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Monday June 29 – Chutz Day 1

DATE: June 30, 2026

Today all of our chanichim, hadracha and tzevet left for the Machane Chutz!

We have officially “set up camp” a 15 min walk from camp  -and our director Yakov Fleischmann and some of our security team moved out there as well!

When each eidah was packed and ready, they walked over to the chutz site and started to build up the different zones. We have a shul area, tents for learning, lots of spike ball sets, a melechet yad tent (for constant beading opportunities) and so many hammocks!! The whole camp is divided into twenty small groups, called plugot. Each plugah has a few eidah daled campers who are their roshim. What a great leadership opportunity! Together, they collect fire wood, build a fire. Lunch was brought from camp, but dinner they cook by themselves was over the grill – hot dogs and corn. It was so yummy, and the whole day was relaxing and fun and bonding. Tonight we had a movie “drive-in” style with a screen and a projector.

The weather cooperated and the forecast is for beautiful weather tomorrow, so B”h we are looking forward to a fun-filled day of outdoor activities.

Pictures will not be uploaded by eidah, since everyone is all mixed up and hanging around together. Enjoy the pics!

Kaytana’s two-week session is ending tomorrow, so they spent their morning packing up and then had their last day of peulot, including some favorites that they requested. The chanichim celebrated “entering Eretz Canaan/Yisrael” – led by Yehoshua- with a carnival-style bouncy castle and cotton candy. The campers had a great time of course and all raised their hands when I asked “who would stay longer if they could?” So… first attempt at overnight camp? Success!! Thanks again to Noam and Eliana who ran these amazing two weeks, overseeing counselors, and creating, planning for and executing all of the special activities and events which took the campers from Avraham through all the avot and imahot, through the descent to Egypt, slavery, the Exodus, years in the desert, and finally entry into The Land. We can’t wait to see these youngest members of our Machane back here next summer for a full session!!

Machal left for DC this morning and stopped at the Flight 93 memorial. They had a sicha about the roles of awareness and courage in our being active members of our communities. Once they arrived in DC, they visited the memorials around the capital.

 

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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