As Rivky, our head counselor, always says, “In Simcha, we always start with a thank you!” At the beginning of our assembly, we thanked many unbelievable individuals who made these two weeks the most amazing, joyous, exciting, and memorable of our lives!!! Everyone got up on their chairs and cheered for Rivky, our head counselor. THANK YOU for all that you do for us that we do or do not know about!!! The love and care that you show to each of the campers and staff touches the hearts of us all. THANK YOU!!! Thank you so Zahava, Shaindy, Esti KK, Rivka, Aviva, Ronit, Avital, and everyone else who works tirelessly on our behalf! Thank you to our waitresses, lifeguards, media, and all the specialty that make each camper feel special and help out in more ways than we can ever imagine! That you to our medics who make it possible for us to be here. Thank you for caring for our campers with all your heart and soul. To our marvelous counselors…THANK YOU! The campers felt the devotion, love, and time that you put into their days here at Camp Simcha to make them so wonderful! Last, but certainly not least, THANK YOU TO OUR AWESOME CAMPERS!!! WE LOVE YOU!!! Each of you are so special and are brilliant stars in our lives!
Finally, a flashback on the most awesome two weeks of our lives!!! The 2014 Camp Simcha video contained all the memories, happy moments, meaningful times, and many laughs. It portrayed all the campers and went through each and every single day with all of the delightful themes and exciting workshops. We ended off with a tribute to all the memories created, friendships made, and spirits strengthened throughout our marvelous time together. We can’t believe it’s over!!! Thank you Sarah and Malky for all of your hard work to create this most meaningful flashback!
All campers and staff were called outside onto our front lawn overlooking the lake for an exciting surprise!!! We all sat down together under the magnificently clear night sky with the stars sparkling above us and next to us. A slideshow began featuring gorgeous photographs from our Camp Simcha Girls 2014 session. We all enjoyed it as we sang along with the music and waved our glow sticks high up in the air.
Then, a countdown started! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!!! The fireworks blasted up into the air! The colorful and magnificent show over our very own Camp Simcha lake brought smiles to everyone’s faces! The finale´ was a glowing smiley face shining on our front lawn almost as brilliantly as our campers’ faces. The chai lifeline logo lit up in the sky as we began lively dancing to our Camp Simcha songs we know so well.
What a magical end to a unbelievable summer!!!!!
Goodnight from the Happiest Place on Earth!!!
Love,
Leah Guterman and Devora Weiss