Camping Magazine articles from May 1994

Camping Magazine archives from May 1994

Celebrations and preparations. (International Camping Congress, 1994 and 1995)
May 1, 1994... Revisiting Kumbayah 1994 Almost seven years ago, the American Camping Association, the Canadian Camping Association, the Ontario Camping Association, and the International Camping Fellowship agreed to collaborate on Kumbayah 1994. The...

Public awareness project update. (for American Camping Association)
May 1, 1994... Citing its grasp of the mission, the depth of its presentation, the strength of its staff and the staff s enthusiasm for the assignment, members of the American Camping Association's Visionary Task Force selected Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., as the...

Core services task force update. (American Camping Association services)
May 1, 1994... Core services is a concept that was coined during ACA's recent strategic planning process when many concerns surrounding the current system for delivering member and camp services surfaced. One of those major concerns related to the fact...

In the trenches: when campers disclose sexual or physical abuse.
May 1, 1994... Dear Bob: At our camp for girls this last summer we experienced a problem we have never had to deal with before. One of our campers told a friend -- another camper -- that she had been sexually abused by a friend of the family. This...

Risk management: improving your camp's Workers Compensation experience rating.
May 1, 1994... Markel Rhulen has developed a substantial database over the years of underwriting camps. Our analysis of the latest data reveals that workers compensation requires more attention from the camp director/risk manager. Workers compensation tends...

1994 ACA Awards review. (American Camping Association)
May 1, 1994... One hundred fifty members of the American Camping Association gathered to honor their own at the ACA Awards Breakfast on March 6 in Toronto. The awards ceremony recognized ACA members for their special contributions to the association and the...

Research notes: the impact of social issues on camp.
May 1, 1994... All children and all issues affecting children have an impact on our programs, staffing, structures, mission, and purpose. In these two research reports I encourage readers to ask themselves what their program or camp can do to address these...

Explaining the value of camp. (1994 J. Wendell Howe Golden Quill Awards) (Cover Story)
May 1, 1994... As individuals and as a society, we are in the midst of a series of crises: crises of hunger, violence, war, ill health, new epidemics, and environmental disaster. New or more widely available technology is not the answer, because we already...

Camping and childhood depression. (1994 J. Wendell Howe Golden Quill Awards) (Cover Story)
May 1, 1994... Most camp professionals have witnessed the child who is perpetually unhappy, seldom smiles or seems to have a good time, rarely gets excited about what is happening in his life, and, at its worst, seems to think life just isn't worth living....

Success counseling: how to handle discipline problems. (part 2)
May 1, 1994... Editor's Note: This article is the second in a two-part series on success counseling. The first installment, which appeared in the November/ December 1993 issue of Camping Magazine, discussed the foundations of success counseling and...

Spotlight on certification: ACA conducts professional certification opinion survey. (American Camping Association)
May 1, 1994... The American Camping Association has formally operated a certification program for camp directors since 1970. In response to expressed needs of the camp and conference/retreat center industry, the program was updated and expanded in February,...

Accounting alert: not-for-profit organizations get new accounting rules.
May 1, 1994... New accounting standards released last summer by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are significantly changing the way not-for-profit organizations account for charitable contributions. In addition, all not-for-profits will be...

Kids Explore American's African-American Heritage.
May 1, 1994... This is a delightful book written by eighty-six student authors at an elementary school in Denver, Colorado. These students were assisted by 27 teachers and 14 high-school mentors. It is a book by kids, for kids and adults both. Included...