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CAMP GUIDE
2024
A
bustling hive of youthful energy
summer in and summer out,
Willoway Day Camp truly is
something for everyone. While campers
range from as young as kindergarten to as
old as high school freshmen, there is no
shortage of opportunities to have the best
summer ever.
The youngest campers are immersed into
“theme days” once a week, where they find
themselves navigating the Willoway jungles
or meeting Mario and Luigi in Super Mario.
Creative games curate team-building and
form bonds between groups of campers
as they compete against counselors and
work together to reach their end goal of
the theme day. And, once a year, everyone
comes together at the Olympic-themed day,
full of cross-camp teamwork and fun.
“It’s so fun and something different every
day,” said Camper Davis Korotkin, age 6. “I
like the team games, choosing stuff to do,
cool counselors and making fun summer
friends. Also, the hot dogs are the best on
Fridays! One time I ate four!”
The older campers, fifth graders or older,
known as Explorers, get to stretch their
wings outside of Willoway, going on field
trips for exciting getaways once a week.
Hopping on a Willoway bus and going to
the movies, a trampoline park, Kensington
Metropark and other local entertainment
hubs gets these older campers out into the
community to experience fun adventures
and make friendships along the way.
Liliana Meyers-Zerwekh, age 8, is count-
ing down the days. “I cannot wait for camp!
The counselors are fun and nice, specifical-
ly Emily and Elizabeth were amazing,” she
said. “I love swimming and tubing. I can’t
wait to get back to Willoway so I can see
my friends who go to different schools.”
And, to bring many campers of all ages
together, they can stay for an overnight pro-
gram. Campers sleep over at Willoway on a
Thursday night and partake in an evening
full of games, swimming, meals, arts, sports
and, most importantly, the campfire songs
that promote friendship and comradery
over s’mores.
“Willoway overnights are something
that I fondly remember from my years as
a camper with [Willoway’s founder] Arnie
[Fisher] leading campfire songs. I’m proud
that we can offer them to this generation of
campers,” said Jason Rosen, a camp director
and lifelong Willoway camper.
Providing something for every camp-
er is a Willoway hallmark en route to its
“Best Summer Ever.” The Willoway team is
counting down the days to Willoway 2025
beginning on June 16, 2025.
Seth Kruger, a Willoway camper and staff alumnus, is
a junior studying journalism and mass communication
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
SETH KRUGER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
Willoway Has
Something for Everyone