Compiled by Louis Levin
As I wrap up interview season and hiring for 2024 is nearly complete, I’ve been reflecting on the incredible group of people we’ve got signed on to make camp magic at Nebagamon this summer, and all the new folks that will be joining our community as first time staffers. As I did last year, I thought I’d share with our readership the amazing quality of these new staff in their own words. I ask each staff member at the end of their interview what a successful summer would look like for them. Here’s what our new staff had to say about 2024…
- “I want to be a role model for my campers, and help them become the person that camp helped me become”
- “I’m looking forward to helping kids discover a new passion at activities and trying things they’ve never tried before”
- “I want to give back to a place I love!”
“I am coming to camp to make a difference with kids, and try something new, joining a new community, a new job, and a new country”- “I’ve been trying to work at camp for a few years and couldn’t make it work… Now that I am joining camp staff, I want to help kids love Nebagamon as much as I do”
- “I want to grow as an outdoors leader and help kids feel enthusiastic about nature in the same way I do”
- “I really want to teach kids new things. I want to help them discover things about themselves and each other.”
- “I hope I make a difference for the kids, and help them form friendships. And I hope I form friendships with them!”
- “Success would be teaching kids a love of the skills they can learn at camp. I love so many different things we do at camp, and I’m looking forward to seeing kids love those activities too.
- “I am happier at camp, and I want to make kids feel happy at camp too”
- “It would be great to keep all the kids safe, helping them push themselves in a new activity, and doing so in a safe way!”
- “I think it’d be a success if all my campers came back the next summer, and I’ll want to come back to be their counselor again”
- “All I want is to have a ton of fun this summer!”
We’re still looking for a few more staff for this summer – particularly, Junior Counselors, Office Staff, and a Nursing Assistant. If you are interested in making this summer successful, please reach out to me for more information!
And, with reunion season over, our flow of news has slowed to a trickle. If you have something to share with the camp family in the next newsletter, please let me know at [email protected]!
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW… Jude Alderman, Henry Kramer, and Judah Gladstein got together for Max Hesser’s Bar Mitzvah!
