Retreat to the Berkshires with Verve

Come experience the joy of camp as an adult! Our inaugural Verve Retreat is bringing active adults ages 55+ from four metro JCCs together for three days of fun at Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp (BHEC) in Copake, New York.

Registration ends on August 25!! Sign up now!

Activities

In the daytime, enjoy strength classes, yoga and meditation, tennis, pickleball, swimming, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, canasta and other games, and lots of free time to connect with friends and relax in nature. Nighttime brings entertainment and s’mores around the campfire. Bring a friend or come make new ones!

 

Costs

Shared Double Room (with private bathroom): $450 per person
Private room (with private bathroom): $550 per person

Optional Add-on Class: $35 for a 90-minute culinary workshop with Chef Katie Hickey, based on the cookbook The Kripalu Kitchen: Nourishing Food for Body and Soul.

Cost includes:

• Private or shared double room in lodges (all rooms have private bathroom)
• All kosher meals and non-alcoholic beverages (BYOB)
• All activities, including fitness classes, yoga, boating, swimming, pickleball, use of indoor spaces, and more (the culinary workshop is extra)
• Nighttime entertainment and s’mores around the campfire
• All linens and towels
• Round-trip transportation from your JCC by coach bus
• Verve T-shirt
• Unlimited use of WiFi (cell service is intermittent)

See sample schedule.

This retreat is cohosted by Shames JCC, JCC Mid-Westchester, Suffolk Y JCC, and Sid Jacobson JCC, and is made possible by a generous grant from Verve/UJA-Fed NY. All participants will be required to sign a waiver.

No refunds after August 10. The last day to sign up is August 25.