Becoming a Camp Kid
In August, we had our first baby, Marlee. It was an unbelievably exciting and much anticipated time in our lives, as is all parents’ experience. We went through all of the ups and downs and questions (and still do!) as we started to get the hang of having an infant for the first time. One […]
Looking at 2022: A Letter of Unbelievable, Unimaginable, and Utmost Importance
As we wrap up what has been a wild, insane, and, most importantly, successful year, I’d like to switch from my normal monthly espousal of relatable content for our community, to something lined up specifically to share with our past, current, and future Ranch Camp staff. As many of past years’ staff, families, and campers […]
Thanks… for Giving us your campers!
Happy November! I hope everyone is enjoying their autumn and getting excited for some family time together in the upcoming week, and, if winter sports are your thing, praying for some more snow to get some action out on the slopes. See you in Breckenridge! I have spent the past 23 days in utter amazement […]
230 Days
Registration is open and the countdown to Summer 2022 is officially here. Here’s what we have in store for 2022… 230 days. The countdown to Summer 2022 is officially here. Since waving our last summer 2021 campers goodbye, Ryan and I have had the incredible opportunity to hear from families, chavarim (campers), and tzevet (staff) about […]
Best Summer Ever!
Oh, man… What a summer! Best summer ever! Remix! Coming off the back of Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur, it has been a few weeks of reflection, planning, reflection, and more planning! It gave our team time to look back on what went well this summer and gave us some time to look forward […]
A Letter of Wisdom from Former Assistant Director, Carly
As we begin inching closer every day to summer, we want to honor and share some wise words from our former Assistant Director, Carly, who had an amazing impact on our community and helped Ranch Camp along the path to achieving it’s vision of being a home for all youth to be the best version […]
Enduring… Together
TONY – “[Referring to alien invaders from space] How were you guys planning on beating that?” CAP – “Together.” TONY – “We’ll lose.” CAP – “Then we’ll do that together, too.” In my new role as the Director of Ranch Camp – much of my time has been spent parsing, reviewing, strategizing, and putting into action […]
Looking back, looking forward
It is almost March. We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary since all of us moved daily lives into our homes to ride out one of the most challenging times of our lives. A YEAR. A full revolution around the sun in this madness. Harken back to the end of 2019 – who could have […]
Meet our new Ranch Camp Leadership Team
We are delighted to announce that Ryan Bocchino will be our new Ranch Camp Director! Ryan joined the JCC Ranch Camp team in 2016 as the Ranch Camp Associate Director and started making an impact immediately. He has been instrumental in staff management and enhancing the overall camper experience which resulted in a 20% increase […]
Soaring to New Heights!
If the question of the day was, ‘If not now, when?’, the answer is, now. If the theme of the day was to ‘Defy your limits and define yourself,’ the defying and the defining have both begun. After a few years on the architect’s table and a few months in construction, we are thrilled to […]