https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-november-2010
From Peg - November 2010Message discipline is difficult. Yet, in a complex association such as ACA, the demand for clarity is paramount. For an organization to grow, it must learn how to walk that thin line between chaos...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cycle-camp
The Cycle of CampWhen I mention to people that I'm a Girl Scout, they give me the "once-over." You know, moving their eyes up and down my body, then adding; "Aren't you a little old to be a Girl Scout?" I'm thirty-...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/everybody-loves-somebody-sometime
“Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime . . . ”"My sometime is now," the tune continues. In 1964, crooner Dean Martin knocked the Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" from their number one pop chart perch with that bit of wisdom. Almost fifty years later...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/succession-planning-raising-next-generation-leaders
Succession Planning: Raising Up the Next Generation of LeadersWhat will this industry look like in twenty years? That depends on us. That's right; don't look over your shoulder to see who else is going to step up. As leaders of youth, we know that we shape the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/platform-growth
A Platform for GrowthDay camps. Resident camps. Camps for girls only. Camps for boys only. Burn-victim camps. Camps for kids with cancer. Camps for kids who want to lose weight. Faith-based camps. Activity- or sports-...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/years-adventures-challenges-history-day-camp
Years of Adventures and Challenges: The History of Day CampSearch the Web for "day camp" and the results are over 100 million hits. Although the descriptions vary greatly, the words "day camp" trigger a feeling of excitement and adventure. Many sites...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/desegregating-circle-m-day-camp-determination-succeed
Desegregating Circle M Day Camp: A Determination to SucceedIt was July 2, 1964, and President Lyndon Johnson had just signed the Civil Rights Act. For us, the time had come to finally implement a plan to desegregate our white suburban day camp. We had been...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peter-january-2011
From Peter - January 2011"Changing Lives — Enriching the World": These are simple words with challenging implications. I thought of the words above, and how poignant this concept is for ACA at this time — especially as...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/more-things-change-more-they-stay-same
The More Things Change . . . The More They Stay the SameWow. One hundred and fifty years of organized camping! What an amazing milestone! I don't think that it's too much of a stretch that simply having survived one hundred and fifty years is testament to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-about-children
What About the Children?Over the past five decades, I have attended and presented sessions at many conferences, seminars, and educational events offered by the Maine Youth Foundation; ACA, New England; and ACA national. I...