W WINADU BUGLE
MESSAGE FROM TEAM WINADU
Dear Families:
It has been an exciting couple of months since you
received our last bugle and we are now counting
down the days to Summer 2017. These next several
weeks will be spent making final arrangements to
our program, concluding our off-season projects and
getting ready to greet and welcome our Summer
2017 staff. All of this as we get ready for the most
important day ahead…clap-in and welcoming our
campers off the bus for another amazing summer at
their summer home.
We started the Winter with our NY area reunion
seeing nearly 200 of our campers at Dave & Busters.
We had fun catching up with each one of them,
hearing about their Fall/Winter activities and
watching them reunite with their friends. Thank
you to each family that participated in our Winadu
Thanksgiving Food Drive, donating canned goods for
the Interfaith Food Pantry. We also enjoyed
spending time at our Florida Reunion – seeing
several Lobos, current campers and new campers.
We bowled, played video games and enjoyed the
company of our camp family as we reminisced and
looked forward to camp. Again, our camp
community displayed our campership values by
collecting cleats/sneakers for children not as
fortunate and donating them to Clicks4Cleats.
The improvements to the facility have been nonstop and substantial. Besides the new inflatables for
the Lake, this year the Aerial Adventure Course
(which was new last summer) will be expanded with
several new and higher elements plus a Zip Line.
By the time you receive this Bugle, the Dining Hall
upgrades will be completed. The old windows have
been replaced with brand new and larger windows
allowing a view of Onota Lake. In addition, campers
will be able to eat outside on our new outdoor
eating deck also overlooking Onota Lake. Lastly, the
Dining Hall benches will now be joined with new
cedar dining hall tables built by Jim and his team.
The Lakefront is also receiving a major renovation –
how can we renovate the Lake? We are expanding
the Lakefront by removing the path leading to the
theater and replacing that area with new sodding in
time for Summer 2017. We can’t wait to have new
inflatables, new boats and a new and expanded
Lakefront.
The Program is also starting to take shape. We are
finalizing our tournament and intercamp schedule,
booking our favorite outside entertainment and
planning socials, confirming and adjusting our trips
to make them even better and more exciting as well
as implementing new ideas. If you have any, please
let us know. We intend to add more special events
and make the existing ones even more exciting and
have begun working on the Color War break.
Most of all, the main feeling amongst our full-time
team is excitement, we are excited to be back with
each of you and share with you all that is described
above. This month we attended the largest camp
conference of the year, the Tri-State Camp
Conference, and we look forward to learning more
to make this summer the best and return to
#mysummerhome.
Best,
Jared, Jill, Bennie, Alissa & Mike
WINTER OFFICE: 302 Main Street, Millburn, New Jersey 07041 (914) 437-7200 info@campwinadu. com
OWNERS/DIRECTORS: Jared & Jill Shapiro and Mark “Bennie” Benerofe
www. campwinadu. com
Join us for some fun at the
CAMP WINADU
NEW CAMPER EVENT
RSVP: log into your myWINADU account and RSVP under the Forms
& Documents Dashboard by clicking on the “New Camper Event”
Sunday, April 23, 2017
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
West Rock (aka The Rock)
Indoor Sports & Entertainment Complex
21 Pralle Lane (at Route 304)
meet new friends, awesome games, lunch, birthdays and more...
OH HAPPY BIRTH... OH HAPPY BIRTH...
