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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/feeding-camper-creativity-food-service-supplies
Feeding Camper Creativity with Food Service SuppliesThe camp food service operation is sometimes asked to get involved with food and nonfood-related program offerings, so it makes sense that classes and activities be designed to include the non-edible...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/allergies-galore-managing-allergies-more-call-911
Allergies Galore! Managing Allergies Is More Than a Call to 911In the summer of 2001, Congressional Camp found itself hip deep in allergies. Of the 490 campers on our campus, 222 had identified allergies. This fact left us limp and sweaty with concern . . . and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campers-food-allergies
Campers with Food AllergiesSummer camp is a time for children to have nonstop fun indulging in their favorite activities. For children with food allergies, going away to camp is not a simple decision, yet many parents have...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-star-recipe-excellence-camp-food-service
A Five-Star Recipe for Excellence in Camp Food ServiceMoving about confidently, two cooks snatched the garlic bread from the oven, prepped the salad bar, whipped up chocolate pudding, and a meal was complete. As the new food service director at Camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/make-commitment-encouraging-wellness-healthy-living-camp
Make a Commitment: Encouraging Wellness and Healthy Living at CampAn alarming study purports that the current generation of children may have shorter life expectancies than their parents for the first time in over two centuries. The rapid rise in childhood obesity...
https://www.acacamps.org/donate/giving-tuesday
#GivingTuesday — November 28Our goals: 100 donors to celebrate our 100+ year history, gifts of $28 to honor #GivingTuesday on November 28, 2023, and 28 first-time...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/buffet-serving-line-family-style-pros-cons
Buffet, Serving Line, and Family Style: The Pros and ConsWhat type of dining service does your camp use? To get an idea of what is currently popular in camps, I conducted a survey among camp food service directors and received some insightful responses...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-past-prologue-investing-our-future
"What Is Past Is Prologue" — Investing in Our FutureThis past spring break, Pam and I took our ten-year-old son, Daniel, to Washington, DC. Daniel is really enjoying his US history studies at school, and we knew this would be an ideal time to explore...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/dutch-oven-cooking-tools-tips
Dutch Oven Cooking Tools and TipsGabe, now a fifth grader, was pumped that he had graduated prerequisite camp programs required to experience Adventure Camp for the first time. Gabe conquered the zip line, sailed on the lake, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peanut-allergy-frightening-facts-emerging-treatments-ultimate-avoidance
Peanut Allergy: Frightening Facts, Emerging Treatments, Ultimate AvoidancePeanut allergy has historically been the most fatal food allergy, comprising 50 to 62 percent of all food allergy deaths annually (Food Allergies Atlanta, 2022). It is also the leading food allergy...