Officers
The Order of the Leaf Board of Directors is comprised of officers who have been elected by Leaf membership to serve the organization for a two-year term. The Board meets regularly to coordinate activities, fundraising and communication efforts on behalf of the Order of the Leaf.
The Order of the Leaf was founded in 1934 by the counselors of Camp Airy for the purpose of promoting the spirit of friendship among each other and of loyalty and service to the institution of which they are all a part.
The Order of the Leaf is the Camp Airy organization that all staff members are welcomed into after three years of service. Leaf provides an opportunity to maintain connections to each other and to the “Summer Home” we cherish, no matter how much time has passed since we served as Camp Airy staff members. We are a non-profit organization that focuses primarily on supporting camp and summer staff through financial support, the enhancement of camp facilities and provision of supplies and activities. The Order of the Leaf raises funds to support Camp Airy throughout the year.
Charter of the
Order of the Leaf
The Order of the Leaf was founded in 1934 by the counselors of Camp Airy for the purpose of promoting the spirit of friendship among each other and of loyalty and service to the institution of which they are all a part.
The Order of the Leaf is the Camp Airy organization that all staff members are welcomed into after three years of service. Leaf provides an opportunity to maintain connections to each other and to the “Summer Home” we cherish, no matter how much time has passed since we served as Camp Airy staff members. We are a non-profit organization that focuses primarily on supporting camp and summer staff through financial support, the enhancement of camp facilities and provision of supplies and activities. The Order of the Leaf raises funds to support Camp Airy throughout the year.
Founded
CAMP AIRY, THURMONT, MD.
Be it known to all that on this 29th day of August in the year 1934, the brotherhood of the Order of the Leaf has been duly organized by the senior members of the counsellors staff of Camp Airy for the purpose of promoting the spirit of friendship among each other and of loyalty to the institution of which they are a part.
The Officers of the organization are …
Grand Patron – Aaron Straus
Grand Councillor – William Pargman
High Councillor – David Lovett
High Council
Frank Cahn, Jerome Cohen, Jerome Feldman, Donald Frankel, Julius Halpern, Morton Kramer, Hy Lichtenstein, Leo Platt, Ben B. Rosenberg
Charter Members
Morris Bohrer, Charles Friedman, Aaron Levin, Herb Schmidt, Joseph Cahn, Nathan Goldman, David Lovett, Milton Seidman, Jerome Cohen, Richard Hahn, William Pargman, Jack Shapiro, Jerome Feldman, Julius Halpern, Leo Platt, Aaron Straus, Donald Frankel, Morton Kramer, Ben B. Rosenberg, George Weinstein, Harbert Friedberg, Hy Lichtenstein, Leonard Sackerman, Hugo Weisgal, Samuel Woal
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ORDER OF THE LEAF’S HISTORY
Reunion
Come back to Camp!
Each fall, the Order of the Leaf hosts a Camp Reunion for alumni and their families. It’s a chance for former campers and counselors to return to the special place they called their summer home for a few years or many decades. Leaf Weekend is full of activities and frivolity, and celebrates our connection to each other through our love for Camp Airy.
During Leaf Weekend, the Order of the Leaf Lifetime Passion Award is presented to an individual who demonstrates their Airy passion by embracing the guiding principles of the Order of the Leaf – friendship, loyalty and service – during and following their active participating on the Camp Airy staff.
Register for the Camp Reunion!
Click here to view previous reunion programs and awards presentations
Give Back to Camp
Each year the Order of the Leaf makes significant donations to Camp Airy. We are able to do so through the generous donations of members and friends. Please consider helping the Order of the Leaf with whatever support you can offer. You can donate by check, or Venmo. Checks can be made payable to ‘Order of The Leaf’ and sent to:
Camps Airy & Louise
c/o Order of the Leaf
5750 Park Heights Ave #306
Baltimore, MD 21215