OH HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
DECEMBER
Cameron Aaron, Jack Becker, Davey Campbell, Mason Cruz-Abrams, Samuel Zinzi, Ethan Rosenberg, Kiduce
Daniel, Sa Nay, Gabriel Rosenberg, Shane Feder, Alec Fleischer, Ben Friedman, Sammy Hodes, Bryce Karty,
Alexander Musicus, Brandon Kaye, Henry Lindenbaum, James Freiser, Theo Abramson, Caleb Ordower,
Ari Roitman, Jonathan Avital, Shane Rosenberg, Arthur Smink, Alex Tauber, Alec Wasserman, Ryne Wolberg,
Max Levy, Zachary Warter, Ben Siegel, Ethan Schlam, Brendon Siskin
JANUARY
Ian Benson, Dean Bezos, Elijah Bloch, Jack Chayut, Ty Chayut, Benjamin Cohen, Jack Stern, Deven Mankoff,
Carlos Mathiss, Theo Mitnick, Harrison Cohen, Max Cohen, Gabriel Feldman, Ryan Lax, Ronen Fleck,
Chase Katz, Max Antwerpen, Miles Ellman, Drew Goldstein, Calder Siegel, Jake Miller, Spencer Siegel, Jake Sinel,
Benjamin White, Matthew Zocks, Noah Fraas, Steven Gerschwer, Evan Goldoff, Zachary Groves, Max Hausman,
Ryan Lowy, Benjamin Kushman, Alex Munoz, Josh Litvak, Zachary Kushman, Benjamin Langer, Tyler Lazarus,
Samuel Levine, Drew Packer, Zachary Philips, Shane Posner, Logan Walsh, Evan Rosenstein, Lucas Azout,
Noah Azout, Max Livingston
FEBRUARY
Zach Abramson, Ryder Alstodt, Dale Campbell, Sam Cherins, Josh Erman, Jonah Figdor, Will Friedman,
Sam Gerber, Joshua Handel, Chase Hynes, Benjamin Krasno, Michael Mandell, Simon Modica, Nate Nussbaum,
Reed Nussbaum, Sam Posner, Sidney Rabinowitz, Alex Rodriguez, Hunter Roth, Reid Shapiro, Zachary Silva,
Dylan Taub, Sebastian Vasquez, Lucas Villamizar, Patricio Corvera, Stephen Velluci, Cassidy Berger, Matthew
Kwon, Parker Goldin, Jack Korngold, Daniel Avital
MARCH
Brody Mandelbaum, Luke Osur, Cameron Miller, Justin Franklin, Nate Gerstein, Brandon Levine, Alex Atlas,
Eli Katz, Zach Atlas, Ben Bergerson, Noah Resnick, Rowan Posner, Spencer Swann, Zac Guryan, Todd Moskowitz,
Ethan Fink, Sebastian Carlo, Jake Olan, Adam Covey, Cooper Levy, Liam Lindsay, Jason Fisher, Joshua Mizrahi,
Charles Kerfoot, Reese Solomon, Owen Gershwin, Zach Gershwin, Oliver Bates-Carotenuto, Danny Arcila,
Eric Lamendola, Jose Diez
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REUNIONMEMORIES
PHOTOS
WSUMMER
NY Area
Reunion
Nov 2016
Florida
Reunion
Jan 2017
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Alissa’s New Camper Corner
Throughout the months of September – May, Jared and I spend our time traveling around the country
visiting this summers’ new campers. We love to meet everyone, get to know them all while they are
getting to know us. During our visits, many new campers often ask the same questions and here are some common
questions and answers to get you ready for Summer 2017.
Q: What happens on the very first day of camp?
A: I wait all year, for the very first day of camp! The
excitement begins very early in the morning and goes late
into the night. It’s a long day for everyone but super fun!
Whether you are traveling to camp by plane or bus there
are counselors traveling with you chaperoning you to
camp. You will know they are Winadu counselors because
they will be wearing Winadu Staff shirts. Once on the
plane or bus, you are assigned a seat.You are sitting next
to another camper in your age group so you can get to
know someone on the ride to camp.
where all of your clothes are already unpacked and your
bed is made. We go right to lunch and then to activities.
Friday, June 23rd can’t come soon enough!!
Q: What are some of the favorite meals at camp?
A: There are so many meals to look forward to at camp:
Taco Tuesday - ** my favorite**
Chicken Patties on Sundays
Sunday night Pizza
Lazy Friday Breakfast – there is always something
sweet!
The Grill - hamburgers, hotdogs, etc.
Camp traditions start immediately and we greet you with
our traditional “clap-in.” This is a huge high five line where
all of the counselors eagerly await your arrival. Your
Group Leader will be waiting to take you to your bunk,
NEW
FOR
SUMMER
2017
Q: What is your favorite special event?
A: Zork Day! (picture a HUGE
shaving cream fight). See my photo above:)
ATTENTION
UPPER HORNETS THROUGH SENIORS
**NEW** REQUIRED TRIP SHIRT
Please be sure to visit the CampSpot catalog
at www.thecampspot.com to purchase the new
WINADU TRIP T-SHIRT
Trip t-shirts will be required on all
day trips outside of camp.
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Catching up with Adam Franklin
(1989-1996 as a camper and 1997-2000 as a JC & Counselor)
Q:What are your fondest memories of
Winadu and are you in touch with
some of your bunkmates?
