| The Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation
enables children with physical disabilities in the New York City
Metropolitan Area and the Northeast United States to experience
summer camp. By partnering with existing accredited camps, the Foundation
affords families the ability to send children into integrated camp
settings. The Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation
believes that every child deserves the opportunity to participate
in a safe, caring, and fun learning environment. The Foundation’s
primary goal is to allow each child to build self esteem and friendships
through integrated camping environments.
The first Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation camp
program was launched in 2003 at the Cross Island YMCA in Bellerose,
New York and was an enormous success. In developing this special
camp, Jean Dattner, the Cross Island YMCA’s Special Populations
Director, realized a lifelong dream to serve an unserved population
in the community, and will continue to provide her vision and
leadership to the camp in the years to come.
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