
Capital Camps & Retreat Center is excited to be celebrating its 36th anniversary in 2023. The number 18, chai in Hebrew, is an important milestone number that represents life. Our double chai anniversary is special to us as we celebrate how far we’ve come and the exciting future ahead.
Our tagline for this banner year is “Individual Growth, Collective Future.” This phrase encapsulates the deep impact we have on our campers, staff, and retreat guests and the importance of our work to build and strengthen our Jewish community.
Throughout this year, there will be opportunities for our alumni, campers, parents, and community supporters to engage with us in-person and virtually. See below for upcoming events, sponsorship opportunities, the alumni archive, and a history of Capital Camps & Retreat Center.
Sponsorships

From our Pioneer summer in 1988 through our 36th anniversary in 2023, we’ve created challenging and creative camp and retreat experiences that have built vibrant Jewish communities and continue to nurture individual growth. A sponsorship during our 36th Anniversary supports our work to build a welcoming & inclusive Jewish Community. Click here for more details about our sponsorship opportunities or email samanthas@campandretreat.org for more details.
Diamond Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Yellow Sponsors
Green Sponsors
36th Anniversary Pop-up Clothing Shop

Check out our brand new online pop-up shop with exclusive designs celebrating our 36th Anniversary! Tons of designs & colors to outfit the whole family, including special Alumni, Parent, & Grandparent options! A portion of the cost will go to supporting the incredible work we do year-round.
Events
We welcome our community to join us in-person throughout the year to celebrate! See below for our upcoming events at camp & in the local community as well as recaps of past events!
Upcoming Event: Taste of Camp

Join us in Waynesboro for a Taste of Camp! Bring your future campers up to camp to see the magic in action! This program is available for free for families with children looking to attend camp for a future summer.
Sunday, July 2 and Sunday, July 30 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Spend a day:
- Touring camp
- Swimming or Boating in the lake
- Playing 9-Square in the Air
- Enjoying lunch at the farm
- And more classic camp fun!
Past Events
Family Camp

The end of April marked several celebrations leading up to our 36th summer, including our Spring Family Camp!. Camp families, alumni, staff, and members of our camp community came together for our Spring Family Camp and experienced classic camp activities alongside an incredible Shabbat experience.
36th Anniversary Celebration

We also hosted a special gathering of our community supporters. We recognized this unique moment in camp history, 36 years of Jewish identity and community building. We reflected on the past 36 years and imagined what the next 36 years will bring for CCRC. This included a panel of staff & alumni- featured above.

Our History








•Capital Camps celebrates its 36th Anniversary and prepares for an incredible summer of camping and retreating!

Capital Camps Connects

In honor of our 36th anniversary, we’ve started a digital archive of camp photos throughout the years. Currently, we have albums for each year from 1988-2022.
This archive is exclusively hosted in our digital alumni community Capital Camps Connects (CCC) – which will be the hub for all things 36th anniversary! We welcome all alumni to join us and add your own photos to the archives and be the first to hear about other exciting news in the upcoming year.
Donate

Philanthropic support from those who deeply value the unique role of camp remains an essential driver of our continued success.
At Capital Camps & Retreat Center we provide a safe and familiar environment created for the unique purpose of building Jewish community and the initiating opportunity for personal independence and growth.
Your investment in Capital Camps keeps our young Jewish community strong into the next generation.