A: My fondest memories of camp
were the friends made with both
fellow campers as well as
counselors. I am in touch with a lot
of people from camp including
Doug Miller, Zach Gingold, Justin
Siegel and many more. The great
thing about Winadu is that it is a
common bond held whether you
were there for 1 summer or 10
summers. I feel like everywhere I
travel, whether it is work or
personal, I run into someone from
camp. My wife and I joke about
“how many Winadu people we will
see” when we are away. It really is
amazing. I have been all over the
world and Winadu alums just seem
to find each other.
Q: How has your experience at
Winadu helped you throughout your
professional career?
A: I think the motto of “Character
Training Through Sports”
resonated with me the most.
Understanding the importance of
sportsmanship and being a part of
a team has been an integral part of
the culture I am working to create
at my company. We are extremely
competitive and always on what we
call the “attack”, but at the same
time we are respectful of our
competition.
Q:Tell us about your career? What
do you love about it?
Q:What was your favorite activity
when you were a camper?
A: Currently, I am the 3rd
generation in our family owned
sporting goods business. I am lucky
to be able to work side by side
with my biggest mentor, my father.
The beauty of our industry is that
things are changing every day and
the combination of old school and
new school has given us a strategic
advantage in many areas. We pride
ourselves on being ahead of the
game when it comes to ECommerce which is where the
Sporting Goods world is rapidly
heading. We have worked very hard
to develop industry leading
platforms like our Custom Batting
Glove website and a B2B platform
that has been touted as best in
class by our customers.
A: As I got older as a camper, I
loved being out on the lake and
waterskiing. Honestly, just being
able to spend the afternoon chilling
out on Lake Onota was pretty
special. I remember Jon Ballin and I
would take waterskiing for clinic,
selective, rest period and any other
opportunity we had so that we
could spend the entire afternoon
out on the lake.
All of our Major League Baseball
professionals now use our Custom
Batting Glove site to design the
gloves they wear each season. It’s
hard to explain the feeling I get
when I see a guy like Ben Zobrist
winning the World Series MVP last
year in gloves we designed
together at Spring Training using
our custom website.
Q:What years were you at Winadu as
a camper and/or counselor?
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Q:When are you coming back to visit
us at Winadu again?
A: Hopefully soon! My wife has still
never been down the Birch Tree
Path and my son Jake will be 4 this
May so I am thinking “Super Brave”
is in his near future.
A: 1989-1996 as a camper and then
1997-2000 as a JC and counselor.
Those dates may be off, but when
people ask me how many summers
I was at Winadu, I tell them not
enough!
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CHECKING IN WITH
Kelsey Gadbois
Q:What is your hometown? A: Dartmouth MA
Q:What is your nickname? A: Kelso
Q:What is your favorite food? A: Mexican
Q:What is your favorite activity at Winadu? A: the aerial adventure course
Q:What do you do outside of camp? A: I go to school at Springfield College
Q:What is your favorite movie? A: Wall-E
Q:What is your favorite band? A: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Q:What is your favorite Winadu meal? A: pancakes
Q:Who is someone you really want to meet? A: Mark Wahlberg
Q:What is your favorite camp memory? A: Lower Hornets winning songfest
Q:What are you looking forward to most in 2017? A: Aerial course zip line
CHECKING IN WITH
Dyamond Ruffin
Q:What is your hometown? A: Trenton, New Jersey
Q:What is your nickname? A: Ruff
Q:What is your favorite food? A: Anything that tastes good
Q:What is your favorite activity at Winadu? A: Sailing and Paddle Boarding
Q:What do you do outside of camp? A: Personal Training and Attending School
Q:What is your favorite band? A: A Tribe Called Quest
Q:What is your favorite Winadu meal? A: Chicken Patties
Q:Who is someone you really want to meet? A: Barack Obama
Q:What is your favorite camp memory? A: Zork Day 2015 with the Braves
Q:What are you looking forward to most in 2017? A: COLOR WAR 2017!!!
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WWhat’s Happening this Winter…
Where in the World is Mike Girling?
Hiring an awesome staff!
The team has been traveling the globe hiring amazing summer staff.
We have visited 5 countries, 13 cities, clocking around 20,000 miles & we are still going.
Some of the highlights have been Edinburgh, Scotland; Manchester, England (yes, Jared and Mike were at
Manchester United Stadium); Cardiff University; Syracuse University; SUNY Cortland; Ithaca College; Tampa
University; Florida International University, Georgia State; Arkansas State; Springfield, College; Marist College
and so many more!!
