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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
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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: info@camptowanda.com
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
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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.
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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 !!
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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: media@camptowanda.com
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.
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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)
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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
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2007 DATES TO REMEMBER