Ramah Darom’s Tumbling Waters Recognized as Georgia’s Best Conference Resort

Clayton, Ga., May 14, 2009

Tumbling Waters Retreat & Conference Center at Ramah Darom has been named the “Official Best Conference Resort of Georgia,” and will be featured during the Saturday, May 16th airing of the Official Best Of Georgia (11:30-Noon on CBS-WGCL) and on the popular OfficialBestOf.com travel website.

“We’re delighted by this recognition and the opportunity to share our breathtaking campus and unique retreat offerings with a broader audience,” said Andrea Proser, Director of Tumbling Waters.

Tumbling Waters Retreat & Conference Center hosts all-inclusive meetings, conferences, teambuilding retreats, youth and school groups, and special events in the tranquility of the north Georgia mountains in Clayton. Tumbling Waters’ 122 acres of unspoiled natural beauty, home to Camp Ramah Darom in the summer, include a waterfall, lake with boating opportunities, three dining rooms, deluxe hotel rooms, modern heated cabins, fitness center, business center, and meeting space. Guests enjoy onsite recreation including an alpine tower and obstacle course; a 50-foot climbing wall; three basketball courts; four tennis courts; baseball, sand volleyball and soccer fields; and seasonal swimming in our zero-entry swimming pool. Tumbling Waters also arranges yoga and spa services, as well as nearby golf, horseback riding, and whitewater rapids excursions for guests.

“Tumbling Waters is the perfect setting for an innovative strategic planning and teambuilding retreat that fosters collaboration, creativity and reinvigoration at affordable rates,” Proser said. “We also love hosting weddings and other special events that bring families and friends together for an extended celebration.”

Fred Levick, CEO of Ramah Darom Inc., said: “Everybody already knows that Camp Ramah Darom provides an extraordinary Jewish camping experience, and now we’re delighted that Tumbling Waters also is gaining recognition as best in class.”

The Best Conference Resort of Georgia honor comes at an exciting time of growth for Tumbling Waters.

“The positive media exposure and ‘Official Best of Georgia’ distinction takes us one step closer to achieving our organizational vision of creating an experiential educational village to advance, promote and foster the religious and educational needs of Jewish and other communities in the Southeast,” said Julian Brook of Birmingham, President of Ramah Darom’s Board of Directors. “Our dream is to develop and host more unique program offerings like our annual Passover Retreat, which recently united 260 families from across the country for a multigenerational, fun community experience.”

Other recent Tumbling Waters guests include the Women’s Spirituality Retreat of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, several Girls Scouts troops, Camp Sunshine’s Young Adult Retreat, and numerous synagogue and church groups. In the fall, Tumbling Waters will host several weddings, Woodward Academy, a women’s outdoor adventure group, and the innovative LimmudFest on Labor Day weekend.

The retreat center’s calendar is filling up fast through 2010, so clients are advised to contact Tumbling Waters early for their choice of dates and accommodations.

About Tumbling Waters Retreat & Conference Center at Ramah Darom

Tumbling Waters Retreat & Conference Center at Ramah Darom hosts all-inclusive meetings, conferences, teambuilding retreats, youth and school groups, and special events in the tranquility of the north Georgia mountains in Clayton. Tumbling Waters’ 122 acres of unspoiled natural beauty, home to Camp Ramah Darom in the summer, include a waterfall, lake with boating opportunities, three dining rooms, deluxe hotel rooms, modern heated cabins, fitness center, business center, and meeting space. Guests enjoy onsite recreation including an alpine tower and obstacle course; a 50-foot climbing wall; three basketball courts; four tennis courts; baseball, sand volleyball and soccer fields; and seasonal swimming in our zero-entry swimming pool. Tumbling Waters also arranges yoga and spa services, as well as nearby golf, horseback riding, and whitewater rapids excursions for guests.

Tumbling Waters Retreat & Conference Center extends Ramah Darom’s vision of creating an experiential and informal “educational village” to advance, promote and foster the religious and educational needs of Jewish communities in the Southeastern United States. For more information, visit www.tumblingwaters.org and www.RamahDarom.org.

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