Camp Blog

Sunday August 18/ 14 Menachem Av

DATE: August 20, 2024

Shavua Tov!

We had a beautiful last shabbat here at camp. This was the last opportunity for the kids to learn with their chevrutot, spend shabbat afternoon with their friends, and they enjoyed their final shabbat of the summer.

This morning, Eidah Daled woke up early to go White Water Rafting, while the rest of camp was very surprised to see them missing. Maybe that means there might be a trip at some point today for the rest of camp?

A very exciting highlight of today, was a Hachnasat Sefer Torah. Tami & Yaron Goldberg, who are longtime Camp Stone Mishpachot and parents, donated a Sefer Torah in memory of their parents, three of whom attended and met at a Machane Bnei Akiva in Europe after surviving the Holocaust.

The Sefer Torah was finished in Israel a few weeks ago, and then brought to camp. We had lots of singing and dancing and brought the Torah to the Indoor Beit Knesset. Everyone in camp was given a special T-shirt and we celebrated with ice cream afterwards. We are so thankful to Tami & Yaron for this special gift and for everything they do for Camp Stone.

At lunch, Splash Lagoon was broken out, which means that the kids will all be going later to a waterpark in Erie. They love this and we are excited to hear from them tomorrow.

Machal is spending time at the Machal Chutz site, where they will be spending lots of time with their friends and counselors.

Registration for summer 2025 opens 10/1/24 for returning families, 11/1/24 for new families.

Please contact Randi Mashmoor with any questions at:

randi@campstone.org

or 440-465-5486. Thank You!

Staff application opens on 11/17.

New camper application opens on 11/1. Returning campers can register now.

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Available positions for Summer 2024 are very limited! Click on the button below to apply.

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We are no longer accepting applications from current 11th graders.

For questions, please email:

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Registration for summer 2023 is now closed. There are a few select spots remaining.
Please contact Randi Mashmoor at:

randi@campstone.org

or 440-465-5486. Thank You!

About the Chanukah Raffle

Dear Camp Stone Community,

It is an incredible feeling to reconnect with everyone once again at the beginning of our 2021 camp season.

We are writing to you today, first and foremost, to express tremendous gratitude.

Hakarat HaTov, literally “recognizing the good”, is an important and fundamental principle in our community. We, at Camp Stone, want to express our Hakarat HaTov to everyone receiving this email for your unwavering support, especially this past summer. Whether you provided financial assistance through your donated tuition dollars, participated in Indoor World, or connected with the Camp Stone community in other ways, together we had an incredibly successful, albeit different, summer experience.

There is no substitute for being in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, and this summer, B’ezrat Hashem, we will be back at Camp Stone, in person, in full force.

To achieve that goal, we must continue to ensure the financial success of our home away from home that we all know and love so deeply. The logo on top, featuring the slogan “Stone. Forever.” also features a Ner Tamid, an “eternal flame.” The year 1969, etched into the logo, is the year camp was founded. Symbolically, the overall image represents the idea that Camp Stone began many years ago and must endure forever, always burning brightly, and always an integral part of our collective conscience.

On that note, we are excited to announce that our annual Chanukah Campaign will be a raffle taking place over all 8 nights of Chanukah with prizes for both campers and parents/alumni!!

Please go back to the web page  to purchase raffle tickets and help us achieve 100% participation from our entire camp community!

Looking forward to being in touch with all of you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Yakov & Estee, Co-Directors