BHEC Blog - Camp News and Announcements

The Winter Reunion is Sunday, January 7th 10:00 - noon at New Roc City, 19 LeCount Place, New Rochelle, NY

We will provide a CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (for all campers and their parents) & Turbo Card (for campers and their friends). This entitles you to play a variety of video games and/or choose among premium attractions.

We have not included ice-skating in this package, but please feel free to stay on and enjoy the entire facility.

Click here for New Roc City information and directions, or call them at 914-637-7575. Note: Go to the 4th floor of the parking garage, and take the walkway in. Don't forget to pay for the parking by the entrance to the walkway.

If you have any questions, contact Elaine at BHECamps@aol.com or 914-693-8952.

Join us for the annual traditions of Turkey Bowl Football and the Turkey Bowl Bash! Mark your calendar, and click here for all of the details.

We will have the camp office open from 9-5 on Sunday and Monday-518 329-3303.
On Tuesday we can be contacted 9-5 at 518 329-3302.
From Wednesday thru Friday-we will be checking the answering machine on a regular basis (518 329-3303).
Elaine will be available at 914 693-8952 as of September 5th.

Tonight we say our goodbyes with our traditional Camp FolK Festival (talent show). We laugh and cry and say goodbye to old and new camp friends and to BHEC for a short while.
We'll all gather again at the Camp Reunion.
We will be sending out Early Bird Registration in September so look out for our mailing.

We've had a wonderful season!!!

See you all tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:30 ish at our bus drop offs
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK UNDER THE BUS FOR ALL BEDDING.
YOUR CHILD WAS GIVEN TWO BAGS AND TWO TAGS FOR THE BUS.

After 3 intense days of cheering, singing and competing-color war ended last night with a traditional sing. White Night was victorious!

Thank you for participating in the LIT's Tzadaka Project by donating items for the IDF "Packages from Home" campaign. We were able to collect 57 pounds of donations for the troops. Unfortunately, with the current security concerns, it is only possible to send these packages via FedEx. The cost for sending them is far higher than we had anticipated, so we are asking you, once again to help us to reach our goal of putting these items into the soldiers' hands.

If you are interested in helping to defray the shipping costs, please consider sending a check made out to BHEC and put "IDF Project" in the memo. We are hoping to reach our target of $400 by the end of the month.

Thank you again for your continued support.

WE APOLOGIZE......last night we broke COLOR WAR...
White Night VS. Blue Day. Phone calls home were missed due to the excitement of the moment. The teams were busy preparing cheers and getting ready for Tug of War. Today we play Simon Says, Giant Softball and Strong men/women competition. This afternoon is Water Relays and Track and Field. Tonight is Rope Burn.
Watch for pictures-we post everyday!

Sorry for the typo. Your children will be arriving home on Sunday, August 13th (not the 19th). Sorry for the typo.
Elaine

We can't believe that the camp season is over next Sunday. It has flown by. There is still a lot happening as Color War is about to break, trip day is nexy week to Zoom Flume and the movies and our ending camp Folk Festival will be held on Saturday night.

JUST A REMINDER: Your children will be arriving home on Sunday, August 19th at approximately 12:30. We have 1 bus dropping off at White Plains and 3 at Cunningham Park. We do place siblings on the same bus and we have the youngest campers on the first bus.

PLEASE LET US KNOW BY TUESDAY (if we don't know as of yet)IF YOU PLAN TO PICK-UP YOUR CHILD AT CAMP. Camp pick-up is 10:30 AM at the Administration Building.

Senior Unit arrived back to camp safe & sound and HAPPY. Great reviews on the trip.

We are expecting our buses to roll back in at 8:30 tonight. We will update the website with ARRIVAL NEWS!

Tomorrow I will post lots of pictures to include our senior campers.

SUGGESTION: Many of our parents have cell phones-when campers call home they are not reaching you. I understand that you can make arrangements for call forwarding to your cell. If so, this may help so you do not miss any calls.

We're enjoying an extended day at Six Flags-enjoying all the rides-especially the waterpark.

PLEASE NOTE: phone calls home tonight will start at 8:30. The campers were having such a good time-they're staying at the park a bit longer and will be back got dinner at 7:30
Thank you for understanding.

Tonight calls home are Hill Boys (bunks)

They had a great day. Water Country USA followed by a baseball game. All is well as they relaxed in their air conditioned rooms last night. Today their off to Busch Gardens and some shopping. They're doing their best to stay cool.

Our campers finally arrived at the Quality Inn late last night (could say early this morning). They are in great spirits after a long day on the bus because of several bumps in the road which included a flat tire, getting lost and construction. They did however stop for a long lunch break and dinner as scheduled.
Today should prove to be much more enjoyable. After s late wake-up and breakfast the group is off to Water Country USA-a good thing as the temperatures are rising!!!!!!!!
Our bikers had a great afternoon of riding and a very successful overnight. They are currently on route riding the Millerton rail trail. They will be back at camp before dinner.

