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6 | SEPTEMBER 23 • 2021 

PURELY COMMENTARY

guest column
Tamarack Camps Changes 
Campers and Staff ‘For Good’
A

t our annual 
fundraiser, Send a 
Kid to Tamarack, 
we raised critical funds 
that supported camper 
scholarship; 
and, throughout 
the evening, 
we highlighted 
the idea that 
a Tamarack 
experience so 
often changes 
campers and 
staff “for good.”
Now, reflecting upon 
the journey of an atypical 
summer, and my first in a 
new role as CEO, I continue 
to be motivated and inspired 
by the positive changes that 
occurred in every program 
at Tamarack Camps — and, 
most importantly, in the lives 

of those connected to our 
camp community.
As each program 
concluded, we received an 
outpouring of messages 
from families expressing 
the emotion of this unique 
time. One Camp Kennedy 
parent shared: “My child’s 

experience was very 
impactful” … “There is 
certainly special magic in 
the outpost and part of 
the magic is the staff. This 
year, after being cooped 
up for a year-and-a-half, 
camp provided that first 
opportunity of normalcy, 

while at the same time 
balancing safety. Everyone 
was all-in.”
A Camp Maas parent 
expressed: “Our boys had 
‘the best summer ever’ at a 
time when the best summer 
was needed more than ever. 
As parents we are so grateful 
that they were able to have 
a summer of independence, 
experience and joy after 18 
months of COVID and with 
an uncertain fall ahead of 
them. As Tamarack donors, 
we know our investment in 
this community resource is 
a good one. As community 
members, we are confident 
that Tamarack Camps is 
helping us to strengthen 
Jewish identity and 
strengthen Jewish Detroit.”
Summers at camp help 

Lee Trepeck 

continued on page 9

TAMARACK

