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COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Camp enables children to develop a sense of independence, as well as the ability to work out problems on their own or with the help of the staff. \u00a0This is one of the many reasons our camp policy is that Campus & Pioneers Campers are NOT permitted to call home unless there are special circumstances.\u00a0\u00a0Camp Anna Heller and LISHMA, our teen programs, allow campers to make phone calls Erev Shabbos.<\/p>\n

If for some reason you need to get in touch with your daughter, call the camp office and a message will be given to the Program Director. \u00a0You are welcome to be in touch with your daughter\u2019s Program Director at anytime during the summer by leaving a message with our front office. Please indicate<\/span> if it is an emergency. For non-emergencies, you will receive a call back within 24 hours. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our office phone number is 516-992-6131 and the office is open from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. Our office hours on Friday, erev Shabbos, are from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. \u00a0<\/span>Instructions for how to reach someone after hours for Emergency Phone Calls ONLY will be detailed on the voice message when you call our office after hours. <\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Directors of Each Program
\n<\/b>Mrs. Hadassah Stauber\u2026\u2026\u2026…………….\u2026\u2026.Campus (Completing Grades 3rd-6th Grade)
\n<\/span>Dr.\u00a0 Jordana Carmel\u2026\u2026……………………….Younger Pioneers (Completing 7th Grade)
\n<\/span>Mrs. Tzeeva Greenberger \u2026\u2026\u2026…………………..Older Pioneers (Completing 8th Grade)
\n<\/span>Mrs. Leora Levine & Mrs. Maya Kuritsky….Anna Heller (Completing 9th Grade)
\n<\/span>Mrs. Debra Fliegelman\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026…………………LISHMA (Completing 10th Grade)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Mrs. Hadassah Bamberger\u2026\u2026\u2026………………Parent\/Camper Liaison
\n<\/span>Mrs. Aviva Gluck \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026…………….\u2026\u2026..Health Care Director<\/span><\/p>\n

MAIL<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Getting mail is a huge part of the camp experience. Campers love getting letters, and eagerly anticipate hearing from home.\u00a0Mail is sorted and distributed on a daily basis during rest hour whenever the campers are not away on trips. Our mailing address for writing letters to your child during camp is Camp Sternberg, 97 Camp Utopia Rd., Narrowsburg, NY, 12764. We will send out an email with your daughter\u2019s bunk.\u00a0 Please include this on your letter. (Don\u2019t worry – even if you leave it off, the mail will still get to her:)<\/p>\n

BRINGING FOOD TO CAMP<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Non- Older Pioneers Campers & Staff<\/span>
\n<\/b>If campers must have “their own” snacks, we ask that they bring it in their carry on bag that they bring on the bus with them up to camp. They will be able to keep the snacks in their bunkhouse. \u00a0<\/span>(<\/b>No food should be packed in luggage.)<\/b><\/p>\n

Each non-older pioneer camper will be permitted to bring one 28 quart clear bin with snacks. No other food containers will be permitted in the bunk houses.\u00a0 Larger sized bins, which hold inordinate amounts of food, clog the bunk houses, making it nearly impossible for campers and their staff to keep the bunks clean.\u00a0 Any other food bins brought to camp will be confiscated and the food will be shared with the entire bunk the first week of camp during shabbos party.\u00a0 A link to purchase this size bin is below https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/28qt-clear-under-bed-storage-box-white-room-essentials-8482\/-\/A-80162151#lnk=sametab<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Older Pioneers Campers & Staff<\/span>
\n<\/b>There will be <\/b>NO FOOD<\/b> allowed into Pioneers other than the food provided by camp. Camp will provide weekly shabbos parties for each bunk.<\/b>\u00a0 <\/b>Your daughter should not bring any food to camp,\u00a0 even in closed containers. (Cereal boxes are permitted but must be stored in the dining room.) <\/span>We do not allow pioneers campers to store food in bunkhouses in other divisions of camp.<\/span> This greatly disturbs other programs, often interrupting fun activities and curfew as well as makes it difficult for the campers to move throughout their overcrowded bunk houses.\u00a0 Any such bins will be confiscated and not returned.<\/span>
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PACKAGES<\/span>
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New Updated Package Policy
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