Camping Magazine articles from January 2003

Camping Magazine archives from January 2003

A letter from Peg.(planning for the future)(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... "Organizations that fail to anticipate future trends, or that are slow to adapt to new technologies and social evolution, will inevitably be slower than their competitors to respond to changing markets." -- Exploring the Future, ASAE 2001 ...

Evaluating camps: all great camps are not the same. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2003... My comments are based on visits and conversations with camp directors of highly successful camps in the Adirondacks and the Berkshires. These camps have high-end tuition, camper populations of 250-600, and historic family backgrounds. From...

American Camping Association 2003 National Conference.
January 1, 2003... A Peak Experience AMERICAN CAMPING Association National Conference Denver, Colorado February 19-22, 2003 Join Us... Join us at the 2003 ACA National Conference in Denver, Colorado. Elevate your strategic...

The Gulicks receive prestigious "Extra Mile" honor. (Outstanding Achievers).(Camp Fire USA founders)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Luther H. Gulick and Charlotte Vetter Gulick, founders of Camp Fire USA, will be honored for their inspired leadership of the millions of youth, past and present, who have participated in Camp Fire USA. The founders will be awarded a bronze...

Bialeschki honored with the National Excellence in Teaching Award. (Outstanding Achievers).(Deborah Bialeschki receives teaching award)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Deborah Bialescbiki received the National Excellence in Teaching Award during the 2002 National Recreation and Parks Association Conference. She was also inducted into the National Academy of Researchers.

Grant opportunity. (Resource).
January 1, 2003... In an effort to expand the 2003 North American Safe Boating Campaign, The National Safe Boating Council is now accepting grant applications for programs that enhance safe boating experiences in local areas through public education, marketing,...

Camp Kinneret and Sunny Skies Day Camps Share smiles. (Camp News).(campers and counselors donate items to local community)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Camp owner, Harold Gordon, of Camp Kinneret and Sunny Skies Day Camps in Agoura, California, established the Sharing Smiles Program at his camp as an opportunity for campers and counselors to bring smiles to the faces of other children in the...

4-H Camp Ohio celebrates 75th anniversary. (Camp News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Special events are planned throughout 2003 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of 4-H Camp Ohio located in St. Louisville, Ohio. The camp is a nonprofit resident camp located in central Ohio and dedicated to youth education in the outdoors. It is...

Obituaries.(Katherine "Kitty" Winter Magee)(Herman M. Poplin)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Magee -- Former ACA Texas Section President Katherine "Kitty" Winter Magee, former American Camping Association Texas Section president and director of Camp Mystic and Heart of the Hills Camps in Hunt, Texas, passed away in October. She was...

Contingency planning: the art of developing plan B. (Risk Management).(related article: Update Your Risk Management Plans with ACA Resources)(American Camping Association)
January 1, 2003... Tom Peters, the author and business management guru, suggested several years ago we should thrive on chaos, but most people and businesses don't. Most of us would like to have events take place routinely without too many changes, variations, or...

Find your niche! (Marketing Matters).(campground management )
January 1, 2003... Eight or so years ago, handfuls of camps with vision began to invest in ropes courses and climbing walls. They signed contracts with those who would construct, teach, and maintain ropes course programming for their camps. The next move was to...

Twin Towers Fund.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... November 5, 2002 Dear Friends, On September 11th, the United States faced one of its darkest days in history, but that day demonstrated the bravery and courage shown by our uniformed services every day. Without the heroic efforts of...

The camp community's response to September 11: what we did, why we did it, and what it means.
January 1, 2003... Project Heal the Children Lifetime Camperships Within two weeks following September 11, 2001 the American Camping Association (ACA) formally responded to the horrors of that day through Project Heal the Children, developed by the...

Nature loves nurture. (Revolutionary Studies in Child Psychology).
January 1, 2003... In the spring of 2002, Psychologist Wallace Dixon published the results of a survey of 1,500 randomly selected, doctoral-level members of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). He had asked the society members which studies,...

A message from the president.
January 1, 2003... After being questioned repeatedly about why one needs an organization for owners of recreational vehicles and after receiving continuous e-mail (as president of the American Camping Association) from those looking for replacement parts, it was...

Common good!(American Camping Foundation )
January 1, 2003... Historically, associations have come together to advance an identified "common good." In today's world, the significance of those words takes on a new meaning. What can we do to offer a "world of good?" Can we truly "enrich lives" in such a...

NSB seeks input on standards development.(National Standards Board )
January 1, 2003... As ACA continues to move forward toward a world that recognizes the lifelong lessons children and adults can learn through a positive camp experience, the National Standards Board (NSB) recognizes the critical contribution an enhanced program...

