Preconstruction Manager with Consigli Constructionįormer Camp Courant Counselor & Current Camp Courant Board Member “That means we did something right for the children,” says Clifford, “we were so thankful every day to be a part in these kid’s futures and be part of something greater for the community.” Josh Sylvester as Camp Courant counselor, 2001 Joshua Sylvester When Clifford and Judy attended our Opening Day Celebration this year, they were overjoyed to see no less than 5 staff members they hired over 20 years ago, still working at Camp. Not just in the programming and structure of training and staffing, but in the campers and staff they helped. “Ĭlifford and Judy’s legacy still thrives at Camp Courant today. “I enjoyed working with the children and staff and it’ll be greatly missed. In a 1995 article in the Hartford Courant on their departure Judy stated, “I’m always upset at leaving things because my whole heart was in it,” she said. Their retiring from Camp in 1995 was bittersweet. Clifford recalls fondly the carnival games, fun prizes and activities that made the children scream with delight and laughter. Clifford did a lot of the administrative and maintenance work, including overseeing payroll, ordering supplies and helping program directors set-up their classrooms.įor Camp Courant’s centennial season in 1994, they orchestrated a Carnival Day at Camp for not only all the campers, but the community as well. She proposed many of the special events for the campers in Farmington, such as visits from Hartford’s mounted police and the football coach of Central Connecticut State University. Judy knew the names of the more than 100 staff members, and most of the children as well. The couple ran Camp Berger for the Connecticut Grange in Winchester Center from 1977 to 1987. He started teaching at the Rawson School in 1973. She and her husband ran the YMCA’s Holiday Ridge outdoor program in Farmington from 1969 to 1972.Ĭlifford Moss, who obtained a bachelor’s degree from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., and a master’s degree from Central Connecticut State University, ran the boys’ program for YMCAs in New Britain and Torrington. Active in the YMCA, she ran the girls’ and women’s program at the Middletown YMCA. Judy and Clifford brought a wealth of experience and knowledge of directing camps and program development, which allowed Camp Courant to progress to the intensive summer enrichment program that it is today.Ī native of Gloucester, Mass., Judy Moss obtained a bachelor’s degree from Springfield College. During their tenure, they saw the average daily attendance of campers increase from 645 children to 1,007. Moss of New Britain, known as Judy and Cliff to the campers, were Hartford’s Camp Courant co-directors from 1988-1995. Thank you for all that you do for Camp!’ Former Camp Courant Directors Clifford and Judy Moss, 1995 Clifford and Judy Moss As a former camper, I am truly thankful to everyone who works to keep Camp Courant running. Camp Courant alleviates that stress for Hartford residents, providing a free day camp for their children that includes a range of fun and educational programs. During the summer months, families from all across Hartford, particularly low-income families, struggle to find activities for their children. I am just one of thousands of Hartford kids who benefited from the opportunity to attend Camp Courant. Here, I was able to make friends and participate in fun activities, all of which took my mind off of missing North Carolina. This made that first summer with Camp Courant all the more important. Needless to say, I found it difficult to make friends in school. Not only had I moved to a new area and was attending a new school, but I had also just lost my mother to a brain tumor. My first year in Connecticut was a major adjustment. As a North Carolina native, I hadn’t arrived in Hartford until age nine. ‘I started attending Camp Courant later than most, at ten years of age. University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D.
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