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Camp2Grow:
New Environmental Leadership Program
ACA is pleased to announce a new Environmental Leadership Program available through
the Lilly Endowment Inc. funded Camp 2 Grow Project.
The Environmental Leadership Program is
a leadership course that teaches middle
and high-school aged youth fundamental
leadership knowledge and skills in a nature-based
setting. The nucleus of the course is the
LifeKnowledge® program, a cutting-edge
leadership curriculum designed to be integrated
into a typical camp schedule and completed
within a two-week period. Camps can customize
the Environmental Leadership Program by
selecting lessons most appropriate to achieve
camp-specific goals.
Download
more information (PDF)
Thirty-five camps will be selected to
participate in the pilot during the summer
of 2009. If your camp meets the criteria
for involvement, and you'd like to
be considered as a pilot site, then please
contact Andrea Stearley at astearley@ACAcamps.org or
call (765) 349-3305.
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2009 ACA National Award Winners
During the 2009 ACA National Conference,
ACA proudly bestowed honors to numerous
outstanding individuals and programs
who lead the way — in exemplary
leadership, in service, and in passionate
commitment to the value of the camp experience.
Marla Coleman of Coleman Country Day Camp
and Coleman Cross Country in Merrick, New
York, and former president of ACA, received
the Distinguished Service Award, ACA's
highest honor. "Thank
you for this honor, but it is not mine – it
is ours." Read
more.
View
all of the award winners and their
achievements as living examples of the
ACA mission.
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Several ACA Members Receive Top Honors
from the International Camping Fellowship
Armand Ball, Dick Chamberlain, Connie Coutellier,
and Jack Murdock received the 2008
ICF Letter Award of Merit, which recognizes
a significant contribution made by an individual,
camp, or organization to the cause of world
understanding and peace through camping. For
more information about the International
Camping Fellowship and this prestigious
award, visit www.campingfellowship.org.
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What Can I Do to Get Involved?
Each of the following ideas offers a way to become involved. By becoming involved,
you are giving a very important donation of yourself. You're supporting the work
of the Association.
Children are our future, and the skills
learned and relationships fostered at camp
are often life-changing stepping stones
on the road to adulthood. With your involvement,
we spread the message that camp is an essential
part of healthy human development. Read
More.
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ACA Economic Resources: Being Proactive
in a Tough Economy
ACA has provided a number of camp-specific
resources to assist camps in dealing with
current economic times. Visit www.ACAcamps.org/economics for
more information.
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The March/April Digital Issue of Camping
Magazine Now Available
Check
out the digital March/April issue
of Camping Magazine. This issue
features important industry research including
an overview of the latest Healthy Camp
Study results and enrollment trends. Plus,
engaging articles about staff training
activities, embracing diversity, and more.
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Available for Pre-Order: May/June Staff
Training Issue of Camping Magazine!
Imagine being able to have the best camp
trainers and consultants available for
your staff orientation.
 Now you can . .
. With the May/June issue of Camping
Magazine! The ever-popular staff training edition
of Camping Magazine is now available for
pre-ordering.
Kim Aycock, Jessica Coleman,
Greg Cronin, Bob Ditter, Jeffrey Leiken,
Ethan Schafer, Michael Thompson, Christopher
Thurber, Stephen Wallace, and more offer
their expertise and professional strategies
in this special staff training issue created
exclusively for staff and for trainers.
Last year, we tripled our orders of this
issue, which is widely used by camps for
staff orientation and training. We expect
even more orders this year . . . that's
why it's critical for you to pre-order
early to guarantee the quantity you want
for your staff training programs.
Reserve your copies today online
at www.ACAcamps.org/campmag to
ensure your staff members each get a copy
of this must-have training issue!
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Not-For-Profit Council Restructured
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Lend us your ear (or your time). The Not-For-Profit
Council (NFPC) is alive and moving forward. In these unstable economic
times, it is more important than ever that we come together.
An Interim Steering Committee of Not For
Profit leaders has been working to re-vitalize,
restructure, and reunite the NFP Camp family. Now
is the time to step up to support your
fellow NFP camps and the ACA. Please
take a few minutes to visit our Web site
at www.ACAcamps.org/nfpc and
review our proposed purpose and structure.
We welcome your comments regarding this
draft document. At this time,
we are also seeking camp professionals
who are willing to serve on a National
NFP Leadership Committee that will assist
in the transition of the council to its’ new
format.
Comments regarding the draft document
and/or interest in serving on the NFP Leadership
team should be submitted to Bonnie Dunn
at bonniedunn@erols.com by
April 1.
We look forward to hearing from you regarding
the future, purpose, and direction of YOUR
Not For Profit Council!
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Need Staff? Check
Out ACA's Staff Recruitment Solutions!
Year-Round Jobs at Camp
This e-mail listing of year-round jobs
is distributed twice monthly to thousands
of job seekers in the youth development
and camp field. Currently, more than
27,500 year-round job seekers will see
your ad in their inbox because they subscribed
to this list. We also post each issue on
ACA's Web site.
Place your ad today!
Summer Jobs at Camp
This interactive online employment center
allows you to post individual jobs, search
resumes, and connect with job seekers
directly.
Start looking for summer staff now!
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Online Centennial Tribute for Camps
Is
your camp one hundred years old? Celebrate
your camp's one hundred-year anniversary
with ACA's Web-based tribute to member
camps. Your camp's centennial story can
be shared with thousands of Web visitors
every day. Complete
the Historical Profile form. ACA will proudly add your camp's
story to the running tribute of outstanding
camps that have reached the centennial
milestone.
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