Photos: Parksville Staff Appreciated with BBQ
Counselors, learning teachers and General Staff enjoyed a delicious ‘staff appreciation barbecue’ on Sunday night at Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY.
Counselors, learning teachers and General Staff enjoyed a delicious ‘staff appreciation barbecue’ on Sunday night at Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY.
A successful season of Camp Gan Israel in Lyon, France drew to a close on Friday. More than 350 campers attended, a large percentage of whom were students at non-Jewish schools.
After spending the past week discussing the ins and outs of a Kiddush and Chilul Hashem, Pioneer Division, a Lubavitch boys camp in Miami Beach, Florida put it to the test.
The entire Camp Gan Israel of Parksville, NY traveled yesterday (Thursday) to the Ohel and 770 in honor of Chof Av (Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s father, Reb Levi Yitzchak, OBM) to daven, learn Torah and give Tzedaka.
The Rebbe visits Camp Gan Israel in Swan Lake, NY in the summer of 1960.
The first few days at Camp Gan Israel in Kfar Chabad were a smashing success, enjoyed immensely by campers and counselors alike.
Jewish entertainer Benny Friedman had everyone at the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ on their feet dancing and singing as he performed his favorite hits such as “Yesh Tikvah” and “No Lyrics Niggun.”
Heartfelt words, songs and awards graced Camp Gan Israel Parksville’s banquet on Sunday night, as staff and campers bid farewell to those not staying for the second month of summer.
On Sunday, campers and their parents enjoyed an exciting and fun-filled visiting day together at Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ.
As the first month of summer wraps up, the staff at Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY give a sneak peek at what’s in store for the second month of camp.
A counselor in the Masmidim division of Camp Gan Israel Montreal was struck by lighting during a severe storm on Thursday. After being checked out at a local hospital he was released a few hours later.
The campers of CGI Parksville’s Beis Medrash Division were surprised with an unexpected trip yesterday. They had a great time on Go-Karts, bumper boats, giant slides, rock climbing and – above all – the “toy train.”
On Tisha B’av the bochurim of Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ heard wrenching testimony of the atrocities of the Holocaust from a survivor, who brought along several artifacts to demonstrate in real-life terms how things were in those dark times.
After completing the ‘Seuda Hamafsekes,’ Campers and staff at Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY gathered Monday night to read Megilas Eicha and mourn the destruction of the Beis Hamikdosh.
Campers and staff at Gan Yisroel-Montreal were split into three teams for ‘Bog War,’ the first month of camp version of color war.
On Sunday, campers and their parents enjoyed an exciting and fun-filled day together at Gan Israel of Detroit, Michigan.
Campers at CGI-Parksville were treated to an amazing carnival on Thursday, featuring twenty game booths by each of the twenty bunks.