What Makes Project Morry Campers So Special?

Project Morryers are kids who need a chance. They are selected because they want to try even though the odds may not be in their favor. They are bright, capable, willing, fun kids who are looking to take risks, face challenges and grow through an experience based on support, safety and success. Our campers population comes from agencies, schools and community based organizations within the New York Metropolitan Tri-State area. The campers attend camp through full scholarships. It is our gift to them. Their gift to us is their participation.

Campers are selected through partnerships with community based organizations and agencies. Local youth centers, youth collaborations and church based groups are examples of such organizations. Their commitment to community through after-school programs, parental support and educational assistance, helps us in providing the consistency so necessary to the Project Morry program.

These organizations also provide our Project Morry Campers: a carefully selected group of children who exhibit leadership potential, ability to work within a group and financial need. Project Morryers are often identified as being diamonds in the rough -- and Project Morry is the MINER!

Typically, we are working with first time camp families -- so we need to educate both camper and parent, neither of whom have had an opportunity to experience summer camp. A child's excitement about being selected for Project Morry can be undercut by parental fears of letting their child go. Our high caliber agencies work in concert with Project Morry to help parents understand and support this rare opportunity. Project Morry provides prospective families with constant information about who we are, what to expect and the opportunities that this experience can and does provide. Through the agreement of allowing their child to participate, the parents show the trust they have in us.

This trust and the relationships we build with parents are vital to both the success of the child as well as the Project Morry program. Through its uniqueness, Project Morry is establishing itself as a leader in the not-for-profit camping world. We are setting standards for ourselves that are incalculable. The summer of 2001 saw more than an 85% return rate in our overall camper population. Project Morryers are thriving in school and truly are the leaders that we envisioned! The investment and commitment that parents, campers, staff, agencies, donors, volunteers and the Board of Directors have made to Project Morry is one that is immeasurable.

Project Morry campers are truly special kids who personify Morry Stein's dream. Just as the campers live out Morry's dream and return to camp summer after summer, so is Project Morry investing in the dreams of our campers and their future.