Camp Inspires Three Generations

by Devora Isenberg – Milburn Patch

(L-R) Eli Schechner, Leonard Glaser, June Schechner, Helen Glaser, and Ruby Schechner enjoy a moment at Allie’s Summer Camp. The camp is a project of the Friendship Circle.

For most 15-year-old boys, the end of summer vacation is usually spent enjoying their last few days with friends, back to school shopping and sleeping in. For Eli Schechner of Short Hills, the last week of summer was spent volunteering with his mother, grandparents and sister at Allie’s Camp, a day camp for children and teens with special needs.

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