BBI works with agencies in Israel that assist these children and their families who have lost a loved one or had someone in their family or community injured in an attack: A brother who stopped a suicide bomber at a checkpoint, a sister who was riding on a bus that was bombed, an aunt and grandmother who were killed at a Passover Seder.

B'nai B'rith maintains a special staff liaison in Israel for the program who interviews the families and children to make sure Camp Passport is a good fit for the child. Israeli staff is hired to serve as escorts while they travel from Israel and to be counselors at camp, to provide a constant link within the camp structure.

This program needs to be funded each year by raising dollars beyond the regular B'nai B'rith budget. All costs of the program, which total about $5,000 per camper, are covered for each child. The program's success has allowed us to expand the program to our second camp, Beber, in Wisconsin.

Donations continue to make Camp Passport possible and we are grateful for all individual and group contributions. A direct mail appeal sent by the B'nai B'rith fundraising department is conducted annually. Camp Passport has been the tzedakah project for bar and bat mitzvah celebrations and has also received funds from bequests and foundations.

We are grateful to long time donors The Leonard J. Sonnenberg Memorial Fund and the Permian Basin Lodge #2409, which have been supporters of the program since its inception.

This program has proven invaluable. The Israeli and American children take home life-long lessons about the power and promise of Judaism. But the program cannot continue without your help.

Donations may be made by check and sent to B'nai B'rith Camp Passport, 2020 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 or online by CLICKING HERE.