Sunnycroft_1975

Comment by Doug Loriz on February 6, 2013 at 12:12am

Hello again! I found my photos accidentally long after I unsuccessfully searched all the logical places I thought they would be. Manny, if my memory is correct, I believe that is you in the top row 3rd from the right. Here are the names as best as I can recall starting with - Top Left: Junior counselor (don't recall name), Eman (the animal - can't recall last name), David Marcus, Manny?, David Heinz, Senior Counselor. Bottom Left: Evan Coopman, David Hersh?, Me, David Cohen, Jay Kirshner, Neil Schriver, and David Grossbaum. I can't believe how many names I recall and I feel pretty confident about most of them. I have such great memories from this camp.

Comment by Simone Gunzburg on February 6, 2013 at 12:54am

Wow it's all coming back to me...u must bemy age Doug ....because Alan is older than me....you remember my brother don't you? He's on this site too...

Comment by Alan Eisman on December 1, 2013 at 9:10pm

Top left is Michael Widman. Brother to lenny Widman and Alan Eisman who ran consssion for two years

Comment by Manny on July 8, 2015 at 12:36pm

Yes! That's me in 3rd from right top row - sorry for the 2 year delay in responding!!! I can't believe how many names you remember.  I have so many fantastic memories from Sunny Croft too, but only a few of the names.  Does anyone know Eman's last name?  Thanks again for posting all of these great photo's and info.

Comment by Doug Loriz on February 1, 2023 at 8:26pm

Sorry, Manny, it's been a long time for me now too but always fun to see these old photos. I just can't remember Eman's last name. I remember his older brother was Gabe. And, yes, Simone, we are just about the same age. I remember you. You might have been a year younger.

Comment by Manny on February 6, 2023 at 3:17pm

I would have been 11 that summer - that would have been my last one there too.  Still can't believe you remembered all of those names!

Comment by Doug Loriz on February 6, 2023 at 5:04pm

I was surprised by a few of them, but keep in mind that I knew some of these friends until I went off to college. When Sunnycroft closed down most of my summer friends moved to Rosemarins. I attended day camp there and then became a CIT and Junior counselor and I would spend most evenings there as well in the teen program they had.

Comment by Mike D on February 7, 2023 at 12:07pm

Doug the first time I saw this picture! I recognized all those faces. The summer of 75 was my second year there.It started off in the casino where we got our group assignments. Some of the kids were outside chanting we want Mike. Which actually felt pretty good. Alan "Wick" I believe was my junior counselor???  I got your age group! unfortunately, I didn't get you guys. You were the more athletic group. As far as remembering camper names, From your group it was just David Heinz "Ketchup". My group the brothers Chatam and Adam, and here's why.

 I cannot remember what we were doing with your group. But we were down in the left-hand corner of the colony. David Heinz disappears, and we can't find him. He didn't give himself up. It was like did we just lose a camper? Finally, he starts singing the spaghetti O's song, and pops out of the green garbage can like a Jack in the Box. With Chatham & Adam, the camp took a trip to the orange county fair. That afternoon we got hit with a thunderstorm. I was hanging out with the other counselors and kids under this big tent. When the rain stopped, I thought I had all mine! I was wrong, the two of them snuck away for a little bit. Next day in the local paper, there's this Big picture with the headline "He's not heavy he's my Brother" Chatham was carrying Adam on his shoulder, walking through this Huge puddle. I caught a little bit of grief for that one. Good thing everyone liked the picture even their mother LOL.

   Manny you also competed against Paradise Park. But like I said! my group wasn't that athletic. So I brought in an eleven-year-old ringer from Hillside to help us against them. My boys knew and liked him from a hike we took to Hillside. They wanted to check out my colony. Needless to say, it worked out well for Sunnycroft.

   

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