Opportunities to learn and serve.(American campground association )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... 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...

Accredited camps top 2,400 mark!(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... For the first time in ACA's history, the number of camps with ACA Accreditation has topped 2400 -- to 2408. This represents a 3 percent increase over last year and includes 88 new camps who earned ACA accreditation for the first time this past...

Campaign '07 update.
January 1, 2003... "Honor Our Post, Assure Our Future" is being supported by a fund-raising campaign designed to mobilize financial support from corporations, foundations, ACA members, and those interested in the camp experience. The fund-raising campaign is...

The ACA Camper Scholarship Program.(American Camping Association )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Today's society is divided by economic, racial, national, geographic, religious, ethnic, and social boundaries. Efforts to bridge these divisions have been attempted through legislation and social programs. However, barriers continue to isolate...

ACA is represented at the 6th International Camping Congress.(American Camping Association )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Several ACA national staff members attended the 6th International Camping Congress at LaTrobe University in Victoria, Australia, on January 5-10. ACA staff members joined 200 delegates from Australia and more than 300 overseas delegates from...

Not-For-Profit Council meets.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Members of the Not-For-Profit Council (NFPC) met in Indianapolis for strategic planning on November 1-3, 2002. Many new ideas were brought forward to help meet the specific needs of the nonprofit camp community with resources, support, and...

ACA national board of directors.(Amercian Camping Association )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... President, Marla Coleman Past President, Rodger M. Popkin Vice President, Charles (Chuck) McGrady Treasurer, Deborah Smith Executive Director (nonvoting member), Peg Smith Board Members-At-Large Howard Batterman ...

Be a newsletter sponsor.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... 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...

National office directory.(Camping )(Directory)
January 1, 2003... American Camping Association 5000 State Road 67 North, Martinsville, IN 46151-7902 800-428-2267 * 765-342-8456, fax 765-342-2065 * www.ACAcamps.org If you have questions in an area not listed here or would like to speak with...

American camping association[R] section directory.
January 1, 2003... Code: SE Section Executive (Office); SP: Section President; SC: Section Contact CHESAPEAKE Maryland, Washington, D.C. SE: Nancy Canter Patuxent River 4-H Center, 18405 Queen Anne Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Phone:...

The importance of character development.
January 1, 2003... Character. Integrity. Purpose. Responsibility. Every year camps and camp professionals strive to bring a diverse community together around common values and goals. The 2003 American Camping Association Conference in Denver, Colorado, will bring...

A primer on adventure education in the camp setting.
January 1, 2003... When they leave on the backpacking trip, they are a bunch of clean, fresh adolescents. When they come back, they are a dirty, stinky, cohesive group of campers who has somehow grown up a little. When they embark on a canoe trip, they wear...

A summer like no other: Israeli teens experience American camping at Tamarack Camps.
January 1, 2003... On August 1, 2002, the grim details of another terrorist bombing in Israel -- this time on the peaceful campus of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem -- made headlines across the world. Just two days before the start of the fall semester, the...

Staff prescription medication: safety and privacy concerns. (Q & A).
January 1, 2003... The concerns for staff privacy and camp safety are addressed in the issue of how to store, handle, and document the use of prescription medication by staff members who are eighteen or older. When staff bring medication from home, how are camps...

Septic tanks: one of camp's dirtiest little secrets. (Building Principles).
January 1, 2003... Septic tanks are one of the most frequent topics during our "Ask an Engineer" sessions at conferences. They seem to be an ongoing point of contention between directors and the facilities staff -- and often, we are asked to provide the "final"...

Presenters wanted for 2004 ACA National Conference.
January 1, 2003... Conference Vision Statement To position camp professionals for the future through inspiring presentations and challenging discussions of emerging trends, vital issues, and visionary thinking. ACA invites you to design and submit a proposal...

Ways to promote youth development in camp. (Research Notes).
January 1, 2003... Youth development is a complicated process, and the support of it in diverse populations is even trickier. There is no "magic bullet" to solve the dilemma of how best to support youth as they mature into adults. The magic seems to be that...

Professional development calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2003... CENTRAL YMCA/ACA Southwest Camping Conference Date January 13-16, 2003 Location Camp Carter YMCA, Ft. Worth, TX Contact Texoma Section Office 888-559-2267 danishaw@aol.com www.acatexoma.org The YMCA and ACA...

Camp counselors gain real-world experience. .
January 1, 2003... Professional job skills can be learned outside the office. As the end of my senior year of college was staring me in the face and I still had not found a job, I was struggling to answer my parents' probing questions about what I was planning to...