American Interfaith Camps and Elk Shoals United Methodist Camp to Host International Campers

Delegation of Children from Israel, Palestine, and Costa Rica at 2009 Interfaith
Camp in Western North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
American Interfaith Camps, Inc. (AIC) in association with The Peres Center for
Peace and Elk Shoals United Methodist Camp is preparing their 2009 summer season
interfaith camp program for youth of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths.
This year's camps will have an international flair as AIC and Elk Shoals will
host boys from Israel and Palestine and girls from Costa Rica. This event will
continue American Interfaith Camps` commitment to promoting peace through
cooperation, understanding and trust.

"The occurrence of 9/11 threatened the cause of hope and peace," says Rev. Peter
Parish co-founder of American Interfaith Camps, Inc. "The formation of AIC came
through the knowledge that ethnic, cultural and religious diversity can separate
us from our common humanity. I am particularly pleased that the Peres Center for
Peace recognizes the importance of the work AIC is doing and that we are able to
include an international delegation from Israel and Palestine in our 2009 camp."

The goal of the AIC camp is not to persuade any one particular belief, but to
provide the opportunity for children of different backgrounds, age 10 to 13, to
play, eat, learn and grow together as friends both in body and spirit. The
traditional camp setting, in the mountains of North Carolina, provides
opportunities for campers to express their own faith, observe other faiths, and
participate in ecology studies, hiking, river activities, and sports.

Registration for the 2009 camp program is now open. Dates for the boys camp is
July 19 - 24, 2009 and for girls the camp runs from July 26 - 31, 2009.

Application and sponsorship forms are available at
www.americaninterfaithcamp.com

About American Interfaith Camps. Inc.

American Interfaith Camps, Inc., (www.americaninterfaithcamp.com) a "501 (C) 3
charity", was formed in 2002 by Reverend Peter Parish, Rabbi Murray Ezring and
Shafiq Mohammad in response to the tragedy of "9/11" for the sole purpose of
providing a safe and non-judgmental forum for children of the Christian, Jewish,
and Islamic faiths to attend and learn more about each other. Week long camps
are offered each summer (one for boys and one for girls).

American Interfaith Camps, Inc.
Rev. Peter Parish, 336-977-1884
parish@americaninterfaithcamp.com
or
Richard Atkin, President, 520-570-2295

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