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“I’m having a great time at WCA’s Camp Naples ...”
By Susan Pittelman, WCA Publicity Coordinator
Being a member of WCA reminds me of the many summers I spent at camp. Nope, it’s not eating s’mores, making lanyards or evening campfires. For one thing, the friendships you make at camp are like nowhere else — until you join WCA that is. Camp provides opportunities to make new friends, many of whom are from different parts of the country. Most of us, like first-time campers, came to Naples not knowing anyone. Now, think about all the friends you have made through WCA and how special it feels to be part of WCA’s “community of friendship.”
WCA also reminds me of being at camp because it offers a wide variety of activities. At most summer camps, counselors explain the activities that are available, and campers sign up for those they want to try. WCA, very much like the summer camps of our childhood, gives us the opportunity to choose the types of activities we want to do and sign up for the related interest groups — only with WCA, there are at least 10 times more choices!
Like sports and outdoor activities?
WCA has interest groups for golf, bowling, pickleball, bocce, biking, walking, yoga, birding, and many more.
Prefer “table games”?
There is canasta, mahjong, duplicate bridge and even Scrabble.
Enjoy reading?
WCA offers 11 book groups, ranging from Great Books to Jewish Experience as well as discussions of The New Yorker and modern plays.
Are movies your thing?
Opportunities include modern Israeli films, unforgettable classic films and the Brazina Documentary Film Series.
Do you like food and dining out?
While camp food is not always the best, WCA offers a Foodies group, Ladies Who Lunch and numerous other opportunities to dine out.
WCA’s learning, culture and crafts
These WCA groups include Needlepoint, Let’s Knit and Stitch, Second Act Singers, Modern Playwrights, Ted Talks, French and Spanish.
There are so many activities to choose from, you could easily fill your schedule five days a week! That doesn’t even include our popular Speaker Series and WCA’s many special events, like the Welcome Back Luncheon, New Member Coffees, Cocktails and Conversations, WCA Style Show, Chanukah Dance, Destination Adventures, art tours and craft lessons, and the list goes on. And this year we are offering a Passover Seder!
One of the most difficult aspects of going to summer camp is saying goodbye to friends when camp is over. At WCA, we used to have to say our goodbyes at the end of season, when many of our close friends return up north and WCA gatherings in Naples slow down, but no longer! Find out why when you read the WCA article in the May Federation Star Here are some recent snapshots from WCA’s Camp Naples! (Thank you to the interest group liaisons and participants who sent photos.)
