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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
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CRS 2025 Session II Photo Gallery

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

CRS 2025 Session II Photo Gallery
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CRS 2025 Session I Photo Gallery

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

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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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VCRS 2022 BLOG

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This blog post is brought to you by Session 2 of 2022 Virtual CRS. Read on to hear about their Virtual Camp Rising Sun experience!

Tagged: Virtual CRS, Projects, Summer 2022

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VCRS 2022 ThaBlog

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The Session 1 VCRS blog project hereby presents to you: ThaBlog

Tagged: CRS Times, Virtual Programs, Virtual CRS, The Ethical Leadership Experience

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The fourth and final CRS Times edition of 2022 ; The last week of Camp was full of memories and emotions. Read ahead to take a peak into the last week of our 2022 in-person program!

Tagged: camp rising sun

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CRS Times 2022 - Week III

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This blog post is brought to you by first year campers, Veera and Daniela. Read on and take a sneak peek into what’s been going on at CRS!

Tagged: camp rising sun

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July 18, 2022
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CRS Times 2022 - Week II

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This blog post is brought to you by first year camper, Irene. Read on and take a sneak peek into what’s been going on at Camp Rising Sun!

Tagged: camp rising sun

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CRS Times 2022- Week I

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Welcome to the first issue of the 2022 CRS Times! This blog post is brought to you by CRS second-year campers Ananya and Jenna. Read on and take a sneak peek into what’s been going on at CRS!

Tagged: ca, camp rising sun

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July 6, 2022

News and Events from the College Student Network

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Over the past year the CRS College Student Network has worked tirelessly to connect young alumni to more experienced alumni mentors with the aim of providing knowledge and insight into the college application process.

Tagged: Alumni Opportunities, College Network

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June 27, 2022

Corona preparedness at Camp Rising Sun 2022.

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This year, part of that preparation is carefully drafting a COVID response document so our campers and staff have a safe trip to and from camp.

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LOUIS AUGUST JONAS FOUNDATION
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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