Camp Gan Izzy of The Five Towns

thank so much to Rabbi Meir Geisinsky director of gan izzy in 5 towns.it was right before an email came from rabbi meir that i got an email from the neshi newsletter explaining that they heard about what i was doing and wanted to know if i would write a article.(of course i said yes!) and so when i asked rabbi meir if it would be ok that i mention his name is response made me laugh threw out the day! his mother being the editor of the publication made him happy - bec he would be getting a mitzvah note! when the package came tucked on top was a mitzvah note of my own- "all the brochos" thank you so much!

Solon,Ohio

Thank you to camp gan izzy of solon ohio! here ari is doing head ,shoulders, knees ,and toes!

Boca Raton ,Florida

Home sweet home! were to start! first of all i must say thank u to rabbi zalman bukiet and rabbi denberg for all their support. now- tami cohen and simone brodie the directors of the camp and very good friends of mine have welcomed ari into camp gan izzy of boca with open arms-they have helped me to give ari a summer like no other! it was the third day of camp when i asked ari what he did and thats when he started throwing out his hands and covering his eyes to say shema- one of the twelve pesukim. it was because of that very moment that i started this whole project with ari! ari goes to public school all year round and this was his first taste of truely were he comes from- i cannot even express the joy that my family and i feel knowing that he is part of such an amzing warm family! and hence my project to intensify aris experience to the utmost degree. because of shluchim everywhen ari is now part of so many gan izzys all over the world! it is forever wish that he takes all of this yiddiskeit in and use it to help him threw out the year at j.c mitchell elementary school in boca raton. thank u so much. and thank you to rebecca,ari's shadow for everything, u truly are an angle.

San Antonio Texas

Thank you so much to Rabbi Yossi Marrus who replied to my e-mail -one of the first ones. here ari is singing a line up song its the weirdest song ever but he loves it-and i think rosie got her hand to star in this pic too! (ari is singing a doo da da a doo da da- knees bent feet apart thumbs up tongue out -as u can see)

CGI MIlwaukee

Rabbi Avremi Shapiro of Chabad Milwaukee Wisconsin got right along in helping me in my special project for my special boy ,Ari. Ari did not want to take this shirt off he kept signing "blue" ! when the package came in the mail (and by now ari has realized that all manila envelopes probably contain a t-shirt for him) ari starting jumping up and down and signing the sign for camp! thank you so very much

Camp Gan Izzy of Beechwood Ohio

when i contacted this camp the email was automatic. in a heartbeat they were willing to be involved.it didn't take long before we realized that we were part of the same special needs family. threw a mutual friend (kla) we had met a couple times and i was always admired by their involvement on helping not only there son mendel'le but also anyone around them who needed help. thank you so much for making ari part of your camp. and may we only share in simchas!(ari is singing a song in line up-waddleyacha)

Parkland ,Florida

Shuey and Sara Biston are the most amazing shluchim out there. they are always ,always there for you and have hearts of gold. as soon as we moved to florida i contacted sara right away. being that ari was so much a part of the friendship circle in crown heights i knew that getting him on in florida was a neccessity. Shuey and Sara run the friendship circle here in my area and have been a piller on my familys support system. when i called sara and told her of my idea for ari-she gave me encouragment and was so happy to be involved -even to the point of getting other camps to be on board. here is ari in a t-shirt from the boys older division of camp gan izzy parkland. Mamosh! thanx guys!