HARPER'S BAT MITZVAH PROJECT

ABOUT ME

My name is Harper Waskow, and for my Bat Mitzvah project I am supporting an organization called Change Summer. This June will be my sixth summer attending sleep-away camp. Camp has taught me so many important lessons, and I have made friends there that I know I will have for the rest of my life. I chose to support Change Summer because I want other kids to have the same opportunity to go to camp, learn new things, and make lifelong friends like I did. Change Summer works with schools and other organizations to help kids from communities with access to fewer resources attend an overnight camp for two weeks.

WHY CAMP AND WHY CHANGE SUMMER

Camp has helped me become kinder, more responsible, more independent, more empathetic, and a stronger leader, which are all important values at my camp. Camp also gives me the chance to try new activities that I would not normally do. I hope my project can help Change Summer give these opportunities to kids who might not otherwise have access to camp. I know that going to overnight camp has changed my life, and I hope it can change other kids’ lives too. My bat mitzvah was on March 28. If you would like to support my mitzvah project, please click the link to donate. All proceeds will go to Change Summer.

ABOUT CHANGE SUMMER

Change Summer is on a mission to provide students from under-resourced communities with a fantastic, two-week overnight camp experience that increases their confidence, curiosity, independence, and responsibility. Change Summer partners with top-performing charter schools to deliver customized summer programs that help students from under-resourced communities develop confidence, curiosity, independence, and responsibility.

Through five camps—AF Camp, Camp Canopy, Camp Ironwood, Camp KIPP DC, and Camp Uncommon—Change Summer currently serves nearly 3,000 elementary and middle school students. Programs operate across Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., empowering young people with the skills they need for a successful future.

When you support my project, you’re helping fuel the mission of Change Summer and transform the lives of thousands of campers.

Harper's Bat Mitzvah Project

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