[5][6] Other branches of Gan Israel overnight camps were founded near Montreal (1958, in Labelle, Quebec), London (c. 1960), Detroit (1961, in Kalkaska Township, Michigan), Melbourne (1960s), Florida (2007), Kfar Tzvi Sitrin (2004), Toronto (2012), and others.
The majority of the children that attend Chabad-Lubavitch summer camps are from unaffiliated Jewish homes.
In addition, a growing number of Chabad-Lubavitch summer camps are now equipped to aid children with special needs.
[8] Many camps offer cyber art, wilderness survival, tennis, karate, and mountain biking.
Special trips to theme parks, bowling and creative Shabbat overnights complement the spiritual programs that are the hallmark of Chabad-Lubavitch, namely daily study and prayer, Jewish song and dance, ritual arts and crafts, and a wide variety of activities designed to generate interest and excitement in Jewish history, observance and the performance of good deeds.