90 Lives Touched by the OSRUI Blood Drive

Each summer, OSRUI Associate Director Susan Alexander coordinates the staff blood drive.  Here are excerpts from an email she received from Tara Blaesing, Blood Program Consultant for the Blood Center of Wisconsin. Another OSRUI blood drive is in the books, time to...
“Welcome to Camp! Welcome Home!”

“Welcome to Camp! Welcome Home!”

What an incredible opening day!  We have opened the gates for summer number 64 here at OSRUI! The sun was shining, the grass was green, the skies were blue, the smiles were big, the running hugs were everywhere, the high fives and fist bumps were plentiful, and...
Shabbat Shalom and a Lifetime of Friends from OSRUI

Shabbat Shalom and a Lifetime of Friends from OSRUI

On this Shabbat, we are lucky, blessed, and so excited to have our entire tzevet (staff) with us for this Shabbat! Next Shabbat, we will have a full machaneh (camp)! Last night we held our Oconomo-staff Talent Show.  There were music acts, magic acts, dance acts,...
What Color is My Unit?

What Color is My Unit?

If you’ve seen photos or videos of all camp events, you might have noticed that each unit seems to have a color scheme. Kallah – Tie Dye.  We’ll do this at camp, but don’t forget the plain white t-shirt. Tzofim – Red.  And don’t forget funky knee socks for High Sock...
You get a Machon, You get a Machon, Everybody Gets a Machon

You get a Machon, You get a Machon, Everybody Gets a Machon

Last night was Machon Party for our machonikim. Machons are our counselors in training.  Machon is an experiential and didactic counselor training program. The program accepts graduating high school seniors and provides a framework for the teaching of important skills...