All the essentials you should pack in your backpack for camp each day!

WHAT YOUR CHILD NEEDS AT CAMP:  PLEASE LABEL EVERY ITEM SENT TO CAMP

  • T-shirts Each Camper receives 3 camp T-shirts. T-shirts are neon & a dri-fit material. General Gan Campers wear neon green shirts & Pioneers wear neon orange shirts. * Campers are required to wear this year’s camp t-shirt every day, except for Dress Up days*. Campers are not required to wear their T-shirts for swimming at the YMCA.

  • Shoes - Campers are required to wear sneakers/closed toe shoes daily - campers can change into water shoes/flip flops/crocs for swimming. 

  • Water - Camp gives each camper a water bottle on their first day of camp. - We will label the water bottle & keep it at camp. It is refilled multiple times a day & carried to all activities in a rolling cart.

  • Sunscreen - Parents are required to apply sunscreen every morning and to send sunscreen to camp for your child. We will reapply sunscreen after lunch.

 

DAILY CHECKLIST

  1. Extra full change of clothes in separate labeled bag to be left in camp locker

  2. Campers need to wear a camp t-shirt & sneakers/closed toe shoes daily.

    • On Fridays’ campers do not need a camp t-shirt- we encourage them to participate in the camp dress up theme of the day - See list below

  3. Cap or hat

  4. Sunscreen applied and in backpack

  5. Campers need their swim stuff most days- We will send weekly & daily messages through the Brightwheel app about your child’s swim schedule. 

    • Towel

    • Plastic bag for wet swimsuits

    • Goggles (if desired)

    • Change of underwear

  6. Coins for Tzedakah

  7. Packed lunch & 2 snacks

*Tzedaka at Camp

As a camp we encourage the kids to bring a coin daily to give to Tzedaka – Charity. At the end of the summer
all the campers will vote on a Charity of choice to receive all the money. Teaching our children to be givers is a
strong Jewish value & a big Mitzvah.

 

CAMP DRESS UP SCHEDULE

Please note that on all dress-up days, we give additional accessories to all campers to add to the camp spirit.

  • Friday 6/26 - Crazy Hair Day 

  • Friday 7/3 - America Day

  • Friday 7/10 - Sports Day

  • Friday 7/17 - Color Day

  • Friday 7/24 - Israel Day

 

LUNCH & SNACKS


CAMP DOES NOT PROVIDE LUNCH/SNACK FOR CAMPERS.

Parents are required to pack 2 snacks and a lunch for your camper daily. 

  • Please pack a lunch and 2 snacks for your camper daily.

  • Lunch should be dairy or vegan; no meat from home is allowed in camp.

  • Labeled lunch box/bag with your child’s first and last name and attached bunk luggage tag.

  • Do not send glass jars/bottles.

  • You can include an icepack for foods that you want to stay cold.

  • Lunches are stored in campers’ lockers.

  • For Kosher & allergy reasons, no campers may share any food at camp.

  • Campers cannot buy food when we are offsite.

       

NUT POLICY

We are a nut-sensitive camp. Everything we serve and cook at camp is 100% NUT FREE. Campers may bring nut products to camp. If there is a child with a nut allergy in their group, the camper with the nut product will eat separately from the nut allergy camper.

 

Swimming At Wells Ave YMCA

Camp swims at Wells Ave YMCA. For safety reasons campers wear their dri-fit neon colored camp t-shirt in the water & will change into a (non-camp) dry shirt when they return to camp. Please refer to the “what does my camper need daily” to ensure your child has everything they need at camp.  Campers travel to and from the pond ready for swim:

  • Wearing bathing suit
  • Wearing camp t-shirt
  • Wearing water shoes
  • Sunscreen applied
  • Beach towel
  • We bring their water bottles

 

Safety

  • Lifeguards are at the pool during swim time.

  • Counselors are required to swim with campers & to actively be on “lifeguard” duty

*campers who want to swim without a flotation device must pass a lifeguard administered slide test, on their first Monday of camp.

Red cross level 3 swim test requirements:

  • Jump into deep water from the side

  • Swim front crawl or elementary backstroke for 25 yards

  • Maintain position by treading or floating for 30 seconds