Phone Calls home begin today for session # 2. Tonight Hill girls will be calling. Hill boys are scheduled for August 2nd. Shack #3 & shack # 4 are scheduled for August 1. Shack # 5 & 6 on August 3rd and finally Shack # 1 & 2 on August 7th.

Our Senior Unit left this morning for 5 days of fun in Virginia. We will be posting pictures from Virginia so keep looking.

Today we welcomed all our new and old friends to camp. It is a beautiful sunny day and we are busy in activities. Tomorrow look for pictures!


P.S. Great Parent's Visiting Day!. We enjoyed having all the parents up at camp yesterday and we were thankful it didn't rain.How could it rain on Parent Day?

Thanks to a grant sponsored by Coca-Cola we have been able to offer the following Day of Caring/Day of Sharing Program.

This summer we will teach our children the value of "Gimmelut Chassadim" (acts of loving kindness) within our own camping community and the community at large. Our Senior Unit campers will host a day at camp for the Hudson Even Start Family Literacy Program, a local community program that targets pre-school and elementary age children from underprivileged and poverty stricken areas.

Click here to learn all about it!

As we pack and say our goodbyes we are sad to see our friends leave.
Please note that the buses leave camp at approximately 10:30 AM. Our first stop will be in White Plains. Expected arrival time is 12:15. We will then depart to Cunningham Park with expected arrival at 1:00 PM.

All bedding and specific items such as hockey sticks can be found under the bus in the storage area. Please do not forget to look!

Wishing everyone a safe trip back home.
Jordan Kapp and Ashley Silverman will help you at the buses in Cunningham Park and I will be there to greet the families in White Plains.

Dear Parents,

Sorry for the inconvenience but the Ardsley office is experiencing the second day of no electricity. We are attempting to get the calls forwarded. If you need to reach us please call 518 329-3303.

I would like to apologize for the confusion and frustration you must be feeling due to phone calls home. We are frustrated too!
It appears that collect calls can not be made to cell phones. In addition, some services, such as Optimum online blocks collect calls. You may be unaware of this and will need to contact your phone service.
We use 5 pay phones to make the calls. Confusing as some of our campers are using calling cards and have no problem while others just can't get through. The counselors have been helping and they get the same response. We have called in the phone company who promises to take a look, but we're not sure it's the phones.
I promise to figure out a new system for 2007-just bare with me for 2006 and ANY suggestions would be appreciated.
STAY COOL!

Please join us AT CAMP for a day of friends, food and fun! Click here for all of the details

Each summer, we at BHEC choose a Tzedakah project that we invite our campers and their families to participate in.

This summer we have chosen to participate in the
"Package From Home" project which sends thousands of packages and letter to soldiers in the Israeli Defense Force Units.

Please help us fill as many packages as possible with any/all of the following items:

Crew neck white Hanes T-shirts (M, L, XL)

Sunscreen and Lip Balm

M&M's (individual small packages) and hard candies (Kosher only)

Toothpaste (travel size) and toothbrush

Playing cards

AA Batteries

These items may be sent to the camp c/o Na'ama Kalker, or brought on visiting day where collection bins will be available.

The LITs will be responsible for repackaging the items and including a letter to an IDF soldier as part of their service learning.

If you would like additional information about the sponsoring organization you may visit their website at: http://www.apackagefromhome.org/

We thank you for your support and participation in this worth effort.

Phone calls home began on Monday. No one is scheduled today, Tuesday, July 4th.
PLEASE REMEMBER: Calls can be made by Calling Cards, (if you sent one with your child) OR your child will be making Collect Calls to your home number. Cell phones do not accept collect calls. Please make sure that your phone is not blocked for collect calls. We had several campers unable to reach their parents because the phone was blocked and they were not sent with calling cards.
Thank you for your cooperation.

JUST A REMINDER: We are offering a mini camp program at the end of the summer. If you would like to take advantage of this great deal-contact us immediately. LIMITED to 30 campers.

Your children have settled in. They've begun to make camp their home-even if it's just for a little while. They are soaking in the sun (no more rain), swimming, bike riding and enjoying all of the activities we have to offer.
On Tuesday we will celebrate July 4th with decorations and a camp wide Laser Tag program and a Bar-B-Q down by the lake.
On Wednesday we're all off to the movies. We see PG and PG-13 only. We're guessing that Superman may be the main attraction for our older campers while our younger campers will have options too at the multi-plex theater.
We will post more pictures in a few days with lots of July 4th additions.
Enjoy your holiday too!

All campers have arrived safely. It has stopped raining in Copake-hooray!!!!. We're settling into our new summer homes.

A special thank you to the parents at White Plains-your patience was greatly appreciated.

Check back here for news from camp posted by the directors all summer long!

What a great time was had by all. The 2005 Camp Reunion held at New Roc City was a huge success with 150 campers and 40 staff members on hand. Camp talk, smiles, hugs and chatter were all around. It's great to see our camp friends!