The Story of Us: CIT 2020
The CIT 2020 song this summer was a parody of Taylor Swift’s song “The Story of Us”. Our CIT story is about changing lives, standing up during the hardest moments and the true definition of resilience.
Working at camp is the perfect job
By Brooke Riggio, Summer Staff Liaison & Program Coordinator Picture this: it’s yet another uncomfortably warm July day, you are sitting in the back seat of your parents’ 2007 heather grey Chevy Suburban with butterflies in your stomach (and you’re not...
A Summer to Celebrate
We knew our son needed to be challenged. We knew that it was important for him to understand life outside of his bubble. Each year, Camp Newman staff met Sacha with the same warmth, love, enthusiasm and patience helping him to be comfortable with who he is, helping him be the best version of himself.
5 Tips for a Nefesh Staff Member
Are you passionate about creating a space where everyone is celebrated and accepted for who they are, one that is a space of belonging? Nefesh Staff might be for you!
Re-Imagining Summer 2020
My first time at camp was back in 2012, coincidentally 8 years ago today. It was an amazing summer but it had a weird start. My mom was so excited for me to be going to camp for the first time she drove me there about an hour earlier then I was supposed arrive. I was so embarrassed because I was the only camper surrounded by a ton of staff and counselors.
On this July 4th: Love Freedom
Love is more than a feeling. Love moves us. Love drives us. Love changes us. So what does it mean to LOVE FREEDOM? To love freedom means that we "do not stand idly by". To love freedom means we "do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now."...
Camp Needs YOU
Dear Camp Newman Families, As we shared in our last update, we made the difficult, heartbreaking decision to cancel in-person activities at camp this year with the priority of ensuring the health and safety of our campers, staff, and communities. Unfortunately,...
The Summer That Won’t Be
My heart breaks for this summer that won’t be. Yet, if there’s anything I have learned in the last two and a half years since our camp burned down, it’s that living through history can be incredibly painful but making it through the difficult parts is what binds us together.
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Groundbreaking Day: A Momentous Milestone!
Last Wednesday, November 22, our staff, campers, friends, alumni, and supporters stood on the soil of Camp Newman’s Santa Rosa home and celebrated a BIG event: the groundbreaking of our very first building since the Tubbs Fire – the 6 Points Community Center. This is...