Y SUMMER CAMPERS REALIZE THEIR POWER THROUGH NEW FRIENDSHIPS
Each year, Y summer camps, including Summer Rising programs offered in collaboration with NYC Public Schools, offer thousands of children experiences that are both playful and profound. From kindergarteners to middle schoolers, kids take part in games, songs, field trips, and learning experiences that help their minds stay sharp throughout the summer months.
Equally important are the connections campers make – to one another, to trusted camp counselors who serve as healthy role models, and to special guests, such as the elected officials from across the city who took time to connect with campers through reading or chatting about public service. At the Castle Hill Y, campers also bonded with volunteers from Chase Bank over games and s’mores.•
(top) Congress Member Grace Meng receives a warm welcome at the Flushing Y; Assembly Member Alex Bores makes a friend at the Vanderbilt Y.
Council Member Sandra Ung feels at home with campers at the Flushing Y.
Council Member Justin Brannan reads with campers at the Coney Island Y.
Council Member Kevin Riley shares his love of reading with campers at the Northeast Bronx Y.
Assembly Member Emily Gallagher discusses future goals with campers at the Greenpoint Y.
Congress Member Dan Goldman reads with Prospect Park Y campers.
State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal talks with campers at the West Side Y.
Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon chats with campers at the Dodge Y.
Chase Bank volunteers bond with campers at the Castle Hill Y.
Council Member Linda Lee holds court in the reading nook at the Cross Island Y.
Assembly Member Andrew Gounardes (pictured with Dodge Y Executive Director Caroline Sanchez) leaves a camper starstruck at the Dodge Y.
Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest visits Counselors In Training (C.I.T.s) at the Bedford-Stuyvesant Y.
Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick shares a tale with campers at the McBurney Y.
