It’s the last day of camp, yet we’re pumping at full throttle here in SimchaVille. In the morning, our campers ran from one special activity to the next finishing up any started projects. There were bracelets to finish in the leather shop, mugs to finish in pottery, wallets to finish in ductagami, and pictures to process in the dark room.
That was before 1:04.
At 1:04, we took it to a Whole New Level. Our post “Tisha B’av” spectacular kicked off with rocket launching in the baseball field. When we were certain that we had gotten the FAA attention, we moved to the dining room where the live band was raising the roof with their usual array of awesome music. We danced out hearts out…but that was just the beginning. We then went outside to the porch where every camper had a chance to shave his counselors beard (and head) in any way he chose. There are currently a bunch of bald counselors around camp! Besides for that, the mock barbershop worked out pretty well.
After that, we were told to head to the social hall for “special activity.” We were greeted by Avraham Fried and an amazing band. He wowed us with his classics and shared his usual enthusiasm with us. We responded with our usual insane amount of energy. We sang, danced, jumped, and stomped; there was fun for wheelchair’ers and non-wheelchair’ers alike. He shared the stage with many campers, and even had a duet with some of the campers. He took many requests from the crowd. Avraham engages us Simchonians very well, and we thank him for being a part of the Simcha family.
After that we headed to the field again where the Mad Sciences treated us to a sweet treat. There, lined up, were 50 bottles of diet Coke. A camper pulled a string, and we were treated to a beautifully choreographed sprinkler and fountain show.
We are all busy packing now. The banquet is in 30 minutes. Stay tuned.