Campers of all ages embrace music
By a quiet creek in Amherst, N.Y., Alex Eadie, the Senior Director of Advancement at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo (JCC), can hear the faint sound of bells and chimes as he walks up the path by the creek into the Irving M. Shuman Campground.
This 20-acre site is host to Camp Centerland, one of the largest summer day camps in Western New York and a top-200 summer camp in the United States, as named by Newsweek magazine in 2024. Serving children ages 5 to 15, Camp Centerland serves up a host of activities, including swimming, archery, sports, crafts, and now music, which appeals to all campers, no matter their age.