Nejeda History
NASA and Camp Nejeda were both launched in this year.
What is 1958?
Using a common small-dog formula that estimates his 'human age' at 90-100 years old, he gets to nap wherever he wants.
Who is Poncho?
This device sticks to your arm or belly and shows your blood sugar number without needing a finger poke.
What is a CGM?
This bird can run up to 20 miles per hour—faster than any of us could when hunting them!
What is a turkey?
Who sat in the main stands with a baby on her lap at a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Who is Vanessa?
He is one of the camp's original trustees for whom the arts and crafts building is named.
Who is Saul Guzy?
A name shared by two fan favorites at Camp Nejeda -- a duck and a dog -- and also an allergen for some camp alumni.
What is Cinnamon?
Before CGMs, this calculation—expressed as “mg/dL per unit”—helped people estimate how much 1 unit of insulin would lower their blood glucose.
What is the correction factor?
This 18th-century writer and statesman once proposed that the turkey (not the bald eagle) should be the national bird of the United States.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This staff member often communicates with families who aren't fluent in English...too bad her try-lingual niece doesn't work at camp!
Who is Barbara?
This individual, who lived with T1D but never attended Camp Nejeda, inspired his parents to fund the creation of the camp’s walking path after he passed away from complications.
Who is Todd Saslow?
This beloved dog spent a long, happy life roaming Camp Nejeda’s property—and is now buried somewhere on the grounds.
Who is Bailey?
This term describes the rapid rise in blood glucose that some people experience in the early morning hours due to natural hormone release—often confused with overnight snacking.
What is the dawn phenomenon?
This root vegetable was NOT at the first Thanksgiving because Europeans hadn’t brought it to North America yet.
What is the potato?
Name two staff members who have never lived outside of New Jersey.
Who are Rich, Bill, and ???
This once-popular but risky Camp Nejeda feature was removed despite being the fastest way to reach the pole barn.
What is the metal slide?
This frequent visitor to Saddlebag lake has an even larger wingspan that the camp's executive director.
What is a great blue heron?
This insulin action time—usually 2 to 4 hours—explains why your blood sugar might still drop after a meal or snack bolus.
What is insulin on board?
This U.S. president briefly moved Thanksgiving one week earlier to boost holiday shopping during the Great Depression, a controversy critics nicknamed “Franksgiving."
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
These staff members both joined the Camp Nejeda community in 2007.
Who are Katie and Jennifer?