by Jacob Fijman | Aug 27, 2020 | Fundraising, Jacobs Blog
Thank you to all of you who donated to our Sustainability Campaign! I hope you have had a chance to check out the Sustainability Campaign Infographic that details your incredible generosity. Together, we raised $981,460.49 to offset the impact of cancelling the...
by Jacob Fijman | Aug 27, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
I hate fundraising, I mean I really hate it. Many years ago, I met with Anne Lowenburg about a donation for Camp. It was my first meeting of the fundraising campaign and I was absolutely terrified. I really like Anne and had already worked with her on a gift to Dream...
by Jacob Fijman | Aug 24, 2020 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Jacobs Blog
I’m Melissa Bloomfield, the new Recruitment Committee Chair for the Jacobs Camp Committee. Like many of you, Jacobs Camp is a place that means a lot to me and my family. In the summers I spent at camp, both as a camper and a staff member, I found friends who remain...
by Jacob Fijman | Aug 20, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work, and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must go beyond them.” —Bruce Lee Hi, My name is Dr. David Portnoy, and in 2004, I was in...
by Jacob Fijman | Aug 10, 2020 | Alumni, Jacobs Blog
My name is Clare (Levy) Clarke, and I am the new Alumni Committee Chair for the Jacobs Camp Committee. I grew up in Memphis and now live in Nashville with my husband, Robin, and our three young children, Norah, Eden and Owen. My first summer at Jacobs Camp was in...
