Sustainability Campaign Success leads to Road to Welcome Home
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...
How My Outlook on Fundraising has Changed
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...
The Future of Jacobs Camp is Bright: Summer 2021 Recruitment
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...
What Eating Competitions and Being the Camp Doctor have in Common
“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...
What does it mean to have been a Jacobs camper?
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...
Lessons I Learned in Virtual Solelim
This summer, my Chalutzim year eagerly awaited our return to camp, after two long years away, for our Solelim year. Needless to say, we were incredibly disappointed to find out that Jacobs would not be opening this summer. When we saw that Jacobs would be offering a...
Innovation and Fun: Dream Street on Your Street
My name is Alana Schipper and I am the current Chair of the Board of Advisors for Camp Dream Street. My first year at Jacobs Camp was the summer before freshman year of high school. From there, I got involved in NFTY Southern, and ultimately became a staff member at...
Solelim Went Virtual, and Here’s What’s Happening
When we first heard that camp was going to be canceled due to the Coronavirus, much like the rest of the Jacob’s Camp community, we were devastated. While we felt lucky that we had already gotten to experience all of our years as a camper, go to Chalutzim, and have...
For All Things Jacobs Camp, I Am Especially Grateful
When I was growing up, my parents taught me the importance of gratitude. One thing I am still incredibly grateful for today is having been able to spend eleven summers as a camper and staff member at Jacobs Camp in the 70’s and 80’s. I still cherish the friendships...
Preparing for Virtual Solelim
A few weeks ago, I received an email from Anna Herman asking if I would be interested in a “virtual Solelim program” this summer. I, almost without thinking, said I was interested and that I would love that opportunity. This does, however, beg a question: why did I...