1980Camp Swift was founded as a social action project of the Southwest chapter of the North American Federation of Temple Youth (which was then called SWFTY, and is now called NFTY SW) by Jewish teens who wanted to share the gift of a camp experience with kids who would otherwise never be able to afford it. The Camp Swift program initially included one annual 4-night, 5-day overnight camp session each summer.
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2000The first annual Camp Swift Carnival was held in partnership with ACME foodservice distributor, a wonderful sponsor who continues to provide a large portion of the food for Camp Swift meals.
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2010
Club Swift was established as a year-round program to cultivate former campers and other teens as community leaders and mentors at Swift's programs.
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2015
After over 20 years with Peace, Love, and Happiness, Swift finally had the opportunity to re-brand (for free!) with a new logo and name to more accurately depict the breadth of all of the organization's programs at the first-ever Createathon Phoenix event! Click the video to the right to learn more about the meaning behind the new branding.
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