Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
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How
to Start Saving on Fuel Costs Today at
Camp
ACA polled a number of camps across the
country to determine how they were dealing
with the perplexing issue of rising fuel
costs and to accumulate the following list
of energy-efficient ideas and methods camps
are currently using to curb increasing
fuel prices and the subsequent consequences
of higher food prices and declines in the
economy:
Use golf carts and scooters instead
of camp vehicles for driving around camp.
Evaluate trips camp staff take for
errands, supply runs, and other trips
to the city if you are a rural camp.
Determine the actual need and consolidate
the outings into fewer and more efficient
trips to streamline vehicle use and eliminate
unnecessary trips.
Reconfigure heat and water systems
use in cabins for better energy efficiency.
If a cabin is not needed for a week or
weekend, drain water and turn heat completely
off until the cabin is needed again.
Offer discounts to parents who make
efforts to reduce their carbon footprint
by carpooling to camp or using public
transportation to motivate conserving
fuel.
Encourage staff to bike to work, carpool,
or take the bus.
Focus camp activities around self-propelled
sports, such as canoeing, kayaking, and
biking versus use of speed boats, pontoons,
etc. in an effort to cut gas consumption.
Plan local adventures versus long-distance
trips for your tripping program.
Work more strategically to educate
your campers and staff regarding food
waste to cut consumption.
Investigate long-term use of wind and
solar power.
Use vans instead of buses for camp
transportation.
Cut back on your ski boat hours.
Turn to local growers or grow your
own food in camp gardens to combat the
excessive delivery charges.
Be mindful that charter bus companies
are adding surcharges and consider creating
a policy that allows your camp to add
a surcharge to camp fees as needed for
transportation costs.
Send your camp's energy-efficient ideas
to magazine@ACAcamps.org.
We will post your recommendations to this
evolving list.
Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
