Camping Magazine articles from January 2002

Camping Magazine archives from January 2002

A view from the woods.(camps and camping)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... This summer I had the privilege of visiting a camp that was celebrating its 100th anniversary. While touring the camp, I was overwhelmed to discover in this "old" camp threads of innovation and forward thinking woven throughout the fabric of...

Free educational materials. (Resource).(online camping information)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Great programming ideas for outdoor/experiential education activities are available through ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Digests. Order these Digests free of charge by calling 800-624-9120 or download copies at...

Tips to avoid exposure to biological hazards. (Health).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The First Aid Institute recommends the following steps to avoid exposure to hazardous biological agents received by mail in liquid or powder form: * Do not shake or empty the envelope or package. * Do not attempt to clean up spilled...

Recognition for hardworking campers. (Community Service).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... You can recognize your campers who have completed community-service projects through the President's Student Service Award. Schools and youth-serving organizations can nominate youth who have completed one hundred hours of community service....

Study shows importance of structured time for teens. (Trends).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A national study, "Protecting Teens: Beyond Race, Income, and Family Structure," used data from the "National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health" to determine that teens who have more unstructured free time after school are more...

Is charitable giving down or up? (Trends).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A recent survey conducted by Independent Sector reveals that 73 percent of Americans who contributed financially to the September 11 relief efforts will continue to give as much or more to local nonprofits. The survey determined the greatest...

Bravo Kiddie Keep Well Camp. (Camp News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The director, Kevin Cullum, and voluntary staff of KIDDIE KEEP WELL Camp in Edison, New Jersey, extended a helping hand to thirty-five camp counselors displaced by the tragedy of September 11. The camp's staff offered food and lodging to those...

Camp Burnt Gin finds rewards in giving. (Camp News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Camp Burnt Gin, a residential camp in Sumter, South Carolina, for children and young adults who have physical disabilities and chronic illnesses, turned an ordinary, weekly service project into a unique act of kindness after the September 11...

Tom Sawyer Camps. (Anniversary Celebrations).
January 1, 2002... Tom Sawyer Camps, in Altadena, California, recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. Over seven hundred campers, staff, families, and friends participated in a local celebration. Proclamations were presented to the camp by the mayors of...

Wyonegonic Camp. (Anniversary Celebrations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Working in conjunction with the Maine Youth Camping Association and the local camp community, Wyonegonic Camp in Denmark, Maine, commemorated its 100th anniversary in July with the Maine Camp Trek, an eleven-day hiking adventure across the...

Camp Jewell. (Anniversary Celebrations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Camp Jewell YMCA, Hartford, Connecticut, reached the 100-year milestone in September. The camp was commended by the Governor of Connecticut with an Official Statement proclaiming the month of September 2001 as YMCA Camp Jewell Month in...

Camp Agawam receives Outstanding Organization award. (Camp News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Camp Agawam in Raymond, Maine, was honored as the Easter Seal's 2001 Outstanding Organization. Agawam was recognized and praised for making a full summer campership available for a camper with disabilities, for providing a supportive and...

Trail Blazers announces new Boys' Director and Coordinator of Staff Recruitment. (Camp News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Trail Blazers, Montague, New Jersey, a nonprofit experiential education program serving disadvantaged children in the New York area, has hired Dennis Kramer-Wine as its new Boys' Director and Coordinator of Staff Recruitment. Dennis graduated...

Mason -- notable camp leader. (Obituary).(Appleton A. Mason, Jr.)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 1, 2002... Appleton A. Mason, Jr., passed away in July. He was a widely recognized leader in the world of independent schools and served as the director of Camp Agawam in Raymond, Maine, from 1939 to 1953. He continued as codirector until 1957.

Because we weren't expecting it. (Research Notes).(children's reaction to September 11 terrorist attacks)
January 1, 2002... We opened our hymnals to sing America the Beautiful. The organ became silent as we sang the third verse honoring "heroes proved in liberating strife." My niece leaned over and whispered, "Why did the music stop? It makes it sound sad." As we...

Getting ready to repair. (Building Principles).
January 1, 2002... Whether you're planning to tackle needed facility repairs in house or whether you're going to contract the work out, the first few steps may well determine the success of the final product. Using several examples, we illustrate how careful,...

Camping is your gift to the world: How your camp is touched by September 11th...and what to do about it.
January 1, 2002... September 11th, 2001, was satastrophic. But on that day of mass murder and destruction, camps took a quantum leap in importance. Never before has it been so essential to provide safe, nurturing environments in which children can learn, grow,...

Planting seeds with your staff -- growing your camp's culture.
January 1, 2002... As a camp director, I often do not have the opportunity to be on the front lines -- with campers in cabins or consistently leading program activities. Even though I attempt to stay in touch with campers and staff as much as possible, the...

Kids camping takes the challenge!: Use healthy messages to make the camp experience AWE-some!
January 1, 2002... Camping EVEN BETTER than most summers? What was this young camper referring to? This story begins with Carrie Schroyer, director of Chalk Hills Camp, a camp of the Fox River Area Girl Scout Council, located one hundred ten miles north of...

S.C.O.P.E.: Building memories, two weeks at a time.(Summer Camp Opportunities Provide an Edge)
January 1, 2002... Imagine you are a child growing up in a home where money is scarce and a luxury like camp is not affordable. Imagine growing up in a city so polluted with violence and drugs that a walk to the local park is dangerous and therefore forbidden....

The changing role of camps: School partnerships place camps at the heart of educational reform.
January 1, 2002... In New York, more than ten thousand young people spend a month of their summer vacation in a special camping program to help them retain what they learned during the school year. In Arkansas, a local camp works with school districts to...

