A special message from GEJF chairman, Torsten Enemærke:

It is with regret that the George E. Jonas Foundation must announce that there will be no CRS Europe camp in 2012.

The George E. Jonas Foundation has not been able to raise sufficient funds for the camp season in time.

The George E. Jonas Foundation continues to fundraise for a 2013 season of CRS Europe. We hope to succeed because we want to continue to give young promising girls from different countries this opportunity to a personal experience in an environment, which furthers openness and develops democratic, social, and cultural values.

On behalf of
the George E. Jonas Foundation

Torsten Enemærke
Chairman

Welcome to the Camp Rising Sun Europe website. Here you will find information about the camp, and in the individual seasons section you can see material from each season.

For more information about the camp, its history and purpose, please read our introduction. On your left you can find links to our sister organization in USA and to the The George E. Jonas Foundation who is running the camp.

Camp Rising Sun is an international scholarship camp for gifted teenagers. The program promotes international cooperation and aims to further the personal developement of the participants through working together across cultural, religious, racial, national and social barriers.

Discussion - left to right: Finland, Indonesia, Korea, Germany, Ghana, Malta.

Camp Rising Sun has excisted since 1930 when a camp for boys had its first season in upstate New York. In 1989 a sister camp was founded nearby, and in 2001 a European camp for girls celebrated its first season in Stendis, Denmark.

The camps in New York are run by The Louis August Jonas Foundation and the camp in Denmark by The George E. Jonas Foundation.