2026 Camp Expo Previewed on JM in the AM

Wednesday morning broadcast JM in the AM. Our dear friend Scholley is with us live via telephone. Schol E Scholley is with us live via telephone. We were anxious. We've always been a major I mean I'd like to consider myself a major supporter at least uh with what I say about it and how I speak about it of the um annual camp expo this year happening on February the 18th which is a week from today. It's all day long. It's 10 hours from 10il 8 on Wednesday at the Melands Exposition Center on Plaza Drive in Saucus New Jersey. So, I've always been an advocate, but I really was anxious to become a uh a media partner with the World Jewish Expose and specifically the camp expo because I am just a major believer. And those of you out there, listen to this conversation carefully because you're going to think this is only for camps. You can't imagine how many industries can benefit if you send a representative to this year's camp expo. And we will explain. Sully, a pleasure to welcome you back to JM in the AM. >> Good morning. Good to hear you. Good to I wish I can see you, too. >> One week away. Things must be revving up, so to speak. >> Well, yeah, if you can call that that way. You know, people are still desperate. I was actually this night I was woken up at 2:40 from a company in Israel that they must have a booth. >> Well, are your booths sold out at this point? We're at this point we're technically sold out, but the Medallians is so so so big. I mean, I don't go all the way till the end of the hall, >> right? >> Um, but I could I could go. There was years there that I did go further on, but you know, I make myself my flow plan. I say this is where I'm going. If anything happens as of this as of tomorrow, um, whatever comes in comes in extra is very is appreciated is is the the cream on the the cherry on the pudding. >> I didn't even realize that. uh firms and companies and outfits and groups from Israel are anxious to uh to display at the camp expo. I always thought it was uh you know really reserved for the local folks, but I guess people from Israel have plenty to offer. It's your one-stop marketplace for camps, schools, and facilities connecting you to top suppliers and unbeatable deals. Is that a real exception? The Israel phone call? There's plenty of people coming in from outside the New York, New Jersey area. >> Oh, there's plenty people from all over all over the country. And uh even not only exhibitors, I have attendees. I have attendees that are coming from camps that are coming from Israel. I have camps that are coming from Switzerland. >> Wow. >> And we have many of them are from Canada and all over the United States. It's not only New York, New Jersey, Connecticut area. I have camps that are coming in from Los Angeles. They're coming in from Chicago. they all come into this event. It's a major event and like you mentioned before, it's not just camps. It's not just camps because everything that's being shown at these at this camp expo is needed by almost everybody. the list that you put together, and I'm sure there's even more than this. Summer camps, obviously, day camps, explorer camps, yeshivas, schools, bungalow colonies, daycare centers, special event coordinators, senior homes, assisted living, college campuses, and universities, hotel programs, that's a big one, hotel programs, assisted living, senior centers. If you're associated with any of these, you got to make sure that you or a representative is at the camp expo. The vendors include everything you could imagine from banners and attractions to entertainers, transportation, furniture, food, arts and crafts, go-karts, petting zoos, pools and musicians, electricians and maintenance, financial and insurance. I mean, you've got every type of vendor uh who's going to be exhibiting at this thing and everybody can benefit from it. This is why from the beginning we've been big advocates of what you've done. I never thought it would grow to this point. My gosh, it's grown like crazy and really addresses the needs of so many. Um, but this has become the camp expo. As you said, it's not just for camps. This has become something that's really a must for anybody out there who buys for anybody uh all the products and services that you're offering. And surely you're going to be open for 10 hours. There's a lot of time Wednesday, next week for people to stop by and really spend quality time checking out all of the vendors, >> right? So, what we did was we we made a full day of of networking and working on there's a lot of exhibitors there. There's over 250 exhibitors right now. Wow. >> Even if you spend just two minutes, which is impossible to see what the guy is showing you and or what product you selling. And there's no way that you can do that in that in that little time that you give yourself. you give yourself three hours to come. You're missing half of the show. And so we made a full day show and then we had a lot of requests to have separate hours for ladies and separate hours for men. So we gave them also that we gave from 4 to 6 we gave only for ladies and from 6:00 to 8 we gave men. But the whole day from 10:00 in the morning till 4:00 in the afternoon. It's a beautiful crowd, a mixed crowd from all the all the camps and all the all the schools, all the Shivas everywhere and anywhere who comes to the show. And this year because it's next Wednesday which is we will even have a shak a shakas minion besides min that we have a whole time. We will have a shakist minion there too at 8:00 in the morning. Um I'm I'm being asked if it's going to be a musical hollow, but I haven't decided yet. I have to find out which one of I have to see which one of my guys are coming that uh we have quite a few guys here are doing um you know in the music business and we'll see what happens. >> Surely I'm shocked cuz someone of your background either usually doins at 5:30 or at 10:30. I'm surprised by the 8:00 start frankly. >> Well technically yes I will probably I will probably be doing early but I have to you know I have to give it for the people because there set up setup is starting already at 7 o'clock in the morning. So for >> some people we