Y Country Camp | |
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Coordinates | 46°02′04″N 74°39′21″W / 46.03458°N 74.65592°W |
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Former name | YM-YWHA Country Camp |
Type | Jewish summer camp |
Religious affiliation(s) | Judaism |
Established | 1962 |
Director | Marni Schlomowitz |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age range | 7-17 |
Website |
ycountrycamp |
The Harry Bronfman Y Country Camp (YCC), formerly known as the YM-YWHA Country Camp, is a Jewish summer camp in Huberdeau, Quebec. It affiliated with the Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA in Montreal. [2]
The YM-YWHA Country Camp was founded in 1962 with a capital fund campaign led by Joe Rubin, [3] with Saidye and Samuel Bronfman as "honorary patrons." [4] It began operating in June 1963, social worker Bernard Scotch serving as its first director. [5] [6] The camp hosted 545 children in its first year of operation, [7] and some 800 by 1965. [8]
In 1977, YCC merged with Camp Wooden Acres due to low registration at the former. Plans to open a senior citizen's section were cancelled to accommodate the new campers. [9]