The Grand Banquet

The best campers of each bunk
The best campers in each learning class
The winning bunks
The winning teams

Thank You

This thank you is from all the staff of Camp Chayolei in appreciation of all the campers and their parents who have supported camp.
I would like to make a special mention to those parents who clearly labeled all their sons clothes, making the sorting process so much easier as well as helping to ensure that the campers return home with most of their clothes.

The awards for the best labeled clothes go to.
Bunk beis- The Shwei family
Bunk Daled- The Mayzlish family
Bunk Hey turned ches- The Wall family

Good Bye Chayolei Hamelech

Today, daled Elul, Monday the 24th of August, camp was officially brought to a close:(

After a moving Sunday night banquet the staff and campers tearfully boarded the bus this morning for the trip back to Crown heights.

Pics coming soon.

Grand Scene

We're very sorry for the dearth of posts over the last few days. But due to an intense and amazing Color War the necessary time to take pics and upload them was not found.

Color War culminated with one of the most brilliant Grand Scenes ever designed. Where the team of Am winded back to their early years as they adorned themselves with diapers and bibs. Meanwhile the WINNING team Melech decided that some new faces were needed and made sure they felt right at home.

With special thanks going to all dedicated and devoted staff who worked tirelessly over the last 5 days to make color war possible.

A Chayolei Spectacular

770

On chof av Chayolei Hamelech traveled to 770 to join the annual rally for all camps.

Farbrengen!

As part of the preparation of visiting the Rebbe, Rabbi Wagner inspired campers (mostly from the older devisions) and staff alike to be more mekusher to the Rebbe, with a most amazing farbrengen.

Staff Play

We would like to invite all parents.grandparents, uncles... to the one and only staff play, 5769!!!

Motzei Shabbos

The week in Chayolei started/ended with a bang as all of chayolei joined together in a hakel seudas shlishis followed by an an amazing shmarhonky!!!

Camp Pic

Chaim Fogelman!!!

For a few hours the camp of chayolei was transported to another realm as we clapped, sang, danced, cried and laughed to the music and singing of the one and only Chaim Fogelman.

Thank You Chaim Fogelman!!!

Tip Your Waiter

Shabbos Competition Trip

Attention bunk daled and zayin..."Where were you last night?"

6 flags

Although slightly belated here are the rest of the promised 6 flag pictures.

Up Up and Away

The corporeal bodies of the campers and councilors of Chayolei appear to be following their spiritual counterparts as they aspire to reach higher and loftier things

Winners of Bunk Competition (first month)

For the older devision...Bunk Zayin!!!

For the younger devision... Bunk Gimmel!?!

We Survived Survival!

Do you have what it takes to survive survival?

Greetings

Greetings from all of the most dedicated staff to all the people (parents, relatives, friends...) who visit our blog. From Australia jusqua la france and even some people here in America. Just a few quick tips on making the most of the blog and what it offers.
For easier viewing of the pictures as has been previously mentioned click the link in the bottom left hand corner of every sideshow to see the photos as thumbnails in "Picasa". It is also possible to go through the pictures in large one at a time. When in Picasas clicking on Levi's Gallery will give you easy access to all the sideshows that have been thus far posted. Comments can also be made on individual pictures there, but with a much lower probability of anyone reading it then if posted directly to the blog.
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Variety

These pictures are all from a variety of events previously covered. But being that I only just received them, they are bing posted now.

There are now over 1,000 pictures on this blog!!!

Shabbos Competition Bunk DALED!!/Hei

Pictures from bunks daled and hei on their shabbos competition trip.
(The first of Bunk Daleds two Shabbos Competition wins.)

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"The Fear of my First Day..."

With sadness and contrition (by both those who were leaving and those who are staying) we bid farewell to about 10 of our beloved campers.

So to assuage the pain we imported another 40 campers to have the Summer of their lives.

congratulations to the winning team of Tvia

congratulations to the winning team of Tvia, for winning bog war - operation Geula 5769.

Late Nights

And the night time fun continues...

Bog War

Starting Wednesday night, Chayolei was rocked by the most amazing, awesome, exhillerating etc. 2 days a person could hope to experience. Inspiring all involved to elevate themselves to new plains and opened their eyes to new vistas, as the staff dug deep into their reservoirs of talent and campers amazed even themselves at the amount of noise that can be generated.

Winning Team Of Asiyah's theme Song

Our very own Tzvi Rimler the composer of the winning song of the winning team of Asiyah.

As sung before the judges:)

A Chayolei Camp Special

A special production brought to you by our most talented and devoted staff
For information on ordering the camp video email chayoleiforever@gmail.com

Bog War

We are currently enjoying an amazing Moshiach War so I most probably won't be posting any more pictures till after Shabbos.Ii know it might be hard but I hope you can all manage till then:)

Staff

Staff making the most of their time in Chayolei.

Six Flags

The campers of Chayolei (and staff) Hamelech got to experience all the thrills and joys of an amazing day with amazing weather (despite the forecasts to the contrary) in Six Flags Great Adventure.
Here is the first installment of pictures. Many more to come.

Six Flags, More Flags More Fun. Chayolei Hamelech, Most Flags Most Fun.

Visiting day TIPS

Almost all campers receive visitors and those that don't are attended to with the utmost attention by the dedicated staff. But who will comfort those staff who come from a land down under and have no visitors?
"Who will be the Zaidy of our children if not you"

Overnight

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Mazel Tov

We would like to wish a hearty mazel tov on behalf of all Gan staff to Gan expat and brother of a devoted counselor, Label Orenstein. Who today celebrated his bar mitzvah in S.G.P.

Shabbos Competition

"And the winners of Shabbos competition are..drumroll... bunks beis and ches".

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Runaway

Some time, way too early in the morning, we woke up and went canoeing. Fun was had by all.

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Moshiach Day Carnival!

We used Shiva Aser b'tamuz as a time to help motivate the campers in regaurds to Moshiach by having a Moshiach Carnival, in which we connected all the activities to Moshiach.

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Late nights!

After the lights go out and the head counselors disappear from view...

Banana Boating (younger bunks)

This past Tuesday-Wednesday the campers experienced an amazing boating trip, with special thanks to Dovid Feldman.

Dance night

This past Sunday night Chayolei experienced a most exhilarating experience with a world renowned singer and guitarist bringing the camp alive. (As if it wasn't alive already!)

Chayolei Leagues

The most brilliant leagues in the U.S.A. were kicked off on Monday with the Crown Heights Eatery League and the Famous Jewish Character, or the FJC League, off to a colourful heady start.

Ice skating!

The first trip for Chayolei 5769 was an amazing trip of ice skating.