Today is the first day of an annual tradition here at Goldman Union Camp—it’s the start of Precamp! Precamp is a week-long process during which we literally and metaphorically rid camp of the cobwebs that may have gathered over the winter. It’s also the official kick-off to the camp season, as we are joined by 20-25 summer staff members who give up an extra week off to come to camp and relive their Avodah days.

Some highlights of pre-camp include:

• Cleaning and sanitizing the entire Chadar Ochel, including the kitchen, walk-in cooler and freezer
• Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping living areas and program buildings
• Cleaning all the bathrooms on camp
• Checking all the smoke & carbon monoxide detectors & replacing batteries where needed
• Driving the canoes to Eagle Creek
• Applying weatherproofing compound to the Migdal
• Setting up the Archery range
• Repairing and replacing benches
• And much, much more!

We are so thankful to have such great, hardworking staff members—including the entire Leadership Staff team—come to camp and help out! Stay tuned to Facebook & Twitter for more updates on daily happenings at camp, and watch this space for future blog posts!