CGI in Philadelphia to Open This Summer

The head staff at CGI Philadelphia has announced that they will be opening camp this summer.

Over the weekend, Pennsylvania’s governor announced that the entire state will be entering the “yellow phase” of reopening as of June 5th. This includes the ability for day camps to open.

Rabbi Zalman Gerber, the camp’s Executive Director, has been working with the American Camp Association, who has been working with the CDC, the EPA, the FDA, the JCC’s, the YMCA’s, and the Association of Camp Nurses, and they also released a set of guidelines on how to operate a day camp safely during this time.

They will be following the official guidelines on how to operate a day camp safely nowadays, they said.

Rabbi Zalman and Miriam Gerber were sent by the Rebbe over 30 years ago to Philadelphia, and at the specific direction of the Rebbe bought a beautiful 10 acre campsite.

They’ve been helping hundreds of children every summer ever since.

More than 30 years later, the Jewish community of Philadelphia sees how the Rebbe’s vision has come into fruition, servicing thousands of children from various walks of life and backgrounds throughout the years.

“We are determined to make sure this summer is also terrific for children and staff,” Rabbi Gerber told COLlive. “These kids need us and the Rebbe is relying on us to be there for them. If they needed us every other summer, then how much more so this summer! They’ve been cooped up at home and out of school for so long. The children need us for their emotional and physical wellbeing!”

With the big rush of enrollment coming in, the team at CGI Philadelphia still has staff positions available.
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Contact Rabbi Yudi Gerber at 484-620-4162 or email [email protected]