https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-management-oversight-your-camps-aed-program

As more camps purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED), the ability to establish and effectively manage a program that supports the use and maintenance of this life-saving device is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-experience-every-child-eleanor-eells-award-winners-2013

Imagine a world where every child benefits from a camp experience . . . This is the goal of camps across the country as we continue to strive for ACA's 20/20 Vision — to serve 20 million children...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leadership-transition-managing-change

In the summer of 2013, we faced an exciting and critical challenge at our camp — a major leadership transition. We had the chance to replace our boys' camp director, who had been with us for seven...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leadership-transition-what-i-learned-my-first-year-camp-director

Last November I had the pleasure of sharing a long car ride with Dr. Michael Thompson, during which he gave me a fun idea. We were on the way to Houston for a presentation he was giving about the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/alive-well-case-camp-letter

In this era of tweeting and texting, the slow-moving, handwritten, paper letter is an endangered species. Unlike an electronic missive, the letter that arrives in an envelope can be touched, smelled...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-moments-magic-meaning

It only takes a moment — to change a life, make an impact, or create significance. It is remarkable how persuasive a moment in time can be to one's life. The camp experience is full of such moments...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/change-makers-africa-venues-healing-social-change

Universal needs, tireless visionaries, transplanted ideas, unique character. We sometimes forget the power of the camp experience. We invite you to meet change makers in Africa and allow seeds of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hover-over-send-button-nurturing-teenagers-through-their-first-job-application-process

Picture the scene: A camp director makes a job offer to a counselor and receives a response of outrage that he has not been offered the job he wanted and, additionally, was not placed with his...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/last-dance

It's late in the evening. My feet are tired. Music is reverberating in my ears. We've been dancing and mixing all night. Tonight is an incredible celebration, truly a hallmark event. This may be...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-movin-right-along

Whether the current program has your camp bursting at the seams and you're considering expanding, or you're ready to look for another property to host your organization, there comes a time when you...