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Calling All Camps! ACA, AT&T, and Cell Phones for Soldiers Invite You to a Community Service Challenge . . . .
ACA is excited to answer a challenge from AT&T and Cell Phones for Soldiers (CPFS). Beginning this summer, we are launching cell phone recycling drives through ACA with AT&T and CPFS. CPFS is a charity started by two Massachusetts teens that collects and recycles used wireless phones, then uses the proceeds to purchase prepaid phone cards for military members stationed overseas.
Your campers, who are enjoying the environment and learning leadership skills at camp, will have the opportunity to compete in a service project contest to see who can:
- Create the most environmentally-friendly cell phone recycle bin;
- Design the most creative cell phone recycling bins; and/or
- Collect the most used cell phones from their communities.
Read more about this exciting challenge!
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20/20 Vision Update
Wondering how we are doing as we strive toward our vision of 20 million children per year having camp experiences by the year 2020, for the public to value the camp experience as an integral part of a child’s education, and for the American Camp Association to be recognized as the preeminent camp resource for parents and camp professionals? Read the full-account of our progress to date: www.acacamps.org/2020/.
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The ACA Camp Crisis Hotline
800-573-9019
The ACA Camp Crisis Hotline is available twenty-four hours a day and is offered year-round. It is important to remember the hotline is not a medical, insurance, or legal advice hotline, but it does serve as an "ear" to help you talk through your crisis. The hotline staff can help you think of issues and questions and identify other resources that can assist you.
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Invite Your Legislators to Camp With ACA's “Congressional” Toolkit
This summer is a great time to invite your elected leaders (state and Federal) to your camp to show them that camp is not just recreation, but as part of year-round learning experiences, it contributes to the growth and development of children, youth, and adults.
The American Camp Association has made inviting your legislators to camp easy — with the informative Toolkit: Congressional Visitors and Your Camp, complete with samples of invitation letters, agendas for the day they visit, tips from Congressional staff members, advice on working with the media — and much more…. And, all for free!
Join in the movement to educate our elected leaders about the value of the camp experience in the education of all of America's children!
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Camp 2 Grow: Where Every Child Naturally Leads and Shines . . .
Be part of Camp 2 Grow's Environmental Leadership Program!
- Cutting edge leadership curriculum designed for nature-based settings
- Easily integrated into your camp setting
- Completely customizable to achieve camp-specific goals
Bring this dynamic curriculum to your camp. Visit www.ACAcamps.org/camp2grow for details.
Camp 2 Grow, funded through the Lilly Endowment Inc., is an initiative created by the American Camp Association® to encourage and teach leadership skills among campers in unique nature-based settings. This initiative fosters positive youth development with a multifaceted focus on engaging youth from disadvantaged backgrounds, parent outreach, staff training, and environmental stewardship.
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Check Out the Digital May/June Issue of Camping Magazine!
The best-selling May/June Staff Training issue is now available online. Find a plethora of powerful insights! From how your personality affects you at camp to how camp changes lives, you'll find answers, advice, and more in this information-packed issue.
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Two Thumbs Up for Heads or Tails!
On February 19 at ACA's National Conference in Orlando, Florida, ACA's Fund Development Committee hosted a Heads or Tails event. Conference attendees gave donations of $5 or more to “purchase” Mardi Gras beads and participated in an elimination game in which they simply had to correctly guess if the toss of a coin would land on heads or tails. Guessing correctly allowed them to stay in the game.
The last three people standing were winners. But ACA is the ultimate winner. The event was a great success! Over 400 strands of beads were sold. And over $2,600 was raised for ACA's Annual Fund.
Congratulations to the following donor participants:
 First prize went to Tommy Feldman, who received a Tiffany & Company pearl bracelet.- The second-place prize of a free registration to the 2010 ACA National Conference in Denver went to Skip Walton. (Skip also had the honor of taking the first-place prize in 2008!)
- Third place prize of a basket of ACA goodies and gourmet coffee and chocolate went to Jeff Cheley.
Many thanks to all those who donated to the ACA Annual Fund through this event. And, thanks to our fantastic volunteers who helped with the event.
Donations to ACA's Annual Fund are welcome at any time during the year and go to support everything ACA does: Public relations work to encourage families to send their children to camp even in these tough times, research that proves the value of the fun your program provides, and education to help directors and staff grow professionally and advance the field of camping. Ultimately, every ACA endeavor will enrich the lives of children, youth, and adults. Your help and support are always welcome!
Make a tax-deductable donation now!
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Programming Video This Season? Obtain a Public Performance License from the MPLC
As the camp season approaches, be reminded that a public performance license is required to show videos or DVDs at your camp. The Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) provides this license with a discount for American Camp Association (ACA) members. If you are already an MPLC license holder, you need not re-apply. Your license is automatically renewed at your guaranteed low rate.
The Federal Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17 of the United States Code, states that all home videocassette exhibitions outside one's personal residence are "public performances" and mandates they be licensed. Non-compliance can subject those who infringe to statutory damages starting at $750 per exhibition. This legal requirement applies equally to profit and nonprofit facilities, whether or not an admission is charged. The MPLC, the authorized licensing representative for Hollywood studios and producers, provides the license that is required to comply with Federal law. It also allows those who rent your facility to be covered for video use, protecting your property from inadvertent copyright liability.
If you currently show videocassettes or plan to this season, download an application, and return it with the appropriate payment. Your Certificate of License will be sent by U.S. mail. We hope that you will join the over 250,000 locations nationwide that have obtained MPLC licenses and now show movies legally.
Once you are licensed, your fee remains unchanged (except for possible CPI adjustments), representing a substantial cost savings. If you have questions, please contact either the ACA membership department at (317) 342-8456, or the MPLC at (800) 462-8855 or www.mplc.org.
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Membership Discounts Now! Make Each Staff Member an ACA Member!
Save up to $1,250 now and have all this, too:
- Make all your staff ACA members.
- Increase professionalism of your staff.
- Retain staff from last year.
- Offer a bonus to staff even before the season begins.
Purchase by May 15, 2009, and receive these discounts.
Regular Membership Discount Special Offer
- Give 5 or more new individual camp staff memberships at $75 each! (These memberships are regularly $200 each. You save $625.)
Student Membership Special Offer
- Give 10 new student memberships at $30 each! (These memberships are regularly $35 each. You save $50.)
- Give 20 new student memberships at $25 each! (These memberships are regularly $35. You save $200.)
- Give 50 new student memberships at $10 each! (These memberships are regularly $35. You save $1,250.)
Membership Benefits
- All memberships are effective for one year after date of purchase.
- Student members receive all ACA publications (e.g., Camping Magazine and The CampLine) electronically.
- Individual members may opt to receive print or electronic versions of ACA publications (Camping Magazine and The CampLine). Please indicate “print” or “electronic” for each person on your list.
- All members receive discounts on books and DVDs, discounts on e-Institute courses, Webinars, and other educational events, and access to current research and networking opportunities including the Camp Directors Discussion Group. Students also receive FREE registration to the ACA National Conference in Denver (February 2010)!
Show your staff that you believe in their future, and give them the opportunity to grow in our professional community.
For more information, contact the membership department at 800-428-2267.
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Order Extra Copies of the May/June Staff Training Issue of Camping Magazine, While they Last!
The ever-popular staff training edition of Camping Magazine is now available. Order a copy for each of your staff members. Only in limited supply – available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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