SUMMER
1993

IT

DINGS

Brighton Today

Tamarack Camps Continuing to
Change to Meet Your Needs

onathan Haber, President of Fresh Air Society, announced last
week that after the summer of 1993, Camp Tamarack at
Brighton will close, and all campers and programs will be at
Camp Maas.

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Mr. Haber stated that "The Board of Directors, after a lengthy
study by the Brighton Committee chaired by past President,
Richard Komer, determined that it was in the best interest,
financially and programmatically, to merge operations of both sites
into one."

Harvey Finkelberg, Executive Director, points to the tremendous
potential at Camp Maas in Ortonville to accommodate all the
children whose ages range from 7 to 15 years. Mr. Finkelberg
states that most camps today operate only one site, with all the
age groups.

JEWIS H NEWS

Camp Tamarack will merge with Camp Maas
in summer of 1994.

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"We have the set-up at Maas which allows us to house our younger
children on the lower end of the camp and the older children at the
upper end. We also have recreational facilities at both ends of the
camp which make it ideal for programming. Siblings will now be
able to see each other during the day. Making the transition from
one camp to another will no longer be an issue, and sessions and
dates will no longer be different as it has been in the past.
Placement and staffing will be much easier and overall there are
many positive reasons for the move."

Suzie Zaks, Director of Camp Tamarack at Brighton is also very
excited about the move to Maas. "We will have the best summer
ever at Camp Tamarack in 1993 and we will ensure that every
child visits Camp Maas and participates in the wonderful programs
and facilities there, so that they can see what a special place it will
be for them in 1994. Many of the great programs that we now
offer will continue at Maas."

All past campers and staff from Camp Tamarack
will be honored at Brighton Sunday, August 29
from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Ms. Zaks recommends that everyone put Sunday, August 29 on
their calendar. "On that date we will plan a major program at
Camp Tamarack in honor of all those children and staff who have
attended Fresh Air Camp and Camp Tamarack at Brighton over the
years. The event will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 and everyone is
invited to come and share their camp memories. Ms. Zaks added
that Fresh Air intends to build a museum at Camp Maas to house
all the plaques and memorabilia from the 66 years of operation of
the Brighton campsite.

Construction of twelve cabins and two lodges will begin in the
Fall. There are many opportunities to designate these facilities by
interested donors.

Richard Komer, who attended Camp Tamarack, concluded his
recommendations to merge Camp Tamarack with Camp Maas by
saying "the wonderful times and memories we had at Brighton will
always remain with us, and we will now be offering children new
memories and exceptional experiences that they too will treasure
for the rest of their lives."

Brighton 1937