Happy but sad: Outcomes at Morry's Camp.
January 1, 2002... Happy and sad are two contrasting emotions, yet they often coexist within any occasion in our lives. When campers at MORRY'S CAMP were asked on a questionnaire at the end of the camping session to complete the sentence, "When camp ended, I...

Addressing concerns: Camp directors discuss plans for crisis management.(Panel Discussion)
January 1, 2002... The September 11 tragedy and current world events are not only impacting everyone's daily life, they are a serious concern for camp directors and administrators. In the following round table discussion, for camp directors answer questions and...

Teenagers and risk-taking at camp. (Unhealthy Dangerous Risk).(adolescent psychiatrist Lynn Ponton, M.D.)(Interview)
January 1, 2002... An Interview with Lynn Ponton, M.D. Dr. Lynn Ponton, one of the keynote speakers at the American Camping Association Conference in Washington, D.C., is uniquely qualified to speak to us because of her professional and personal background....

Color what? (Marketing Matters).
January 1, 2002... There was no possible way that anyone could have catalogued "all the contingencies" on or before September 11, 2001. It was never part of American human nature to spend one's life endlessly ticking off the "what ifs." But then it happened --...

Directors want to know. (Risk Management).(camp directors)
January 1, 2002... Camp directors have asked the following questions as the result of certain events and experiences. We feel it is important to share them now, since they are infrequently asked. However, we see these as developing issues, which camp...

Professional development calendar.(camp director education)
January 1, 2002... NATIONAL ACA Camp Director Institute Date: February 14-20, 2002 Location: YMCA Camp Letts Edgewater, MD Contact: Marilyn Allison 765-342-8456, ext. 328 mallison@acacamps.org The CDI gives experienced camp...

SofterWare celebrates with numerous enhancements to EZ-CAMP. (On the Market).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... SofterWare is commemorating its 20th year of providing administrative solutions to camps with two major advances to their flagship EZ-CAMP product line: Online Registration and the release of EZ-CAMP2 Version 3.2. Online Registration...

Why we do what we do. (A Place to Share).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... There comes a time every summer when I am totally exhausted, when I'm bogged down with the day-to-day running of camp and begin to question my sanity. After all, I teach during the school year, have two young children ages four and six, a...

A message from the President.(American Camping Association accomplishments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... "No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller I am an optimist about ACA. The positive changes in our association during the last...

Bookstore and membership online -- major changes in the works!(American Camping Association)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Soon "How can we help you?" will mean even more as ACA moves to a new database-driven, online system. Not only will you be able to enter your bookstore order online in a new easier format, you'll be able to track it cross-country through UPS or...

Number of camps with accreditation increases.(American Camping Association accreditation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Reports of accreditation approval from ACA's twenty-four sections show an increase in the total number of accredited camps -- to 2335. This includes ninety-six new camps who earned ACA accreditation for the first time this past year....

Nearly 900 camps visited in 2001.(American Camping Association accreditation visits)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ACA sections coordinated a record 884 accreditation visits in 2001! Many thanks to section staff and volunteers involved in the process. Except for a few camps who were granted extensions, all previously accredited camps have now transitioned...

Opportunities to learn and serve.(American Camping Association accreditation standards training)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Interested in keeping up to date on current best practices in camping and expanding your knowledge of camp operations different from your own? Do you wish you could approach the accreditation process with more confidence? Do you want to meet...

Outdoor living skills program ready for spring training.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Outdoor Living Skills is taking a new bearing and generating a whole new look! The revised edition of "Take A New Bearing" by Phyllis M. Ford, now titled Outdoor Living Skills Program Manual: An Environmentally Friendly Guide, is due to bit the...

Sections/Camp facilities needed to host outdoor living skills training.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Sections and camps are needed to host the Outdoor Living Skills Program Leaders and Instructors courses, particularly this coming spring. The length of training for the Basic Program Leaders Course (Levels 1-3) is twelve hours plus an...

ACA welcomes new national staff.(American Camping Association)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Sheila Dannemiller Sheila Dannemiller recently joined ACA as the coordinator of ethics and research. She will be working with Marge Scanlin and supporting the association's legal, complaint resolution, and research programs. Dannemiller...

Need logos?(American Camping Association logos)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Need an ACA logo for a newsletter or for your Web site? Many ACA logos, including the "Camp Gives Kids a World of Good" and "Accredited Camp" logos, can now be e-mailed to you as graphic file attachments or downloaded directly from ACA's Web...

ACA participates in the "Every Day" campaign.(American Camping Association)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ACA recently participated in a public awareness initiative sponsored by the National Assembly of Health & Human Service Organizations. The "Every Day Campaign" was designed to increase recognition of the vital role nonprofit organizations play...

Opportunity: Spring leadership training.(American Camping Association training program)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Are you interested in legislative issues affecting camp? Then Spring Leadership Training is for you! Important legislative issues ranging from immigration and transportation to security will be covered. It is not too late but certainly...

Conference sponsorships available.
January 1, 2002... Enhance your company's image and support your association at the same time by becoming a sponsor for the 2002 ACA National Conference in Washington, D.C. Conference sponsorship offers you a critical opportunity to establish and extend business...

Be a newsletter sponsor.
January 1, 2002... Attention businesses! You can sponsor this newsletter. Sponsorships give your business a new level of exposure as you support the American Camping Association's efforts to better communicate with its members. Sponsorships are available in...

Errata.(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2002... The photo appearing in the November/December issue on page 46 was contributed by Diane O'Hara of Children's Beach House in Lewes, Delaware.