Summer Together 2026: Another Fun and Enriching 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 eligible 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 generosity of our major supporters: the Ellen and Richard Fox Charitable Fund and Kim and John Keiserman. We also acknowledge the support of the Kiwanis Club of Manhasset-Port Washington, the St. Stephen's Church parish community and the Mill Pond Acres "Help Us Help Others Committee."

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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 social workers, to identify eligible children. As a result, Summer Together fully funded 95 placements at local day camps for Port children (most attended for two weeks). The participating camps were Bach to Rock, Camp Invention, My Style Camp, Nassau County Museum of Art, PYA, 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: "I am so grateful and happy that my son enjoyed learning different instruments and performing … Thank you, Summer Together! What would we do without you? You champion education, which is the foundation of everything. God bless you."

Visit the ST webpage or FB page for more information or to DONATE to Summer Together 2027.

The Summer Together Team

Ellen Davidson

Ilise Friedman

Dilia Kamensky

Pamela O'Connell

Analia Quispe

Marivic Restivo