 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
Links
2009 GUIDELINES
FOR THE CAMPERSHIP PROGRAM OF CHICAGO
For the Summer of 2009, the Campership Program of Chicago will provide gifts of
$1250 to a “1st year camper”, and $750 to a “2ND YEAR CAMPER” (individually, a
“GRANT”) who live in the State of Illinois, or in Lake, Porter or LaPorte Counties in
Indiana, and who are attending an overnight camping program at a “Jewish
Camp” during the Summer of 2009 (see definitions below).
The Campership Program is a “Keruv” (outreach) incentive program meant to
attract new campers primarily from families that are unaffiliated or associated with
liberal synagogues, regardless of financial need, who are not getting an intensive
daily exposure to Judaism and who might have otherwise chosen a secular
summer program for their summer experience. Its mission is to significantly
increase the number of Jewish children attending “Jewish Camp”. Synagogues
and Jewish organizations are encouraged to help to seek out Jewish youth, who
would otherwise not be attending Jewish summer camps next summer, to apply
for Grants. Rabbi Dennis Katz of Cong. Shaare Tikvah B’nai Zion (the “Trustee”),
continues to lead the program in Chicago.
Children who attend Orthodox day school or Yeshivot typically receive an intensive
daily exposure to Judaism and therefore are generally ineligible. However, they will
be considered on a case by case basis if they can provide evidence to the contrary.
Details of the Grant guidelines are shown below:
1) NOT BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED: The Grant is available regardless of
need or whether the camper or camper’s family has received other scholarship or
financial aid.
2)DEFINITIONS:
a)“1ST YEAR CAMPER” is defined as a camper who has not previously spent 3
consecutive weeks or more as an overnight camper at a Jewish Camp in a
previous Summer.
A camper who, prior to 2009, has only attended day camps, Jewish Camp summer
programs of less than 3 weeks, or summer programs of any length at non-Jewish
Camps shall be considered a 1st Year Camper in the first year that they attend an
overnight summer program of 3 consecutive weeks or more at a Jewish Camp.
b)“2ND YEAR CAMPER” is defined as a camper who has previously spent 3
consecutive weeks or more as an overnight camper at a Jewish Camp during only
one previous Summer.
c)“JEWISH CAMP” is defined as a Jewish overnight summer camp anywhere in
North America where Judaism or Zionism is a primary focus of the camp program,
as determined by the Foundation for Jewish Camp at their web site, www.
jewishcamp.org.
3)Any questions with respect to these Guidelines shall be resolved by the
Campership Program, and should be directed to the Trustee, whose determination
shall be final. All questions should be forwarded to the Trustee at
info@campership.net.