A big thanks to Winadu Staff for helping us in our travels in the US and Abroad:
• Ben Anders and Peter Bodimeade for helping in Cardiff
• Andrew Ward for helping in Edinburg
• Liam Killen, Charlotte Walton and James Moorcroft (JimBob) for helping in London
• David Maddox, Kelsey Gadbois and Kevin Mirando for helping with our US trips
• Rachel Friedman helping us with our US College reachout
FLORIDA
Staff will be joining us from: Boise State, Purdue, Syracuse, Michigan, Springfield College, Arkansas State,
Winthrop, Rio Grande, Maryland, Boston College to name a few, as well as New Zealand, Australia, South
Africa, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and so many other great countries.
FORMS, FORMS, FORMS….
Believe it or not, we have passed our halfway mark and camp is right around the corner, less than 100 days away! It is
the perfect time to start organizing your Winadu ‘To Do’ list - we are always here to help!
REMINDERS:
Make your doctor’s appointment for your son's camp physical. Don’t forget to give your doctor the Camper
Medical Form (Must be signed by a Physician) and have the doctor complete it. Due to late Spring/Summer birthdays,
we realize that many of you will not be able to complete this form until later in the spring since most insurance companies
will only permit a physical once every calendar year. Please let us know if that is the case.
NEW THIS SUMMER — If your son will be taking medication while at camp, please provide your doctor
with the Enrollment Information: (www.rockhillrx.com/MountainMeds) from our NEW pharmacy partner.
All prescription & non-prescription medications dispensed at camp must come from Mountain Meds
Pharmacy
Complete all online and hard copy forms listed on your “Checklist for Parents”. To complete your forms, please
login to your myWINADU account by visiting our website www.campwinadu.com and click on “myWINADU”
Review The Camp Spot catalog and packing list. You can schedule your Road Show appointment and place an order
for the clothing items your camper needs online or by calling 973-994-7416
ALL CAMP FORMS ARE DUE: April 3rd
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Max & Leo Pushkin and Javier Benerofe
watching Coach Kangas’ and the
Williams Ice Hockey team
Addison Klebanov in Jamaica rockin his
Winadu gear!
Dylan Ettinger and Jack & Ty Chayut
at Basketball City in New York
Matthew Zocks and Jake Ritch at
Codey Arena watching Justin
Moskowitz play Ice Hockey
Austin Groves needed a fribble to remind
him of the warm days of summer
Ari Sontag in Israel
AJ Sonnenberg reppin' Winadu at the
Delray Marketplace on vacation
Alex Munoz showing his spirit
Alex Weiss, Matthew Sayer, and Dylan
Reichel in Florida
Justin Franklin on the top of the world in
Jackson Hole.
Harry Leichter cheering for Summer
2017
Drew Goldstein on air at the Florida
Panther game
Matty Solomon showing his Winadu
spirit
Alex and Jake Olan with Tanner Katari in
Siesta Key
Cameron Miller visting Arizona
Ryan Kufeld in St. Maarten
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Jacob and Max Schiffman in Hawaii!
Zach and Drew Silva celebrating Christmas and Hannukah sporting their Winadu
gear
Shai Abbot on the driving range in
Florida
Oliver Bates-Carotenuto graduated to
his green belt in martial arts!
Zack Port visiting Jesse & Ryan Turner in
NYC
Parker Goldin. showing his Winadu Pride
at Pearl Harbor
Eric Glaser created an Andy Warhol
inspired Winadu drawing. Amazing!
Gabriel Feldman's flag football team capped
off an undefeated season by winning the
super bowl in YYAA's Fall league
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Theo Freed at the Harlem Rugby Cup
honored with MVP & team taking 4th
Charlie Zelman enjoying a sunny day in
Delray Beach
Jack & Ty Chayut with Rhys Bowie in
NYC
Zach Groves sporting his Winadu hat while
enjoying fresh crepes in Mont Tremblant
Jordan Roth visiting Disney World in his
Winadu hat
Nate Gerstein was excited to have a
Friendly’s Fribble!!
302 Main Street
Millburn, NJ 07041
WIMPORTANT 2017 DATES
OPENING DAY ................................................................................... Friday, June 23
Visiting Day ............................................................................. Saturday, July 15
Rookie Days ...................................................... Saturday, July 8, July 22 & 29
Discovery Camp ............................ Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23
LAST DAY OF CAMP ..................................................... Friday, August 11
WE CAN’T WAIT FOR SUMMER 2017!
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