One of his cousins recalled in a eulogy that Steve would make them all line up on the front walk of The Hotel so that he could read out the scores of the pre and post-camp color war, where activities consisted of card games, board games and the occasional athletic event. Steve was the oldest of Chiefy's grandchildren and therefore was the leader when it came to these sorts of activities. The Lehrer/Gelobter/Greenwald clan enjoyed the privilege of having the camp to themselves in the weeks their parents spent setting up and closing down the summer. Cabins will be paired together, given a color, and go head to head in awesome games and activities. He got this name from the weeks before and after camp that he spent with his extended family each summer growing up. Session 2: Color Wars Ultimate Edition (June 14-27). Responsible for planning and executing the event. Color war at DJDS is a way for students to own their educational experience in unprecedented ways. Day-to-day relationships are strengthened, as is the connection to the school. Green battles Gold to determine not only who can win at contests of skill, speed, agility and creativity, but who can be the most spirited and most sportsmanlike throughout the course of Color War. Marty died in 2002 and, ever since then, all of the traditions that make up the magic which is Equinunk and Blue Ridge has been perpetuated by Steven. School color war means a shared experience with the classmates a student learns with 10 months out of the year. On Tuesday camp hosted their first color war activities of the week. Green and Gold: Our official camp colors are also the official names of our Color War teams. Chiefy’s legacy was then carried on by Steven’s father, Martin “Marty” Gelobter. His grandfather, Edward Lehrer, known to all as Chiefy, founded CEBR in 1920. Steve was a true Son Of Equinunk (SOE) in the most literal sense of the term. In addition to our traditional events, we add several other activities and events each year to enhance our program.On the morning of Sunday, November 1, Steven died at his home in Roswell, Georgia. We also have two special events each week, which will include our traditional events such as back to Camp Party, Color War activities, Summer Spooktacular, Boat Races, Treasure Hunt, Crazy Hat Fashion show, Skit Day, and End of the year Extravaganza. Campers and counselors were divided into two teams, each assigned a color, and over the course of a week, they went head to head with games like obstacle courses and relay races. Color War kicks off with a huge surprise celebration that we call the break. Spice up your menu with some hometown favorites. For many of us, Color War represents the pinnacle of the summer camp season. Here are a few ideas: Change Your Menu Every state (or region) has its own unique cuisine. Camper of the week Awards are given out every Friday during flag pole ceremonies to camper who have displayed excellent behavior for following the rules, showing kindness and sportsmanship toward their peers. The crown jewel of each summer at camp was Color War. Set up a variety of activities and stations around camp, one for each state. Each camper will have a personal locker.Ĭamp activities include but are not limited to the following: arts and crafts, swim instruction, tennis, basketball, kickball, wiffle or stick ball, archery, badminton, volleyball, ping-pong, horse shoes, shuffle board, wall ball, soccer, lawn and table games, large sandbox and playground areas.Įvery Wednesday we have a hotdog cookout (no extra charge). Group size will range from 23 to 25 campers with at least two counselors assigned to each group. Counselors supervise the various camp activities.
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