Friday, September 27. 1946

THE JEWISH NEWS

Another lied Feather Community Service

Fresh Air Society's Camp Helpful
In Many Ways to Children, Families

Seven-year-old "Phyllis Lambau" was becoming an increasingly nervous child. As her
parents were divorced, she lived with her aunt, but she felt unwanted because of the obvious
resentment of her older cousin. Mrs. Lambau had left the city; Mr..Lambau was in a sana-
torium. With no children in the neighborhood, Phyllis was alone a great deal. She had too
much solitude in which to worry about the broken home situation she could not urfderstand.

Phyllis' aunt appealed to the.
Fresh Air Society to give the l
child an opportunity to go to
camp. She wanted Phyllis to learn
to play with other children, but
she could afford to pay only a
fraction of the cost of a camp
vacation.
Community Chest Helps
Fresh Air Camp .officials ac-
cept•d the child at a cost of only
$8 a week to her aunt. The bal-
ance was paid by the Community
che,t which helps support Fresh
Air Camp.
six ;weeks at camp did a great
deal for Learning to play
with other children, she had less

Harry Nathan was elected pres-
ident of the Detroit Section of
the American Jewish Congress,
at the annual meeting on Sept.
19. He succeeds Morris Lieber-
man.
Mrs.
Morris Mendelson, J.
Schrier, Harry Kaminer, M. Lie-
berman, Leon Kay and Dr. M.
Raskin were chosen vice-presi-
dents; Miss Eve Neidelman, ex-
ecutive secretary; Nathan Linden,

Miss Neidelman will be th
speaker on the Jewish Congre
treasurer; Sam Lichtenstein, fi-
over Statio
nancial secretary; Mrs. Lichten- radio program

WJLB this Saturday at 9:45 p.
stein, corresponding secretary.
Mr. Kay, Mrs. Mendelson, Alan
In accordance with the Con
Brown, Miss Neidelman and Mrs. gress policy of discussing a
Lichtenstein were chosen dele- problems affecting Jewish life i

gates to the Jewish Community
Council.
Members of the executive
board are: Emil Kahn, I. Bagon,
E. yranzblau, Dr. M. Goldoftas,

boys enjoying ed housing conditions and gener-
themselves at ally lessened the strain on men
the lake at the returning to responsibilities as
Fresh Air heads of families.

Camp.

CRAFTS:
This girl is
learning arts
and crafts at
the Camp'
located at
Brighton.

• and printed by the campers. De-
signed as a camp for all types
of Jewish children, the Camp, ob-
serves dietary laws in serving
meals.
As indicated, a great many of
the children come from families
who can afford to pay either all
of the $20 to cover a week's ex-

penses, or some portion of it, al-
though they cannot manage the
t50 asked by most comparative

Of course, not all situations can
be corrected in one short vacation
a , camp. But a few summer weeks
can accomplish much for any
child. Timid children learn new
con iden•e th rough skills. Shy
boy, and girls make friends in
the sociable camp atmosphere.
under the guidance of friendly
counselor..

Constructive Channel
Ifiehly
strun g, intelligent
youngsters are given a construe-
channel for the energies that
in the idleness of a city summer
night have led them into unfor-
tunate scrapes. At Fresh Air
un p. urban Jewish boys and
girls enjoy the experience of
group living. close to nature,
with other Jewish children. More
than a healthful recreation, camp'
lite has a positive contribution
to make toward the training of
socially aware. healthy-thinking
cttizen.s of tomorrow.

I

Fresh Air Camp, which Is a
member agency of the Jewish
Welfare Federation, occupies 285
acres of wooded Blaine Lake. near

Brighton. During the 1945 summer
season. 599 -children from six to
sixteen were given vacations at
the camp----284 paying in full. 204
at an average reduced rate of $7
per week and 111 children at no
charge.
Camp Program
The camp program includes
land and water sports, crafts.
dramatic and special interest
clubs. A daily paper is edited

private camps.
This is a community service
which has been adapted to the
needs of the lower middle class
group whose children cannot be
classed as underprivileged, but
who would not be able to enjoy
necessary recreational
facilities
without some form of aid from
'the community, through the Com-
munity Chest.
Present Special Problem
The past several summers have
presented a special problem to
Irwin Shaw, director of the camp,
in his difficult job of selecting
which among the hundreds of ap-
plicants shall be admitted to
camp. This problem involves ser-
vicemen's families. In many cases,
wives of servicemen were able to
keep their families together only
by working while their children
attended school. With the arrival
of summer vacations, arrange-

Meet Over-All Needs
This is another way that com-

munity agencies are meeting all-
over community neds. To fit the
camping program - into the total
picture, the Fresh Air Society
have worked out a system of
cooperation with the following
agencies: Aid to Dependent Chil-
dren: Children's Center of Mich-
igan: Department of Public Wel-
fare: Jewish Social Service
Bureau; and North End Clinic.

Fresh Air Camp is another of
the Red Feather agencies which

benefit the entire • 'Community
while they help individuals. When
you give to the Red Feather Com-
munity Chest Drive, you help
maintain the constructive work of
Fresh Air Camp.

Air Camp has given priority to

... Crops are harvested; fuel is gathered; warmer garments
are brought from storage.

In our Prescription Departments, we're prepared for winter,
too. We know we must renew our guard on the health of the
community. Look on your neighborhood Cunningl-am Pharma-
cist as a friend, for winter, summer, spring or fall, he is always
ready to serve you. Quickly and responsibly he will work with
your 'doctor to help see you through sickness to health. Cun-
ningham's is a name to rely upon. For prompt, accurate pre-
scriptions, you can depend on your neighborhood

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troit. Even in the face of equally
pressing cases, Fresh Air Camp
officials were forced to turn away
more than 400 children in 1946.

Recognizing the difficulty of
facing returned
readjustment
servicemen and their wives, Fresh

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ments had to be made to care for

the children during the day.
For many frantic mothers and
children. Fresh Air Camp proved
the ideal solution. The relief of
these families only served to un-
derline more heavily the shortage
of such summer facilities in De-

America, Miss Neidelman wil
speak on the subject, "The K
Klux Klan: The Raising of I
Ugly Head and What to D
About It."

PRUDENTLY . . . . .

•veterans' children. The child at
ABOVE: Two camp temporarily relieved cramp-

time to—triaink about her own dif-
ficulties. She built up • a social
confidence that will be of help to
her in meeting the conflicts that
at Ne out of a broken family pat-
tern During Phyllis' absence at
camp. her aunt was able to re-
a,sure her own little girl. and
Phyllis found a welcoming family
awaiting her return.

Mrs. E. Penfil, N. Phillips, A
Schrier, I. - Sosnick, Rabbi J. S
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Schaver, Harry Schumer, Wil
Ham Hordes, Sam Belkin, Rab
M. Adler, Max Lifshitz, M. Mil
ler, A. Chafetz, A. Jaslow,
Linder.
Miss Neidelman On WJLB
Program Saturday

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