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Angry Bird Day!

August 7, 2012Leave a Comment

Angry Birds day was a personal favorite for all the tech savvy members of camp, which was clearly displayed by the epic turnout of Angry Birds paraphernalia, ranging from caps, t shirts, and pajama pants, to full body costumes. I want to give a shout out to the awesome “koko crew” for even making an unbelievable, life size, Angry Birds house. It looked fantastic!
My favorite activity was the real live angry birds game in the gym. The game went as follows: There were two teams on two sides of the gym. The camper’s of each team had to  build a big house made of card board boxes. Next, all of the counselors stood in a straight line a couple of feet in front of the structures, as the campers from the other side threw Angry Bird dolls of all shapes and sizes over them, trying to destroy each others card board houses.  Some counselors even decided to get down and dirty, and made a human pyramid for the campers to knock down. Other than a slingshot, it was as close to playing a real live game of Angry birds as possible. It was awesome!!
During our delicious steak supper, Camp Simcha Special’s Tikkunei ‘12 color war broke out. The teams are green versus blue, zochar versus shomer…It should be quite some battle!
Night activity was starring “The sultan of Simon”, Steve Max. Steve has been coming to Camp Simcha Special since 1997, and for good reason. He made the simple game of “simple simon says” into a fun filled, at some times surprisingly difficult, action packed night. It was clear from all of the campers faces that they thoroughly enjoyed the fun, highly interactive show!

COLOR WAR!!!

August 7, 2012Leave a Comment

Color war has just broken out, here on the grounds of Camp Simcha Special!  The teams are green versus blue. Stay tuned for more details on what’s sure to be the most epic, thrilling, and entertaining color war ever!!

Sunday in Camp Simcha Special

August 6, 2012Leave a Comment

The campers of Camp Simcha Special demonstrated that the sky is the limit, as they all rode in a helicopter around camp. Not a bad way to start off the morning of yet another awesome day at camp. After lunch, Camp Simcha Special proved that they truly have  rythm, during our awesome concert in honor of todays theme: Rock Band day. We danced on and on to the rock concert, which was fully loaded in the classic Camp Simcha Special style– from mist machines, to dozens of disco balls, with lasers galore! By second activity, I was privileged to rotate Naftali. We went to the camps’ dark room, which was a totally unique experience being able to develop pictures the old fashioned way. It took a few moments for my eyes to adjust to the dark room. First, Naftali had to choose a picture to develop. He chose an awesome batman printout. Next we put a special light sensitive paper underneath it, and flashed a bright light on top of the paper for but a moment. After that we put the paper through a series of chemicals in bowls, dried it, and…ta da! We had a crystal clear, crisp, professional photograph of the dark night, which was home made on the grounds of Camp Simcha Special.  So cool!

Supper was followed by an extremely unique night activity show. It was something like a crossover between the Broadway show “Stomp” and a full fledged juggling act. You really had to be there, but take my word for it… it was truly entertaining!

Tikkunei ’12

August 5, 2012Leave a Comment

Tikkunei ‘12

This year’s camp word is a profound one: Tikkunim. It means to grow. To improve. It’s to gain. To accomplish. You’ll be hearing it a lot as that’s the whole goal of the summer here in Camp Simcha Special. May we all merit to walk away at the end of the summer with many personal tikkunim, as well as having contributed many as well.

We’re Back!

August 3, 2012Leave a Comment

Hey everybody, Moishy Pruz (pronounced like cruise- but with a P)  here. It’s my very first summer here in Camp Simcha Special , and I’m super pumped to experience the greatest summer ever! We’ve all counted down every minute to come back to our “home away from home” and the ’12 season of Tikkunim is ready to begin. At about 3 pm the buses started arriving… and it was craaaaazy! This is where you can literally see everyone shed their inhibitions in a total, all out, no holding back psyche-fest. Costumes, face painting, live full piece band, (a gingerbread house?), and a huge amount of psyche headed by Ari Dembi– and we started this soon to be the most epic summer ever, off with a bang! It was completely out of control, and you could literally see the excitement on the campers faces the moment they walked off the buses. To complete the day, by night activity we all watched a super cool, balloon filling, disc juggling, bull whipping, death defying acrobat show that was nothing short of spectacular…and this is just the beginning!!

Keeping In Touch: E-mail

August 2, 2012Leave a Comment

Our campers love getting e-mail! To send your camper an e-mail, include his 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 email estein@campsimcha.org

CSSB2012: Let the games begin

August 2, 2012Leave a Comment

Over 200 CSSB2012 staff  arrived in on our beautiful, luxurious, and comfortable camp grounds today for CSSB2012 orientation. After a delicious lunch and some general bonding time, meeting new and greeting old, we went to the Social Hall to hear orientation speeches from Dembi, Rabbi K, Racheli Meister (our Head Nurse), and Shaindy Lowenthal, our program director. We were inspired, informed, interested, uplifted, and UPROARed. Following the orientation speeches, we followed Sergeant Dembi for “Staff Boot-Camp” during which we received a tour of the camp grounds, and were introduced to the staff hotel, dining room, bunkhouses, lake, etc. We sang, chanted, and denounced  slacking.

Following a tasty dinner, served by our Head Chef Ruevin, we headed to the social hall where we were shown a part of last year’s video. The lights were then turned off, the disco lights turned on, and we stamped and danced until we were utterly zonked.

