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Help us to raise money for
Vacamas Programs for Youth while
enjoying a beautiful 45-mile
bike ride through rural Passaic
County. The varied terrain with
long flats and some hills will
offer riders fantastic views as
we travel the lovely country
roads around Greenwood Lake. We
will begin the day with
breakfast at Camp Vacamas and
conclude with a traditional Camp
barbeque.
JMU
Alternative Spring Break heads
to Vacamas!
During the first week in March
2008, Camp Vacamas hosted a
group of 10 dedicated students
from James Madison University
who chose to volunteer their
time during Spring Break to help
out Vacamas Programs for Youth.
This is the third year JMU has
partnered with Vacamas for this
all-important trip.
While here at Vacamas, the group
made several improvements to our
facilities and programs.
Throughout the morning, the
students spent time painting,
cleaning, and sprucing up
buildings around Camp. In the
afternoon, the group traveled
into Newark to assist with our
New Jersey After 3 Schools. All
week long they worked together
to help out wherever they could.
It
wasn’t all hard work. In the
evenings the students from JMU
enjoyed watching movies, a
bowling night, and, most
importantly, a rigorous game of
dodge ball. The group was also
able to speak to Mike and Sandi
Friedman about the programs we
offer and the impact they have
made for our children.
Thanks to Brittany, Emily, Leyla,
Sierra, Kim, Courtney, Sarah,
Josh, Adele, and Frank for all
your hard work throughout the
week! We here at Vacamas
appreciate everything you have
done for our organization and
are pleased that there are
groups all around the world with
your passion and dedication.
GOOD NEWS!
Vacamas Programs
for Youth just received a large
donation of outdoors equipment
from members of the New York-New
Jersey Trail Conference. We are
deeply grateful for these
contributions which included
backpacks sorely needed for
Vacamas Summer Trip Adventure
programs and cross country skis,
which have already been utilized
by our Vacamas Academy and Teen
Opportunity Program students.
Along with this equipment,
Vacamas also received warm
winter outdoor clothing, winter
and hiking boots, and rain
gear.
One contributor
who donated a backpack
encouraged our youth to
appreciate the outdoors and
said, “When you get to a nice
high point, with beautiful
vistas, stare out towards the
wonders of nature. As you soak
up the beauty of the moment,
just smile for a minute.”
Picture below,
Vacamas Academy student posing
with new skis and backpack.
BRYANT PARK ICE SKATING
14
students from Vacamas' Teen
Opportunity Program at High
School #35 in Manhattan enjoyed
a December afternoon at Bryant
Park Ice Skating Rink. This trip
was developed as an incentive to
improve classroom attendance and
school behavior among our
students. Everyone had a
wonderful time on the ice!
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