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as “DahBucks.
” Participants make and 
serve coffee and baked goods.
“It goes back to those life skills like mea-
suring, baking, packaging the baked goods 
and then preparing their coffee shop and 
really practicing those reciprocal interac-
tions,
” Tagai said. “It’s something not only 
the participants look forward to, but all of 
us as staff really look forward to as well.
”

PROGRAM’S EVOLUTION
Avodah has evolved over the years, espe-
cially this past summer. With so many par-
ticipants coming year after year and some 
participants wanting and being able to take 
on more independence — Tamarack has 

started a new program: Avodah Pro. 
Avodah Pro participants get a little bit 
more independence — getting to pick 
their placement, traveling through camp 
without a one-on-one counselor and man-
aging their personal schedule. Avodah 
Pros are also able to attend staff meetings.
“I think it’s something nice that our par-
ticipants can grow to,
” Weinstock said. 
The Avodah Pros won the Tikkun 
Olam Award at the year-end Tamarack 
staff awards this past summer. “Making 
camp more beautiful, our Avodah Pros 
did that, and that’s pretty incredible,
” 
Weinstock said. 
One of the many success stories of 

“I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO HAVE KNOWN JASON LUCKOFF FOR THE PREVIOUS 
14 YEARS — DURING THAT TIME, HE HAS GROWN AND FLOURISHED! 
THROUGH INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES, AS A CAMPER AND AN ADULT, HE 
HAS REALLY GAINED INDEPENDENCE AND SHOWN CONFIDENCE. MOST 
RECENTLY, AS AN AVODAH PRO, HE HAS ASSUMED LEADERSHIP POSITIONS 
IN SPECIALTY AREAS — ENTHUSIASTICALLY INTERACTING WITH CAMPERS 
AND STAFF. I AM SO GLAD THAT JASON IS HOME AT CAMP AND LOOK 
FORWARD TO HIS POSITIVE PRESENCE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME!”

 
— LEE TREPECK, CEO OF TAMARACK CAMPS

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Jason Luckoff

The Avodah 
Participants

