Growing Up ... Together

FRESH AIR S " CIETY

ust say Tamarack to a Baby Boomer, a

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Generation X'er, or a kid over the age of 10,

and the memories start to roll.

Never mind that the Jewish Federation agency

operating Camp Tamarack — the Fresh Air Society

— has programs for children, families and adults of

all ages and special needs. Never mind that it

has sites all over the state and trips all over the

map. Never mind that it's the largest Jewish

community program of its kind in the country.

For most, it's the promise of three weeks of

summer camp that gets the kids packing and

their parents reminiscing.

Nearly 100 years after its creation as a respite

for poor children and their families, Fresh Air

Society remains true to its mission: No Jewish

child will ever be denied a camp experience for

lack of funds. With a third of its 1,900 campers

on scholarships, the Fresh Air Society looks to

Federation for. annual allocations from its Annual

Campaign and other funding assistance.

Why does Federation feel it's so important?

Because at this camp, where Shabbat becomes a

joyous weekly adventure, some kids learn to be

Jewish.They become part of a mini-Jewish

community of kids who learn from each other

and grow together. Will it shape their lives as

Jews? It just might.

And one day, they, too, will reminisce and send

their kids off to camp.

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