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Give the Gift of Camp!
 Toys?
Games? Clothes? The latest electronics gadget? Each holiday
season, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are faced
with the hard decision of what gifts to give children. This
year, as part of your holiday gift list, consider the Gift
of Camp.
Camp provides children with organized activities, time for
free play, a nurturing and safe environment, and essential
time in the outdoors—a great experience that offers
extraordinary learning opportunities and enduring memories.
This year give children a gift that lasts a lifetime—give
them the
gift of camp.
Parents and camp professionals have always known that the
camp experience benefits children—but there is now
research to back it. With generous support from Lilly
Endowment Inc., ACA published the study, Youth
Development Outcomes of the Camp Experience, which
confirms that camps build skills necessary to prepare campers
to assume roles as successful adults. Parents, campers, and
camp staff independently reported growth in areas such as
self-confidence, independence, making friends, exploring
and learning new activities, and spirituality. Indeed, camp
provides growth experiences for youth that can benefit them
through adulthood.
As this holiday season approaches, offer the children in
your life a gift that will provide them with time outdoors,
a chance to play, an opportunity for experiential learning
and growth—plus
memories, skills, and experiences they will cherish their entire
lives. Let’s pass up the newest electronic toy this
year and give the gift of camp.
Wrap Up the Perfect Gift
An ACA Camp Gift Certificate
(PDF) means FUN! It means FRIENDS!
And it means an experience of limitless possibilities.
An ACA Camp Gift Certificate
(PDF) means that you want the
child in your life to Explore, Discover, Learn the joy of
camp.
Print out this certificate
(PDF), and tuck it in a new
backpack, roll it in a new sleeping bag, wrap it around a
new flashlight—or put it in a traditional gift box
complete with colorful paper and a bow. No matter how it's
delivered, imagine the delight when the gift is opened, and
the child discovers that camp is in his or her future.
Find the Perfect Camp Together
You've made the right decision to provide a child
with a camp experience. Now, take time during the holiday
vacation to find the perfect camp together. The American
Camp Association helps families find
an ACA-Accredited® camp that
serves almost any interest, ability, budget, age, and personal
schedule. Search ACA's online database of over 2,400 camps
by going to Find
a Camp. Search by all categories or search by:
- Location
- Day or Resident
- Age
- Gender
- Cost
- Cultural Focus
- Activity
- And More….
Or, if you want personal, local assistance, contact one of
ACA's 24 local offices for
information about camps in those areas.
And ACA answers all your questions—expert
advice from camp professionals on camp selection, readiness,
child development, and issues of importance to families—help
in identifying camp programs that best fit each camper and
camp family.
Camp
The perfect time, the perfect reason, the perfect
gift!
(Disclaimer: The ACA Camp Gift Certificate simply indicates
that together you are going to choose a camp that is the best
fit for your child and your family. If you already have a
camp in mind, you can work out the enrollment details with
that camp. Or, you can use ACA's Find
A Camp searchable database to find a camp that meets your
needs. ACA does not register children for camp or endorse
any particular ACA camp. All camp enrollment arrangements
are made directly with an individual camp. This certificate
has no monetary value.)
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