in 1970, the camp's first summer, there were 93 campers in two sessions (roughly 30 in session i and 60 in session ii). the early years featured two units. in 1977 a third unit was added. in 1979 the units were renamed garin, maskilim and talmidim. in addition to naming the units, 1979 featured the first maskilim mitzvah day and the introduction of the first maskilim cheer ("we are, we are, maskilim!").