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Meet ‘n Greets

July 13, 2016Leave a Comment

Theme song – Check!

Dance moves – Check!

Unpacked – …Well…

Much of our afternoon was spent learning the steps to our Color Crazed theme song, unpacking, catching up with old camp friends, unpacking and getting to know each other. And still unpacking. Camp is a two week non-stop colored-crazy marathon and we’ve hit the floor running, settling into our bunkhouses while the very first night activity is set to begin very soon.

A Giant Welcome to all of our campers and staff!

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Color-Coded Countdown

July 13, 2016Leave a Comment

This is not a drill. REPEAT! This is not a drill.

Camp Simcha 2016 is officially rolling!

Schedules have been finalized, last farewells hastily thrown from bus windows, and stashes of anticipation carefully taped and labeled set to arrive at Glen Spey, New York any minute now! Our staff members and campers alike have been counting down the days until our spectacular Color-Crazed summer swings into motion.

Camp Simcha, we are officially on the clock…

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in 5…4…3…2…1…!!!

About ParentSpace and our Galleries

July 11, 2016Leave a Comment

If your child is a camper, go ahead and sign up for ParentSpace by clicking “REGISTER” at the top right corner of this page.

ParentSpace galleries have more pictures than our Facebook galleries and public galleries as well as exclusive videos, a special blog, the daily camp newsletter, camp schedule, and more!

Please note: it may take a couple of hours for your account to be activated, giving us time to confirm who you are. When your account is activated, you will be notified by email.

If you have any questions, comments, requests, or suggestions for our site, please contact webmaster@campsimcha.org

E-mail your Camper!

July 11, 2016Leave a Comment

Our campers love getting e-mail! To send your camper an e-mail, include his/her NAME and BUNK NUMBER in the subject line of the e-mail. Please send all e-mails to mail@campsimcha.org. Unfortunately, we cannot download any attachments so please include all content in the body of your e-mail.

For technical assistance, please e-mail webmaster@campsimcha.org

The Secret to Goodbyes

July 10, 2016Leave a Comment

We are a wonderful lot of “goodbye procrastinators!” We’ve managed to spend an entire evening singing with Dalia Uziel who showed up for a surprise dinner concert while the waitresses popped in with a hip-hop flash mob! We’ve posed for last minute pictures, admired the black and red decor set up for our final banquet freckled with wands, balloons and card-suits center pieces. And still, we haven’t managed to say our goodbyes. Or maybe, we just aren’t trying hard enough. Either way, our banquet was followed by a ceremonial session in the social hall where we said our tremendous “Thank-you’s” to our dedicated staff and watched the culmination of our color-saturated craze this session put together by Malky, our Video Media Head, Meryl and Dina, our videographers and Rochel and Michelle, our video editors. A huge shout out to the entire Media Department for their efforts and devotion this entire session! And still, amidst the memories, the moment by moment reminiscing, we just haven’t found a spare moment for goodbyes. Our final event of the night, a sky full of fire works, welcomed in our very last night of Camp Simcha Special and still, we procrastinated our goodbyes. Maybe the true magic of Camp Simcha is that every single one of our girls knows that there really is no such thing as goodbyes. Just, “See ya laters” and a sweep of a red cape, and a swap of magic dust and a black hat full of memories.

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Magic Tricks on the Dance Floor

July 10, 2016Leave a Comment

Just as lunch was winding down, with the wave of a wand, they pulled a fast one on us. Eli Gerstner was there, suddenly, in a flash of music and red curtains, singing with our campers on their final Camp Simcha day! Counselors and campers alike quickly hit the dining room dance floor, still wondering how our head staff members managed to pack in yet another hat-trick into these last very magical moments.

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Motorcycle Madness and Magic Mornings

July 10, 2016Leave a Comment

Snap! Whoosh! A sweep of coat tails. White gloves concealing a wand. And then…BAM! Motorcycle rides at the front on campus for every single girl! While candle making and pottery spinning began this morning in the Arts and Crafts Pavilion, each division was called up to experience a flash-tour of camp riding shot-gun on the back of a motorcycle. Cherry was our first brave rider, followed by Niya and Hope. Our Camp Simcha staff is definitely keeping the last-day realizations off of our minds with jam-packed scheduling and perpetual activity today, keep the magic coming!

Black Capes and Some Hocus-Pocus

July 10, 2016Leave a Comment

There’s definitely a dab of Simcha magic in the air this morning, a smattering of cards and the tip of a magician’s hat. It’s black day in Camp Simcha Special and black cats are mingling with hatted rabbits and striped mimes. Abracadabra, the day is spun with open workshops, a post breakfast magic show by Faigele, and an afternoon graduation for some of our beloved campers. With the snap of a finger and the wave of a red handkerchief, these past two weeks have disappeared in a magic whirlwind of late night dancing and color war madness, morning costumes competitions and afternoon water fights. And, as usual, the audience is left dumbstruck, always wondering at what precise moment the slight of hand, the manipulative trick had actually taken place before their critical eyes.

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The Final Countdown

July 9, 2016Leave a Comment

Friday night’s Royalty ended in a candlelit feast attended by campers draped in gowns and tiaras. These past two days mark our last weekend in Camp Simcha Special and we made them count! Between bingo games at three and the Famous Shabbos choir at nine, the afternoon also included banana grams and Jenga in the gym and story telling in the library. Singing on the porch in a foggy moonlight became a full on dance party in the dining room with our one and only Aviva on the keyboard! Caitlyn, Gabby, Tess and July shared their stories on the porch after dinner and while no stars were visible on this second to last night in camp, the porch was ignited by a burst of cheers and a lingering applause that echoed for a long, long time.

The Complicated Life Of A Princess

July 8, 2016Leave a Comment

The better part of Friday afternoon was spent sipping purple slushies while enjoying some pleasant ballroom music and booking various royal appointments for gown fittings and makeup sessions. The spa and costume closet have been open to accommodate our campers as they prepare for a royal dinner tonight. The costume closet was chock full of twirling skirts, sweeping frills and layers of lace as racks were hastily emptied and gowns were found for every girl. The spa was opened for manicures, makeup and hair-styling with several famous makeup artists and hair designers waiting on our girls as they prepare for a festive evening. Royal Friday is slowly winding down into a regal night and a magnificent weekend.

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