National Thank Your Counselor Day

The first annual National Thank Your Counselor Day was a huge success. With more than 475 members, the Facebook initiative saw a tremendous outpouring of thank yous to past and present counselors. Thanks to Shira-Rose Lebow for posting this link to a This American Life special "Notes on Camp."

Staff and campers at URJ Camp Coleman acknowledged a favorite Coleman role model, Lauren Zeichner. Lauren is the head of specialists, and has been an integral part of the Coleman family since 1995. Loved for her expertise in the Campscape Garden, Lauren has taught countless Colemanites to make soap from scratch, sew lavender dream pillows and weave dreamcatchers, grow and fry okra, make "Coleman Star" wind charms, and how to pick the ripest blackberries off the bush. The whole camp dressed in tye-die shirts and khaki shorts--Lauren's usual attire--to show their love for her. Watch this clip below.

That evening, seven generations of campers demonstrated the impact camp has on lives. Amanda and Sophie thanked their counselor Jordan, who thanked his counselor Jeremy, who thanked his counselor Daniel, who thanked his counselor Diana, who thanked her counselor Jon, who thanked his mentor Bobby.

Please share who YOU thanked and why.