by jshkolnick | May 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Looking Forward to Camp! By Ashley Schlaeger There is a power in this place and timeIt shapes the rest of our livesAnd when we return each year we findA truth we can’t deny. Dan Nichols, Chazak This was one of the first quotes I heard at camp, and I always questioned...
by jshkolnick | Apr 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
A Year of Change by Joe SladeSenior Assistant Director This has been a year of great change for me: 12 months ago, my wife Alison and I lived in Atlanta, where I worked at a university, and spent much of my (admittedly limited) free time socializing with friends or...
by jshkolnick | Apr 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Making Friends at GUCI and in Israel By Carly Hooker“Mommy, I want to go to camp.” I made this statement for the first time at the tender age of 7 years old after a presentation at my temple by Rabbi Ron Klotz, camp director at the time. My mom’s initial reply was...
by jshkolnick | Mar 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Get Ready for PROJECT! By Richard Keitel Shalom everybody! I wanted to reintroduce myself. My name is Richard Keitel and I am very excited to return to GUCI to be this summer’s project director. Let me tell you a little something about me: I am a Professor of Theatre...
by jshkolnick | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
A Counselor’s Camp Journey By Ben Diamond Back in 2003, I went away to GUCI for a two-week session, in what I thought would be my only camp experience. Today, those two weeks have turned into twenty-eight weeks, and I’ve gone from a young camper to a staff member. ...
