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SIT Summer Goes Virtual
In the months leading up to the announcement that our 2020 summer programs would be cancelled, the Chi team worked around the clock planning contingencies. Plans were made for a shortened summer, limited capacities, staffing complications, and so much more. And the first issue addressed each time was the fate of the SIT Class of […] Learn More ›
#ChiDoesGood: Lollipop Moments
Kyle Kolling is an assistant director at Camp Chi and has been at Chi since 2001. Kyle, who has a BA in Theatre Education from Illinois State University, was an SIT of 2009, SIT Staff in 2013, and joined the full-time team a the program coordinator in 2016. There are many things that come together […] Learn More ›
And the Ultimate Camp Meal is…
Just a few weeks ago for #ChiMadness, we had a delectable battle to crown the Ultimate Camp Chi Meal. And while some favorites had to fall along the way, Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup, the eventual winner made a relatively easy path to the title, eventually beating s’mores to be crowned the Ultimate Camp Chi […] Learn More ›
Ignite the Flame Photo Contest
Earlier today for #GivingTuesdayNow, we launched the All Together Now campaign, and it certainly ignited the flame! What started simply as a photo contest for campers, staff, and alumni to post a photo at camp with their friends, tag more friends, and continue, quickly ignited into an unprecedented display of Camp Chi unity on social […] Learn More ›
Camp Chi, Passover & The Prince of Egypt
We are in the midst of celebrating the Passover holiday and just finished commemorating the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt with a variety of zoom seders and virtual connections. The story behind what is told at Passover can be found in the Torah, the book of Shmot or Exodus Chapters 1-15. One activity that many […] Learn More ›
Stay Home So We Can Go Home This Passover
The holiday of Passover is upon us. No matter how you frame it, Passover will be different this year, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing most of the world into a situation where we are homebound. Many family seders are moving to virtual gatherings, typical Passover shopping is happening via Instacart and contact-less delivery rather than flocking to the grocery […] Learn More ›
