FJC Co-Founders Awarded for Excellence

Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC)announces that its co-founders, Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert “Rob” Bildner, have been awarded the distinguished Hedley S Dimock Award by the American Camp Association (ACA). This accolade recognizes outstanding individual contributions to the camping field.

The couple were honored for their extraordinary leadership, generous philanthropy, and significant impact on the field through the establishment of FJC, which now supports more than 300 nonprofit day and overnight camps serving over 180,000 campers and young adults each summer.

In 1998, Elisa and Rob established the Foundation for Jewish Camp with a mission to unify and galvanize the field and transform Jewish summer experiences. Together, as co-founders and co-chairs of FJC’s Board of Trustees, Elisa and Rob’s work has been instrumental in advancing camp on the Jewish community’s educational and philanthropic agendas.

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“We are extremely honored that the ACA has awarded us the Hedley S Dimock Award. Elisa and I began our journey to create the Foundation for Jewish Camp 25 years ago. Despite many headwinds and challenges, we were fortunate to gain so many advocates, friends, and supporters over the years. FJC has made an enormous impact on the field of Jewish camp, campers, their families, and the Jewish community,” said Robert Bildner.

“We proudly accept this special recognition of our commitment to the transformative power of camp experiences and the positive impact our work can have on shaping the lives of young Jewish individuals within the broader community.”