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The following rules and regulations have been made for the benefit of our campers. We ask you to read them through carefully. It is only through the complete cooperation of each and every camper that we look forward to a great fun-filled summer. We've been extremely careful in selecting our campers and we know that we can trust in their full cooperation to conform to these rules. They have been made with your safety in mind and will ensure a great and most enjoyable summer. These rules should be taken as your warning. There will be no other warning necessary. We also urge any camper that may be experiencing any difficulty whatsoever, whether it be with his bunk mates or anything at all that may be bothering him, (no matter how trivial it may seem, to bring it to the immediate attention of Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum or Rabbi Moshe Gottesman. We assure you that it will get our immediate attention and concern.
1) No room may ever be locked when a camper is inside at any time.
2) Rooms must always be kept neat, clean and spotless.
3) No suitcases or bags are to be kept under the bed but must be stored in special room set aside for that purpose. Bags needed daily must be kept on TOP of closets.
4) Campers will be held responsible for any damage whatsoever, and proper restitution must be made to the Yeshiva B'nei Akiva. All shoes and sneakers must be taken off the floor and put on the bed every day so that the people responsible to wash the rooms can do their job.
6) No camper can leave on his free day before cleaning up his room properly.
7) Any laundry in the room which does not belong to one of the occupants should be given to the office at once -Hashovas Aveida.
8) No camper can leave the room to breakfast before the head counselor inspects the room.
9) Valuables such as cameras, tape recorders, money, etc., must be kept in camp safe. The camp assumes absolutely no responsibility for those not heeding this rule. The valuable room will be open BEFORE breakfast on trip days for you to pick them up. It will also be open in the evenings so that you can put things back.
10) On linen-changing days, clean sheets and pillowcases will be given to you only in accordance with the amount returned.
11) No objects at all are to be kept on desk in room. No linen is to be stretched across the room. No extra mattresses are to be put on beds.
12) No bottles may be kept in the room. Any bottles found in room will be confiscated. (A bottle breaking in the room can be very dangerous).
13) Absolutely no water fights are permitted in rooms or buildings.
14) Under no circumstances may windows be removed from railing.
15) Raids are not permitted.
16) At no time is a camper to be found in another camper's room unless the room's occupants are there at the time.
1 ) Campers having permission to leave camp grounds on their Free day or any other time, must always sign out before leaving. When returning you must make sure to sign in again.
2) On Free Days, campers must be back no later than 7:00 PM. Failure to be back on time will result in losing your next free day privileges.
3) Campers not having parental consent can, under no circumstances, leave on their own without being in the accompaniment of a counselor. Leaving Camp without Permission will result in immediate expulsion from our camp program!
1) All campers and staff must give in the laundry according to posted schedule.
2) Each room is to submit 2 bags: 1 for white laundry and 1 for colored.
3) Only clothing with NAME TAPES will be accepted into camp laundry.
4) All laundry must be brought to laundry at assigned time and again picked up when ready.
It is not advisable to keep any sizable amount of money with you. Neither is it advisable to hide it under your mattress or in your socks. Please keep money in the camp safe only. Canteen cards may be purchased in advance so that you will not be needing cash in camp. Shabbos soda tickets can be bought on Fridays. No soda bottles are to be brought into rooms. Always make sure you have an adequate amount of asimonim or tele-cards for the telephone. The Israeli telephones gobble them up like after a fast day
1) Campers must adhere carefully to the schedule. At no time are they to be found inside the building during learning, davening, or activities.
2) Everyone is expected to be punctual for minyan, learning, activities, and meals.
3) After curfew the building must be perfectly quiet. Curfew will be strictly enforced.
4) Campers are required to write home three (3) times per week. A fax machine is available. Check with the office for rates.
5) The use of foul language at any time will result in expulsion from our camp program. The camp will absolutely not tolerate such behavior.
6) Camp does not permit rap style music, due to it's disgusting nature, and will expel anyone not keeping to the rule, without any further warning.
1) Campers must always remain with their group. No one is to wander about on his own.
2) Time schedules must be adhered to strictly. We must insist that you be on the buses at the designated time. Lateness will not be tolerated, and will result on having to stay on the bus at the next stop.
3) When stopping at local stores for drinks, we expect proper courtesy to be shown. A proper line should be formed. No pushing or shoving in front of others.
4) We expect our campers to make a Kiddush Hashem wherever they go.
5) When stopping for lunch, a proper line should be formed. Boys can take doubles and triples ONLY after everyone received his singles. Camp S'dei Chemed is very liberal with it's food, but we want to make sure everyone has gotten his singles first!
6) We expect everyone to be extremely careful in making sure that we keep the place where we are eating lunch perfectly clean and in the same condition as when we arrived.
7) Upon returning to camp, please return valuables and left over money into the camp safe.
8) If for any reason you become lost from the group, you are to call our emergency cellular number 050 233-409 and we will give you further instructions. Please memorize this number.
9) Never pick up any strange objects from the ground.
10) On the first trip each camper will be assigned a number and a proper count-off must be made at all stopovers.
11) Do not collect any bullets from Israeli soldiers. They are dangerous and it is forbidden to keep them in camp!
PLEASE NOTE should any of the above rules be broken the camper will be required to pay up to a $50 fine. There will be no warnings given. Consider these pages as your warning. Should there be a second violation we will then terminate the stay of the camper and return him home on the first available flight. We will not tolerate violations of our rules.
If for any reason we find a camper having a negative influence on other campers he will be immediately dismissed from our program. S'dei Chemed seeks to enrich a child's' summer experience and has been greatly successful in being a positive influence on a child's character and Jewish values. We will be very firm in this regard. We have worked hard to earn our excellent reputation, and we intend to keep it that way!
Camp S'dei Chemed International puts great emphasis on character development. Hundreds of dollars in prizes are distributed each summer to campers displaying good middos, good sportsmanship, and being considerate of others. First prize is $100, second prize is $50 and there are three third prize winners of $25 each. As the great sage Rabbi Akiva taught, "Love your fellow as oneself is the foundation of the entire Torah." A sensitivity and concern for other people's needs is a character trait that is especially important in our day and time, when it is so lacking in much of today's society.
We were indeed fortunate to have had a lovely bunch of youngsters in camp this past summer. While coming from diverse backgrounds and countries they learned to live and play in harmony with mutual respect and love for one another. We salute them for their constant politeness, lovely manners, and the great Kiddush Hashem they made wherever they traveled. May they be role models for all others to follow!
