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2021 Simon Family JCC Day Camp Employment HEAD OF CAMP GADOL The Head of Camp Gadol is responsible for the management, programming and oversight of rising 1st - 6th graders (aka, Upper Camp) engaged in the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Simon Family JCC Summer Day Camp program. In addition to helping formulate and implement policy, the Head of Camp Gadol will be responsible for planning, preparation, and implementation of all programs and activities for Camp Gadol; serve as the creative force for Camp Gadol programs; lead counselors in planning and implementing activities, and work closely with specialists; act as role model for staff; be a ‘counselor’s counselor;’ and more.
Qualifications Strong background and experience in camp and/or related fields; Must have leadership skills, ability to motivate, manage, and counsel; Ability and willingness to teach and live by Jewish concepts and values in camp community; Ability to maximize the skills and talents of staff members at camp; Ability to communicate with, relate to, and serve as an example to all campers and staff; and more. A college degree is preferred. Complete job descriptions at www.jewishva.org Submit cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: resumes@ujft.org Submit by mail to: United Jewish Federation of Tidewater Attention: Taftaleen T. Hunter, Director of Human Resources – Confidential 5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Virginia Beach, 23462 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 22 | Jewish News | December 14, 2020 | jewishnewsva.org
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Community project feeds frontline healthcare workers— one meal at a time might get it.” After hearing those calls, Blais decided to respond. She recalled her own expehen the COVID-19 pandemic rience of working in the emergency started breaking out across the department and how tough it was for United States, Pam Blais began receivnurses and staff to squeeze in a meal. ing a slew of phone calls. A former “In my 18 years in the emergency 18-year-emergency department registered department, I probably had less than 10 nurse, Blais had countless friends and times where I had a break, sat down at a co-workers that were suddenly thrust to table, and ate a meal,” says Blais. “And if the frontlines during the biggest global you do have the time, you feel guilty for pandemic in more than 100 years. doing it because you know that it’s going “People were just calling to vent about crazy out there.” what was happening,” says Blais. “Some Realizing there would be gaps of meal of the strongest nurses I know, leaders deliveries and that food support would in the emergency department and ICU be critical for frontline workers, Blais and world, were crying and calling extremely her daughter Gilly, started the Pantry BOX scared—worried they were going to take Project. this virus home or that they themselves “The Pantry BOX Project’s mission is to support the frontline staff who are directly involved with the COVID population— the emergency departments, intensive care units, and designated COVID units that exist at every hospital,” says Blais. “We give them trail mix, granola bars, fruit, things like that as a pick-me-up. Just as a ‘I care, I see you, I understand.’” The Pantry BOX Project has grown in size and demand and has attracted the attention of volunteers such as Cathy C. Fox. “When I saw what Pam, her daughter, and friends were doing, I knew I wanted Pam Blais receives WTKR’s People Taking Action to be involved,” says Fox, RN, CEN, Award from reporter Beverly Kidd. CPEN, TCRN, FAEN, and Quality and Safety Nurse for EMD, Lab, and Cardiovascular Service Line at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. “We often work eight-, 10-, and 12-hour shifts, often without a break to go to the bathroom or even eat a quick bite. Providing a nutritious snack and seeing their faces light up when we deliver a Pantry BOX Project is like Pam Blais, second from left, with her family after receiving Christmas or Hanukkah Thomas Mills
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