BIVOUAC!!!
As the shul filled with campers and staff alike there was an excitement in the air…….the campers were told someone had taken material from the arts and crafts… but that turned into a BOG WAR breakout. After all the teams were split up it was time for the generals… Chesky, Shmuly and Beso led the camp in the twelve psukim. When they were about to begin their pep talk, all the staff jumped out from behind the curtain and off the stage for a…….BIVOUAC (OVERNIGHT)!!!!
All the campers and counselors headed to their bunks to prepare their tents, flashlights, sleeping bags, bug spray and marshmallows, then returned to the shul for Mincha.
Once we arrived at the beautiful Never Sink Camping Grounds, the campers started to stretch out and play in the open area.
After we started to unpack and set up our tents, collect wood, and just hang out! Thank you to our dear survival director Yossi Serebryansky for showing us how to make a proper Teepee for our GIANT and SAFE bonfires!
With our counselors toiling over the grills to make us delicious supper we sang and ate and had the best bivouac ever!
Photos by Leivik
CGI Goes to Skate Estate!
This Monday camp went to an amazing place called Skate Estate. We posted an article and lots of pictures already, but here’s the video, made by our very own Mendy Soffer!
Over the Hills and Through the Rebbe’s Forest….
Today the campers had their first day of exciting activities in the New Grounds! Just a short walk past the soccer field and through the Rebbe’s Forest, is where the New Grounds lie. The campers played all kinds of sports there, including baseball, volleyball, and soccer. In between all those fun games, campers sat in the shade and drank lots of water to keep themselves hydrated.
Camp Escapes to Skate Estate!
Yawn, it’s just another Monday in CGI…. what? Buses? To where? Skate Estate? Awesome!!
What do they have there? Mini Golf? I LOVE Mini Golf!!
What else? Water slides and a pool? NO WAY!!
But then why do they call it Skate Estate? Oh, there’s roller-skating and roller-blading, too? Will the fun never end?
Number One Division makes Challah
This Friday, campers from the NOD (Number One Division) gathered in the grand dining room for a special activity. Using dough made by our very own Rabbi Shloime Futerfas, the campers learned to braid and bake challah.
Everybody had a lot of fun and had fresh hot challos by the Friday night meal!
Grand BBQ in the Square
On Thursday, campers watched with glee as the waiters hauled the dining room tables in to the square. As the Extra-Curricular-Activity-Directors fired up the grills, campers took their seats and licked their lips in anticipation for the first BBQ night of Gan Yisrael 5772!
We started off the night with an amazing line-up and Mincha after which we headed off to the Grand BBQ.
What better way to start the summer than with a huge BBQ with all the trimmings!
The atmosphere was uplifting with the campers and staff singing various niggunim and songs together.
Everybody had a great time, and we can’t wait to do it again!
