Camp Gan Yisroel

There are countless Gan Yisroel camps all over the world, all inspired by Gan Yisroel Parksville, the brain-child of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, all run by His emissaries and therefore infused with his energy, power and blessings. As a child i attended them, as a teenager i worked in them, and now that my child is of age, he gets to be a Gan Yisroel camper too.

Being that yossi is a special needs child i never thought it possible, but thanks to the K2BK  (kool to be kind) pilot program, Yossi is now a virtual camper at Camp Gan Yisroel of Martin/S. Lucie County Florida and we are seeing the Rebbe;s blessings first hand.

After a wonderful time last year, receiving videos and projects from the campers, Yossi started off the season by donning his camp t-shirt and joining a spirited line-up on the first day of camp via video chat. yossi has been having trouble verbalizing lately (side effect of one of his meds)  so he just watched smiling from ear to ear. however the minute we hung up he clearly asked 'more more'  so we were compelled to call right back and the phone was passed around among  the campers much to his delight.

i never knew that speech therapy was included but you can never underestimate the power of jewish children and the power of a rebbe!  yossi gets so excited every time we say 'camp gan izzy' and we cant to see what else this season has in store!