WANTED: ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SCIENTISTS, AND BRAINIACS. Lawrence Technological University isn't for just anyone. We want the future engineers, designers and scientists who will create the innovations, communities and technological breakthroughs of tomorrow. Camper Kentaro Honjo of Japan and counselor Adam 0 Fisher of Franklin have fun canoeing at Willoway. If you believe that everything is possible, and that possible is everything, we want you at LTU. % 80 Academic Summer Camps! NrpCirse Don't lose ground next summer. Check out LTU's summer camps for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Choose the residential option and experience college living! Learn more at mew ' Willoway Day Camp enters its 45th year. wwwitu.edu/summercamps. Jackie Headapohl I Managing Editor POSSIBLE IS EVERYTHING. awren Tech THEORY MIME Architecture and Design Arts and Sciences Engineering Management Conore.stion Seth Shalom I.., Childhood Weaken Center Lawrence Technological University 21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075-1058 800 225 5588 admissions@Itu.edu I www.LTU.edu Gan Shalom Day Camp & Preschool Where Lasting Friendships Are Formed! Our Experienced Pay Camp Staff Will Offer Your 18 month - 5 year Old A Fun, Creative, 8 Memorable Summer Experience! June 25, 2014- August 15, 2014 Our Day Camps Offer: • Flexible Sessions • Full And Half Pay Programs • Weekly Themes With Special Visitors • Morning Flag Raising Ceremonies g- Camp Sing Alongs • Haudalah And Shabbat Celebrations ▪ Gardening, Arts S Crafts, Water Play And More! Licensed by the Michigan Department of Human Services Congregation Beth Shalom 14601 West Lincoln Rd. • Oak Park • • or More Information About Summer or Fall Programs, Please contact Nicole Jahr, Gan Director, At 248-541-7970 or email njahr@congbethshalontorg 1813000 42 December 5 • 2013 Summer Fun JN S ince 1969, Willoway Day Camp, north of Pontiac Trail on Old Plank Road in Milford, has given countless campers, ages 5-14, fun sum- mer memories to last a lifetime. Addy Katz of West Bloomfield built those memories at Willoway when she was a child; and now her two children, Matthew, 13, and Evan, 10, are doing the same. Katz also works at the camp and is in her seventh year as a first-aid officer. "I'm watching them do what I did when I was growing up:' she says. "And over the years, I've watched them grow up at camp and make lasting friend- ships:' The American Camp Association- accredited camp was started by Arnie and Lorraine Fisher of West Bloomfield, members of Congregation B'nai Moshe. Arnie and Lorraine, married for 57 years with three children and eight grandchil- dren, were both educators when they launched the camp so many years ago. "We wanted to make a different kind of camp for kids, a non-competitive place where they could grow, raise their self-esteem and make friends:' Lorraine Fisher says. "And Arnie and I are acces- sible to camper families 24-7:' Nearly 80 percent of the campers at Willoway are Jewish. Even though it is a secular camp, Jewish music and dance are included in the activities — 25 of which are going on every period of every day. Outdoor amenities on the 16-acre site include state-of-the art swimming pools built especially for children, a pond and a lake site, animal farm, nature trail, low ropes-initiative challenge course, "ga-ga- ga" courts, athletic fields, tennis courts, go-kart track, basketball courts, baseball diamonds and archery range. Indoor activities include arts and crafts, photography, gym, climbing wall, performing arts, photography — both digital and traditional — and much more. Optional Thursday overnights, weekly cookouts and camp shows add excitement and build tradition. "Our staff is our biggest stren Fisher says. "We have a 1-to-6 ratio of counselors to campers. The average age of our counselors is 20, and we bring in 25 staff from the United Kingdom to bring diversity to our program:' The camp has a staff of 70. According to Katz, her kids cherish the relationships they build with coun- selors. "Matthew received a bar mitzvah card from London — from one of his counselors last summer; she says. Matt Lester's children, Asa, 7, and Elliah, 10, are both "grads" of Willoway Day Camp. "They're ready for overnight camp now, and Willoway prepared them:' says Lester of Bloomfield Hills. "Willoway is the best day camp in Southeast Michigan:' An added bonus at Willoway is that transportation is included. "We run eight buses and 12 vans that pick up the campers at designated locations or at their door; Fisher says. "I really like the door-to-door service says Eden Elbinger, whose daughter Skylar, 9, attended the camp for four years and whose son, Zachary, 6, is signed up for this summer. "The camp runs like a well-oiled machine she says. "Zachary loves the sports there, and he did every single overnight last year:" Children participate in a range of sports taught by a staff of teachers and specialists. The camp pond with fishing, paddleboating, rowboating and canoe- ing provides all levels of aquatic skills. "Camp is an important part of a child's life Fisher adds. "We try to meet all the needs of the children here:" This year's open house will be June 8. A schedule can be found on the camp's website at www. willowaydaycamp.com . ❑