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Camp Rising Sun
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August 27, 2025
Emily Barnard
Meet our 2025 TELE Facilitators and Intensive ...

Get to know this year’s TELE facilitators and guest Intensive instructors! TELE is a unique and immersive experience that connects young people from all over the world in a virtual model that reflects our in-person Camp Rising Sun program. Meet the people who made it possible this summer!

Meet our 2025 TELE Facilitators and Intensive Instructors!
August 27, 2025
Emily Barnard
2025-26 GEJ Scholarship Award Recipients

Join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2025-26 GEJ Scholarship Awards! These CRS alums embody the values of leadership, excellence, and commitment to social justice across a variety of fields and disciplines. We congratulate them on all of their achievements and look forward to seeing what they do in the future! Please click to meet this year's scholarship recipients.

2025-26 GEJ Scholarship Award Recipients
August 27, 2025
Emily Barnard
CRS 2025 Session II Photo Gallery

Check out photos from the CRS Summer 2025, Girls/Non-Binary Session!

CRS 2025 Session II Photo Gallery
July 29, 2025
Emily Barnard
CRS 2025 Session I Photo Gallery

Check out photos from the CRS Summer 2025, Boys/Non-Binary Session!

CRS 2025 Session I Photo Gallery
July 15, 2025
Emily Barnard
Coming Home: A Warm Hello from Barry Fulton, ...

Meet Barry Fulton, LAJF’s new Executive Director! As a CRS alum, former Camp Director, and longtime board member, Barry’s journey with CRS comes full circle in this exciting new role. Barry shares more about what this role means to him in his welcome letter—click to read it!

Coming Home: A Warm Hello from Barry Fulton, LAJF's New Executive Director
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November 16, 2018
Camp News, Friday Blog Post

Applications open for Camp Rising Sun 2019!

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November 16, 2018
Camp News, Friday Blog Post
Applications open for Camp Rising Sun 2019!

Applications for the Camp Rising Sun 2019 season are now open. Apply today! Check out the details and our new video about Camp, we hope you share, here.


Tagged: Incoming Campers, Camp News, Summer 2019

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November 13, 2018
Alumni Spotlight

Living the Mission- Melina from Argentina

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November 13, 2018
Alumni Spotlight
Living the Mission- Melina from Argentina

LAJF and Camp Rising Sun are highlighting the impact of Camp on the lives of our alumni. We are excited to feature our alumna Melina (‘18) from Argentina. In her own words, this is how Camp has impacted her life thus far.

Tagged: Alumni Beings & Doings, Camper for Life

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November 6, 2018
Alumni Association, From the Staff

World Reunion

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November 6, 2018
Alumni Association, From the Staff
World Reunion

LAJF's Alumni Relations Coordinator wrote about the World Reunion along with Camp Rising Sun's values, ideals, and what it means to be an alum.

Tagged: Staff, Alumni Events & Gatherings, World Reunion

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November 2, 2018
Alumni Spotlight, Friday Blog Post

Living the Mission- Jessica from Maryland

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November 2, 2018
Alumni Spotlight, Friday Blog Post
Living the Mission- Jessica from Maryland

LAJF and Camp Rising Sun are highlighting the impact of Camp on the lives of our alumni. We are excited to feature our alumna Jessica (‘15, ‘16) from Maryland. In her own words, this is how Camp has impacted her life thus far.

Tagged: Alumni Beings & Doings, Camper for Life

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October 26, 2018
Camp News, Friday Blog Post

2018 Reunion Yearbook

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October 26, 2018
Camp News, Friday Blog Post
2018 Reunion Yearbook

We are excited to share the 2018 Reunion Yearbook, along with heartfelt videos about what reunions mean to our alumni and their excitement for reunions to come.

Tagged: Alumni Reunion

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October 19, 2018
Friday Blog Post

Staying Connected with CRS

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October 19, 2018
Friday Blog Post
Staying Connected with CRS

We are interested in you for life. As you progress through the life stages post Camp, we are here to offer you several resources for connection with Camp and your fellow alumni. We have the College Student Network (CRS CSN), the alumni database, and Alumni Associations.

Tagged: Engagement Opportunity, College Network, Alumni Association Spotlight

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October 5, 2018
Alumni Spotlight, Friday Blog Post, From the Staff

2018 Shanghai mini CRS

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October 5, 2018
Alumni Spotlight, Friday Blog Post, From the Staff
2018 Shanghai mini CRS

Truly paying it forward, these campers collaborated to run a mini Rising Sun program in Shanghai. We are proud of all the work they put into camper selection, to instructions and projects.

Tagged: Alumni Beings & Doings, Camper for Life

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September 28, 2018
Friday Blog Post, From the Staff

Fall Retreat

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September 28, 2018
Friday Blog Post, From the Staff
Fall Retreat

Join us for a beautiful autumn weekend with your fellow CRS alumni from October 12 to 14 at Camp for our Alumni Retreat.

Tagged: Clinton, Red Hook

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6 RISING SUN LANE
RHINEBECK, NY, 12572, UNITED STATES
+1 (212) 686-1930
CONTACT@LAJF.ORG

The Louis August Jonas Foundation (LAJF) and Camp Rising Sun (CRS) have a long-held commitment to the principles of diversity, stemming from our mission. In that spirit, LAJF and CRS do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, nation of origin, gender, sex, or gender identity. 

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