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n Sunday, Aug. 1, Fresh Air Society, parent
organization for Tamarack Camps, will hold
its 97th annual meeting at Tamarack's Camp
Maas in Ortonville.
Ninety-seven years.
And remarkably, the Tamarack camp programs are as
relevant today to Jewish lives as they were in 1902.
Maybe more so.
While Tamarack has gone through tough times --
and faces significant challenges for the future — enroll-
ment is higher today than ever before thanks to capital
enhancements, a dedicated staff, solid marketing, and a
fresh and innovative series of programs. They range
from teen trips to Alaska to old-fashioned campouts
with a fire ring and s'mores and the singing of "Taps."
A 1997 capital campaign raised more than $4 million
and secured much-needed funding to invigorate
Tamarack's tired facilities. The two biggest undertakings
— the Sara and Irving Mahler Dining Facility and the
Nancy and Stephen Grand Multi-Use Indoor Facility
Sports Complex — will be dedicated on Sunday. Both
were used at camp . for the first time, this summer.
The Mahler Dining Complex has two dining halls
t junior and senior carnpers -- with a wall that
opened on Shabbat. The Grand facility has a
m, a stage and a swimming

In ad • ition, $7 million was spent on improvements:
raded cabins; new bathrooms and shower- facilities,
messes arid beds, new roofi and a new septic field. ,
ne thing that
, will never change at Tamarack, hOw-
, is its Jewish character. Most programs have a

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