It took a while to get fully recovered from the intensity of the mudsliding and dancing, but once we managed to recover ourselves, we all split in our respective divisions and had our first meeting get the down-low on this years theme “Game On’, and plot and plan the most amazing Camp Simcha boys session ever!!!!

A day full of glorious uproaring and TIKUNification, orientation has come to an end.

CSSB2012: Let the games begin

Dear CSSB Parents, (A note about ParentSpace and Galleries)

August 1, 2012Leave a Comment

Before the session begins, we would like to clarify some things about our Facebook galleries, public galleries on our website, and ParentSpace galleries.

Firstly, if your child is photo-release “in camp only”, he will only appear in the ParentSpace gallery. He will not appear on Facebook, nor on the public side of the site. So if your child is a camper, go ahead and sign up for ParentSpace. Not only will you see more pictures (2x more pictures than on FB), but you will also be privy to a video that will be produced special for you every day, a special blog, the daily camp newsletter, and camp schedule.

Secondly, we have received emails from some parents who were having difficulty signing into ParentSpace. Please follow the instructions below for the proper way to log in to your account. If you haven’t applied for an account, please go ahead and apply for an account. You should be verified within 24 hours. We once again apologize for the hassle we have caused.

To log into your ParentSpace account please click go to campsimcha.org and click on LOGIN in the top right corner.

Then type in your username and password.

You will automatically land on the ParentSpace site.

From this page you can access a special blog just for parents, the daily schedule, and daily pictures and videos.

A COMMON PROBLEM: If you attempt to visit campsimcha.org/parentspace directly, and login there, you will be bounced to another login page. If you type in your username and password there you, will be granted access to ParentSpace. However, until we correct this glitch, we ask that you instead login by going to campsimcha.org and clicking login in the top right corner.

If you are still having trouble with parentspace, or if you have any questions, comments, requests, or suggestions for the blogs, please contact estein@campsimcha.org

You can also follow us on twitter @CSimchaSpecial

—>This public service announcement has been brought to you by the letter T (for Tikunim) and the number 12.

CSB Tikunei Twelve: Memories

July 29, 2012Leave a Comment

CSB2012 has officially come to an end.

Oh, the memories that we shared this summer… tikunei twelve…arrivals…cirqutacular…The Tikkunim band…first day band stand…steaks…Kunstler-boiangiu concert…combinos…”1-2-3 oh snap”..mad science… watermelon eating contest…fruit juicing… steve max…frog hat…aces…elvis…shooting range…eugene the magician..barn in the dining room…tailgate supper outside…tamir goodman…rocketship in the dining room…helicopter rides…car washing…carlebach Friday night…coby iPods…”how pathetic are you”…middos awards… tuna beigels…seudat shelishit and havdalah on the porch…I got a feelin’…tikunification…”playas are meant to fly”…Dr. Lenny water fight…live angry birds……challa baking… motzei shabbos in the house tonight…george the drum man…tonight tonight…Farmville……shuffelers…alan veingrad…jet skis…alain nu…stamp on the ground… ventriloquist…ny trip…happiness heals…double decker buses…ferry with entertainment…our dance by the apple…mets game…martz trailways……don’t be that guy…fencing…karate…paint twister…candle making… slackers…ductagami…new rock climbing wall…good shabbos…Shabbat shalom…birthday cake faceplant…zuccotti park..pottery…deal day…free presents…sweet shop…isolation… fitted caps…fireworks… darkroom…bingo…new niggun… duuuuvi becker yisroel…stall for time…good shtickel…portraits…awesome blog 😉 …mafia…party rock anthem..arts and crafts…leather…get ready for Simcha ’13 in Jerusalem. Wow! We did a lot!!

The New York trip was one for the books. Our protest in Zuccotti Park, and song and dance in front of Citi Field, showed the world that Happiness Heals. With our signs held high, we faced the world and showed them how strong we are and how strong we will be. And don’t let that overshadow the rest of the amazing trip. From the double decker buses, to the  boat ride, to the Mets game, it was a day that will be remembered deep into the winter.

To keep the memories of the session alive, and to publicize our message, our camp worked together to create a summer theme song, Happiness Heals, and a dance to go along with it. Our campers spent time learning the choreographed dance, and then reaped satisfaction after mastering it in front of Citi Field. They also worked together to record it in our brand new on campus recording studio. Stay tuned for the finished product.

All the friends we made, the lasting bonds we created…

Now home safe and sound, our unbelievable campers now have memories to last till next summer to keep them going strong and happy. They now have the strength of confidence of a summer in Camp Simcha to help through the year which we hope to fill with so much fun they won’t have time to miss camp.

And to our amazing Camp Simcha staff…. this summer would not have been possible without you. Your countless hours of work, intense devotion, and unending love was palpable every second of our time in camp. Your dedication to your work and to our campers is truly an inspiration. There are no words for what you did, for the children you renewed, for the memories you created and for everything else that you did.

So yes, the last bus may have rolled out of Glen Spey, taking with it our incredible camper,s but we know it won’t be long till we see them again…

Stay tuned for more exciting posts here… this may be the Camp blog, but just because Camp is over, it doesn’t mean we won’t keep you posted on all the great things that we experienced and the even greater things to come

Meet Camp Simcha Star Eric

July 27, 2012Leave a Comment

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