtn Senior Girls Sleepover Senior Boys Sleepover Flying Camper Arrival First Day Of Camp Visiting Day & Sibling Sleepover Last Day of Camp Labor Day Family Weekend November 18, 2006 December 26, 2006 January 7, 2007 January 14, 2007 January 20, 2007 January 27, 2007 June 22, 2007 June 23, 2007 July 21, 2007 August 10, 2007 August 31-Sept. 3, 2007 Winter Address E V A S & CLIP 2007 DATES TO REMEMBER