ANNUAL TZEDAkAH REPORT - Camp Ramah

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LOWY GIFT AIMS TO SEND AS MANY
KIDS TO CAMP AS POSSIBLE
The Lowy Four Week
Campership Incentive
Program offers families
of new Ramah campers
an opportunity to obtain
a discount of $1,000 on
camp tuition.
Janine and Peter Lowy know firsthand the
impact a summer at Ramah can have on children.
“We think it’s a fantastic experience,” says Janine,
whose four children have attended Camp Ramah
in California since they were little. “We believe in
the mission of Ramah,” Janine relates. So much
so that they have decided a summer there is an
opportunity more children should have.
The Lowys have generously funded an incentives
program aimed at getting as many children to
camp as possible. The Lowy Four Week Campership
Incentive Program offers families of new Ramah
campers an opportunity to obtain a discount of
$1,000 on camp tuition. The program makes the
Ramah experience more accessible to children
who otherwise would not come to camp. And
with so many summer programs competing for
childrens’ time and interest, the Lowy Campership
Incentive Program will encourage that many more
to choose Ramah.
Why is a summer at Ramah so important? “It gives
kids an all around Jewish experience in an everyday
setting,” Janine remarks. “It empowers them as
they go off to college and anchors them to Judaism
and Zionism. The kids live it – they learn about
Israel and speak the language. They form lifelong
connections apart from their parents.”
The Lowys hope that their emphasis on supporting
Jewish programming throughout Los Angeles and
beyond will inspire a new generation of Jewish
leaders. They have given of their time and resources
extraordinarily to that end. Janine has been an
active Ramah Board Member for the last six years.
Peter is Chairman of the American Jewish University.
They are strong supporters of their synagogues.
Wherever the Lowys go they bring with them their
vision, leadership and genuine passion for their
faith and their people.
“We see this as a way of strengthening the Jewish
community by encouraging more kids to come to
camp,” says Janine. “We hope new campers will
be inspired and come away from their experience
with a love for Judaism and a new commitment to
their communities and to Israel.”
The Lowy Incentive program has already significantly
increased enrollment in its first year. Even
more importantly, says Rabbi Daniel Greyber, “it
has sent an important signal to our community
that our doors are open wide and that no family
should turn away from Ramah because finances
might stand in the way.”