I liked this letter from orah daycamp (in far rockaway)
Dear Parents,
This is just a reminder that today is the last day to back out of camp for this summer and still receive a refund.
We are looking forward to implementing the amazing program that we have planned (and are in the midst of modifying and expanding due to the late notice of all things camp related…)
Although it is very hard to tie up all the loose ends if camp in just a few short weeks, we are making the tremendous effort to do so because your children and our children are in desperate need of a fun and structured summer experience. We (and many other camps in the community,) know that there is a good chance that we will be operating at a financial loss this year and will be happy just to break even. The extraordinary costs of the additional staffing for the smaller bunks, maintenance workers to sanitize the building and specialty staff to keep the campers entertained without our many trips, far outweigh the regular cost of the trips that we are not doing this year.
We are all prepared to go ahead anyway because we feel an achrayus to the children and parents of our community. All we ask of you is to team up with us in creating a positive and upbeat attitude that focuses on all the fun things we can do, with realistic expectations as to what is and isn’t feasible, while realizing that we are all in this together – Creating the best summer experience possible or our children!
Looking forward to working together towards a summer that is out of this world!!
Leeba Brisk
Elisheva Segelman