She had spent three weeks at Camp Mariah, also in Fishkill.

At Camp Mariah, she is getting a taste of a future in journalism.

To her left she had her notes for an article on the new generation of counselors at Camp Mariah this summer.

There are two four-week summer sessions at Camp Mariah, each for more than 140 children.

It costs $932 to send a child to Camp Mariah for four weeks.

The campers first attend Camp Mariah before they enter the seventh grade.

Camp Mariah offers a unique setting to engage boys and girls in an educational curriculum and prepare them for the world of work.

Camp Mariah is unique among those camps because of its strong focus on continuing education, careers and decision-making.

"Camp Mariah was an excellent program," she said.

Camp Mariah is one of five camps run by the fund, a nonprofit agency that also sends inner-city children on vacations in the country.