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Date Posted: 15:06:45 08/05/03 Tue
Author: Lenny Loewentritt
Subject: Savoring it all

The Wall Street Journal article was fantastic. Could the organizers or anyone else possibly have anticipated the now-worldwide attention that our little reunion would attract?

Elaine, Leslie and Alan must be so incredibly proud of both the personal relationships that have been rekindled and the notoriety that our reunion has had. This was one of the greatest weekends, and the aftermath has been incredible.

I have been getting some wonderful comments about the Journal article, including some from very unexpected sources:

The Deputy Counsel to the President called that Friday [Aug. 1] to tell me how much she enjoyed the article and that she was just thrilled to see how much the camp meant to all of us. She was on her way to an important meeting in the White House, but felt she had to take the time to let me know how much she enjoyed the article.

Another attorney at the White House called to tell me how thrilled she was to read about the wonderful camp experiences that we had and the warmth of the reunion. She in fact passed a copy of the article to all the attorneys in the White House Counsel's office.

I received an e-mail from the Deputy to the Sergeant of Arms of the Senate, who said: "Well, well, well -- we have a celebrity in our midst. Is Camp Stern in the Shawagunk Mountains available for our next congressional conference?

From a staffer on the Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives, the message read: "Wow! Front page. Great story, terrific pictures and even greater memories."

From an attorney at the Department of the Treasury, "What a wonderful story about your experience in the Wall Street Journal! It was a real pleasure to read about your experiences at the camp and the genuine pleasure that it brought to so many children. We will have to hear some
of those songs at the next ethics conference."

I received a call from an attorney in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, who was so excited to see our article and observed that he never knew anyone on the front page of the WSJ until now and what a fabulous camp we must have gone to.

I received an e-mail from the Commissioner of the General Services Administration, where I work, with the very simple message: "SMUFFY?"

Several attorneys from the General Accounting Office called as well to indicate how much they enjoyed reading about our experiences.

So folks, as you can see thus far, our article has made it to the top levels of our Government in various offices from the White House to the Department of Defense and beyond.

Now, who should play Ellen and Gerry on the big screen version of our reunion?

This is beyond anyone's expectations. I am amazed at the intensity of the feelings that people had and still have for camp.

[ The message above was posted at Lenny's request by Alan, who adds: 'Now that he brings it up, who'd play Lenny in a movie version?' Send suggestions as replies here, if you dare! - - A.S. ]

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Re: Savoring it all -- Roz Leiser, 18:15:42 08/05/03 Tue

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><h4><font color=blue>The Wall Street Journal article >was fantastic. Could the organizers or anyone else >possibly have anticipated the now-worldwide attention >that our little reunion would attract?<p> >Elaine, Leslie and Alan must be so incredibly proud of >both the personal relationships that have been >rekindled and the notoriety that our reunion has had. >This was one of the greatest weekends, and the >aftermath has been incredible.<p> >I have been getting some wonderful comments about the >Journal article, including some from very unexpected >sources:<ul> ><li> The Deputy Counsel to the President called that >Friday [<i>Aug. 1</i>] to tell me how much she enjoyed >the article and that she was just thrilled to see how >much the camp meant to all of us. She was on her way >to an important meeting in the White House, but felt >she had to take the time to let me know how much she >enjoyed the article.</li> ><li> Another attorney at the White House called to >tell me how thrilled she was to read about the >wonderful camp experiences that we had and the warmth >of the reunion. She in fact passed a copy of the >article to all the attorneys in the White House >Counsel's office.</li> ><li> I received an e-mail from the Deputy to the >Sergeant of Arms of the Senate, who said: "Well, well, >well -- we have a celebrity in our midst. Is Camp >Stern in the Shawagunk Mountains available for our >next congressional conference?</li> ><li> From a staffer on the Public Works Committee of >the House of Representatives, the message read: "Wow! >Front page. Great story, terrific pictures and even >greater memories."</li> ><li> From an attorney at the Department of the >Treasury, "What a wonderful story about your >experience in the Wall Street Journal! It was a real >pleasure to read about your experiences at the camp >and the genuine pleasure that it brought to so many >children. We will have to hear some >of those songs at the next ethics conference."</li> ><li> I received a call from an attorney in the Office >of the Secretary of Defense, who was so excited to see >our article and observed that he never knew anyone on >the front page of the WSJ until now and what a >fabulous camp we must have gone to.</li> ><li>I received an e-mail from the Commissioner of the >General Services Administration, where I work, with >the very simple message: "<b><u>SMUFFY?</b></u>"</li> ><li> Several attorneys from the General Accounting >Office called as well to indicate how much they >enjoyed reading about our experiences.</li> ></ul> >So folks, as you can see thus far, our article has >made it to the top levels of our Government in various >offices from the White House to the Department of >Defense and beyond. <p> >Now, who should play Ellen and Gerry on the big screen >version of our reunion?<p> >This is beyond anyone's expectations. I am amazed at >the intensity of the feelings that people had and >still have for camp.<hr> ></h4></font><font color=maroon><h3> >[ <i>The message above was posted at Lenny's request >by Alan, who adds: 'Now that he brings it up, <u>who'd >play Lenny</u> in a movie version?' Send suggestions >as replies here, if you dare! - - A.S.</i> ]

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