Just a Push – A Public Speaking Essay by Camp Echo Lake Camper Jack Goldsmith I need you to think about a great experience that ultimately changed your life. Now, thinking back on it, you had to take a risk for that experience, right? Some…
Becoming a Stronger Person, One Waterski Trip at a Time by Camp Echo Lake Camper, Fara Lagstein Two summers ago, I started going to Camp Echo Lake. On my first day of camp, I never would have thought of all the different, new things I…
One afternoon around 15 or 16 years ago I walked passed a green SUV parked on the street. I thought nothing of it at first glance, but then I stopped to do a double take. The license plate on the SUV said, “4MORRY”. What made…
***As referenced in the Camp Echo Lake Community Statement and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Guidance: Part 1 of 2, below is the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Letter with information and reminders about navigating the social and emotional dynamics of upcoming Bar and Bat Mitzvahs: Dear Families of our Campers…
NOTE: This article was originally posted in the summer of 2014. It is being republished to offer a refresher to parents for their children’s arrival back home tomorrow. By Laurie Rinke “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times…” Charles Dickens’…
