Welcome to my fundraising page. I am looking forward to participating in the spring 2019 Ramah Israel Hiking Trip. Aaron and I participated in the 2013 bike ride and hike--Aaron biked while I hiked. We had a wonderful time, and were thrilled to help raise money for special needs programs at Ramah camps. These programs make it possible for children, teenagers, and young adults with cognitive delays, autism, and other special needs to attend summer camp.
Ramah camps have been very important to our family. Aaron's parents and my dad were campers at Ramah in the Poconos, and both of my parents were on staff at Ramah in Connecticut, Ramah Canada, and Ramah California. I grew up at Ramah California, and our daughters have been campers at Ramah Nyack, Ramah Berkshires, and Ramah Rockies. Our older daughter has worked as a Ramah Rockies counselor, and our younger daughter hopes to return to Ramah Rockies as a staff member in a few years. We're especially excited that Ramah Rockies now has an inclusion program, making the Ramah Rockies program of "challenge by choice" possible for more kids. (You can read about the Ramah Rockies program at https://goo.gl/88V7Fr, and about Tikvah programs across the US and Canada at https://www.campramah.org/tikvah-programs.) Our daughters' experiences hiking and biking at Ramah Outdoor Adventure inspired us to sign up for the 2013 hike, and although Aaron's teaching schedule makes it impossible for him to participate in 2019, I'm excited to be hiking in the Negev again.
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Many thanks for your support. Please feel free to forward this to others who might want to support Ramah's special needs programs.
Lisa