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Ramah Poconos - 60 th anniversary

Ramah Poconos - 60 th anniversary. - March 2010, at synagogue in Cherry Hill, NJ - 600 people Electronic invitation: a celebratory program

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Ramah Poconos - 60 th anniversary

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  1. Ramah Poconos - 60thanniversary - March 2010, at synagogue in Cherry Hill, NJ - 600 people Electronic invitation: a celebratory program “Due to the generosity of our underwriters, there is no charge for the evening festivities. You will be asked to make a gift that is meaningful to you in honor of our 60th anniversary milestone.” Opportunity to send donation if unable to attend Camp photos and such collected

  2. Ramah Wisconsin – 60th anniversary March 2007, at hotel near Chicago O’Hare airport Shabbaton (Fri-Sat) attracted 200 people, including 10 pre-campers and 75 camper age children; variety of ages/stages Saturday night celebration attracted 500 people $100 for adults, $75 for students; $15,000 from 9 corporate sponsors offset the expense No solicitation at the event; president described the goals of the capital campaign and a follow-up solicitation letter was sent. Reviews: Shabbaton participants enjoyed the programming, but at Saturday night celebration alumni wanted to spend time with friends and weren’t interested in speeches/program Memory book: 300 people submitted entries via email

  3. Ramah California – 50th anniversary Summer 2006, at camp The event was a fundraiser and replaced the annual dinner that year.    All 16 of the camp directors were honored.   Tickets were $50 for kids under 18 and $75 for adults.  A “Memory Album” was created, like a Tribute Journal, with bios of each of the directors, humorous memories sent by former campers (and done as a chronology), a complete Ramah history and numerous ads.  Packages started at $118 for a name listing and went up to $1,000,000. Tours were given all day.  People were encouraged to come in camp attire. 

  4. Ramah Canada - 50th anniversary Summer 2010 (at camp) & November 2010 (in Toronto) On Visiting Day, alumni were invited to come and get tours of camp. Low attendance – No RSVPs Part 2, November 2010, in Toronto at a synagogue: Friday night: Dinner for over 500 guests. Dinner charge was $50, but ran over budget Ramah-style Shabbat” and Kiddush (over 300 guests) Saturday evening: gala dinner honoring 2 donor families, at Toronto hotel (over 500 guests). Dinner charge was $180. Challenging to run program at a Synagogue.

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