Summer Together 2025: Another Great Summer for Port's Children

Summer Together is a volunteer-run program that funds scholarships to local day camps for Port Washington families in need of economic assistance. Founded in 2018, Summer Together has enabled hundreds of children to share fun and enriching summer activities with their peers. Summer Together is possible because of our tireless unpaid volunteers, a host of individual donations, and the generous support of the Ellen and Richard Fox Charitable Fund, the Kiwanis Club of Manhasset-Port Washington, St. Stephen's Church parish community, and Kim and John Keiserman.

The Summer Together team of volunteers worked with our community advisors (Parent Resource Center, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Peter's, and the Port Washington Public Library), as well as with guidance counselors at the elementary schools and Weber Middle School, to identify and fund 111 placements at local day camps for Port children (most attended for two weeks). The participating camps were Bach To Rock, Camp Invention, Language Anywhere, My Style Camp, the Nassau County Museum of Art, PYA, the Science Museum of Long Island and Unlimited Sports Action. We are grateful for the participation of these wonderful camps, many of whom offered discounted rates and, in some cases, full scholarships.

The children greatly enjoyed their camp experiences with their peers, with one parent writing: "Summer Together has been such a gift for our family. My daughter looked forward to camp every morning and came home each day both excited and joyfully worn out. She learned so much, had fun, and built great friendships along the way. Her counselor was fantastic — supportive, engaging, and truly made a difference in her experience. We’re so grateful for this opportunity.” Visit the ST webpage or FB page for more information or to DONATE for Summer Together 2026.

The Summer Together Team

Ellen Davidson

Ilise Friedman

Dilia Kamensky

Pamela O’Connell

Analia Quispe

Marivic Restivo

Drina Scheiber