Thursday, July 29, 2010

National Thank Your Counselor Initiative


We have learned so much at summer camp. Camp taught us to appreciate "the great outdoors", to build community and to have the confidence in ourselves to try new things. But, most of all camp taught us the power of standing for the growth and success of others. In honor of all the camp counselors that stood for us over the years we are establishing the "Thank Your Counselor Initiative" and announcing the first ever National Thank Your Counselor day to be celebrated on the first Tuesday in August.

This initiative is designed to encourage you to reach out to and thank your camp counselors from your past or present that have made a difference in your lives.
You can to acknowledge your counselor(s)--past or present--on Facebook.

We also envision that on August 3, 2010 that camps all over the country will encourage their campers, staff and alumni to acknowledge their current or former camp counselors by saying thanks through calls, cards or some creative camp way.
Join this event on Facebook.

Please invite all your camp buddies to join and let's see what can happen.

A few samples of people who have thanked their counselors:


"Special thanks to Rachel for starting me out strong in '99. Rachel and Shanna for dealing with me and being legendary in '04/'05." --Becca



"As a life long camper/counselor at Henry S. Jacobs Camp and now a camp director of a the Birmingham, Al JCC camp, I wish to thank all who influenced my life positively as a camper and guided me as a counselor. You are the people that taught me about the value of camp and influenced me so much that I became a camp director. And now, my goal is to continue that tradition and give every child I see a smile and a positive experience." --Betty



"I don't know who he is, but the Canoe tripper who took my bunk out of a trip in Algonquin when we were in Tziirim, that guy changed my life. It rained the whole time and it was the best canoe trip I've ever been on in my life. We were like Indiana Jones in the jungle looking for some lost treasure. Thank you mystery Canoe Tripper!" -- Toby



"Thank you Whammy for being Whammy when I was 8 and now at 42. Thank you Jordan, for freeing my from that Hanging Wedgy at the Eddie Cantor. (Jordan's son was my son's counselor for the last 4 weeks and my son raves about him!) Thank you Howie, my first counselor in Unit C. Thank you Ira! Thank you Les! Thanks to Kenny, for the amazing round ups!" --Marc



This project is organized by Daniel Reiser and Josh Goldsmith.





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