Camp Simcha is covered in snow! The lake is iced over. The dining room even looks like a ski lodge. Everyone knows about simcha magic, but simcha magic in the snow is something entirely different. This past weekend, Camp Simcha campers and counselors made their way up to Glen Spey for a winter reunion. Here’s what it looked like in camp:
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Pretty amazing, right?! Once everyone got settled in their “lodges,” campers were treated to our familiar “Simcha Spa” that included manicures, pedicures, makeup, and massages. Shabbat consisted of many meals, many smiles, and much laughter as we enjoyed Shabbat plays, speeches, and of course, Shabbat Bingo.
[singlepic id=1846 w=300 h=220 float=right]After Havdalah, we took advantage of the snow with ATV rides around camp! After the thrilling rides, we headed to the social hall for a dazzling show by a mentalist. Back in the dining room, campers were delighted when they saw that the whole dining room was transformed into a kitsch coffee shop! Campers helped themselves to a wide array of different coffee flavors (okay-the counselors were the ones obsessing over the coffee), a table full of pastries, panini making stations, wraps, pasta, salads, and probably any kind of food that you will ever think of. To quote Bassie L., “there was TONS of food!” Melava Malka was followed by Simcha style dancing, but this packed night was not over yet. In the middle of dancing, Eli Gerstner popped out of the CS kitchen and treated us to a surprise concert! Now that’s what I call an end to a magical night.
Sunday morning breakfast in the “ski lodge” was truly on par with five-star lodge standards (not that we would expect anything less from Camp Simcha!). Our activities for the day consisted of snow mobile rides and a ventriloquist show that had us all laughing. Finally, campers and counselors filled up with a huge barbeque lunch before loading the busses back home.[singlepic id=1851 w=520 h=440 float=center]