Volunteer Clean-Up Day at Surprise Lake
05/01/2023 02:55:34 PM
Over 20 BHA participants from BHA braved the wet and rainy forecast and attended Surprise Lake Camp's Volunteer Clean-Up Day. This annual event was held on Sunday, April 30, and in lieu of formal Masa programming in the building, Masa families were invited to participate in this mitzvah together.
This awesome and spirited group spread woodchips at the camp's playground, weeded the sand at the Teenside Beach and in the Volleyball Court, cleared paths of fallen branches and leaves, and added a coat of polyurethane to picnic tables. All on a wet, overcast, and rainy day! They were rock stars!
Volunteers were provided with bagels & lox and other sides for lunch, as well as Volunteer Day t-shirts as a thank you for their efforts.
We hope that the upcoming Masa year will be filled with more opportunities for similar experiences, and that we'll have an even greater BHA turnout for this event next spring.
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Wed, June 7 2023
18 Sivan 5783
Celia Baczkowski, Education Director
Celia has been a member of the BHA community for ten years, and has served on the Board since 2017. She received her BA in Jewish Studies from the University of Judaism in CA, and her MA in Camp Administration and Leadership from Touro University in NV. Celia spent over 20 years as a Jewish summer camp professional in a variety of roles, and has extensive experience in administration, program and event planning, staff training and supervision. Additionally, she works as a substitute teacher in Cold Spring, and has a NYS TA certification. Celia lives in Cold Spring with her partner, daughter, two dogs, one cat, one leopard gecko, and sixteen chickens.
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