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Full-Time 
Leadership Opportunity
Associate Executive Director at LAJF
  

LAJF seeks an experienced professional to provide program leadership for CRS and also administrative leadership for LAJF. The AED will be part of a creative, collaborative and dedicated team  in our New York City office. Click for more information.

 

Pete Seeger '35 Returns to Camp

Pete Seeger, alumnus of Red Hook 1935 and the father of American Folk Music, whose music has inspired millions for over seven decades, returned to CRS this summer.  He regaled the Red Hook campers and several visitors with his classic songs, inspiring a new generation to preserve our cultural heritage and strive for social justice.
Pete Seeger '35 singing with CRS 2012
Pete Seeger '35 singing with CRS 2012
LAJF Board Strategic Planning Effort Underway
 

A forward-looking committee of the Board is studying themes that will guide LAJF activities and further our mission well into the future. After some preliminary thought leadership the board will be reaching out to our global community for ideas and reflections.  

 

Click here to read more about the Board of Directors and Committees whose work supports CRS. 

CRS Wear Your Tee Shirt Day 
Oct. 12
A Reunion everyone can attend!
 
Show your camp spirit by wearing your CRS tee shirt on Oct. 12th.  Snap a photo and share it with us online.  In the last two years we have seen hundreds of CRS shirts popping up in 30 countries.  Click here for event details.
Lost your tee shirt?  Order a new one.
Check out photos from WYTSD 2011.  
CRS Makes Headlines in Norway
Clinton girls featured in Norway
 
CRS Clinton made the news in Norway this summer with a six-page, full color feature article that appeared in the Aug. 11, 2012 issue of Dagens Næringsliva popular Norwegian newspaper. Click to read more and view the full article and English translation.
 Living Legacy Created to Honor Libby & Mandy Mascia

The Mascia Family Scholarship Fund has been established to permanently endow a scholarship for a camper each summer at CRS.  With your support, this legacy will be representative of the Mascia's focus on the long term mission of helping young people make the world a better place.  

It is our hope that every alumnus/a will give what she or he can to ensure the success of this very special project.
 Click to be part of this legacy.

Judy Fox remembers Libby Mascia in
My View From Tent Hill.
 
        Upcoming Special Events for CRS Alumni

 

LAJF Board Meeting
Saturday, Sept. 29th
 
Monday, Oct. 1st
 
All alumni are invited! 
Saturday, Oct. 6th
 
Friday, October 12th
 
Saturday, Jan. 5th
 
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Clinton 2012
CRS Clinton 2012
Red Hook 2012
CRS Red Hook 2012