Thank you to everyone who joined us for Winter Camp Day this past Saturday, March 5th!
We were happy to see so many familiar faces — CRS alumni, former Camp staff, and old friends — as well as many new ones — our wonderful community members and neighbors in Rhinebeck.
We spent the afternoon enjoying the beautiful Camp Rising Sun campgrounds — chopping wood, collecting and processing maple tree sap, bottling (and eating!) the maple syrup, sledding down our great hill, and so much more. Our Facilities Manager, Cameron, also cooked delicious Hungarian goulash that was the perfect thing to help us warm up in the cool weather.
This tradition of gathering everyone at Camp for maple syrup making has been going on for over a decade and this year was one of our favorite ones yet! Each season brings something new at Camp Rising Sun, and it was wonderful to be able to share this wintry experience with friends, new and old, and from near and far.
Check out photos from the event below! To make sure you don’t miss these events in the future, sign up to be on our email list at lajf.org/subscribe!
What a group! Many CRS alums and current and former staff members/board members — from left: Elyem, Mads, Camay, Barry, Janessa, and Cameron.
CRS alum, Victor (left) and LAJF Intern, Olivia (right), working together to collect sap from the trees.
LAJF Operations Assistant, Kent (center), shows visitors how we boil down the maple tree sap.
CRS Facilities Manager, Cameron (middle) shows a group of visitors how to process the maple syrup and bottle!
LAJF Program Coordinator, Dana (left), and Social Work Intern, Leo (right), help to bottle some syrup!
Facilities Manager, Cameron, with the delicious pot of Hungarian goulash that he made for everyone to enjoy!
CRS alums and current/former staff members! From left: Mike, Helene (LAJF’s Executive Director), and Amit.
Kent demonstrating proper wood chopping technique!
CRS Alum, Maria (right), brought friends to visit Camp!
LAJF Program Director, Elyem (left), and Rhinebeck neighbor, Alex (right).
What an amazing day!