have to let them set up first and and uh we have to give them somewhere to dav at least. So we're going to try to have a nice win going on there. >> The website is jewishexpose exppos.com. Again, jewishexpose.com. It's your one-stop marketplace or camp, schools, facilities with top suppliers, and unbeatable deals. There are two tabs at the very top of the page. One says reserve your booth. Do you want people to to make an attempt to reserve at this point or or forget about it at this point? >> No, they Well, technically I'm I'm waiting for a few replies right now. Technically, as of now, I have only about five boots left to close the show. >> All right. So, people >> said before, there's always space in the back. >> Understood. >> But then I have to make sure I get groups of eight. So, if I get eight new guys, I don't care. We'll get we'll take them in. >> So, somebody wants to register as a uh as a booth presenter, right? If you want to reserve a booth, go to the very top of Jewish expos.com. If you want to attend, there's a registration button there as well. And you'd like people to actually to register in advance, right? >> Yeah, absolutely. First of all, right now it's only it's half the price. It's $25 and at the door it's going to be $50 entrance. So, whoever wants whoever is planning on coming, just do it in advance because it's much it's half the price. So you get a half price off if you do it online. >> Jewish expose.com. More than 12,200 buyers offering more than 50,000 products and services. It's happening at the Metallands Exposition Center on Plaza Drive in Zakau, New Jersey on Wednesday, February the 18th. It's a week from today, folks. I hope to stop by at some point and say hi to everybody. It's going from 10:00 in the morning until 8:00 p.m. There'll be a minion for Shakus at 8 because the setup, as Shley described, uh, starts taking place very early on Wednesday morning. So again, for any information you need, you can dial 718-633733. That's 718-633733. You could also email camp [email protected] or just go to the website for all of this jewishexposexpos.com. And surely my message always has been and this year certainly stronger than ever. Don't miss it. Just don't miss it. If you're in any of these industries, u if you buy for yourself or for anybody, you're going to want to see what they have to offer. And I assume, by the way, tell me if I'm right, I assume that there are plenty of great deals that'll only be offered that day. Am I right about that? >> Well, yes, that that depends on each individual exhibit. Yes, they do offer deals, but then again, if you want to rent get somebody like uh Mark Garuncle to come to you can't do magic, there's only a limit of days that he has, >> right, >> in the summer. >> So, when you get it now, you book it now. That's why they all come to the show. So they see who to book and what to get and who is what's different. We have this year I have we have over 100 brand new exhibitors who never showed up at our show yet. >> We went out to the the other end of the world. We went all over the place. We found companies who didn't think it belongs to them like David's Cookies, uh New York Bottling Companies, major guys out there in the business who didn't think nah, it's not for me. It's probably some little Jewish little camp show. And some somehow it finally dawned on them. It took 20 years and they said, "Wait, why why am I not there?" And they're begging me now. Get me a spot. Get me a spot. Get me a spot. >> You know, I remember being at your first show. >> And I'll never forget. You know what really helped us? I'm being serious now because these are two memories I have. I'm sure other stuff happened that day as well, but two things I remember. Your show helped us um stock the infirmary, right? We we we came across Absolutely. came across a whole bunch of stuff we needed that we didn't realize we needed >> and your uh and also the kitchen. It helped us really, you know, get certain items for the camp. >> Oh, forget about this year. We we're loaded with kitchen supplies and services. Packed packed. Unbelievable. Quite a few companies out there. They're all They all came into the show. They're all coming this year to the show. It's beautiful. You know, the biggest thing we had there, we had in the beginning, as you said, in the beginning, it was very nice. It was different. It was small. It was comfortable. But now it's blown it all the way. And well, I I always have to give credit to the people that opened it up. I got to give credit to Mayor Fishman from the Association of Jewish Camp Operators of Agura. He's the one who pushed me to do it. He's the one who asked me. And my number one fan, he was I was he I was his fan, but he was my fan was Ronnie Greenwald. He pushed me every year. He called me, "Where are we up to? How's it going?" I said, "It looks good. It looks better." Ronnie was a real pushing point behind us. Amazing. Absolutely amazing. >> Um, all right. There you have it. Jewishexpose.com. It's a week from today, folks. Don't miss it. Simple as that. Shley, anything else you want to add? I'm just telling everybody from my heart. This has nothing to do with this. If you want to get whatever you're missing and you think you have everything already for your institution, for your for your company, whatever it is, you'll be surprised of what you'll see here this year. You'll also get some great innovative ideas. >> That's exactly what it is. But it's also different things that are coming in this year. Unbelievable. >> I mean, there's so many parks out there, national parks that I didn't even know they were looking for our clientele. Let's go to >> Wow. So, and they'll be there. And they'll be there with their information. >> They're all there. They're all there. Unbelievable. 71863330733Jishexpose.com. Make sure to register, make sure to be there. Hope to see you there, folks, a week from today in the Medallands Exposition Center in New Jersey. Shi, best of luck with this. Thanks for joining us. >> You too, Ku. And best to best for all the listeners and for everybody else. Barashem, thank you for everything. >> A pleasure. More coming up. You're listening to JM in the A.M.